Also, encourage the youth wrestlers to attend varsity matches and vice-versa. Perhaps evendevelop a big brother program. Every summer during college I ran my own day camps, worked at PennState Camps and took a team to Junior Nationals. I worked with kids in all different age groups, and these summers proved to be very beneficial and rewarding experiences for me. I enjoyed my work with the kids tremendously and saw how much the wrestlers benefited from their time on the mats.
Summer is an excellent time for skill development.
The kids are not busy with school and preparing for competition. The emphasis is on skill development, learning new technique and having fun. I encourage you to organize open mats and day camps in your community during the summer. Send your serious wrestlers to away summer camps. Summer training camps were instrumental to my development and have played an integral role in the development of my top students.