Physical Preparation for Collegiate Wrestling

Thank You!• Doug Smith & Niki DeSantis

• John Sheffield, Renee Johnson-Allen, Anthony McCloskey & Steve Maze

• Drexel University

• Matt Azevedo & Zack Sheaffer

• Mike Boyle, Walter Norton Jr., Ed Lippie

• Leo Totten

• Juniata Presenters and Participants

Dick Vermeil’s 7 Common Sense Principles of Leadership

1. Make sure people know you care about them

2. Be a good example

3. Create an atmosphere that people enjoy working in

4. Define, Delegate, then lead

5. Bring energy to the workplace

6. Build relationships as you implement your process, vision and value system

7. Establish credibility by being sincere, believable and trustworthy

Principles • Mirror Principle - the first person we must examine is ourselves

• Hammer Principle - never use a hammer to swat a fly off someones head

• Elevator Principle - we can lift people up or take people down in our relationships

• Gardening Principle - all relationships need cultivation

• Exchange Principle - instead of putting others in their place, we must put ourselves in their place

Reading List• Winning with People

by John C. Maxwell

• Wooden on Leadership by John Wooden and Steve Jamison

• Dick Vermeil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGgz-WO-0VE

Drexel Wrestling• It all Starts with Matt Azevedo

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• Communication & Support (Anthony McCloskey)

• Plan Annual Goals - Discuss Incoming Freshman (Summer Program)

• Coaches Actively Involved

• Science & Hell

Specific Goals• Strength = Foundation

• Power

• Conditioning

• Mental Toughness

• Flexibility

• Nutrition

• Recovery

• Recruiting

Video by: Robert Brooks

People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care. -John C Maxwell

Michael R. Rankin, CSCS !Drexel University Director of Strength & Conditioning Department of Athletics 34th & Ludlow Streets Philadelphia, PA 19104 !P: 215-895-2026 C: 610-637-4451 E: mrr36@drexel.edu