The National Voice of High School Wrestling
November 15, 2001 VOL. XXXVII, NO. 4
CONTENTS
3 EDITORIAL
6 WEIGHT TRAINING
Basic Training for Wrestling: The Essentials
By Matt Brzycki
8 CHAMPIONS CORNER
Old Enough To Lift?
Royce Alger
10 WORLD OF WRESTLING
All-Star Pre-Season Top Five
Division I-II-III
14 WUSA MAGAZINE/NWCA
Best 2002 High School All-Class Rankings
By Dan Fickel, National Editor
24 WUSA MAGAZINE/NWCA
Best 2002 High School Sophomore & Freshmen
By Dan Fickel, National Editor
36 COLLEGE ACTION
2001 NAIA College Preview
By Dan Fickel, National Editor
54 EDITOR'S CHOICE - BEST IN THE STATE
California, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania,
Minnesota, Hawaii, Michigan
62 SCHOLASTIC DYNASTY
Bakersfield High School Wrestling
By Coach David East
64 WUSA MAGAZINE/NWCA
National High School Team Rankings
65 NATIONAL WRESTLING COACHES ASSOC.
NWCA Weight Certification Internet Calculator
66 ADVICE
Weight Management: The Basics
By Alan C. Utter Ph.D., M.P.H., FACSM
72 LEADERSHIP
Coaching Leadership
By Stan Zeamer
73 STATE REPORT
California
76 TOP TECHNIQUE
Hip Toss
By Dan Gable
Powerade Tournament, 171 lb. Quarterfinals. John Lowery, Walsh Jesuit (red), vs. Joe Dennis, St. Paris-Graham. Photo by John Lowery.
Maryland 197 lb. Rick Romero, Rutgers University, decisioned Steve Kodish, James Madison University. Photo by Lawrence Fasick.
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November 15, 2001 - Wrestling U.S.A. Magazine