Beginning WrestlingIt's like playing chess with your body--moves and countermoves that outwit and overpower your opponent. Once you learn the basic rules of school-style wrestling, and the strategies for winning matches, you're on your way to being a champion. And, whatever your age, size, or athletic ability, there is a place for you in the sport. It's a matter of getting yourself physically and mentally fit. Find out the right equipment to buy, especially shoes and headgear. Then, practice starting positions, following the instructions and photos of each stance. Add the essential offensive and defensive strategies, including inside step series, level changes, takedowns, and common countermoves. Learn to move and feint to create proper angles of attack, and control your opponent at will. A master plan shows how to set and reach weekly, monthly, and season-long goals. Sidebars feature famous people who got their start in wrestling. |
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Contents
Preface | 4 |
The Wonders of Water | 10 |
Wrestling Practice | 17 |
Illegal Holds Warnings Penalties | 23 |
| 95 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
allow angle ankle athletes attack balance basic begin Blue blue's left blue's right body Brands brings chest circle coach competition create defensive double-leg takedown downward drilling drink drives elbow escape feels feet finish foot forward gain getting goal grabs head high school high-crotch hips hold important inside keep left arm left foot left hand left leg lift lock match motion move muscle neck neutral position offensive Olympic Once oppo opponent opponent's opponent's leg period Photo points position practice pulls pushes reaches red's left referee right arm right foot right hand right knee score seconds shoot shoulder side single-leg takedown skills sport stance standing starts step straight strength stretch success sure takedown thigh thing tie-up tight tion triceps turn two-on-one underhook upper body waist weight workout wrestler wrestling wrist
Bibliographic information
| Title | Beginning Wrestling |
| Authors | Thomas Ryan, Julie Sampson |
| Photographs by | Bruce Curtis |
| Illustrated by | Bruce Curtis |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., 2002 |
| ISBN | 1402701071, 9781402701078 |
| Length | 96 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Nonfiction / Sports & Recreation / Wrestling Sports & Recreation / Wrestling |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |