Gene Zannetti talks with Coach John Azevado about the vocation of being a coach, the importance of pressure on wrestlers and their opponents, and why we change our mentality when wrestling a bigger name than us.

Timestamps:

6:45 - Showing freestyle to Kalika

10:43 - Coaching from multiple perspectives

13:03 - The vocation of being a coach

15:34 - Wrestling culture on the East vs the West coast

17:37 - Importance of pressure

24:45 - How your pressure affects your opponent

27:08 - Why we change mentality when we wrestle big names

32:23 - The importance of faith

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Gene Zannetti talks with Donnie DeFillipis about wrestling parents and how easily they lift up or bring down their kids without even knowing it. They discuss the messages parents send, how coaching the parents can help, and why it's so important to show their kids that they are learning with them too.

Timestamps:

1:15 - Parents are there to help

10:05 - What messages are you sending your kids

12:38 - There is a wrestling club on every corner

15:58 - Listening to other parents more than coaches

20:40 - Parents can't control themselves

30:30 - Get better while having fun

41:44 - Parents, admit when you're wrong

45:46 - What's the best part of having a kid?

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Gene Zannetti talks with World Champion Avtandil Kentchadze about his pressure-forward mindset, the training differences between the US and Russia, and the impact Coach Valentin has had on him.

Timestamps:

1:42 - Coach Valentin's impact

4:58 - Pressure forward

6:24 - Wrestling beginnings

8:32 - Developing mindset

11:50 - Everyone's system is different

15:31 - American vs European style

17:40 - Training in Russia

20:16 - Competing at 86kg

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Gene Zannetti talks with University of Pennsylvania Head Coach Matt Valenti about David Pottruck's $20 million donation to Penn, how this will impact facilities and training, and what the plans are for the team going forward.

Timestamps:

1:42 - Stake in the ground moment

5:20 - Allocating funds

9:00 - Impacting training centers

14:20 - The best wrestlers don't need the best facilities

15:34 - Where the team is going

18:58 - What colleges bring to the table

21:34 - Penn history

26:01 - New facilities

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Gene Zannetti talks with US Olympic Coach Valentin Kalika about how it's harder to shift from Freestyle to Greco, why a Greco wrestler needs to have an engineer's mind, and why Judo is technically not wrestling.

Timestamps:

2:02 - Greco to Freestyle is an easier shift

12:03 - A Greco mind needs to be like an engineer

21:43 - Positions and angles

25:29 - Tips for applying pressure

34:00 - Mechanical difficulties in Freestyle

38:42 - Judo is not wrestling

43:47 - The best at applying pressure

51:55 - Wrestling with a system

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Gene Zannetti talks with Yianni Diakomihalis about losing and how it indicates the need to revisit and recorrect some minor issues. They talk about going up a weight class, the pros and cons of over- and underplanning, and touch on the topic of cutting weight and that it's not always the answer to a wrestler's problems

Timestamps:

2:23 - Teaching at wrestling camps

5:48 - Get in there and feel it

11:09 - Thinking it through

15:50 - Over and underplanning

20:15 - Going up a weight class

25:55 - Cutting weight is not always the answer

32:31 - Navigating mindset through matches

39:53 - A loss doesn't mean everything is off

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Gene Zannetti reads the homily Pope Leo gave on the Jubilee of Sports. In his message, the Pope emphasizes the importance of perspective in sports and life. Through perspective, we gain spiritual strength to battle not just on the mat but through the difficulties of life, so that we consistently persevere to become better people.

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Gene Zannetti gives his detailed Final X recap, going through all the weight classes and breaking down the wrestlers, matches, and surprises as Team USA starts to take shape.

Timestamps:

0:18 - Going through the weight classes

5:42 - Competing when hurt

8:36 - How age impacts performance

16:30 - Yianni will be back

24:21 - Feeling strong

32:37 - Real Woods making World Team

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