World Wrestling Resource Podcast

Michigan alum Domenic Abounader is one of several "international" wrestlers working out of the Cliff Keen Wrestling Club in Ann Arbor. A Lebanese dual citizen since birth, Abounader has started his international wrestling career representing the nation where his family grew up. Host Jason Bryant sits down with Abounader in Xi'an, China prior to the 2019 Asian Wrestling Championships to talk about the process to represent Lebanon and what it means to him. Is it the easy way? What's he trying to accomplish? He also talks about the CKWC coach, legendary wrestling champion Sergei Beloglazov.Photo by , Amir Hoseini, Fars News AgencyThe World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUPPORT THE SHOWAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCASTApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-wrestling-resource-podcast/id914055428?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5XStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=52933&refid=stprSpreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/show/world-wrestling-resource-podcast_1iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-World-Wrestling-Resource-P/TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/World-Wrestling-Resource-Podcast-p642915/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YhejvCMYBxaOSYfm6MVeq?si=uDA_FGMXQwq5IKZNAkBl2A" Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Itxaaaxqv5bwr63ozzjyerujk4yRSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1248643/episodes/feed

LeRoy Gardner and Robert "Hollywood" Hemingway are two of the handful of African-American head coaches in college wrestling. On Episode 68 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, the pair talk about the differences and similarities in exposing the sport to wrestlers of all backgrounds, as well as explaining how wrestlers of color can find opportunities to compete beyond the Division I level.Where can the opportunity grow? Is it with the HBCU's, of which Allen is the only four-year HBCU in the country with wrestling. What resources can be put forth to increase the visibility of wrestling across every gender, race, color and creed? It's a level-headed discussion about things around the world and hurdles all types of coaches face, regardless of their racial or socio-economic makeup.Hemingway recently released a short self-published book called "I'm Black, Let Me Wrestle," which you can find at lulu.com.The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network.SUPPORT THE SHOWAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCASTApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-wrestling-resource-podcast/id914055428?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5XStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=52933&refid=stprSpreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/show/world-wrestling-resource-podcast_1iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-World-Wrestling-Resource-P/TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/World-Wrestling-Resource-Podcast-p642915/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YhejvCMYBxaOSYfm6MVeq?si=uDA_FGMXQwq5IKZNAkBl2A" Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Itxaaaxqv5bwr63ozzjyerujk4yRSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1248643/episodes/feed

Gene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset returns to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to give an update on the growth of the business and update listeners as to what Wrestling Mindset has been able to do within wrestling and beyond.Founded by former Penn wrestlers, Wrestling Mindset evolved from a fitness brand to a mindset training company that employs over 75 mindset coaches in a variety of sports. Find out more about Wrestling Mindset at WrestlingMindset.comThe World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUPPORT THE SHOWAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCASTApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-wrestling-resource-podcast/id914055428?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5XStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=52933&refid=stprSpreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/show/world-wrestling-resource-podcast_1iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-World-Wrestling-Resource-P/TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/World-Wrestling-Resource-Podcast-p642915/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YhejvCMYBxaOSYfm6MVeq?si=uDA_FGMXQwq5IKZNAkBl2A" Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Itxaaaxqv5bwr63ozzjyerujk4yRSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1248643/episodes/feed

While in Trnava, Slovakia for the 2018 Junior World Championships, we got a chance to talk with Pedro Silva, the President of the Wrestling Federation of Portugal. Silva's been around the sport for decades in a number of roles and he'll talk about that background and the culture of wrestling in Portugal.Silva is also running for a position on the UWW Bureau and he explains what he would like to bring to that panel as well as his insights on what the last five years have meant for international wrestling.The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAMAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCASTApple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/world-wrestling-resource-podcast/id914055428?mt=2&uo=4&at=11ly5XStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=52933&refid=stprSpreaker: http://www.spreaker.com/show/world-wrestling-resource-podcast_1iHeartRadio: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-World-Wrestling-Resource-P/TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/World-Wrestling-Resource-Podcast-p642915/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5YhejvCMYBxaOSYfm6MVeq?si=uDA_FGMXQwq5IKZNAkBl2A" Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Itxaaaxqv5bwr63ozzjyerujk4yRSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1248643/episodes/feed

Episode 65 talks with one of the world's top wrestling photographers, Tony Rotundo of www.WrestlersAreWarriors.com. A native New Yorker who did a little bit of international wrestling in his youth, Rotundo has become one of the most versatile shooters in the world. Rotundo has covered a number of World Championships and the 2016 Olympic Games and his shots have graced the covers of nearly every major wrestling magazine and website over the past decade. Rotundo talks about the feel of international wrestling, covering events abroad, how he got into photography and what it was like to land a coveted Olympic credential.For a full breakdown of the images we talk about in this episode, go to www.mattalkonline.com/tonyphotos.Follow Tony on Twitter at www.twitter.com/tony_rotundo.The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com.Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO.The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAMAnd if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today at www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Episode 64 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with Vinay Siwach, a sports journalist for The Indian Express in New Dehli, India. Siwach has covered wrestling for the paper the last five years and he'll talk about the dynamic of Indian wrestling, how Olympic medals won by Sushil Kumar kickstarted interest in the sport in the country, the popularity of the mud wrestling dangals as well as the impact the movie of the same name had on the sport. Siwach will also explain the potential of Kumar during the rest of his career and recap the drama that was the Narsingh Yadav-Sushil Kumar Olympic battle from 2016. Siwach will also explain the Indian Pro Wrestling League. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Lúcás Ó'Ceallacháin, the interim High Performance Manager for Wrestling Canada, has spent the last five years heavily involved in wrestling. On Episode 63 of the World Wrestling Resource, we'll talk to the native Irishman about his background in sports management, how it developed based on his linguistic skills and what the last five years have been like after roles with United World Wrestling and as the competition manager for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. He'll also explain how he ended up in Canada and North America in general after living outside of his native Ireland for much of his adult life. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

Olympic champion Ben Peterson and World Wrestling Resource co-founder Jon McGovern join host Jason Bryant on the latest edition of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to break down Peterson's vision of leadership. Peterson talks about his background in what he believes makes good leaders and how he's presented his leadership speech over the years around the world. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

One of the larger stories that came out of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia was the one of Kevin Wallen. The president of the Jamaica Wrestling Federation, Wallen competed at 86kg in freestyle and won his opening match 11-10 over a wrestler from the Bahamas. At 48 years old. On Episode 61 of the World Wrestling Resource, we'll catch up with Wallen, who was raised on the island nation of nearly 3 million people before moving to Canada and discovering wrestling. It was a means to keep him out of trouble and give him a pathway to a post-secondary education. What is Wallen doing to grow wrestling in his homeland, and what in the world possesses a 48-year-old man to go out and scrap with wrestlers, in some cases, 20 years younger? We'll find out in this amazing episode of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

While at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Jason Bryant caught up with the Treasurer of Wrestling Australia, Lazarus "Larry" Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos has been working the GC2018 Games as a color commentator for the television broadcasts and he also works with the rugby and Aussie rules football leagues to work wrestling techniques into their respective gameplay. We go over a number of topics, including developing wrestling in Australia and Oceania as well as the involvement of other sports into wrestling and vice versa. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.

United World Wrestling brings the Men's Freestyle World Cup to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on April 7-8, 2018. On this episode of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with U.S. National Freestyle coach Bill Zadick about the event. Zadick reflects on last year's World championship in Paris and what it was like to see wrestlers like Kyle Snyder and Jordan Burroughs accomplish amazing feats of wrestling greatness. Zadick also talks about his own experiences in managing one of the greatest generations of wrestling talent on the world stage and how he works with the athletes and their specific coaches to come up with a game plan for the international calendar. Zadick also tells stories about Royce Alger, Dan Gable and his own career and what he's learned from it. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Spotify | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Mike Moyer of the National Wrestling Coaches Association again joins the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the recent additions and subtractions in college wrestling. What is the NWCA doing to help save the program at Eastern Michigan and what led to the addition of wrestling at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock? Strategies, updates and perspective from Moyer on what the fans can do to help with EMU and promote wrestling around the country next up on the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. GET THE GUIDE! Order the single greatest preview guide ever assembled for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships right now! Order now using the promo code "podcast" to save $5. Guide will be digitally delivered March 13! Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Nick Mitchell has built what he calls a Championship Lifestyle at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. On Episode 57 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with the Wartburg alum who has led the Vikings to six NCAA Division III championships in a row and seven National Duals titles in a row. As the program nears the end of its 10th year in existence, what's been the secret sauce that's helped his team win? An Iowa native, Mitchell never won a state championship or Division III title, but was part of Wartburg's 1999 NCAA Division III Championship team and learned under coach Jim Miller. Mitchell explains the struggles in the early years to find the right blend of athlete to thrive in a place that'd never had wrestling. While transfers are regular, Mitchell explains his theory and philosophy on giving kids second chances and what he's learned from the process, both on the good and bad side of it. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. GET THE GUIDE! Order the single greatest preview guide ever assembled for the 2018 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships right now! Order now using the promo code "podcast" to save $5. Guide will be digitally delivered March 13! Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Technology advances have made training and athletes bigger, stronger, and stronger. On Episode 56 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with John Lally, the President and CEO of PIVOT Sports Global about Firstbeat, a product geared at providing elite athletes and teams the ability to understand their workouts and performance by data-driven analytics. Firstbeat is already being used by over 800 professional sports teams around the world and has started to move into college wrestling with three college clients -- Princeton, Penn State and the University of the Cumberlands. Lally explains the key components athletes and sports science professionals will see from using Firstbeat and we'll tie it all together with how wrestling can help Firstbeat and how Firstbeat can help wrestling programs. If you're interested in finding out more about Firstbeat, check out Firstbeat.com or contact John directly at john.lally@firstbeat.com or at 310-259-2277. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Mike Moyer is the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Coaches Association and the NWCA will be hosting one of the nation's biggest college wrestling events on January 4-5 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It's the NWCA Multi-Divisional National Duals and Fort Wayne will host 86 teams in five college divisions to determine a dual meet champion in Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA and the WCWA. Moyer will talk about the event and the growth of the new programs as 40 of the 86 teams in the field this year were started in 2000 or after. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

The holiday breaks mean food, family, fun, presents and long days in gyms for wrestling tournaments. As long as there's been holiday wrestling tournaments, there's been skin infections, funk and junk. On Episode 54 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we talk with Guy Sako, the founder of Defense Soap, to talk about prevention, treatment and tips that can help wrestlers go through this season on the mats and not off it with a skin problem. Sako's company, founded 12 years ago, has sponsored this program, but the knowledge goes beyond a plug. There's knowledge to be shared and things to be learned on this episode. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Sportsmanship is something the sport of wrestling throws at you with headlocks, snap downs and cross faces. It's not the most delicate of sports, but there's an element of sportsmanship that goes along with being a warrior on the mat. On Episode 53 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll get the sportsmanship perspectives from two Olympic champions -- Ben Peterson and Dan Gable. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Joe Heskett was a four-time NCAA Division I All-American and a 2002 NCAA champion at Iowa State University under coach Bobby Douglas. In 2007, Heskett was on the path to the Olympics after finishing fifth in the World at the 2007 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. Five days later his life changed. On Episode 52 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Heskett talks about his upbringing, wrestling and a life-altering cardiac arrest that nearly killed him. Ten years later, after coaching jobs and a career in athletic administration, Heskett is working on his company, hLeadership and working to build leaders in all walks of life. What does Joe Heskett do on a day-to-day basis (1:55) What does working in hLeadership actually mean (2:45) Leadership isn't a position, it's how you communicate. (4:35) hLeadership isn't about wrestling or sports, it's about life (7:12) Drawing inspiration for leadership from my youth (9:30) Dealing with race growing up (12:08) What's the payoff of a championship after coming up short? (17:30) Why is Cael Sanderson a good leader? (20:45) There's a heart problem. (25:48) I have to stop wrestling (31:28) Being a college head coach (34:54) Being a college administrator (38:35) What is college sports about? (40:23) Is the gap between the haves and have nots in Divison I widening or closing? (45:46) What positives are wrestling coaches doing? (48:18) Joe's back on the mat (50:46) Defense Soap (54:37) The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Dan Gable had the opportunity to coach the late Dave Schultz on World and Olympic teams. On Episode 51 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, Gable explains when he first heard about some teenager from California entering the Tblisi tournament and what happened next. Gable recounts why he was a better fit at Oklahoma with coach Stan Abel at the time and how Schultz was constantly studying the sport in a time before easily traded video was available. Gable also recounts the dynamic of the 1984 team and the Schultz brothers as well as a quick sidebar about the Ed Banach vs. Mark Schultz NCAA final from 1982. This is required listening. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Kyle Klingman is the Director the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Dan Gable Museum in Waterloo, Iowa. On Episode 50 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll talk with Kyle about the events coming up the weekend of October 27-30 with an artifact sale going on in conjunction with the USA Wrestling Preseason Nationals. Klingman talks about the role history and museums must play in helping educate current generations of wrestlers and wrestling fans about the heroes they should not be forgetting. We dive into the relationship between the Museum and the Hall of Fame, the renovations underway, being able to discuss wrestling on a personal level with the sport's icons and who the Frank Gotch of men's and women's wrestling are. We also share two stories about Dan Gable. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Lee Kemp is one of the finest wrestlers the world has ever known. A three-time NCAA Division I champion at Wisconsin and a four-time finalist, Kemp won three World championships and four World medals. Kemp has a new book called Winning Gold: Success Secrets of a World Champion available at

In a long discussion about USA Wrestling's summer success, Executive Director Rich Bender joins the World Wrestling Resource Podcast for Episode 48. In 30 years with the company, Bender has moved up from intern to Events Director to Executive Director and has been a leader not just domestically, but within international wrestling. Bender will talk about the development of USA Wrestling's age-group teams and the personnel who have made that a reality. He'll also break down the impact of women's wrestling, specifically what Helen Maroulis' Rio accomplishment has done for the grassroots level. We'll also steer into the world of the International Olympic Committee to see where and what and how the weights shifted for the Worlds and their impact on future Olympic Games. And some other topics like scheduling, PROWL and Los Angeles' 2028 Games are also discussed. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Dan Gable will again join the World Wrestling Resource Podcast for Episode 47 as he and host Jason Bryant recap the summer that was for USA Wrestling. Gable discusses Thomas Gilman's rise to silver from his Iowa perspective, as well as talk about the performances of Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder on their men's freestyle world championships. Coach Gable will touch on the Taylor-Cox kerfuffle briefly, before focusing in on Helen Maroulis' role in wrestling and what Greco-Roman has to do to see senior-level success. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Wrestling legend Dan Gable will again join host Jason Bryant on Episode 46 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the upcoming United World Wrestling Senior World Wrestling Championships in Paris. Among topics discussed: the push for women's wrestling to be an emerging sport, the relevance and importance of Regional Training Centers, the focus by USA Wrestling on the age-group tournaments and grassroots development. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Wrestling legend Dan Gable will join host Jason Bryant and University of Dubuque head wrestling coach Jon McGovern on Episode 45 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the upcoming rule changes in NCAA wrestling for the 2017-18 season. Most seem to be universally accepted, although there are a few that seem to have some degree of opposition. Coach Gable also breaks down his theories on why we lose so many wrestlers from the middle school/junior high years and debates the merits of having similar rulesets from high school to college to international wrestling. Coach Gable also gives his opinions on sauna use and headgear. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Ann Stohr was a pole vaulter in Germany and had aspirations of making World and Olympic teams for her native country. Injuries derailed her athletic career and she settled into the world of sports marketing. On Episode 44 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we'll talk with Stohr, who is currently the Marketing and Communications Coordinator for United World Wrestling. We'll talk with her about the marketing campaigns UWW has implemented in the last year and a half she's been on the job, her experience as an athlete and how it helps with her role in wrestling as well as things the current administration has been doing to erase some of the negative stigma that can still exist with fans of international wrestling. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Episode 43 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with Lee Roy Smith, the Executive Director of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum in Stillwater, Oklahoma. We'll talk with Smith about how the Hall of Fame came to be, how he followed Myron Roderick into the role as Executive Director, how the organization is structured and the relevance of history and the Hall of Fame in wrestling. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

World Wrestling Resource co-founder Jon McGovern talks with host Jason Bryant about a number of international topics on Episode 42 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. McGovern is recently returning from a trip to Canada where his Dubuque squad trained in a cultural exchange with Doug Cox's Guelph wrestling program. We then turn the tables and McGovern starts asking Jason questions about the trip to the European Championships and some other initiatives that he's working on. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Two-time Olympian Doug Cox will join Episode 41 of the World Wrestling Resource. Cox is currently the head coach at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He has been a longtime competitor and coach in both Greco-Roman and freestyle and will be hosting coach Jon McGovern's University of Dubuque team in May during a cultural exchange trip. Cox will also join the discussion with Dennis Hall about the Greco-Roman development in each country, share some stories about travel and give their perspectives on new weight classes and multi-day weigh-ins and tournaments. Coach Cox also explains how their freestyle clubs work in tandem with existing schools within Canada's U-Sport system. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Division I All-American and former Slippery Rock wrestling coach Jim Harshaw has done a litany of things in his personal and professional career in and around coaching and marketing. Working in the athletic fundraising world with his alma mater, the University of Virginia, Harshaw has to make connections all the time to promote athletics, not just wrestling. On Episode 40, Harshaw breaks down things he's learned with his podcast from people outside of wrestling and topics and tactics he learned while on the job as an assistant and a head coach that he's been able to mold and craft into strategies coaches should be implementing on their own. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Episode 39 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast visits with the Doctor of Wrestling, Dr. Dave Curby. Since 2007, Curby has been the leader of a group called the International Network of Wrestling Researchers. The intent after its foundation was to connect people who have like-minded research ideas and projects surrounding wrestling. Dr. Curby, who was a Big Ten champion for Michigan in 1974 and one of the first Junior National freestyle champions for the budding USWF, has been developing research on the sport for decades. We'll explain what the INWR is, its relationship with United World Wrestling and how fans can figure out what exactly this research can lead to. Dr. Curby and the INWR also produces the International Journal of Wrestling Science. His late son Jacob was a Greco-Roman wrestler and his memory is honored each year with the Jacob Curby award. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Episode 38 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast features a pair of U.S. National Team coaches as Matt Lindland and Terry Steiner return to the show. Coach Steiner was finishing up a practice in Colorado Springs as he readies Sarah Hildebrandt and Alli Ragan for the non-Olympic World Championships in Budapest on Dec. 10-11, while Lindland was already in Budapest, sticking around with his athletes after the Golden Grand Prix and getting them ready for the Greco Clubs Cup prior to the Worlds. Both coaches will go back through points from Rio at the 2016 Olympics, talk about development of their respective styles including the college impact of having women's wrestling working towards NCAA emerging sports status as well as Lindland's take on Williams Baptist's announcement of a new Greco-Roman college program. We'll also talk with both coaches about their scheduling change, moving their nationals to December and setting their World Team in April, breaking away from the same format the men's freestyle teams have been using. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Gene Zannetti of Wrestling Mindset returns to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast to talk about the redflags that can lead to mindset mistakes in wrestling. One of the co-founders of WrestlingMindset.com, Zannetti wrestled at the University of Pennsylvania and he and his brothers and the rest of the team have created the only wrestling-specific mindset training program in the country. Episode 37 of the World Wrestling Resource is chock full of information about what habits lead to those wrestling roadblocks. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Nearly 20 years ago, the sport of college wrestling was rocked by deaths of three college athletes as they tried to cut weight. Billy Saylor, Joe LaRosa and Jeff Reese all died after massive dehydration complicated by the use of legal, yet mostly untested supplements. The result was sweeping change from the NCAA, including moving dual meet weigh-ins to one hour before and banning of anything related to weight loss that wasn't simply a product of hard work. Rubber suits, something advertised in wrestling magazines since the 1960's became illegal everywhere, not just at the site of competition. The use of saunas, while still beneficial according to some, was also banned. On Episode 36 of the World Wrestling Resource podcast, we'll talk with a pair of 1972 Olympic Champions, Ben Peterson and Dan Gable, about the situation with hydration and wrestlers from 1997, what changes occurred, what still needs to happen and where the finger should have been pointed. All that and more on WWR. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

World champion Dennis Hall and host Jason Bryant go at it by themselves on Episode 35 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast. This episode talks about the foundations of the World Wrestling Resource and the relationship shared between Hall, Terry Brands and Jon McGovern. Hall will then go into the topics relevant to youth wrestling with athlete investment and retention. Part of that debate centers around the singlet and should other alternatives be considered as well as the youth tournament format. Hall has an interesting position on the scheduling of youth tournaments as well. We also talk about the fitness level of younger athletes as well as bringing in new officials to the sport and the impact they have on wrestlers. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

World champions Dennis Hall and Terry Brands return to the World Wrestling Resource Podcast with Episode 34 as the two tackle the Cadet and Junior World Championships, rule changes and international discipline. We first tackle the new rule change handed down by United World Wrestling that eliminates forced par terre in Greco-Roman. Dennis Hall doesn't like it. We then get into a spirited discussion about what needs to happen to "make Greco cool" so our Cadets get a chance to wrestle the style more and be better equipped internationally as they move up in the age ranks. We then talk about the development of the Cadet and Junior World championships and whether or not athletes like Spencer Lee and Mark Hall are the rule or the exception. Then we finish up with the disciplinary action handed down by UWW on Mongolia and what we expect to see given to Russia after one of their coaches assaulted an official on the mat during the Cadet Worlds. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

With the Olympic championships won by Kyle Snyder and Helen Maroulis, there is no shortage of people who helped them attain those goals. Two of those individuals will join us today on Episode 33 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast -- Ohio State head wrestling coach Tom Ryan and Sunkist Kids women's coach and River Falls (Wis.) High School coach Kevin Black. Black, an All-American at Wisconsin, has been a multiple-time World team coach and a past USA Women's Coach of the Year. Ryan is Snyder's head coach at Ohio State, while Black has trained Maroulis for a number of years. Both coaches talk about their secondary roles behind more visible coaches like Lou Rosselli and Valentin Kalika, at least in the international wrestling sense. They also talk about how each athlete's faith has impacted their careers was well. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

With the American contingent back from Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games, the World Wrestling Resource Podcast fires back up with some thoughts from the Games with Dennis Hall and Terry Brands. Both Hall and Brands had athletes competing in Rio and both are past U.S. Olympians. What do they say to their athletes coming home and how do they decompress? What do each of them think about the performances from the three U.S. styles? What will Helen Maroulis' gold do for wrestling in this country? And what do the pair think needs to change with the rules or the officiating? The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

The annual NWCA Convention and CEO Leadership Academy came to a close in Fort Lauderdale, Florida earlier this month. With a recap of the convention and some of the happenings that went on, we'll talk with NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer. Moyer will be joined by Division III Coaches Association President and co-founder of the World Wrestling Resource Jon McGovern to talk about a few of the relevant topics that came out of the convention. Keys to Episode 31 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast are talk about adding new programs, making wrestling a one-semester sport, the formation of the Blue Ribbon Task Force and the NWCA Strategic Plan as well as the NWCA Leadership Academy and how a board restructuring is going to impact all the college wrestling programs in the country. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Episode 30 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast is back with another discussion with world champions Dennis Hall and Terry Brands about the relevant topics in wrestling. With the Olympic Games approximately 50 days from kicking off in Rio, we'll discuss the training cycles of the athletes heading into Rio, the recent hire of Bill Zadick as the U.S. National freestyle coach, performances at the freestyle World Cup, the added element of parenting for Olympic athletes, preparing for an Olympics as an athlete and a coach and the influence that summer camps bring to both folkstyle wrestling and the international styles. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Episode 29 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast features former USA Wrestling National Teams Director Mitch Hull and regular hosts Jason Bryant and Dennis Hall. Hull spent over 20 years at USA Wrestling and he'll give his insight on the recent hiring of Bill Zadick as the U.S. National Freestyle Coach and what processes are in place when a national governing body makes hires. Hull will also break down some of his experiences in dealing with controversial topics that surrounded wrestling, including alleged corruption with international events and even recent happenings at the Russian Nationals. We'll also dive into a discussion about the situation in India with Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Yadav in a court battle for the Olympic spot for that nation at 74kg. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

On Episode 28 of the World Wrestling Resource Podcast, we're joined by legendary wrestling coach Dan Gable and four-time All-American and 1999 U.S. World Team member Eric Akin. Joining host Jason Bryant is the World Wrestling Resource's own Terry Brands. We'll talk with the group about the factions within wrestling and whether or not there is a barrier to entry with elite-level clubs and regional training centers, drawing off the Hawkeye Wrestling Club experience with all three. Akin, now a high school coach in Kansas, left Iowa State after graduating to compete with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club based at the University of Iowa, the Cyclones' chief rival. Akin and Brands also share in how their losses helped drive them to compete further and also how the current set of rules with international wrestling make coaches have to be bigger students of the game. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.