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Working The Edge: High School Wrestling in Florida

Aug 19, 2019

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...


Aug 1, 2019

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...


Jul 3, 2019

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...


Jun 17, 2019

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...


Feb 18, 2019

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...