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    How to decide which camp is best for a wrestler

    How does a wrestling coach determine what wrestling camp is the best fit for the individual wrestler within its club or program?

    Start by focusing on two major areas, says Troy Nickerson, head coach at the University of Northern Colorado and director of Troy Nickerson's Northern Colorado Wrestling Camps.

    "For younger wrestlers and those who are inexperienced, I highly recommend technique camps," says Nickerson, who was also a five-time New York state high school champion. "At technique camp you will be able to expose yourself to various techniques from a variety of clinicians. The more exposure one has to various clinicians, the more well-rounded one's arsenal of moves will be." First, coaches need to look at each individual wrestler and focus on areas where they need to improve says Nickerson, a four-time NCAA All-American and 125-pound national champion at Cornell University under head coach Rob Koll.

    If the wrestler is more experienced look into an intensive or competition camp, says Nickerson.

    "During these camps, one can learn the same techniques that they would in a technique camp, however, these camps tend to move at a much higher pace," says Nickerson. "This is why I typically recommend these camps to the older and more experienced wrestlers. By exposing yourself to other talented workout partners, one will be able to utilize the techniques they learn in practice against a higher quality opponent."

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