Printed books / Inside the journal

Wrestling Journal

Two wrestlers in headgear practicing a takedown on a forest-green background.

Remember. Review. Improve.

A season journal for high school and college folkstyle wrestlers. Remember your coach’s cues, review what happened, and choose what to try at your next practice.

How This Journal Helps You Improve

Practice, Reflect, Spot a Pattern, Coach Cue, Next Action, See Progress, Update Your System; repeat. — View full size

Use what happens on the mat to choose what to work on next. Use your coach’s cue in practice and notice what works.

Keep the Lesson

Practice prompts: Today we worked, Coach cue, What happened live, and Next time I will. — View full size

Practice Journal

Keep your coach’s cue, note what happened live, and choose what to try next. The journal suggests 30–90 seconds for a short practice entry.

Weekly prompts: coach cue, next practice action, and what will show it is getting better. — View full size

Weekly Review

Look back at a few practice or match entries. Spot what keeps happening, choose one focus, and decide what to look for next.

Match prompts: cue, turning point, execution, hesitation, next practice action, and coach question. — View full size

Match Journal

Review more than the score. Capture the turning point, what you executed well, and what to work on at your next practice.

Prepare to Compete

Mindset prompts ask how to respond to pressure, reset after mistakes, and act through hesitation. — View full size

Mental Preparation

Choose how you will respond to pressure, hesitation, and mistakes. Keep a trusted cue and a way to return to your plan.

Neutral setup, attack and counter; bottom first move, if stopped, and practiced emergency move. — View full size

My Wrestling System

Keep your go-to setups, attacks, counters, and next options together. Build your plan for neutral, bottom, top, and short-time situations.

Competition Plan

Prepare with options you have practiced. Before each bout, return to three reminders: your cue, your first action, and your reset.

One Journal for the Season

152 pages with 80 practice entries, 40 match-review spaces, 40 spaces to track results, 16 weekly reviews, seven competition plans, and three coach checkpoints.

The Contents & Quick Finder and numbered section dividers help you find the page you need. Technique reminders, hand fighting, throws, mental preparation, and fueling and recovery plans support the rest of your season.

Use the results index for bouts and tournament summaries. Save detailed match reviews for important bouts with a turning point, recurring problem, or useful lesson.

Practice Journal / Sample prompts

Try a sample

One phrase per item is enough. Keep it short and specific.

Today we worked:
Coach cue:
What happened live:
Next time I will:

Coach cue: use your coach’s exact words.

Write your notes in the free journal companion.