Summary: On this episode of On Deck, Ben Askren is joined by 4x All-American, 2x NCAA Champion, and co-founder of Young Guns Wrestling Club, Jody Strittmatter. Strittmatter, current assistant coach at University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, has coached Division I prodigies including Penn State’s Jason Nolf and Vincenzo Joseph and Iowa’s Spencer Lee to name a few. Askren and Strittmatter discuss all things club wrestling from athlete development to how to get athletes and parents to buy in. Show Notes 0:00 Show Introduction 2:37 Coaching Influence 4:57 Recruitment Out of High School 7:16 Transferring to Iowa 11:20 Dan Gable 14:05 Tom + Terry Brands 15:42 Jim Zalesky 16:54 Young Guns Wrestling Club 20:31 Club + Development Morals 23:20 Tailoring Coaching to Athletes 27:05 The First Big Name From YGWC 28:10 Jason Nolf 33:10 Spencer Lee 35:49 Vincenzo Joseph 37:47 When Did You Go From Good to Great?
