Be tenacious to the finish, in all attempts. Shooting a leg attack off the whistle is effective when your opponent is not prepared to wrestle before the start whistle. Keep your elbows in as you penetrate on your attack and cut the angle. Drop your level, this allows you to attack with much more power as you explode up into him penetrating through. Shoot only if you are close in attacking range (You must be able to touch your opponent’s knees or elbows).Keep your hands in front of your knees for hand defense reactions. Shift stances, change levels and fake attacks to prevent being predictable.The best time to score on the ground is right after your takedown.Stick with the basics and always go for the easier points (take 1 point if it is there, do not go for two points).Do not start at the center and have to go to him. Always keep him in your attacking range (arm’s distance). If at any time your opponent is not at the center, go get in his face ready to start where he is. Start in the center of the center of the mat, as close to your opponent as possible.Always stay in your stance and protect your legs.Start immediately on the whistle and make contact first. Be whistle ready and start 5 seconds before the whistle blows.Focus on the task at hand, winning your matches. Be selfish and focus only on achieving your optimum performance. Do not scout matches, coach, or get caught up in other matches if you are on deck or in the hole.Be ready to wrestle, out of your sweats, in the right color singlet, well before your start time and be the first at the center of the mat, with a cloth handkerchief in hand.Wrestle every match like it is a final and every opponent is doing to be a tough one. Wrestle smart and be 100% sure of all your moves. Think about how much fun you are going to have, what you are going to execute (your plan of attack), reasons why you will perform well and focus only on that, nothing else is important.Stay loose use movement to attack the heavy and close leg. Know what will be your first moves on your opponent for (a) a right leg lead stance, (b) a left leg lead stance, (c) a square stance and (d) a low stance. Visualize yourself executing your takedowns.Four matches before your match, warm-up (drill the techniques you plan to use at high speed) and be sweaty before the match.Wrestle a match or do some very hard drilling followed by some full-out sprints.Before the tournament starts get your first match in. Set a pace he cannot stand by applying offensive pressure throughout the match. Keep him off balance by continuously attacking using combinations of head snap downs, faking attacks and half shots. Anticipate the whistle and force your opponent from the start of the match, to wrestle our style by initiating first. By Coach Tzogas (Revised January 2007) Match Philosophy:Įxpect to Win! Come to the fight with an aggressive, relentless and tenacious offensive strategy.
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