June 19 - Day 4

Camp is growing!  We hit forty athletes today and more just keep coming.  Although it's hectic to manage continuously growing group, you cannot help but be motivated and energized by these hardworking athletes.  Today was the first day of Senior and University National Team Camp and fourth day of the FILA Junior National Team Camp  This morning the two groups practiced separately, but joined together for a live combat session.

Both age groups' morning workout was a run and a team drill, but they alternated workout focuses.  Senior and University athletes completed the run portion first while Juniors reviewed their set ups to leg attacks.  The goal was to provide age group coaches an opportunity to work closely with their team in their particular focus areas.  The Senior focus areas for the technique session was creating pressure to attacks.  The run for both age groups was put together by Brandon Siakel our USOC Strength and Conditioning Coach.  The run consisted of eight, two-hundred meter sprints (70-85% effort) and two-hundred meter jog.  The athletes handled running in the heat and humidity well.  The Juniors even stepped up to finish their last teammates' run together.

The combined age group live combat session was the first in which the age group athletes and coaches got to work together.  The warm up was led by former World Team Member Jenna Pavlik (Day) who will be serving as FILA Junior World Volunteer Coach.  Following the warm up, National Head Coach Terry Steiner showed gut wrench and high gut wrench defenses.  After focused drilling, athletes joined into groups of three for live.  Groups worked offense and defense on their feet as well as gut wrench situation live
Check out the combat practice video on our facebook page US Women's Wrestling