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Scott Green went 208-9 at Wyoming Seminary, won two National Prep team titles, and helped put Army wrestling back in the top 20. Now he's starting over at New York Military Academy, and he's put a four-year clock on winning Prep Nationals. His formula will surprise you: technique is the LAST 10% of the job. 🔗 Championship Fundraising Challenge — Raise $500 in 2 weeks or your money back: https://www.athletorlive.com/product/championship-fundraising-challenge 🔗 Full Championship Fundraising Course: https://www.athletorlive.com/product/championship-fundraising-course ⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 - Cold open and intro 0:11 - Leaving West Point for a dual role at New York Military Academy 3:32 - Builder's mindset vs chip on the shoulder 5:20 - "Pulling a ship off the bottom of the ocean": the NYMA rebuild 7:09 - Running his high school's lineup as a sophomore 8:58 - When to impose your will vs when to collaborate 12:30 - Decision reps: mental toughness in small situations 15:47 - Drill so you can't get it wrong 16:08 - Recruiting 8th graders: how prep school recruiting actually works 22:10 - Life after wrestling: Troy Nickerson and JP O'Connor 24:31 - Architect vs builder 25:17 - Where the time goes: 40% buy-in, 30% recruiting, 10% technique 28:14 - The Kevin Ward lesson: not everyone cares about wrestling 37:06 - The numbers: Sem tops six years of D1 recruiting rankings 42:39 - The four-year promise to beat Blair at Wyoming Seminary 45:41 - Why beating Navy raised more money than NCAA podiums 47:09 - After the title: starting the Sem girls program 49:20 - Four years to win Prep Nationals at NYMA 53:15 - Sprint round: Asics Tigers, Marcus Aurelius, Mount Rushmore, riding time 📋 ABOUT THIS EPISODE Scott Green built Wyoming Seminary into the top D1 recruiting pipeline in the country, beating Blair Academy and winning National Preps after telling everyone he'd do it in four years. He coached at Binghamton with Pat Popolizio, served as associate head coach at Army West Point under Kevin Ward, and now runs the West Point Wrestling Club RTC while rebuilding New York Military Academy as its Chief of Staff. In this conversation he breaks down prep school recruiting, why institutional buy-in matters more than any drill, the story behind landing Chris Weiler and Nick Reenan away from Blair, lessons from Troy Nickerson and JP O'Connor on life after wrestling, his Mount Rushmore picks (John Smith, Kyle Dake, Jordan Burroughs, Adeline Gray), and why he'd eliminate riding time from folkstyle tomorrow. 🎙️ ABOUT ATHLETOR PODCAST The Athletor Podcast brings you conversations with the coaches, athletes, and minds shaping wrestling. Subscribe for new episodes weekly. 🔗 CONNECT YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXjsj-4x50ZVLOvSjaUEM9A Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/athletor.live/ X: https://x.com/athletor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/athletor.live/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@athletor

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Technique Is Only 10% of Coaching Wrestling

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