Coaching Wrestling

About the course

Coaching Wrestling, developed by NFHS in partnership with the National Wrestling Coaches Association, provides a unique student-centered curriculum on essential wrestling coaching techniques and methods for interscholastic teacher/coaches. This course also shares practical methods for increasing student participation through effective feedback and stress reduction.

NFHS National Coaching Credentials

The NFHS Learning Center offers a 3-level national coaching credential that helps you gain knowledge you can use to provide a fun, educational, and a safer environment for your students.

This national credential was developed for individuals who are currently coaching or aspire to coach at the interscholastic level. The goal is to enhance the ability of the coach to better serve students, the school, the community, and the profession of coaching.

Coach Level 1

National Credential

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Coach Level 2

National Credential

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Coach Level 3

National Credential

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Your Course Curriculum

Course comes with

1 Unit 1: Risk Management

4 Sections
- Introduction
- Pre-season
- In-season
- Handling injuries
2 Unit 2: Basic Skills of Wre...

2 Sections
- Basic Skills of Wrestling
- Verbal Cues
3 Unit 3: Practice Preparation

1 Sections
- Practice Preparation & Warm-up
4 Unit 4: Training & Competit...

2 Sections
- Overall Approach
- Total Wrestling
5 Unit 5: Attacks

4 Sections
- Types of Attacks
- Positions to Attack
- Transitions from Attacks
- Positions and Movements
6 Unit 6: Counterattacks

5 Sections
- Level 1
- Level 2
- Level 3
- Transitions from Counterattacks
- Positions and Movements
7 Unit 7: Bottom Position

9 Sections
- Bottom Position
- Reversals
- Transitions from Reversals
- Positions and Movements
- Escapes
- Transitions from Escapes
- Movements
- Counterattacks
- Positions & Movements
8 Unit 8: Top or Control Posi...

5 Sections
- Top or Control Position
- Pinning & Nearfall Combinations
- Breakdowns
- Counterattacks
- Positions and Movements