Greco-Roman Wrestling FROM THE PUBLISHER
Get the edge on the competition with Greco-Roman Wrestling! Author Bill Martell, a team leader and assistant coach of the 1992 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team, presents championship techniques that will help wrestlers--no matter what style they prefer--expand their knowledge of the sport and develop a more power-intensive, controlled, and competitive style. The book includes: more than 500 photos illustrating Greco-Roman fundamentals and Olympic-level scoring moves; attacking and counterattacking moves; instructions on how to combine the techniques into powerful scoring opportunities on the mat; specifics on how Greco-Roman can be used to refine other styles of wrestling and which moves best complement aggressive folkstyle and freestlye techniques; and a training program with sample workout calendars and more than 25 weight training and flexibility exercises.
Coaches and wrestlers at the high school, college, and club levels will find this book to be an excellent reference that will help wrestlers of any style refine, strengthen, and broaden their wrestling skills.
About the Author: Bill Martell has experienced success at every level of coaching. He guided junior wrestlers to national and world championships and high school wrestlers in Oregon and California to state championships. His 13 years as a member of the United States national coaching staff provided him the opportunity to coach national, world, Pan American, and Olympic champions.
During his tenure at the University of California-Berkeley, Bill Martell served for 27 years as supervisor of physical education and 15 years as wrestling coach. He was also a team leader andassistant coach of the 1992 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling team. He actively coaches wrestling at Diablo Valley Community College and the Concord Wrestling Club.
Bill Martell has also directed youth and Olympic training camps as well as coaching accreditation programs at the national and local levels. He has served as president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association coaches' association and chairman of the National Greco-Roman Sports Committee. He is also chairman of USA Wrestling's development committee and a member of its executive committee and board of directors.