Shorter than our guides, timed to the season, and heavy on the part of wrestling nobody drills enough: the six inches between your ears. New posts land here and in the newsletter.
Latest posts
Preseason Strength in 4 Weeks
The last window of the year where getting stronger is the main job. A four-week block by age group, with the safety framing every plan should carry.
Read →Football Players: Your Wrestling Season Starts in 8 Weeks
Football ends in November. Wrestling starts the same week. The eight-week countdown that gets you onto the mat without costing a single snap.
Read →The Sign-Up Day Checklist
Before, on, and after sign-up day: the club, the membership card, the physical, the gear, and the questions worth asking. Nothing is a surprise.
Read →This Year's Rule Changes, Translated
Eighteen NFHS changes landed for 2026-27. Four you will notice from the bleachers, and the one that matters most is a safety change for girls.
Read →The Car Ride Home
Your kid just lost in front of everyone. The next twenty minutes in the car will shape their whole relationship with the sport — here's the script.
Read →Pre-Match Nerves Are Fuel (If You Know the Valve)
Every wrestler gets the stomach drop before their name is called. The good ones aren't calmer — they've just built a routine. Build yours.
Read →The Mid-Season Wall (and How to Wrestle Through It)
Late January: everything hurts, progress feels invisible, and quitting sounds reasonable. It's not a crisis — it's a phase with a playbook.
Read →Coming this season
- October: Picking your weight class the sane way · First-year parent orientation
- November: Surviving (and loving) your first tournament
- December: Holiday tournament season · Eating through the holidays in season
- January: The mid-season wall series · Blood-round mentality
- February: Peaking for the state series · Win or lose, finish on the mat
- March: The exit interview: one question to ask your coach · Rest is training
- April–July: Freestyle season starter · Camp selection · Recruiting-email season · Off-season strength blocks
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