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Worksheet

Practice Plan

Single-session planning template: warm-up, technique, drilling, live, conditioning — with timing and notes.

Date:
Group / Level:
Practice length:
Days until next competition:
Theme / position of the week:

1. Warm-up & movement (~15%)

Games / tumbling / stance-motion:

2. Technique (~25%) — one position, 1–2 techniques

Teaching progression (demo points, common mistakes to watch for):

3. Drilling (~25%) — cooperative → reactive → situational

4. Live wrestling (~20%)

Go length & count / situations / pairings notes (beginner group plan):

5. Conditioning & close (~15%)

Finisher / stretch / one-sentence takeaway message:

After practice (60 seconds — do not skip)

What worked / who struggled / what to fix Monday:

How to use this template: see Practice Planning. Managing beginners and veterans in one room? That playbook is here. Rather have the week written for you? The free 5-day practice plan ↗ fills this template in, block by block, for your level.

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