Edinboro wrestlers Torsten and Gregor Gillespie also featured

Edinboro Director of Athletics and former U.S. Olympian Bruce Baumgartner is featured in the new book, The Ultimate Guide to Wrestling Camps.

The book is an educational resource for parents, youth and high school wrestlers and helps educate and inform wrestlers and parents on how to make the best possible decision when it comes to picking a wrestling camp, club and other training options. With interviews, comments and information from over 40 of the most informed and knowledgeable people involved in the sport of wrestling, this book is not only an educational resource for wrestlers, it’s a valuable tool for parents who are trying to learn more about the training opportunities available for their son or daughter. The book provides tips and information for wrestlers of all ages, including youth wrestlers, middle school wrestlers and high school wrestlers. It also provides wrestling stories from some of the top names in the sport.

Baumgartner, who helps run Bruce Baumgartner and Tim Flynn’s World Class Wrestling Camps and Heavyweight School (get more info at brucebaumgartner.com) is featured in the case study section of the book, which features first-hand advice from those involved directly with camps. Baumgartner talks about wrestling camps and specifically, how to succeed at a big man camp. This year, Baumgartner and Flynn will put on 13 different wrestling camps for area athletes.

Baumgartner is one of four wrestling legends interviewed in the book. The others include Dan Gable, Ken Chertow and Gene Mills.

“Bruce has experienced just about everything you can as a wrestler and as a camp director,” said author Matt Krumrie. “And he’s succeeded in everything he’s done in the sport of wrestling. So it was a natural fit to ask Bruce to help provide comments for the book. As expected he provides some great ideas and tips on how wrestlers and parents can get the most out of a wrestling camp.”

There is a strong Edinboro presence in the book. In addition to Baumgartner, there is a father and son case study featuring an interview with Brad Gillespie, father of Edinboro wrestlers Torsten and Gregor Gillespie. Mr. Gillespie talks about some of the camps and training methods his sons participated in while growing up.

Other top college coaches featured in the book include Minnesota’s J Robinson, Cornell’s Rob Koll, Virginia’s Steve Garland and Air Force’s Joel Sharratt, among others. Jeff Aveni of Pennsylvania’s Clearfield High School is also one of 12 high school coaches from across the country interviewed.

The source list for the book includes Olympians, NCAA champions, All-Americans, college coaches, high school coaches, club directors, camp directors, parents, youth wrestlers, female wrestlers and more.

The Ultimate Guide to Wrestling Camps is more than just a resource about camps. It provides information on club wrestling, the combination of MMA training and wrestling, nutrition tips, offseason training tips, camp checklists, case studies and wrestling stories from those who have experience at all levels of the sport of wrestling.

The author of the book is Matt Krumrie, former editor of The Wrestling Mall and contributor to Intermatwrestle.com, W.I.N Magazine and The Guillotine, Minnesota’s amateur wrestling newspaper.

You can learn more about the book, order the book and read other blog posts at wrestlingcampguide.com. The book can also be ordered through Amazon.com.

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