The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, November 25 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=8mnFxzBqdDg

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• 15 prominent athletes, coaches and leaders share what they were thankful for on Thanksgiving.
• National Wrestling Hall of Fame announces inductees, including Distinguished Members Fred Fozzard, Stephen Neal, Greg Strobel and Chris Taylor
• Coverage of the Kolbatn Junior Cup in Olso, Norway.
• Coverage of the Vantaa Cup in Vantaa, Finland
• USA and Mongolia women train together at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Jake Varner receives Living the Dream Medal Fund check at Penn State
• Wrestler Dr. Dave Joyner named Acting AD at Penn State
• Nancy Schultz talks about new documentary film about the late Dave Schultz
• And More

The Technique segment features penetration, and is taught by USA Wrestling National Freestyle Developmental Coach Bill Zadick along with USOTC resident freestyle athlete Derek Garcia.

The USA Wrestling Weekly Photo of the Week contest winner was Eliz Kirkland Sickles, with a picture of Cadet wrestler Kay’Ci Bele of Western High School in Davie, Florida, working for a pin.

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. 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 Weekly is now aired on television by:
• Mediacom Cable, with distribution in six Midwestern states, bringing USA Wrestling news to one of the biggest wrestling hotbeds in the nation.
• The Fight Now USA cable network
• Long Lines Cable, with distribution in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota.
• CATV Service, which has served the Central Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania for over 55 years.
• Midco Sports Network, which services North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: InterMatWrestle.com; Takedown Media. Com; Tech-Fall.com, USA Wrestling – Tennessee, The Open Mat, USA Wrestling – Kansas, Lighthouse Wrestling, Maryland USA Wrestling, NYwrestling.com, BTSusa.org, and BTSgear.com.

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. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Jason Bryant of USA Wrestling at jbryant@usawrestling.org