Wrestling--the Making of a Champion: the Takedown

Wrestling--the Making of a Champion: the Takedown
Author: Bobby Douglas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1972
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

A captain of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team shows all the basic principles of the takedown, with over a thousand action sequence photographs.

Takedown

Takedown
Author: E. M. Benjamin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781889199047

An epileptic teenager tries to win the high school state wrestling title.

Wrestling Sturbridge

Wrestling Sturbridge
Author: Rich Wallace
Publisher: Laurel Leaf
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2008-12-24
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307561283

Welcome to Sturbridge, Pennsylvania, a small, dead-end town with nothing to do and no way out. At least that's how Ben, a high school senior and the second-best 135-pound wrestler in school, sees it. But Ben's fed up with being stuck on the bench, watching as his friend Al, the state champion, gets all the glory. If Ben doesn't get his life in gear, he could end up like his father and the other men in Sturbridge--working on the line in the cinder block factory. Spurred on partly by a wise, intense young woman, and partly by a strength found deep within himself, Ben looks for a way out--his whole life depends on it. In the words of Newbery medalist Jerry Spinelli, "Wrestling Sturbridge isn't just an outstanding first novel; it's an outstanding novel, period."

Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher
Author: Mark Schultz
Publisher: Plume
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 014751648X

"On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling champion, was shot in the back by du Pont heir John E. du Pont at the family's famed Foxcatcher Farm estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder, du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured. How did the so-called best friend of amateur wrestling come to commit such a horrifying, senseless murder? For the first time ever, Dave's brother, Mark--another Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler under du Pont's patronage--tells the full story. Fascinating, powerful, and deeply personal, Foxcatcher is a riveting account as told by the only person close enough to know the mind of the murderer." -- Page [4] cover.

Pinned

Pinned
Author: Alfred C. Martino
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2006-10-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0547564244

Ivan Korske and Bobby Zane couldn't be more different—they come from different backgrounds, different lifestyles, and they have very different values and ways of looking at the world and dealing with people. Yet they both have the drive, determination, and commitment to self-sacrifice necessary to become a champion. In the end, though, only one will stand in the center of the mat with his arms raised in victory. Has each boy prepared enough? Sacrificed enough? Does each want to win enough? All the training, pain, running, and cutting weight ultimately comes down to a few short minutes on a wrestling mat—leaving one boy the victor, the other devastated.

Takedown

Takedown
Author: Laura Shovan
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0553521446

Discover what happens when one girl wants to break barriers in a sport dominated by boys in this exciting and thoughtful novel by the author of The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary. Mikayla is a wrestler; when you grow up in a house full of brothers who wrestle, it's inevitable. It's also a way to stay connected to her brothers and her dad. Some people object to having a girl on the team. But that's not stopping Mikayla. She's going to work hard, and win. Lev is determined to make it to the state championships this year. He's used to training with his two buddies as the Fearsome Threesome; but at the beginning of sixth grade, he's paired with a new partner--a girl. This better not get in the way of his goal. Mikayla and Lev push each other to excel, and become friends. But when they face each other, only one of them can win.

The Wrestling Drill Book

The Wrestling Drill Book
Author: Bill A. Welker
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2012-12-20
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1492581712

Wrestling’s leading drill book is back. With new chapters, drills, coaching advice, and practice planning, The Wrestling Drill Book, Second Edition, is bigger, better, and more comprehensive than ever. The Wrestling Drill Book features match-tested drills from the top high school and college wrestling coaches in the sport. From takedowns, escapes, and reversals to riding and pinning combinations, each contributor breaks down a technique, tactic, or facet of wrestling for which he is renowned. Chapters unfold sequentially, moving from simple to more complex drills, each including setup requirements, descriptions of the action, and key coaching points for maximizing the value of every drill. Detailed descriptions, accompanied by more than XXX photographs, provide thorough instruction for proper execution of each move. Discover the best-seller that has helped wrestlers become champions. The Wrestling Drill Book, Second Edition, is a must-have for every wrestler and coach.

Hooker

Hooker
Author: Lou Thesz
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011-06
Genre: Wrestlers
ISBN: 9780984409044

Biography of professional wrestler Lou Thesz.