Beat the Streets Chicago Executive Director Mike Powell is set to speak at Wrestling Mindset's annual Coaches Leadership Clinic, to be held on July 7 and 8.
The press release from Wrestling Mindset follows:
We are excited to announce the second annual Coaches Leadership Clinic organized by Wrestling Mindset and Winning Mindset Solutions. On July 7th and 8th from 11am to 7pm (EST), more than 25 leaders from the wrestling community will speak on various aspects of leadership. Ranging from successful club coaches to current and former college and Olympic coaches, these leaders will provide attendees with the tools and approaches needed to create programs and cultures that produce great wrestlers and successful individuals. Last year’s clinic featured 18 speakers and was attended by 500 coaches and wrestling leaders throughout the country. The clinic is free to attend via Zoom, but attendance will be limited to the first 1000 who register.
Dan Gable and John Smith will be the two coaching keynote speakers on July 7th and 8th, respectively. The business world will be represented by Joe Galli, the CEO of Techtronic Industries, and by Joe De Sena, the CEO and Founder of Spartan Race. The wrestling accolades of the presenters feature 8 Olympic medals (7 Gold, 1 Silver), 11 World Medals (8 Gold,1 Silver, 2 Bronze), and 40 NCAA Champion team titles.
Coaches and leaders in wrestling are encouraged to attend. Over the course of two days you will hear from leaders in women’s wrestling, non-profit directors, strength and conditioning coaches, researchers, and doctors to grow your knowledge of the sport.
To register for Wrestling Mindset’s Coaches Leadership Clinic, click here.
Here is the full list of presenters.
Legends in the Sport:
John Smith -- Head Coach Oklahoma State University (6x World and Olympic Champion, 5x NCAA Division I Champ as Head Coach)
Dan Gable (World and Olympic Champion, 15x NCAA Division I Champ as Head Coach)
Lee Kemp (3x World Champ, 2x Pan-American Champ, 4x FILA World Cup Champ)
Olympic Coaches:
Matt Lindland -- Head Coach Greco-Roman (Olympic Silver Medalist, former UFC fighter)
Terry Steiner -- Head Coach Women’s Freestyle (NCAA Champion)
Senior Level:
Lou and Ed Banach -- Olympic Gold Medalists, 5x NCAA Division I Champions
Brandon Slay -- Head Coach PRTC (Olympic Gold Medalist)
Business Leaders:
Joe Galli -- CEO of Techtronic, Milwaukee Tools, Ryobi (ACC Champion for UNC)
Joe DeSena -- CEO of Spartan, Best Selling Author
College Coaches:
Jim Miller (12x NCAA Division III National Champion Coach)
Tom Ryan -- Head Coach Ohio State University (1x NCAA Division I Champion Coach, 2x NCAA Division I Coach of the Year)
Mike Grey -- Head Coach Cornell University (2x All-American as a competitor)
Chris Bono -- Head Coach Wisconsin University (Coach of SDSU’s 1 st ever NCAA Division I Champion; 3x World Team Member, and 3x NCAA Division I All-American as a competitor)
Omi Acosta -- Head Coach Life University, 2021 NAIA Champs
Steve Costanzo -- Head Coach St. Cloud State University (5x NCAA Division II Champion Coach)
Steve Garland -- Head Coach University of Virginia (has coached 14 NCAA All-Americans)
Club Coaches:
John Stritmatter -- Co-owner Young Guns Wrestling Club (NCAA Division II Champion)
Jeff Buxton -- Head Coach Buxton Trained Wrestling and Lehigh Valley RTC
Blair Academy Head Coach
Mike Eierman -- J’Den Cox long-time coach, Elite Club coach youth-senior level athletes
(NCAA Division I All-American as a competitor)
Other Speakers:
Dave Curby -- founder and director of the International Network of Wrestling Researchers (INWR) and editor of the International Journal of Wrestling Science.
Carl Adams -- 2x NCAA Champion, World Team Member, Entrepreneur, Legendary Coach
Mike Powell -- Executive Director BTS Chicago
RJ Boudro -- Lowell High School Head Coach (8 Michigan State Titles in a row)
Mitch Hancock -- Detroit Catholic Central Head Coach (8x Michigan State Champions)
Lori Ayres -- Director of Princeton Wrestling Club’s Women’s Wrestling Program, Co-director of USA NJ Women’s Wrestling, board member of the Wrestlers in Business Network (Princeton Chapter)
Pete Jacobson -- CEO of WinSMarter, high school coach, and facilitator for NWCA’s CEO Leadership Academy
