If the kid is ready I think leg riding should be taught, it is fundalmentally sound in my opinion and is used at all levels. I also agree being down by 5 points, the headlock is useful. Too many kids use it because they can't do anything else. At the novice championships I had a wrestler who had been taught the snake by his brother. After using it the first two matches, for his first and only move, he came up to me wanting me to tell him how well he was doing. I simply told him I would be more impressed with his wrestling if he was actually wrestling. I don't think he threw another snake the remainder of the tournament. If one of my wrestlers throws one of these junk moves in a match, I let them know how disappointed I am. I usually respond, "your too good of a wrestler to use that crap."
Last edited by Beeson; 02/21/08 05:16 PM.
