The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, February 4 has been posted for fans to enjoy.
USA Wrestling Weekly is a new half-hour news broadcast which will be produced on a weekly basis. Presented in a news format, it provides updated information on USA Wrestling activities, as well as a variety of feature segments.
To see this week’s episode, visit the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfOKm_U5q0k
This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• Coverage of the Kiki Cup Greco-Roman event from the Olympic Training Center
• Update on Freestyle Team USA tour to Russia
• Followup on Penn State vs. Iowa dual, with a Tom Brands interview
• Feature on Super Bowl predictions by USA Wrestling athletes, coaches and staff
• Followup on Oklahoma City University’s win at the WCWA Women’s College Nationals
• Interview with USA Wrestling National Resident Coach Brandon Slay about the Freestyle Developmental Program at the Olympic Training Center
And much more.
The Wrestling Greats segment features the late Dave Schultz, a World and Olympic champion freestyle wrestler who was murdered in 1996, and who the annual Dave Schultz Memorial Championships is held in honor each year.
The Technique segment featured the back step, taught by USA Wrestling National Greco-Roman Developmental Coach Ike Anderson.
There is a new embeddable video player on TheMat.com which allows fans and media to view the most recent episode of USA Wrestling Weekly, and cycle through past episodes. This player can be embedded in websites, blogs and other online media outlets.
The show is moderated by veteran wrestling broadcaster Scott Casber and is scheduled for distribution each Friday on TheMat.com.
Each episode will also be posted on USA Wrestling’s YouTube Channel and archived on USA Wrestling’s UStream Channel.
In addition, USA Wrestling Weekly will be offered to a variety of websites, and will also be available to television networks across the nation.
USA Wrestling staff participates extensively in creating the content for the show. The production of USA Wrestling Weekly is handled by Takedown Wrestling Media, which produces a variety of other wrestling broadcast products. The Lead Producer for the show is Shawn Van Leeuwen of Takedown Wrestling Media.
Wrestling fans are encouraged to visit TheMat.com and other media outlets on a weekly basis to find out what is going on with USA Wrestling.
Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.