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⚡️Privately owned 26,000 sf wrestling training center⚡️

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Purler Wrestling
4 months
36 D1 Scholarships by Purler Wrestling Academy using this system ⬇️ 🫵Perfect for coaches who need a system or parents wanting a library of technique to use or drill at home.
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Aj Ferrari is back…
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Purler Wrestling
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“How come so many wrestlers, who didn’t place at State, decide not to join the off-season training program, while almost every State Medalist and Champ joins immediately after season ends?”
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Purler Wrestling
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Yes…some don’t get it. These “teammates” are after your job. There’s friction. If your best friend was after your wife, co-worker after your job, then people could understand. I get this totally…and a POSITION on a famous program is on the line!
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The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo)
5 months
Rathjen beats Hawkeye teammate Anthony Ferrari in the 149 lb. #SoldierSalute finals then some shoving and flexing ensues… Gotta love the inter-squad drama at this event every year! 😂
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Purler Wrestling
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Lazy Coaches? I’m sure there are a few, but, parents, your kids’ HS wrestling coach is likely coaching 1-2 other sports, working a summer job so his wife can be home with the kids, etc. Do a fundraiser and throw the guy $5K and he’ll quit a sport and do off-season for you 🤙
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Purler Wrestling
6 months
This is true! And goes for all college wrestlers not just D1 🦂 Brutal Lifestyle 🦂 Valid Wrestling on IG posted this amazing video
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Purler Wrestling
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I’m still stunned by how many coaches & parents who call me about camps, academy, training for big events, and all they’re obsessed about is how hard we’re gonna work their kids. It’s like they want them physically destroyed or not gonna be happy. As my brother said: If all you…
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Purler Wrestling
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College Coaches… I wanted to personally want to reach out for Tyson Waughtel. Tyson will probably be a 125lbs all throughout his college years. He has been training with us for 5-6 years, year-round. He has only lost 1 match in high school when he bumped up 2 weight classes. He…
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Purler Wrestling
3 months
This is how Olympian and NCAA Champion college coach handles and coaches his own sons through the sport of wrestling. . He offers a VERY HEALTHY approach. - Purler Wrestling @UNI_wrestling
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Purler Wrestling
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As a former Cowboy myself… I’ve been watching to see what happens. I’m sure a guy like David is going to do a tremendous job. And he’s probably the only man in America who can recruit & pull top men from Cael. He’s only the 2nd man ever to lead the Cowboys who was not a…
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Purler Wrestling
1 year
Hate to drill? Do one of these 2 options: 1. Learn to like it 2. Quit wrestling
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Purler Wrestling
11 months
I remember my dad telling us: “When you finally get tired of being tossed around like a F’n rag doll, you’ll start lifting those weights in the basement” 😬 - After spending 27 years in coaching, I can tell you that over the past 10-12 years, parents are SO AFRAID of becoming…
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
You should never yell at your kids after a loss. Ever...
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
I wonder how many of these Olympic trials wrestlers took 8 months a year off every year, so they could avoid burnout?🧐
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Purler Wrestling
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Krazy Gut Wrench Counter
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Purler Wrestling
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Only .9% of wrestlers earn a chance to compete in college. However… Only .9% of wrestlers were actually serious about making it. Most just say: “Yah, I’d like to compete in college.” Ask any adult of they’d like to have 6 pack abs, have a promotion, have their…
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Purler Wrestling
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You can’t complain that you are oppressed as a female athlete, but then remain silent on the issue of men competing in women’s sports. When you do this, no one takes you seriously. Be brave & speak up Ladies! And share this great news…. It’s ok to fight for yourself!
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Purler Wrestling
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Tip For Parents: Your kids would eat ice cream & candy 3X a day, skip school and play video games all day if “it was up to them”. Don’t let them decide whether or not they’re going to the weight room today, wrestling practice tomorrow, or the training camp this weekend.…
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Purler Wrestling
6 years
When you realize how powerful your thoughts are, you begin to be very careful with what you think. Think about pizza, you won’t stick to your diet. Think about winning a national title, then sticking to your diet will be easy. Only think thoughts that lead to the final goal
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Purler Wrestling
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@MiraculousKC @thenorthface Being gay is one thing. Having drag adults dancing in front of my grandkids is another. And now having kids cross-dress & dance for each other has NOTHING to do with being gay. Gay parades where men drag each other around on doggy Style Sex costumes and swing dildos…
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Purler Wrestling
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Notice he relocates the opponents elbow / bicep on top of his own shoulder. We call this “shelf the bicep”. This is a MANDATORY adjustment if you want to snake your opponent to his / her back. Tony Ramos was the best…. Yes, this is also included in our 270+ mandatory…
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Purler Wrestling
6 months
No KEYLOCK (shin whizzer) will work on me if I do this finish on my Snake & Spin finish. Give it a try & good luck this season.
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Purler Wrestling
5 months
Top 2 High School Coaching Mistakes 1. Holding morning practices before school. 2. Making your team cut down to their lowest certified weight all season long, vs waiting till after Christmas.
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Purler Wrestling
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When a wrestler is afraid to lose, that can be fixed. However, when the parents are afraid of their son or daughter losing, it’s pretty much over.
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Purler Wrestling
7 months
Big takeaway from Super 32s so far…you have to build your body. Wrestling skill alone doesn’t cut it.
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Purler Wrestling
5 years
Very inspiring that Foster was never a State Champ. Now he’s NCAA Champ. All you HS athletes can learn from that.
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Purler Wrestling
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Worth sharing AND watching
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
66.5 pound deadlift baby 😤 51 year old Cowboy 🤙 #cowboywrestling
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Purler Wrestling
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Huge congratulations to Kaden Purler on committing to the Oklahoma State Cowboys 🤠 #cowboys
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Purler Wrestling
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Why are there so many Iowa - Penn State - Ohio State fans? Well, it’s easy to follow these teams by watching the Big 10 Network. Fans GET TO KNOW the guys & teams. It’s freaking hard to watch the other elite teams & get to know their guys because it’s a huge task just…
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Purler Wrestling
5 months
Olympic Champion David Taylor discusses the importance of having a SYSTEM. You can’t just run “scrapper-style” practices…there must be a SYSTEM in place. #purlerwrestling #drilledtodeath #20000reps #bracketcollector #legridernation #purlertrained #missouriwrestling
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Purler Wrestling
1 year
Congratulations to my nephew, Kaden Purler, on his MO State Title last night. As Albert Einstein said: “Adversity introduces a man to himself” and Kaden has had plenty of that. It was great to see him battle and mature during the season, make adjustments, and pull it off…
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
The NCAA tournament is a time when far too many parents who sat their kids out of training, as a way to protect them from burn out, gather for a weekend to watch all of the wrestlers who trained their ass off for 10 to 15 years compete.
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Far too many parents I chat with are concerned about burnout. If your son/daughter loves wrestling, and wants to compete in college one day, and even be a “famous” wrestler, then training 3X a week & lifting 3X a week is not going to burn them out. Remember: They want…
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Purler Wrestling
2 months
Agreed. Collegiate Wrestling = TOUGHEST SPORT IN THE WORLD. ⚒️John Smith said it. ⚒️ Bo Nickal said it. ⚒️Chael Sonnen said it.
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Purler Wrestling
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@GodsWrestler133 Holy cow you’re such a tremendous role model and inspiration I 100% forgot about your one night of bad judgment. Hey we all got em we just get to hide ours. Keep being a great person and the “past” actually ADDS to your incredible story.
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Huge congratulations to Kaden Purler on committing to the Oklahoma State Cowboys 🤠 #cowboys
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Purler Wrestling
4 years
We all need to be reminded myself included.
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Purler Wrestling
5 years
We hate the super-hard and super-tough and super-sloppy drilling (coaches yelling and pacing...I’ve done that too years ago/ this is better 👍) - We like HIGH-REP, HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-SMOOTHNESS 🤙🤙🤙🤙 - Wrestling is a SPORT OF SKILL....this ain’t the 80s...you need skill to win
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Purler Wrestling
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If you are headed off to college wrestling next Fall, but have decided to “take the summer off” after your Sr year…so you can rest up…your odds of making it at the college level are zero.
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
John Smith used to act like he fell asleep on bottom when we were training for freestyle competition 😂
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Nahshon Garrett
3 years
Retweet with answer: What is the most painful thing a coach has ever said or done to you in competition? I want to hear your stories. Im creating a podcast in response to the lack of traumatic disclosure. I want to help bring healing to the wrestling community.
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Purler Wrestling
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Watch this… 1983 - 1988 No one in the world scored a point on him. Not even in his own Soviet Union. Arden Fadzaev The former Mizzou coach gave me a VHS with about 4 hours of his matches and in HS and into college I watched it over and over. I envy these younger…
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Purler Wrestling
1 year
Way to go Kaden Purler - MO State Champion (2X Finalist) Sophomore 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
Wrestling Tip- Why don’t you quit obsessing over training partners and begin obsessing about your technical skills from the common positions, your mental game skills, your positioning skills, and your daily habits? The training partner chasing can be a crutch.
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Purler Wrestling
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You should read this….
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Purler Wrestling
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Sydney McGhee Escape 👊
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Purler Wrestling
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Advice for dedicated wrestlers: If you can find a group of like-minded & driven athletes, your journey will be much more enjoyable, and your chances of success increase many times over.
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Purler Wrestling
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How to be a: Cool Wrestling Dad: Compliments & Praise…tons of it. They don’t need to hear 47 things they “did wrong” after every practice.
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Purler Wrestling
24 days
One man has never felt more alive. The other man feels half-dead. We’ve all be there… 🎞️ by Rudis
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Purler Wrestling
7 years
Congrats to Lawton Benna WENTZVILLE PRIDE! NAIA National Champion.
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Purler Wrestling
4 years
Cooper Corley 👊 State Qual as a Freshman CLASS 4.
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Purler Wrestling
7 years
Our new wrestling camp facility. 15,000 total sf on 10 acres near St. Louis. The Sudden Victory Athletic Center!
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Purler Wrestling
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OSU Cowboy Wrestling 🔥 It’ll never leave you…
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
Joe Seay used to tell us at Oklahoma State: “If your locker is messy, you’ll have a hard time ever being a National Champ or All-American. This advice below is a common theme @ our wrestling camps and the kids get it.
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Inky Johnson
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Pick up the water bottle: It’s about subscribing to a certain train of thought with how we operate and do things... The action always supersedes the moment.
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Purler Wrestling
1 year
Early morning practices hurt the team. Don’t do it.
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Purler Wrestling
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I got to travel & train with John his final 3 years of competing, then he was my OSU Coach for 2 years. He’d get you leaning & teaching then pull you over. Notice the Ok State HC we don’t usually penetrate, we pull you over the top. I’ve seen LeeRoy do this on video but John…
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OLD SCHOOL WRESTLING CLIPS
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Ok on Allah I wouldn’t be surprised if John smith scored more takedowns with a hi crotch than the low single. Does this statistic exist?
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Purler Wrestling
6 years
During a match, focus on the first takedown only. In a tournament, we are advisrd to focus only on the first match, which is great advice. Well, each match has 3 periods, so it makes sense to focus only on the first period of that match. This leads to a more focused wrestler.
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Purler Wrestling
7 years
Senior night with my favorite wrestler Ty Purler. Francis Howell Vikings Wrestling.
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Purler Wrestling
2 years
Just because you’re hot, tired, & sweaty, doesn’t mean you got better at wrestling that day. It’s possible to completely waste your time and be tired when you’re done.
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Purler Wrestling
7 years
Congratulations to Ally Ragan. World Silver Medalist!
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Purler Wrestling
3 years
We need more ALPHA MALES like this. People who want to win.
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Barstool Sports
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A Private Group of US Veterans Called 'The Pineapple Express' Have Gone into Afghanistan on Their Own and Rescued 500 People
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It’s not always the athlete who doesn’t “have what it takes”… many times it’s the parent(s) who don’t. The stress, struggle, financial & time commitment required is substantial. Parents bail out first, more often than you think. I always thank my wrestling parents and…
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Purler Wrestling
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I’ll ALWAYS be a Cowboy…and ALWAYS be a proud John Smith Trained Wrestler & Coach. @dc_mma says it best. This is a must listen ❗️
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Purler Wrestling
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Parenting Tip for the wrestling mom/dad: - Stop letting your kids quit when they’re unmotivated, then start over when they are “feeling it”. Just say NO! Get in the car, we got practice.
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Purler Wrestling
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To a large extent, I think that the most competitive kids are taught, encouraged, even required…NOT to be so competitive. Then, we wonder why “kids nowadays are not like the old days”. Hell…. we need to ENCOURAGE competition and reward & encourage the competitive kids.…
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Purler Wrestling
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OVER-THE-TOP-DADS …. We’ve all been there…but, Here’s a tip: 1. It’s not your kids’ job to fulfill your sports dreams. 2. Best that you / we find an athletic outlet for our competitiveness, such as: - Marathon running - Jiu-Jitsu -Personal Fitness - Etc… This…
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Purler Wrestling
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Tournaments are very important. However, not every tournament is very important. Pick a big event, make a training schedule / plan leading up to that event, build in some weekends off, easy tournament weekends, weekend training camps, and take an organized approach vs tossing
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Purler Wrestling
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It’s about time. Oklahoma State Wrestling is finally getting a wrestling facility upgrade. When half the Middle Schools in America have nicer facilities, it hurts the recruiting process. And in today’s NCAA wrestling climate, just one more blue chipper every other year can…
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Note to all Seniors who are headed to the college wrestling level: Hit it hard this summer. Chillin’ and barely training…enjoying your last summer of HS…is simply the stupid thing to do. You’re getting ready to enter a War Zone.
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Purler Wrestling
4 years
Where should your thought process be? -Be aware of the rankings, but don’t dwell on them. Be aware of the score, but don’t dwell on it. Be aware of the weight you need to lose, but don’t dwell on it. Dwell in the work, dwell on the effort, dwell on the process.
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Purler Wrestling
10 months
Way to go COLBY CROUCH 🐫 @GoCamelsWrestle got a good one ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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Purler Wrestling
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Congratulations to All-American TYLER KREITH. Very proud of you! Hard working dude! Way to go.
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Purler Wrestling
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Happy 19th birthday to @typurler ! Your $5 McDonalds gift card is in the mail.
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Purler Wrestling
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8 years old to 18…and now all are IL State Champs and all headed to D1 Wrestling. So proud of these guys and happy for their parents and coaches. Colby Crouch -Campbell Univ Mason Tieffel - Kent State Bryce Griffen - Davidson Way to go guys and shout out to your parents…
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Purler Wrestling
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Many great coaches in my life….a few HS coaches pictured here. Shepard Pittman - Freestyle & Greco-Roman / Jake LaManna - HS / Joe Paulson - HS / Mike Hagerty - Natl Teams Coach. Joe Seay - Oklahoma State Cowboys / John Smith - Oklahoma State Cowboys Mark Perry - OSU
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The 🐐 I was so blessed to be able to be coached by John and learned a great deal that goes far beyond just wrestling. Enjoy your retirement John 🤛
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Purler Wrestling
2 years
Purler’s Grandkids GENDER REVEAL video 🤙 - Congratulations @abbynicoleirwin and @pwa_irwin
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Purler Wrestling
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Me too. These ppl are sickos
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Brandon Slay
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No more @thenorthface for our family. This is wrong. All north face going to give away today. We need to stand up to this nonsense, not condone it, and not become numb to it’s constant attack on the future of our country.
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Purler Wrestling
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We say hell yes! FOLKSTYLE
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Purler Wrestling
6 years
This is how your high crotch should look,and I think everyone should print this picture and post it on the bathroom mirror. Nothing is better than knowing exactly what right looks like. #purlerwrestling
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Purler Wrestling
7 years
Meet our new camp coordinator / coach / office manager. Former PWA star and SIUE standout, Trevor Feagans. #nextlevel #purlerwrestling
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Purler Wrestling
5 months
David Cross home from Mizzou & back at it ….getting time in with former Mizzou Star, Kyle Bradley ⚒️ @ Purler Combative Sports Athletic Center
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Purler Wrestling
6 years
Great celebration for Fargo Champ / IL State Champ NOAH SURTIN from this past weekend. Winners find a way to win.
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Purler Wrestling
2 years
If you lost loved ones, your job, business, or almost lost everything you’ve built (like l almost did) due to the politicization of the pandemic you need to watch this podcast… eye opening!
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Purler Wrestling
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Coaches forcing a style onto athletes hurts a lot of careers. A coach who thinks he has his athletes on remote control and “has it figured out”…or a “this is how we wrestle approach” is doing nothing more than experimenting with his athletes’ careers.
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Purler Wrestling
5 years
Parents always as me how they can best help their kids, and I always say this: “Keep them wrestling year-round”. Just 1 practice per week will change everything by getting them 500 +/-matches worth of live wrestling, 1,000s of drilling reps, and a honing of combative skills.
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