Freestyle and greco-roman wrestling

258 Pages·80.731 MB·English

by  Petrov R.

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Prof. Raj ко Petrov
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Published by FI LA, 1986

Prof. RAJKO PETROV
FREESTYLE AND
GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING
Published by FILA
1986
Publisher: International Amateur Wrestling Federation - FILA
Editor: Milan Ercegan, FILA President
Secretariat Office: Avenue Ruchonnet 3,
CH-1003 Lausanne
Printed by: “FORUM" - Novi Sad - Yugoslavia - 1986
SUMMARY OF CONTENTS PAGE
1. The value, role, and objective of wrestling........................................... 17
1.1. The value and role of wrestling................................................................... 17
1.2. Objectives of competitive wrestling........................................................... 18
2. Historic overview of the development of wrestling........................... 19
2.1. Origins, initial forms, and purposes of wrestling ............................... 19
2.2. Wrestling in the ancient world ................................................................... 19
2.3. Development of wrestling up until the modernizingo f the Olympic
Games ....................................................................................................................... 22
2.4. Development of wrestling after the revival of the Olympic Games . 24
3. Terminology and classification of wrestling techniques................... 26
3.1. General characteristics ................................................................................... 26
3.2. Wrestling terminology....................................................................................... 26
3.3. Development principles of descriptive terms for wrestling
technique ............................................................................................................... 28
4. Nature of training for wrestlers ................................................................... 31
4.1. General characteristics of sports training ............................................... 31
4.2. Training activities in wrestling....................................................................... 31
4.3. Organization of wrestling training............................................................... 32
4.4. Training loads ....................................................................................................... 33
5. Principles of training for wrestling ........................... 36
5.1. The principle of educational instruction..................................................... 36
5.2. The principle of multivariate development ............................................. 36
5.3. The principle of specialization......................................................................... 36
5.4. The principle of visualization ......................................................................... 37
5.5. The principle of systematization, sequencing, and continuity . . . 37
5.6. The principle of expectation............................................................................ 38
5.7. The principle of accessibility ........................................................................ 38
5.8. The principle of continuity ............................................................................ 38
5.9. The principle of overload ................................................................................ 39
6. Physical training of the wrestler................................................................... 40
6.1. General and specific physical training....................................................... 40
6.2. Improving the strength of the wrestler .................................................... 40
6.3. The development of speed in the wrestler ............................................ 43
6.4. Development of endurance in the wrestler ............................................ 44
6.5. Development of flexibility in the wrestler................................................ 46
6.6. Development of skill and agility in the wrestler ................................ 47
7. Technical and tactical development in wrestlers ................................ 48
7.1. Development of motor skills ....................................................................... 48
7.2. Methodology of technical and tactical training .................................... 49
7.3. Intensification of the training process........................................................ 55
8. Psychological preparation of the wrestler............................................... 61
8.1. General characteristics of psychological preparation ........................ 61
8.2. Orientation and motivation of wrestling activity ................................ 62
8.3. Development of informational and analytical activities of the
wrestler ................................................................................................................... 63
8.4. Regulating the psychological state ........................................................... 63
9. Physical health of the wrestler ................................................................... 66
9.1. Hygiene for the wrestler................................................................................... 66
9.2. Weight control and diet of the wrestler.................................................... 66
9.3. Stimulants and drugs ....................................................................................... 68
9.4. Medical control and self-control of the wrestler ................................ 68
9.5. Traumas in wrestling ....................................................................................... 69
9.6. Massage for wrestlers ....................................................................................... 69
9.7. Strengthening of the wrestler ....................................................................... 71
9.8. Acclimatization of the wrestler ................................................................... 71
10. Organization of training sessions in wrestling........................................ 72
10.1. The training lesson for wrestling ............................................................... 72
10.2. Wrestling theory sessions ............................................................................... 75
10.3. Individual wrestling training........................................................................... 75
10.4. Wrestling lessons ............................................................................................... 75
11. Organization and planning of athletic preparation ............................ 78
11.1. Planning for several years............................................................................... 78
11.2. Annual planning................................................................................................... 81
11.3. Operational planning ....................................................................................... 85
12. Control of preparation for the wrestler.................................................... 89
12.1. Control and review of preparation ........................................................... 86
12.2. Evaluation of the load for wrestling........................................................... 91
12.3. Control of technico-tactical preparation in wrestling ........................ 92
12.4. Tactical control standards ............................................................................... 94
12.5. Control of physical and functional preparation in wrestling . . . 95
12.6. Psychological control ....................................................................................... 97
12.7. Medical control ................................................................................................... 98
13. Wrestling preparation for children and adolescents . . . . . . . . 99
13.1. Level of orientation for young wrestlers ................................................ 99
13.2. Didactic and methodological level ................................................................100
13.3 The levels of evaluation and control ............................................................100
14. Physical preparation...............................................................................................102
14.1. General physical preparation ..........................................................................102
14.2. Specific physical preparation ..........................................................................102
15. Typology of the strategy, technique and tactics of wrestling . . . 119
15.1. The strategy of wrestling ....................................................................................119
15.2. Wrestling tactics....................i ...............................................................................120
15.3. Tactics - The key to mastering wrestling ....................................................121
15.4. Wrestling style and its distinctive features ................................................139
15.A. Wrestling technique...............................................................................................141
16. The biomechanics of wrestling ........................................................................152
16.1. The use Of balance in wrestling ........................................................................152
16.2. Use of forces in wrestling ....................................................................................156
16.3. Analysis of wrestling techniques ....................... 160
17. The technique of freestyle wrestling ............................................................166
17.1. General characteristics of wrestling technique ........................................166
17.2. The techniques of standing freestyle wrestling ........................................166
17.3. The techniques of freestyle ground wrestling....................... 207
18. Greco-Roman wrestling .......................................................................................228
18.1. Greco-Roman standing wrestling ...................................................................228
18.2. Greco-Roman ground wrestling techniques................................................242
19. Holding the opponent in a danger position (final action of hold) . 254
This book as well as other FI LA programs was inspired by the Olympic So­
lidarity concept of the IOC, which played a considerable role in this publica­
tion.
On behalf of all organizations affiliated with the FI LA, I wish to express my
thanks to the President of the IOC, Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, and to the
director of Olympic Solidarity, Mr. A. Lopez, who through their understanding
and their moral and financial support made a large contribution to the realiza­
tion of this book.
Milan ERCEGAN
President, FILA
PREFACE
For a long time now, there has been a need for an universal manual on the
modern technological approach to specialized training.
Wrestling coaches were not the only ones concerned. There was also a need
for a training manual in the education sector - among the various schools and
universities where highly qualified professional managers were trained.
Wanting to fulfil these needs, Professor Raiko Petrov of Bulgaria, member
of the Board of FILA, who has successfully completed all phases of wrestling -
from competitor up to coach of the national team, professor, and man of science,
assumed this considerable task.
He has put his vast knowledge and wide range of experiences into this book,
giving coaches, instructors, professors, schools, and universities a basic manual.
On behalf of the international wrestling community, I thank Raiko Petrov,
who has enriched wrestling theory and practice by this major work.
Milan ERCEGAN
President, FILA