Life University Head Coach;
2021 NAIA National Championship;
2021 USA Wrestling Magazine Coach of the Year;
2021 NAIA Coach of the Year;
2019 and 2021 Life University Coach of the Year;
Has coached:
5 NAIA Champions;
14 NAIA Finalists;
31 All Americans;
55 National Qualifiers;
Grandview University Assistant Coach from 2012 to 2016;
while there, he coached:
15 NWCA All Americans;
12 NAIA National Champions;
19 NAIA All Americans;
Coast Guard Academy Assistant Coach from 2014 to 2015;
2 NWCA All Americans;
2 NCAA Qualifiers;
1 All AmericanMany wrestling coaches at some point gets to that point where they decide - “It’s time for change….this is not working” Or, as they initiate the plans for a new program, they start the daunting process of envisioning what a competitive, fast-paced, instructive wrestling session would look like, they are not exactly sure where to start.
Luckily for any wrestling coach wanting to install a competitive, fast-paced, Championship-focused practice plan and mindset into their program, 2021 USA Wrestling Magazine Coach of the Year and 2021 NAIA National Championship coach Omi Acosta has taken the time to share an amazing insider’s look into two practice sessions that will give you a jolt of energy and inspiration as you watch him lead his Championship-oriented team through two fast-paced, effective, efficient practice session!
In this fantastic video resource appropriate for wrestling coaches at any level of competition, Coach Acosta shares over 25 drills and situations over a two day span that will give you the necessary tools and examples to see how his methods and pace can be adapted to your own program!
Coach Acosta believes “you train how you fight; fight how you train” and he brings this mentality and focus into the practice room to build his championship culture.
Practices begin with a non-traditional warm-up; instead of running and rolling, Acosta builds teamwork through partner style warm-ups that are wrestling oriented and that are built on each other (for example, “shoot throughs” that have up to five different variations to the drill).
In the middle of his practices, Coach Acosta demonstrates technique sessions - with day one being an arm drag series and tilts, and day two covering proper funk wrestling and bottom drills.
To break up what can turn into monotony with drills, Coach Acosta inserts wrestling games in the middle of practice to mix up the pace.
To finish practice, Acosta covers several different live wrestling situations to help his team be prepared for any event that might happen. He also talks about pushing themselves to the limit in every practice.
Coach Acosta's philosophy continues to cover this as he wants his wrestlers “to be in the deep waters” and be comfortable ‘in the deep’ as not many wrestlers are conditioned to be so.
Coach Acosta shares additional drills that wrestlers can do on their own, for example, a “Bike Match” to help build endurance.
This video is a must for anyone that wants to turn their program into a winning, growth-oriented environment for any athlete wanting to become their very best as a wrestler! Omi Acosta has provided a valuable resource that will help you see what the building blocks of success looks like - it is fast-paced, full of energy, competitive, fun and breeds success!
104 minutes. 2023.