Last week in Pennsylvania Cael Sanderson hit a wrestling move.

Unlike the thousands of moves and hundreds of matches we have seen before from Sanderson, this one is going to affect the sport for years to come.

In case you are one of the three people on the planet who do not appreciate what is happening. Here’s the deal: the wrestler who won every college match he ever wrestled, claimed four NCAA division I championships in the process, was voted outstanding wrestler in the championship tournament each of those four years, collected the Hodge trophy for extraordinary performance in Amateur Wrestling four times, added an Olympic gold medal as an exclamation point, and then became the head coach for his alma mater just made a move.

Cael Sanderson is leaving Iowa State and heading for the head coaching job at Penn State. All that can be said is “Now that’s a wrestling move.”

I have known the Sanderson’s for twenty years. I refereed all four of the boys, Cody, Cole, Cael and Cyler during their high school years in Utah. They were amazing wrestlers on the mats and quality people off.

Cody Sanderson, the oldest of the four brothers, started our Utah Valley University program as Head Coach for us before joining Cael on the coaching staff at ISU.

My favorite memory of Cael is not from all of his victories and world wide recognition but from a quiet event I had the good fortune to witness when Cael was still a junior in high school, still wrestling for Wasatch High School with his father Steve as coach.

It was a local freestyle tournament and Cael was paired against a young man with less than a fraction of the skill of Cael. Sanderson easily won the match but it was his conduct and class that impressed me. He showed dignity for his opportunity. Even though he could have tossed him like a feather in a thunderstorm, each time Cael gained an advantage position, rather than throw the kid because he could or to show off, Cael simply scored the points to win the match. Cael easily won the match while showing honor and class toward his opponent and the sport. I will forever be a Cael Sanderson fan for that moment alone.

Another time, when Cael’s brother Cody was coaching at Utah Valley, Cael brought his ISU squad to Utah for an exhibition match. Even though not required, when asked, Cael posed with my two boys, 10 and 11, for a picture. I am looking at that photo as I write this article.

The rest of the wrestling world can second guess a professional coach’s career decision.

The eight native Pennsylvania wrestlers in the NCAA Division I finals who are not wrestling for Penn State can wonder what if.

Fans from everywhere will weigh in with their innuendo cries wondering what is good or bad for which program and why.

The truth of what is going to happen remains to be seen and cannot be known for years to come. In the meantime, I remain a Cael Sanderson fan and and wish him well as a Nittany Lion.

But, just like 155 wins in a row, we still have to say, “that was a wrestling move.”

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Kids today are not the same as you.  The sooner you recognize their differences the quicker you start effectively coaching.

The men and women who coached you would find it difficult to handle the kids you coach. Here’s why:

a)  No More Play for Fun ñ I recently stood in a high school gymnasium where a sign read  ìNo Unsupervised Playî.  Today’s young athlete usually plays little league sports under the supervision of adults.  Sand lot baseball and pickup basketball are disappearing faster than analog televisions.

b)  Attention spans nothing.  Kids labeled with attention deficit disorder (ADD) defiantly dare you to coach around their condition while blaming their lack of focus on your lack of skill.

c)  Work ethics are not a given.  A young person who stays on task and can work for any extended period of time is the exception rather than the rule. Their capacity for work comes from you not with them.

d)  Quick and Easy ñ Instant fame, quick cash, and everyone gets in for free is the culture our kids worship.   Your challenge is to teach those kids how to develop skills knowing they will miss kicks, drop passes, or fall short the thousand of trials required for athletic excellence.

e)  You owe it to them anyway.  When everyone gets a trophy and the pictures look the same me what is the point of  competition?

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Coach Mike

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I suggest you get in the habit of checking out the technique tuesdays on Flo Wrestling. They always have some great wrestling moves and pointers.

I chose to post the Firemans carry today because that was my bread and butter when I was competing.

Coaching Points:

1. Sucure the overhook.

2. Take a shot.

3. Take another shot as you dump your opponent on the mat.

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You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.
– Bud Wilkinson

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I found this interview of Brent Metcalf on Youtube.  I found it interesting and it caused me to gain back some respect for Brent Metcalf and the Iowa way.

I wish I could put some of his mentality in the heads of my wrestlers.

Watch the video interview and then answer some of the questions below.

Say what you will about whether there was time on the clock. Say what you will about the push. What I like is the attitude of I’ve gotta wrestle hard, finish my shots and wrestle to the whistle.

How do you coach some kids to have a bit more of that mentality, the never quit mentality?

Curt

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