Director/Head Clinician
Jason J Holder M.Ed.
- Head Wrestling Coach Springfield College
- Assistant Professor of Physical Education
- Former Head Coach-Plymouth State University
- NCAA Division I National Qualifier Boston University
- 3x CAA Conference Place Winner
- 4 year team captain at Boston University
- 10 years of college coaching experience
- Featured clinician at over 50 camps and clinics
- 3x New Hampshire State Champion - 1996, 97, 98
- 2x New England Champion 1997 (OW), 98
- NHSCA All-American – 1998
Springfield College Wrestling Program
Program began in 1915
- Won 70% of matches - Over 950 wins
- 4th Nationally All time dual meet wins
- 68 NCAA All-Americans
- 23 top 20 National Finishes
- 11 top 10 National Finishes
- Over 218 Individual New England or RegionChamp
- 43 New England or Regional Team Championships
- Produced 3 Olympic Team Members
- 1995-2000: Five consecutive Top Ten National finishes
Staff
Clinicians
Craig Kosinski: Assistant Camp Director; 2x NCAA All-American and 3x Region Champion for Springfield
Daryl Arroyo: Former Head Coach Springfield College; 2012 inductee into NCAA National Coaches Hall of Fame; NCAA All-American
Marques Gales: Current Springfield College Assistant Coach; NCAA Division II National Qualifier for San Francisco State
John Archambeau: Current Springfield College Assistant Coach; 3x Scholar All-American; 2x All-Conference wrestler
Pierre Bondoc: Current NCAA Division II National qualifier, NHCSA National Finalist, 3rd CA State Championships
Keith Poloskey: Former Head Coach Trinity College; 3x All-American-Springfield College; Springfield College Assistant Coach
Mike Gaeta: Four -Time All-American - Springfield College
Jose Leon: Four-Time Division I National Qualifier; NHSCA National Champion
Mark DeCiccio: Former Assistant Coach Springfield College; 3x National Qualifier; 2x NEWA Conference Champion
Aaron Gottesman: Head Coach Jackson H.S., NJ; 3x Scholar All-American; NE Champion; Former Springfield College Asst.
Bill Ivatts: Former Assistant Coach Springfield College; New England Champion; 2x National Qualifier
Steve Bilheimer: 3x Scholar All-American; New England Champion; Former Assistant Coach at Springfield College
Tom Bly: Former Springfield College Assistant Coach; Former Head Coach Williston School, and Ludlow High School
Ernie Goodwin: 2x Scholar All-American; NE Champion; Former Springfield College Assistant Coach; Head Coach Simsbury ,CT
Sean Kiley: NCAA All-American - Springfield; Scholar All-American; Assistant Coach Timberlane HS, NH
Jason Bretton: 13 years of coaching experience. 2010 NH Assistant Coach of the year
Counselors
*Present Springfield College Wrestlers will be serving as counselors and assisting the clinicians with all sessions.
These wrestlers will include several New England Champions and All-Americans
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“You choose which camp to attend”
Technique School
School Philosophy
The Springfield Wrestling School will focus on teaching student athletes how to achieve wrestling success. The strategies that lead to wrestling success, such as goal setting, dedication, and hard work, can also be applied to other areas of the student/athlete's life. Learning to apply these same strategies to areas beyond wrestling will be covered with an emphasis on academic achievement.
Teaching Technique
Here at the Springfield Wrestling School the wrestlers will be taught a variety of new techniques. During each session we will review and practice technique from the previous sessions. This will help the wrestlers to remember, retain, and develop their new skills. The importance of drilling properly during practice will be emphasized
Topics/Areas to be Covered
- Wrestling technique
- Wrestling strategy
- How to drill correctly
- Conditioning - Pre, during, & postseason
- Weight Training - Pre, during, & postseason
- Mental preparation and strategies
- Nutrition and weight control
- Avoiding injuries and skin problems
- Scouting opponents
- Strategies for success
- Academics
- Preparing for College - academics and athletics
Technique School Schedule
Check-in: Sunday, July 28th at 3:00 pm
Checkout: Wednesday, July 31st at 12:00 pm
| 8:00 | Wake-up |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:30-11:30 | 1st technique session/Review |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30- 1:30 | Individual Instruction & Lectures |
| 1:30 - 3:30 | 2nd Technique Session |
| 3:30- 4:30 | Pool/Recreation |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Dinner |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | 3rd Technique Session/Live Wrestling |
| 8:00 - 10:30 | Videos/Recreation |
| 10:30 | Bed Check |
| 11:00 | Lights Out |
Topics/Areas to be Covered
In addition to being physically prepared to attain wrestling success, it is important for wrestlers to be psychologically prepared. Schooldirector Jason Holder will be conducting psychological skill training lectures at both the technique school and the team camp.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Controlling pre-match jitters
- Increasing confidence
- Coping with injuries
- Learning to focus
- Making it fun
- Goal setting
- Team Cohesion
- Motivation
- Peak performance – the “zone”
- Mental toughness
$395.00 for overnight residents
$300 for commuters
Groups of 12 or more will receive $30 discount per camper
Team Competition Camp
School Philosophy
A team competitive camp is designed to give a high school wrestling team an opportunity to gain competitive experience by competing together as a team in dual meets throughout the week of camp. Individuals seeking a competition camp are also encouraged to attend. Our team competitive camp is also a great way to increase the cohesion of a team, which can greatly affect a team’s success during the regular season. Technique instruction and team challenge challenges competitions will also be part of the camp.
Features of Team Camp
- Coach attends for free with 10 wrestlers attending
- Additional coach attends free with 15 wrestlers attending
- Teams of 10 or more will compete together as team
- Individuals and teams with less than 10 will be assigned to other teams or be grouped together to form teams.
- Clinicians will oversee and critique individual matches
- Each team is assigned a counselor as an assistant coach
- Coaches are encouraged to attend, but it is not required. Clinicians will serve as coaches if a coach does not attend
- Awards for top teams in dual meets and team activity
- Team Activity Challenges will consist of a variety of activities and games; tug-of-war, dodge-ball, conditioning, frisbee, etc.
- Psychological Skill Lectures
Team Competition Camp Schedule
Check-in: Sunday, July 28th at 3:00 pm
Checkout: Wednesday, July 31st at 12:00 pm
| 8:00 | Wake-up |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:30-11:30 | Technique session & Dual Meets |
| 11:30-12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30- 1:30 | Individual Instruction & Lectures |
| 1:30 - 3:30 | Dual Meets |
| 3:30- 4:30 | Team Challenges |
| 4:45 - 5:30 | Dinner |
| 6:00 - 8:00 | Dual Meets |
| 8:00 - 10:30 | Swimming/Videos/Recreation |
| 10:30 | Bed Check |
| 11:00 | Lights Out |
Team Unity
Our team camp will help wrestlers to gain valuable mat experience. In addition, the team camp is a great opportunity to increase team unity (cohesion).
School Director, Jason Holder, is an expert on leadership and team cohesion in sport. Holder has over 10 years of coaching experience in the sport of wrestling.
Team unity has clearly been shown to increase a team’s success and also to increase the enjoyment of being part of a team.
The Team Competition Camp is specifically designed to help improve a team’s unity. The counselor’s assigned to each team are trained in techniques to increase team unity. The team dual competitions, as well as the team activity challenges, will help to improve your team unity.
$395.00 for overnight residents
$300 for commuters
Groups of 12 or more will receive $30 discount per camper