By Brian Jerzak
Across the nation, thousands of kids attend wrestling technique camps. While good technique is essential to success, it is not the only way to win. Under head coach Skip Toops, the Pioneers’ wrestlers focus not just on learning techniques, but on applying them effectively.
“We look more at winning positions than doing wrestling moves,” Coach Toops said. “We work on winning different positions we get into in a wrestling match, being comfortable in positions during a match, and finding a way to win that position – winning positions and understanding it is the little things that make you successful.”
For Toops, focusing on the little things started in small-town Minnesota.