Let's go to the video!How video tape can become a strategy for success for the wrestling wrestling, sport in which two unarmed opponents grapple with one another. The object is to secure a fall, i.e., cause the opponent to lose balance and fall to the floor, and ultimately to pin the supine opponent's shoulders to the floor, through the use of body coach Video tape has become a very important element in the preparation for athletic competition. With the continued improvements in technology, almost every wrestling coach can look forward to using it in their training for competition. The three key reasons for watching video tape are: (1) to evaluate the wrestlers See
This tedious effort can spell the difference between winning and losing. Most schools film all their matches. The filming is done by assistant coaches, student managers, wrestlers, or even parents. Regardless of who is working the camera, several key points must be observed. The camera operator must concentrate on the entire action, all the body parts. Whenever the action is blown dead by the official, the operator should take a brief shot of the time and score. If this isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be possible, the operator may verbalize the score and time into the camera's microphone microphone, device for converting sound into electrical energy, used in radio broadcasting, recording, and sound amplifying systems. Its basic component is a diaphragm that responds to the pressure or particle velocity of sound waves. . VIEWING THE TAPE In viewing the video, the coach should always take notice of what he is observing - just as he would in a classroom. Since it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have difficult to remember everything he sees, he should write it all down and pass on the critical information to the wrestlers. He can make any important individual adjustments in the practice room. The coach will sometimes need more than just a television set and a VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. . The better systems have a remote control that will allow the coach to fast-for-ward, reverse, pause, and use slow-motion. It is essential for the coach to be able to go back over a situation many times until it is understood completely. VIDEO ANALYSIS Videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. study is serious business that takes much time and effort, but offers a lot of useful information in return. There is no set way to study video. Since there are as many approaches to it as there are wrestling styles, we asked several of the best coaches in the U.S. to reveal their approach to video study. Their answers can help anyone develop his own method of study. Joe DeMeo has coached 25 world championship or Olympic O·lym·pic adj. Of or relating to the Olympic Games. Olympic Adjective of the Olympic Games Adj. 1. Olympic - of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners" 2. event winners: "The defensive things are the most important to me, such as the wrestler's position and how he is giving up holds. It is also essential to learn each wrestler's scoring preferences, his tie-ups, and his attack." "I also look closely for missed opportunities and for places in the match where our guy could have broken his opponent. Wrestlers have to recognize such things." Carl Adams Carl Adams may refer to:
"Position is the No. 1 priority. I then look at whether the wrestler is penetrating penetrating breaching the tissues of the body. well, and the position of his head. I also try to discern dis·cern v. dis·cerned, dis·cern·ing, dis·cerns v.tr. 1. To perceive with the eyes or intellect; detect. 2. To recognize or comprehend mentally. 3. the wrestler's concentration during the match and whether there are dips in it." Mike MacArthur, assistant coach on the 1995 U.S. National World Championship Freestyle The code name for the MCE version of Windows. See Media Center Edition. Team: "I look for key mistakes. Movement, reaching, not protecting the lead leg, are the biggest things. I also focus on the scoring opportunities missed during the match. "After watching the match on video, I like to review it with the athletes and break down the entire match, showing them where they left the door wide open. I also like to study the referee A judicial officer who presides over civil hearings but usually does not have the authority or power to render judgment. Referees are usually appointed by a judge in the district in which the judge presides. . I want to know how he reacts tO certain situations so that I can coach our wrestlers how to stay out of them." Gene Mills, assistant coach at Syracuse: "The most important points to learn are: Which leg our wrestler is leading with and how he is protecting it; which tie-up he is using and how he uses it to set up his attack. "I also want to know what side he likes to attack with each technique, and I break down the options available to him. After a match, I want the kids to come in individually or in small groups to view the video with me." Roye Oliver, USA Wrestling's National Development Coach: "The most important thing is our wrestler's balance, motion, and position on his feet. I also look closely at his mat strategies and how he wrestles on the edge of the mat." Mark Manning Mark Mann (born 1970) is an American artist known for utilizing visual elements from 1960s and 70s era postcards to form the basis of his photographic art works. The resulting pictures create an uneasy tension between truth and fiction. , Oklahoma assistant coach: "The biggest thing is to get the kids to recognize what they are doing wrong. I watch the tape first, then watch it again with the athletes. I concentrate mostly on their position, where their head is, and how that position affects their technique." Joe Pantaleo, assistant coach at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. : "I want to learn what our wrestlers need to work on within our structure... the things we want them to do in a match. We want to make sure they are following our teaching cues on the mat. "I also look at their tournament conditioning... are they breaking down in the later rounds? After the competition, we bring them in to view the video with us." The longer the coach studies his wrestlers on tape, the more information he gleans and the more effectively he can improve the athlete's performance throughout the season. So, Coach, just don't sit back and watch that next video. Study it... analyze it... break it down... and take notes. Make it part of your strategy for success. Vital points to remember when studying video: 1. Identify the tendencies in each wrestler's style and figure out what has to be changed or corrected. 2. Identify what set-ups and techniques the athletes are using and how well they are working. 3. Look at which leg the wrestlers are leading with and how they are protecting it. 4. Identify where the technique is breaking down and where specific improvement is needed. 5. Watch how the athlete reacts to certain situations, such as how he wrestles on the edge of the mat: Is he defensive or does he open up his attack? 6. Watch the athlete's level of conditioning: When does his attack begin to drop off and when does he start to give up the proper position on his feet? 7. Look for drops in the athlete's concentration level: Does he lose his focus when he gives up a scoring opportunity to his opponent, or does he lose his focus when the mat referee makes a call against him? Dough Reese Wrestling Coach U. of Minnesota-Morris |
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