ST170: NWCA National Scholastic Coach of the Year Israel "Izzy" Martinez of Montini Catholic (Ill.)

Coming out of high school, everyone about Israel "Izzy" Martinez. The Illinois native was all-world coming out of West Aurora and seemed to have the talent to be a can't-miss Division I All-American. Things didn't go as planned. After Martinez captured an NJCAA championship at North Idaho, he was set to wrestle for Iowa, but his career never panned out as off the mat issues shrouded his career. Fast forward to 2015 and Martinez is finishing up his fifth year as the head coach at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard, Illinois. He's been on the bench for 10 years and was recently announced as the National Wrestling Coaches Association's Scholastic Coach of the Year. That's a long turnaround since his rowdy days as a college-aged athlete. Martinez talks candidly about how he recovered from his mistakes and how he's been able to turn the page on his wrestling pedigree and harness it into his love for coaching kids. On Episode 170 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we dig deep into the mind of Izzy Style Wrestling, find out what it's like to be a high school coach and the Tony Ramos-Izzy Martinez relationship. And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes. The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.com. Contribute And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, consider becoming a contributor by going to www.patreon.com/mattalkonline. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of patronage. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a contributor. How much you give is solely up to how much you believe it's worth to you. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn.com by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires. SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | iOS App | Android App | RSSWant an ad-free version of the show AND the best in wrestling news from around the world? Sign up for the Daily Wrestling Newsletter presented by Resilite on Substack at https://www.mattalkonline.com/news Links to FollowJoin the Discord: https://www.mattalkonline.com/discordDaily Wrestling Newsletter: https://www.mattalkonline.com/newsContribute: https://www.mattalkonline.com/contributePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/mattalkonline The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Sportswear: https://www.mattalkonline.com/compound Quick Subscribe: https://www.Podfollow.com/shorttime