Coaching Wrestling Successfully
by Dan Gable
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Author: Dan GableEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-10
ISBN: 0873224043
Number of pages: 203
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
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Book Review: Not an effective resource for new coaches.
Summary: 2 Stars
Although I have coached other sports for years, and in fact have published two books on coaching football, this year is my first as a wrestling coach.
I ordered Coach Gable's book hoping to find a comprehensive collegiate wrestling manual. Unfortunately, what I got is a 'jack of all trades, master of none' book that discusses Greco-Roman, Folkstyle, and Freestyle techniques without emphasis on any of them. Technique descriptions are incredibly vague, (usually limited to three pictures and a few sentences of descriptive matter) and some complex moves are difficult (nigh impossible) to decipher.
Additionally, as an amateur athletic historian I am fascinated by Coach Gable's lengthy sidebars and stories about the athletes of which he is justifiably proud. However, as a new wrestling coach trying to improve his team I find these sidebars simply get in the way and make it impossible to locate the information I need. Additionally, the lack of an index of any kind makes the book close to useless for rapid research-- you cannot, for example, thumb quickly to the back of the book and look for "Double Leg Takedown" in the index.
The organization leaves a great deal to be desired. Wrestling is commonly divided into takedowns (from neutral position), breakdowns (from top position), escapes (from bottom), reversals (from bottom) and pinning combinations (from top). If I were to write a book on this subject it would be divided in such a way. However, Coach Gable instead chose to limit his technique descriptions to "skills and drills" with no real distinction between what is a SKILL (such as a specific takedown) and what is a DRILL (such as a high-hip drill for executing takedowns). This lack of organization makes it further antagonizing to try to locate information quickly. These drills ARE divided into "Drills for when you are on top" and "Drills for when you are on bottom" but all styles of wrestling are lumped together and it is extremely difficult to locate style-specific information.
Furthermore, the techniques described are all highly technical variants of each throw, hold, or pinning combination. Instead of the simple double leg takedown in four steps (shoot, grasp, lift, and spin), the vastly more complex (and difficult to execute) ankle trip is described.
Because of the lack of organization and the overwhelming and irrelevant anecdotal presentation, I find I cannot recommend this book as an effective resource for new wrestling coaches.
~D.
Derek A. "Coach" Wade
Summary of Coaching Wrestling Successfully
Dan Gable's feats as a wrestler and coach have established him as the top figure in the history of the sport:. 15 NCAA Championships and 21 Big Ten Conference championships and a 355-21-5 mark as a head coach
. a 182-1 record and five championships as a high school and college wrestler
. a 6-0 unscored-upon record as an Olympic gold medallist in 1972
In Coaching Wrestling Successfully, Gable shares the special philosophy, motivational techniques, training plans, teaching methods, match strategies, and evaluation systems he used to build his wrestling dynasty. Gable also provides a rare insight into the influential people, lasting lessons, inner drive, and mental focus that spurred him to championship after championship.
If you coach wrestlers, this book is a blueprint on how to be the best. If you wrestle, this book challenges you to develop yourself into a tough, competitive champion.
And if you're a wrestling fan, this book is an inside look at the greatest figure ever in the sport.
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