John Klessinger

Dec 3, 2024 | win-magazine.com | Mike Finn |John Klessinger

Note: John Klessinger, who is a teacher and wrestling coach at South River High School in Maryland, “A Coach’s Manual: Everything You Need to Be a Successful Coach”. By John KlessingerAlmost five years ago to the day, I wrote my first article for WIN magazine. The article was entitled “11 Reasons Why Everyone Should Wrestle.” Plenty of things have changed in my life since then. At the time, my daughter was a sophomore in high school. Now, she is a junior in college.

Jun 6, 2024 | avca.org | John Klessinger

AVCA First Serve – ticket presale; Women’s and Beach Olympic rostersAVCA First Serve Showcase – Early Ticket Access for AVCA MembersFour of the nation’s top collegiate volleyball teams – Kentucky, Louisville, Nebraska, and Wisconsin – will open the 2024 women’s season at the AVCA First Serve Showcase on Aug. 27 in Louisville, KY. The doubleheader will take place at the KFC Yum! Center, the same venue where the NCAA DI Women’s Volleyball National Championship will be held in December.

Jun 4, 2024 | win-magazine.com | Mike Finn |John Klessinger

Photo: The Chertow summer wrestling camps are an example of where young wrestlers can pick up skills. By John Klessinger“Summer wrestling makes winter champions.”When I was a kid, I saw this quote from an unknown author on a brochure for the Keystone Wrestling Camp. I am trying to remember my exact age. Some of the wrestlers on my team at Warwick High School were going to the camp run by John Fritz, the NCAA champion and former head wrestling coach at Penn State.

May 9, 2024 | win-magazine.com | Mike Finn |John Klessinger

Photo: Despite losing his left hand whileserving in the army, Sam Cila, a former wrestler from New York, became an Ironman athlete while promotingmental health awareness. By John KlessingerAfter a successful operation on July 4, 2005, to “grab a high-value target,” Sam Cila and his team (5th Group Operation, 1st Calvary) was ordered to go back and complete a presence patrol that night in Iraq. His team did not know that the enemy had staged an ambush on them.

Oct 17, 2023 | win-magazine.com | Mike Finn |John Klessinger

By John KlessingerLet’s look at wrestling differently as we approach the 2023-24 season. Below are points about wrestling, mindset, and character I learned from forty years in the sport. I bet (more like a guarantee) that you will be a better wrestler if you adopt some, if not all, of these beliefs/values/ideas. Before we get to the points, I want to emphasize how and why some changes in our beliefs can make you a better wrestler. First, it will make the sport more enjoyable. Wrestling is a grind.