Welcome to MyCOACH, an innovative resource to help new and novice wrestlers improve on the mats. We believe wrestlers who become proficient in the techniques taught in these videos will have a solid basis of fundamentals that will help him/her be prepared to advance to higher levels.
Our curriculum is primarily taught by Tom Houck, President of Top of the Podium Wrestling Center. He is a long-time youth coach and regularly works with new, novice and intermediate wrestlers from ages 5-18. Back in the day, Tom wrestled for Penn State after winning district and county titles in high school in Pennsylvania, along with being a regional placer and state qualifier. 4x NCAA All-American Steve Fittery also teaches several modules.
MyCOACH is filmed as if you are in a live practice. Of course, you can stop or replay videos whenever you want. If watching at home, it's ideal to have a home mat but not crucial (just push back the coffee table!). It's also better to have a partner (e.g., friend, sibling, parent) but not necessary in all cases. When viewing, you'll often be given the opportunity to pause the video so you can work on technique or perform drills. In such cases, the screen freezes for about 10 seconds and then shows a 10 second countdown (so you know when practice will start back up).
Best wishes to you!
