RUDIS Wrestling Podcast

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss the current state of officiating in college-level wrestling. Both agree that officials are held to unreasonably high expectations in relation to their compensation for working wrestling meets, and that fans harassing officials for missed calls leads to officials leaving the sport. Kolat and Dernlan emphasize that officials are often working as a service because the pay is so low and they often have to cover their own travel and lodging expenses, and the way to draw more high level officiating to the sport is to increase the pay scale for officials. The two wrap up their discussion by explaining that coaches should take the time to understand how an official is going to call a match so that they can best serve their team and avoid butting heads with an official unnecessarily.

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan cover the results of the 2nd week of NCAA wrestling beginning with the 2019 Journeymen Tournament. The two cover Valencia’s slim victory, Dom Demas’ highlight reel performance and finally Luke Pletcher’s difficult match with Real Woods.

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan discuss the implications of Jaydin Eierman leaving Missouri and transferring to Iowa in his 5th year. The two also speculate that some athletes will abuse the portal, especially when factoring in RTC’s. From here they discuss the benefits RTC’s have in raising the United States talent level for Olympic competition and whether or not the close relationship between college programs and RTC’s is intrinsically fair to those with fewer resources.

On this Episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast Benn Askren and Matt Dernlan continue their coverage of the opening week of college wrestling season. They begin their discussion with a continuation on the topic of talent in sports and then move into a discussion of the advantages of starting your sport at certain ages vs holding athletes back from a sport. Askren and Dernlan also cover the results of Missouri vs Virginia Tech, as well as the Princeton open, noting the large impact of Freshman specifically on Cornell’s team stepping up in the place of Olympic redshirt athletes.

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss what the best ways of coaching from your athlete’s corner during competition are. The two begin by discussing the process of wrestle off’s and how to determine starters and move into talking about their preferred methods of coaching from the corner as well as how to deal with officials and questionable calls during a match or tournament.

#98: College Wrestling Week 1- Sammy Sasso for 2020 Hodge by RUDIS Wrestling

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss what the best ways of coaching from your athlete’s corner during competition are. The two begin by discussing the process of wrestle off’s and how to determine starters and move into talking about their preferred methods of coaching from the corner as well as how to deal with officials and questionable calls during a match or tournament.

#97: 2019 World Championships Scoring Breakdown by RUDIS Wrestling

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss the benefits and requirements for having “On Your Own” workouts in the wrestling room. With their combined coaching experience the two talk about how the sign of a healthy program and healthy team is when the athletes are able to not only believe in the program but take the reins and know what work they need to put in independently of coaching.

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan discuss the benefits and requirements for having “On Your Own” workouts in the wrestling room. With their combined coaching experience the two talk about how the sign of a healthy program and healthy team is when the athletes are able to not only believe in the program but take the reins and know what work they need to put in independently of coaching.

On this Episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Ben Askren sits down with 2019 World Champion Tamyra Mensah-Stock to discuss her introduction to the sport of wrestling, the growth and development that led to her becoming a World Champion, and her future goals in the sport.

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan break down the current ratings for the NCAA wrestling season for 125 lbs 133 lbs and 149 lbs

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast, Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan break down the current ratings for the NCAA wrestling season for 174lbs, 165lbs, and 157lbs. 6:10 At 174lbs the two discuss the lack of depth in the weight class with Mark Hall being the only remaining clear #1 at the weight, as well as the top rated athletes being majority seniors. They also discuss the performance of Anthony Valencia, and what the future may hold for Ohio State’s Carson Kharchla. 19:20 Askren and Dernlan also take a few minutes to attempt to name the 9 four time NCAA finalists as of 2001. 26:10The two then discuss the potential at 165lbs spending some time breaking down the success of Wisconsin’s Evan Wick and what he will need to do to remain successful in the coming season. The two finish up by breaking down 157lbs and have high hopes and excitement for the high volume of talented freshmen entering the scene including Jacori Teemer.

On this episode of the RUDIS Wrestling Podcast Ben Askren and Matt Dernlan discuss the decision of RUDIS Athlete Kyle Snyder to make the move to the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club from Ohio State and the advantages of changing up your environment in the sport to gain an edge. They also briefly discuss the recent world record-shattering marathon by Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge who ran 26.2 miles in 1:59:40 seconds, and the mental implications and parallels this has in the world of wrestling, specifically with Jordan Burrough's raising national expectations for the United States in the past decade. Lastly the two break down performances of several athletes in competition at Super 32's and discuss the increased attendance by college coaches who are looking to recruit, as well as the growth of Super 32's compared to Fargo.

On this episode of The Way, Cary Kolat and Matt Dernlan divert from their traditional format of the podcast and dive into the concept of discipline in the wrestling room from the perspective of their combined years of experience as both athletes and coaches of top tier wrestling programs. The two break down how the concepts of discipline in the sport has changed from the time that they were actively competing, as well as discuss ways that they practically applied discipline during their time as coaches, weighing the benefits and downfalls of certain methods.