On Deck with Ben Askren #11: Jody Strittmatter

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 Notes0:00 Show Introduction2:37 Coaching Influence4:57 Recruitment Out of High School7:16 Transferring to Iowa11:20 Dan Gable14:05 Tom + Terry Brands15:42 Jim Zalesky16:54 Young Guns Wrestling Club20:31 Club + Development Morals23:20 Tailoring Coaching to Athletes27:05 The First Big Name From YGWC28:10 Jason Nolf33:10 Spencer Lee35:49 Vincenzo Joseph37:47 When Did You Go From Good to Great?