Working The Edge: High School Wrestling in Florida

Working The Edge: High School Wrestling in Florida
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Orlando Sentinel wrestling writer Brant Parsons covers high school wrestling in the state of Florida like nobody else. We interview some of the best coaches and wrestlers in the state as well as analyze the top teams throughout the year.

  1. 04/20/2020

    #30 - Jason Fulmore, the man behind the SE Rankings

    You may know him as SEWrestle. His name is Jason Fulmore and he's been involved in wrestling in this state since the 1990s.  Since the end of this past season, Fulmore has started ranking the top 15 wrestlers in the SE region and has a big board coming to his site also. We discussed what goes into our rankings and what made us both start to do them after swearing we would never do rankings. We talk about the growth of the sport through social media and Jason tells the secret of his wrestling photography and why his pictures are so beloved in the wrestling community.  You can check out his work at southeastwrestling.com. It's a fun podcast getting to know the man who has taken on the unenviable task of ranking an entire region of wrestlers.

    55 min

  2. 04/15/2020

    #29 - A season following tragedy with Palmetto Ridge coach Blaine Ison

    On July 6, 2019, the high school wrestling and football world lost Colby Singletary to an auto accident. Palmetto Ridge head wrestling Blaine Ison joins the pod to talk about how the team handled the tragedy and worked to remember Colby this season as best they could. Ison discusses the ups and downs of the season that culminated with Trillyon Fils-Aime winning the 220-pound state title and honored his late friend in the FHSAA state tournament.  It's an emotional story told with grace by Coach Ison.

    40 min

  3. 04/13/2020

    #28 - Wrestling and the coronavirus with Jake Campbell

    The coronavirus pandemic has impacted sports across the world. Tampa Prep assistant coach Jake Campbell joins the pod to talk about how wrestling has felt its effects. We talk about ways to keep in shape during this time and how he's working with athletes in the Brawlers Wrestling Club in Tampa to keep sharp for when the sport returns. We also discuss how the pandemic has affected national tournaments and camps in the spring and summer which are so critical in the college recruiting process. All of this and more as the Working the Edge podcast returns.

    38 min

  4. 08/19/2019

    #27 - Building a program with Tenoroc's Anthony Cerullo

    Tenoroc head wrestling coach Anthony Cerullo joins the pod to talk about the challenge of building a program in lower income demographic ares and at schools that traditionally do not have success in athletics. Last year, in his second season at Tenoroc, the wrestling team won district titles in both the state duals and individual tournaments.  On this podcast, we talk with Anthony about how he has built the program and he offers some insight on how it can be done at other schools too.

    29 min

  5. 08/01/2019

    #26 - Building relationships to help grow your program

    Ponte Vedra head coach Josean Gonzalez joins the pod to talk about his LinkedIn post "For New Wrestling Coaches: Building Relationships with Administration, Other Coaches, Parents, and Athletes." You can read his post here. We talk about how important it is to sell yourself and your program to school administrators and how crucial it can be to build strong relationships with other coaches and teachers at the school. Building off of his successes and failures at his first head coaching gig, Gonzalez tried to write a blueprint for coaches to follow to feel a little less isolated in a school and help sell the wrestling program and in turn, build it bigger. We talk about this and more on this podcast.

    42 min

  6. 07/03/2019

    Building a wrestling program as a head coach

    With so many open coaching jobs across the state, Suncoast head wrestling coach Dan Tria joins the podcast to offer some tips on how to start the process of building a wrestling program. We talk about what he learned as an assistant coach and what has worked - and what hasn't for him at Suncoast.  Dan also recaps his team's trip to J-Rob and how important camps can be in the growing on a program. All of this and more on this episode.

    41 min

  7. 06/17/2019

    West Orange wrestling coach Kristen Iannuzzi joins us

    West Orange wrestling coach Kristen Iannuzzi joins the podcast to talk about her experiences as a girl wrestling in the late 90s-early 00s. She also speaks about being a female coach of a boy's team at West Orange and what she has learned in that role. The one-time Orange County teacher of the year also talks about education and how important her role is in helping young men and women in and out of the classroom. We also chat about the future of girls wrestling and so much more. You don't want to miss this conversation.  --------- Working the Edge podcast is dedicated to high school wrestling in the state of Florida. It is hosted by Orlando Sentinel high school wrestling writer Brant Parsons. If you have any comments, ideas, or topics you'd like to hear discussed, please contact Brant.

    54 min

  8. 02/18/2019

    A wrestling referee answers our questions - Episode 23

    Florida high school wrestling referee Mike Cipriano answers everything you wanted to know about officiating, including: Why he started and continues to love officiating How anticipation is one of the key components of being a successful ref Dealing with angry parents and fans How coaches can be most successful with questions during matches Keeping the emotional side in check and knowing how to officiate around them Stalling - What is it and how does it get interpreted? Why it's key to know something about the wrestlers And the most commonly misinterpreted rules by coaches and competitors

    58 min
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Orlando Sentinel wrestling writer Brant Parsons covers high school wrestling in the state of Florida like nobody else. We interview some of the best coaches and wrestlers in the state as well as analyze the top teams throughout the year.

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