The Mat Stats Show by the NWCA

Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard explore the idea behind a non-scholarship or limited-scholarship Division I wrestling conference and how it could work and how it would be affordable for schools to implement. There’s some historical precedent as Division I football features the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship conference in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).

About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


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Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard look at the numbers behind the growth of men’s wrestling and how things work the rise in attendance at duals and the NCAA Championships. Is this “Camelot” for college wrestling and are we looking at the growth rates in the right context?

About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard look at the numbers behind the growth of women's wrestling and how things work with their postseason tournaments. The crew also talks about the growth potential, how we've seen women's wrestling growing and future options for both men's and women's college tournaments.

About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.



About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

Col. David Fallon, USMC, will join Glenn Gormley, Kevin Hazard and Jason Bryant on the latest Mat Stats show as part of the NWCA’s State of Wrestling Podcast. Col. Fallon has come on board with the Wrestlers in Business Network and resident statistician Glenn will break down the pros, cons, do’s and don’ts about the growth of the WIBN. With Kevin, Glenn and Jason all business owners with wrestling backgrounds who approach the sport in various ways, it’s a dynamic look at networking and growing wrestling through a membership organization like the WIBN.

About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

Glenn Gormley of The MatStats Show are joined by host Jason Bryant for Episode 16 of the State of Wrestling Podcast, highlighting Mat Stats’ fourth episode.

With Kevin Hazard under the weather, Glenn looks at predicting future success by looking at the statistics behind wrestling. What is the best predictor of future success? Glenn looks at the scoring moves from two of the top high school states - Pennsylvania and California - and compares them to the scoring sequences at the NCAA championships to see how different - or how similar - matches are between the age groups and what that could possibly predict.

About Mat Stats & State of Wrestling
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats.  It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

Glenn Gormley and Kevin Hazard of The MatStats Show are joined by host Jason Bryant for Episode 15 of the State of Wrestling Podcast, which is now the podcast home of Mat Stats.

Glenn, Kevin and Jason talk about the growth of women’s wrestling, the number of schools that have added wrestling and why you’re more likely to see men’s and women’s programs fortify one another as opportunities grow for women. The trio also address why it’s time to move past the old thinking that kept women’s wrestling back for far too long.


State of Wrestling by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

In July, the National Wrestling Coaches Association and Wrestlers in Business Network named David Fallon the WIBN Career Services Coordinator. A former United States Marine, Fallon wrestled at Boston College prior to joining the Marine Corps and is now aimed at developing the business initiatives full time for WIBN and its chapters nationwide.

On this episode of State of Wrestling, we’ll meet Fallon, get his background in the sport and discuss the forthcoming initiatives from the WIBN, specifically the launch of its new career center, which aims to put wrestling graduates and wrestling people in positions with wrestling-friendly businesses around the country as well as continue to foster the growth of wrestling through networking, business and the fellowship of wrestling.

More information on the WIBN Career Center can be found at https://careers.wrestlersinbusiness.org


State of Wrestling by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association


About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

The June WIBN Speaker Series featured former wrestler and iconic Hollywood TV/Documentary producer, Jonathan Koch. Jonathan has a fantastic story which includes being one of the first successful recipients of a hand transplant. His story has been featured on many major television documentaries, and you won't be disappointed when you hear his messages.

To learn more about Jonathan’s journey, check out https://www.jonathankoch.com/



The WIBN Speaker Series is part of the NWCA’s State of Wrestling Podcast.

State of Wrestling by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association
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About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

The latest guest in the Wrestlers In Business Network’s speaker series is Spartan founder and CEO Joe De Sena. A New York native, De Sena was never a wrestler, but through his time at Cornell Univeristy, he befriended head wrestling coach Rob Koll and is now an active member of the sport.

From selling fireworks at age 8, to starting a t-shirt business in high school, to building a multimillion-dollar pool business in college, to creating a Wall Street trading firm, De Sena is a living definition of "entrepreneur."

De Sena is the New York Times bestselling author of SPARTAN UP! A Take-No-Prisoners Guide to Overcoming Obstacles and Achieving Peak Performance in Life and SPARTAN FIT!


The WIBN Speaker Series is part of the NWCA’s State of Wrestling Podcast.

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS

On March 11, World Champion and current Team USA Men’s Freestyle wrestling coach Bill Zadick joined the Philadelphia Chapter of the Wrestlers in Business Network for a virtual speaking engagement. Zadick discussed the landscape of freestyle wrestling, the rise back to prominence for Team USA, how he’s worked with a network of coaches around the country to build the team and how his day-to-day operations as a national team coach compare and contrast to working in business.

Zadick also talks about his career as a wrestler and what’s driven him as a coach heading into the next Olympic cycle. He’s also talked about being a new father and how the work-life balance is important in the high pressure world of coaching.

The WIBN Speaker Series is part of the NWCA’s State of Wrestling Podcast.

About Mat Stats
Welcome to the NWCA’s latest venture to help our favorite sport. Glenn Gormley, Jason Bryant and Kevin Hazard outline their effort to bring statistical analysis to wrestling. Mat Stats is the NWCA’s attempt to bring wrestling up to speed with so many other sports by incorporating stats. It is the same sport, the wrestlers are just older and better.


Mat Stats by the NWCA is a monthly podcast by the National Wrestling Coaches Association Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeartRadio | Podcast Addict | Castbox | RSS