Get the edge on the competition with Greco-Roman Wrestling! Author Bill Martell, a team leader and assistant coach of the 1992 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team, presents championship techniques that will help Greco-Roman wrestlers increase their expertise and help traditional folkstyle and freestyle wrestlers become more power-intensive, controlled, and competitive.
Coaches and wrestlers will find the techniques presented in Greco-Roman Wrestling an excellent way to expand their knowledge of the sport and develop their wrestling skills--no matter what wrestling style they apply them to. The book features more than 500 photos of Greco-Roman fundamentals and Olympic-level scoring moves. Plus, Bill Martell explains how Greco-Roman can be used to refine other styles of wrestling and which Greco-Roman moves best complement aggressive folkstyle and freestyle techniques.
Coaches and wrestlers at the high school, college, and club levels will find information on
how to perform basic body, arm, and head and arm attacks;
how to regain control of a match with effective counterattack moves; and
how to combine the techniques into powerful scoring opportunities on the mat.
The book also features a training program with more than 25 weight training and flexibility exercises for conditioning and strength. Sample workout calendars are provided for 7-day intervals (excellent for progressive training and periods before competition) and 9-day, 5-month, and 1-year periods. These sample workout calendars help coaches and wrestlers put the exercises together into a program designed to maximize athletes' competitive potential. A 4-year sample calendar used in Olympic training is also included.
Coaches and wrestlers at the high school, college, and club levels will find this book to be an excellent reference that will help wrestlers of any style refine, strengthen, and broaden their wrestling skills.
AUDIENCE
Reference for wrestling coaches and wrestlers
CONTENTS
About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Refining Wrestling Using Greco-Roman Techniques
Greco-Roman Wrestling in the United States Folkstyle Tactics Applying Folkstyle to Greco-Roman
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Greco-Roman Wrestling
Center of Gravity Wedge Position and Centering Off-Balancing and the Throw Attack Areas Positioning Pummeling Scoring Points
Chapter 3. Active Wrestling: Attack and Counterattack
Attacking Your Opponent Selecting an Effective Counterattack Putting It All Together
Chapter 4. Attacks to the Body
Bodylocks Slide-Bys Double Underhook Position Over-Under Chest-to-Chest Position Duck Under Arm Drag Over-Under Tie-Up Using Your Opponent's Position
Chapter 5. Arm Attacks
Exposing the Arm Types of Arm Throws Body and Arm Attack Salto Position Controlling the Arms and Hands
Chapter 6. Attacking the Head and Arm
Front Head and Arm Positions Front Head and Shoulder Position Over-Under Position Collar-Elbow Position Pinch Headlock Upright Position
Chapter 7. Par Terre Wrestling
Defensive Position The Gut Wrench Defending Against the Gut Wrench The Reverse Lift Defending Against the Lift
Attacking the Arms
Chapter 8. Training Exercises and Activities
Warm-Up Flexibility Practicing Techniques Cross-Training Activities Cool-Down Putting It All Together
Glossary
Index
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bill Martell has experienced success at every level of coaching. He guided junior wrestlers to national and world championships and high school wrestlers in Oregon and California to state championships. His 13 years as a member of the United States national coaching staff provided him the opportunity to coach national, world, Pan American, and Olympic champions.
During his tenure at the University of California-Berkeley, Bill Martell served for 27 years as supervisor of physical education and 15 years as wrestling coach. He was also a team leader and assistant coach of the 1992 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. He actively coaches wrestling at Diablo Valley Community College and the Concord Wrestling Club.
Bill Martell has also directed youth and Olympic training camps as well as coaching accreditation programs at the national and local levels. He has served as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association coaches' association and chairman of the National Greco-Roman Sports Committee. He is also chairman of USA Wrestling's development committee and a member of its executive committee and board of directors.
WORDS OF PRAISE
"Bill Martell's book will further the expertise of wrestling coaches throughout the United States. It is a very good introductory text incorporating the techniques of Greco-Roman to American folkstyle and, as important, promoting Greco-Roman as one of the Olympic wrestling styles."
Greg Strobel
Wrestling coach, Team Foxcatcher
"Greco-Roman Wrestling is a unique first-of-its-kind wrestling book as it bridges the gap between folkstyle and Greco-Roman. Coaches and athletes alike will benefit from the step-by-step explanation of upper body technique. I especially liked the section on fundamentals of Greco-Roman. I recommend this book to all wrestling enthusiasts who seek to expand their knowledge of the sport."
Mike Houck
1992 National Greco-Roman coach, 1985 Greco-Roman world champion
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