Heads Up - A USA Wrestling Coaches Council Podcast

Greg Warren hails from St. Louis, MO, where his father was a high school wrestling coach and his mother made him play clarinet in the band. Greg captivated audiences with anecdotes about the conflict inherent in meshing two high school identities-varsity wrestler and band geek. He was a D1 All-American wrestler at Mizzou.

Greg's "Flute Man" bit is a perfect capsulation of the insecurities of high school and the ongoing quest to be cool, and is one of the most requested bits in the history of the "Bob and Tom" radio show. Greg was also a West Point Cadet, where he distinguished himself by amassing an impressive tally of demerits and endless hours of pointless marching. After moving on to the University of Missouri, he studied journalism and was named an All-American college wrestler.

Early career

While in college, Greg won a comedy contest and was invited to perform at a local club in Columbia, Missouri, Dèjà Vu. After a stint selling Jif and Pringles for corporate giant Procter & Gamble, Greg made the decision to become a full time comedian. This bold move led to an invitation to the prestigious "Just for Laughs Festival" in Montreal in 2002, where Greg performed as one of their featured "New Faces of Comedy".

Work

He has also been seen on the Comedy Central show, "Premium Blend". Greg has an arsenal of characters that he brings to life in his act. He also highlights his current life struggles with the service industry, moderation, and "One Star People".

In addition to his television and festival appearances, Greg continues to tour all across the country, performing his act at clubs such as the Funny Bone and the Improv and is a frequent guest on the Bob and Tom Radio Show and a featured guest every Wednesday on Pittsburgh's DVE Morning Show with Jim and Randy. Greg's background recently resulted in a gig doing color commentary on college wrestling for Fox Sports Midwest. Greg's Midwestern upbringing and his ability to provide humorous social commentary gives him a wealth of material that continues to gain him fans throughout the country.

Recently, Greg has been seen on CMT's Comedy Stage, NBC's Last Comic Standing, CBS's Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and the "Nateland" Podcast.

https://www.gregwarrencomedy.com/

Heads Up - A USA Wrestling Coaches Council Podcast: S2 Episode 7 featuring Marlin Grahn and PSU Athletes

Marlin Grahn spent most of his adult life within the Portland State wrestling program. Grahn, who was the head coach from 1985-2006, is best remembered for his dominant teams at the NCAA Division II level, which included a pair of National Championships in 1989 and 1990. His teams won four regional championships (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992) while his individual athletes earned 40 All-America honors, 17 national championships and two Olympic appearances. 

Grahn was an assistant under Don Conway and Len Kauffman from 1973-1984 before taking over the program. However, it should not be overlooked that Grahn was an extremely talented wrestler in his own right, competing at Portland State from 1969-73. Grahn competed on teams that compiled a 43-22-3 dual meet record and placed in the NCAA Division I Championships four times, along with NCAA West Regional titles in 1972 and 1973. He was 53-15 with 26 pins in his career and his unorthodox, aggressive style earned him the nickname “Marlin the Magician.” 

(Portland State University Athletics Hall of Fame)

Meet friend of the podcast and BRAND NEW University of Iowa Head Women's Wrestling Coach, Clarissa Chun and her newly named Associate Head Coach, Gary Mayabb. 

Clarissa brings leadership skills from all levels of coaching and as an athlete.

Clarissa served as USA Wrestling Assistant National Team Coach and was an Olympic Bronze Medalist. 

Clarissa was also honored with induction to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022. It is the first time that more than one female Distinguished Member has been selected, and Chun and McMann become the third and fourth female Distinguished Members, joining Tricia Saunders (2006) and Kristie Davis (2018).

On November 18, 2021 Clarissa was announced as the first head coach of the University of Iowa’s woman’s wrestling program.

What brings these two to the head of the first Power 5 Women's D1 program? 
Don't miss out on this one! 

Tom Ryan
Head coach of The Ohio State University Wrestling Team. As an All-American college wrestler he embraced his fair share of chosen suffering. 

It wasn't until he and his wife Lynette, suffered the sudden death of their five-year-old son, Teague, that they encountered unchosen suffering in a way they never wished. In this fire they found their faith and a process to push through the pain. 

Tom's passion is to transform ordinary lives into elite champions. He and Lynette live in Columbus, Ohio and have four children: Jordan, Jake, Teague and Mackenzie. 

Learn more at
ChosenSufferring.com

Sarah Doty (Bollinger)
A three-time All-American, Sarah graduated from MBU with Bachelors in Health Sciences and 2018 with a Masters in Sports Management. 
She currently lives in Saint Louis and is the women's head coach at Edwardsville Wrestling Club in Edwardsville IL. 
Sarah spent a three-year stint as Assistant Wrestling Coach at Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis, Mo., where she helped produce six All-Americans and a national champion. She also coached an NAIA Champions of Character award winner, and saw 13 of her student-athletes graduate last season.
Sarah also has six years of coaching experience USA Wrestling High School National Team, where she has produced 62 All-Americans, and a pair of national champions. In 2016, Bollinger coached Team Missouri in its first two years of existence, and led the squad to a 10th place finish in its first season of existence.


Join Mike (Hagerty) and Mike (Clayton) as they dig deep into today's issues that both challenge and reward coaches at all levels. Think this is just about coaching? Guess what...there's so much more! 

Thank you for listening to your USA Wrestling National Coaches Council "Heads Up Podcast!" 

LINKS

Tom Ryan's Book
https://www.amazon.com/Chosen-Suffering-Becoming-Elite-Leadership/dp/1640859179/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=chosen+suffering+tom+ryan&qid=1649865138&sprefix=chosen+suffering%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1

Edwardsville Wrestling Club 
https://www.edwardsvillewrestling.com/

USA Wrestling's Next Silver Level Coaches Clinic
May 19-20 in Coralville Iowa before World Team Trials
Register https://www.usawmembership.com/usaw_events_registrations/coach 
Info [email protected] 

A Sports Scientist, Sports Dietitian, Exercise Physiologist and Human Performance Specialist with over 20 years at all levels of High Performance. 
Rob's expertise is in coordinating support services teams to best assist athletes in their efforts to improve performance through assessment, testing, programming and evaluation.
Rob spent the past 6 years working with USA Wrestling's National Teams. Want to know what makes Team USA kick? This is the person who will give you the inside track!

0:00 Intro
1:00 Jen Baldwin on Greg Strobel Leadership Academy GSLA
48:05 How to support the GSLA
51:10 Life is about relationships - Tim Johnson
53:25 Who is coaching the coaches?
53:33 USA Wrestling Coach Education Levels of Copper, Bronze, Silver and Gold
55:04 USA Wrestling Events coming up
56:15 Tune in to the Big 10 Network Wrestling
57:54 GSLA Commercial with Jen Baldwin

Twitter: @StrobelLegacy
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/246251190234994 
Instagram: @strobel_legacy_project

Launch Article from USA Wrestling
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2021/February/09/Greg-Strobel-Make-a-Weight-Challenge

Donate to GSLA
https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=14857&n=993966

Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Links
Facebook  @FCA Wrestling  
Twitter @FCAWrestling 
Instagram @fcawrestling

Tela (O'Donnell) Bacher

2004 Olympian in Women's Wrestling, her passion is empowering girls and women to live to their full potential and capability, while supporting them in developing a positive relationship with exercise and food.

Tela placed at the Alaskan High School Wrestling State Championships, (only the 2nd female in Alaskan history to do so). 

As the National Camps Manager for Wrestle Like A Girl (WLAG), Tela has organized camps across 20 states, and supported a Gender Based Violence (GBV) initiative in Pakistan in coordination with the U.S. Dept of  State. 

Tela earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Trinity College and her Mind Body Eating Certification from the Institute for The Psychology of Eating. Tela homesteads in Homer, Alaska with her husband and their 3 children. 

Andrea Yamamoto

Five time World Team Member, Andrea (Carstens) Yamamoto is not only one of the pioneers of Women's Wrestling, she's carrying the torch to grow women's wrestling across America. She and Joan Fulp have helped the explosive growth of Women's Wrestling at all levels - including state sanctioning for girl's HS wrestling in 36 states (as of Feb 2022).

Andrea lives and coaches wrestling in Washington state while traveling across the nation speaking to groups to grow our sport.

USA Wrestling Resource Links for HS Sanctioning
https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Women/High-School-Sanctioning-Resources 

Getting Started
https://wrestlelikeagirl.org/getting-started 

One Courageous Girl
-Don’t be surprised, be prepared
-Boys will follow the coach’s enthusiasm toward girls
https://www.osaa.org/docs/wre/courageous.pdf 

Women’s Wrestling’s Reluctant Pioneers (WIN Magazine, Dec 2021)
https://www.win-magazine.com/current-past-issues/womens-wrestlings-reluctant-pioneers/

WLAG Best Practices
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/572acf1062cd94f0536532bb/t/5fc67a984e98326c02f1decf/1606843034903/Best+Practices+Quick+Guide+12-1-20.pdf 

Moments Off the Mat (Andrea Yamamoto and Joan Fulp Interview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr3VOJFNMqs 

Tela’s Interview on the “Girls and Heroes” Podcast with Brenna
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxW9iZ726WA

3D Coaching Course Intro Video (this course is a USA Wrestling Silver Level Coaching Task)
https://vimeo.com/180921080 

Greg Strobel Leadership Academy (GSLA)
Donate: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=14857&n=339314
Twitter: @StrobelLegacy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/246251190234994
Instagram: @strobel_legacy_project

Join Mike and Mike (Hagerty and Clayton) as they interview some of the top coaching minds in wrestling today!
This episode features ASU Assistant Coach Lee Pritts, Angel Cejudo and Eric Larkin. Great conversations in this episode revolve around athlete motivation, working to include parents in the process, ego vs open mind-set, and tips on what types of coaching strategies are being implemented at this late time in the season. 
Don't miss this one!

Chelsea Atkinson (Wrestling Nutritionist at UVU and Personal Trainer) works with nutrition expert and USA Wrestling National Coaches Council Member, Mike Hagerty and NCEP Manager, Mike Clayton, to share some key info that coaches can use right away to help athletes make better choices on how they can best fuel their bodies. 

Why not take advantage of your training efforts by backing them up with essential nutrition, hydration and recovery info?

Link to Chelsea’s website
https://www.gearupwrestlingnutrition.com 

Link to purchase Chelsea’s book on nutrition
https://www.gearupwrestlingnutrition.com/product-page

Choices and SEL
https://www.fueluptoplay60.com/get-involved/educators

Chelsea Atkinson Podcast on BuzzSprout
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1723452/9748663 

Chelsea Atkinson Link on YouTube
https://youtu.be/WLAH59Tjy74 

Join 2x NCAA All-American and one of the nation's top youth coaches with Hardell Moore of Oklahoma Wrestling Academy (OWA). Hardell talks about how he took his elite competitive nature and transformed that passion into working to recruit and retain youth athletes in a positive and developmental environment - all while having FUN!! 
Our nation's future depends on developing quality human beings. Hardell and OWA are doing just that!