The Wrestling Drill Book (The Drill Book Series) [Paperback]

William Welker (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Drill Book Series | Publication Date: September 2, 2005

A wrestler's ability to execute his moves quickly and instinctively is often the difference between winning and losing a match. Drills are the most effective practice activities to use to ingrain the instinctive actions and reactions essential for wrestling success.

The Wrestling Drill Book includes match-tested drills, carefully chosen by coaches who are experts in the specific techniques and tactics they cover. Each drill is described in detail with illustrations, modifications, and coaching points for maximum effectiveness. Beginning with essential movement drills and progressing to takedowns, escapes, reversals, rides, and pinning combinations, the book addresses each fundamental that wrestlers must hone in order to become champions. A customizable practice plan demonstrates how drills can be combined and sequenced for the ultimate wrestling workout.

Make practice time productive time. The Wrestling Drill Book is an essential manual for success on the mat.

Editorial Reviews

Review

""To reach your greatest potential as a wrestler, you must be willing to work hard in the off-season." The Wrestling Drill Book "offers some great training activities to help you do this.""
Cael Sanderson, 2004 Olympic Champion
"Accessing the best knowledge in the sport often requires bringing great wrestling clinicians to your doorstep." The Wrestling Drill Book "offers a practical and successful approach to accomplishing this goal."
Bruce Baumgartner, 2- time Olympic Gold Medalist
""Wrestling USA Magazine understands the value of "The Wrestling Drill Book" to aid and assist the wrestling coach and wrestler to build championship programs. We have run several excerpts in WUSA to get out to the wrestling world this valuable information found in Welker's book.""
Lanny Bryant, Editor-In-Chief
"Wrestling USA Magazine"

Review

"To reach your greatest potential as a wrestler, you must be willing to work hard in the off-season. The Wrestling Drill Book offers some great training activities to help you do this."
Cael Sanderson -- 2004 Olympic Champion; Head Wrestling Coach, Penn State University

“Accessing the best knowledge in the sport often requires bringing great wrestling clinicians to your doorstep. The Wrestling Drill Book offers a practical and successful approach to accomplishing this goal.”
Bruce Baumgartner -- 2- time Olympic Gold Medalist

"Wrestling USA Magazine understands the value of The Wrestling Drill Book to aid and assist the wrestling coach and wrestler to build championship programs. We have run several excerpts in WUSA to get out to the wrestling world this valuable information found in Welker's book."
Lanny Bryant -- Editor-In-Chief Wrestling USA Magazine

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Human Kinetics; 1 edition (September 2, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073605460X
• ISBN-13: 978-0736054607
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #176,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Individual Sports > Wrestling

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive Guide To Sharpen Technique, April 28, 2006

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Alfred C. Martino "acm7673" (Jersey City, New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wrestling Drill Book (The Drill Book Series) (Paperback)

"The Wrestling Drill Book" is a comprehensive guide for wrestlers at the youth and high school levels. The guide is easy-to-follow, with excellent photo diagrams explaining moves, positions and drills. For those of us who believe 'visualization' is a crucial aspect of wrestling, you couldn't have a better book to read and review.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THis Wrestling Book All Coaches Must Have, April 4, 2006

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Thomas E. Elling "PA Wrestling" (PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Wrestling Drill Book (The Drill Book Series) (Paperback)

Book Review: The Wrestling Drill Book (Bill Welker, Editor)
by Tom Elling - Pennsylvania Wrestling Website
www.pawrsl.com/pa/tebull.htm)

All wrestling coaches and school libraries will want this
instructional wrestling book added to their collections.

Bill Welker, a former Pennsylvania State Champion and more recently the head wrestling official in West Virginia, is the editor and he has enlisted a virtual Who's Who in the wrestling world to explain and illustrate (the book has hundreds of outstaning photos) the basics of wrestling and the most effective drills. Outstanding coaches and wrestlers such as Ed Peery, Craig Turnbull, Pat Pecora, and others give it to you straight, benefitting coaches at all levels. It breaks down drills for movement , Takedowns, Escapes and Reversals, Riding to Pinning, Advanced Pinning, Conditioning, and methods for running Effective Practices.

For the new coach looking for direction to those who just need a refresher or something different to add to their lesson plans, this book is one you must have.

Bobby Douglas, the highly-successful wrestler and recent head coach at Iowa State, provides a very comprehensive foreword. If someone as successful as Mr. Douglas recommends the book, then you know it has substance.

I, too, rate this book at a must-have.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hip Position Emphasis of Maximum Importance, March 20, 2006

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Grappler's Mom (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wrestling Drill Book (The Drill Book Series) (Paperback)

This is a no nonsense book that starts with essential movement skills. Throughout the book, it not only points out the importance and power of constant drill work to promote "move" perfection, but demonstrates the significance of "hip position" in all facets of folkstyle wrestling. A great resource that validates what successful coaches have been doing for years to produce championship wrestlers and teams. It is filled with drills, conditioning activities, and off-season endeavors that will put the serious wrestler on the champions podium. Coaches of all levels could benefit from what The Wrestling Drill Book has to offer. As a coach's wife with a deep understanding of wrestling, and wrestling mother of champions, I recommend this book for all wrestling emthusiasts.