Readers’ Choice: TheMat.com’s top 10 news/feature articles, and the top 10 education/information stories of 2019
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Photo of Jacori Teemer of Arizona State celebrating his win at 157 pounds in the dual meet against Penn State courtesy of @ASUWrestling Twitter
Happy New Year!! Hoping you are fired up about what 2020 will bring in wrestling…
Over the last few weeks, we have been inundated with Top 10 lists for the year, not only within wrestling but also in every other aspect of our lives. Of course, opinions are interesting and entertaining, something we like to read and ponder.
However, perhaps the best Top 10 stories are based upon what the community tells us, by their decisions to click open a story and read it. Using a metric called “pageviews,” as determined by Google Analytics, we can share some Top 10 lists based upon actual readership.
The top two read stories for 2019 are both educational pieces from USA Wrestling’s Core Curriculum, which is found in the Coaches section of the website. They are “Wrestling Drills and Games” and “Folkstyle Level 1.” These resources are used year round, with a much better shelf-life than a news story, which cycles through the website rather quickly.
We will separate our Top 10 lists in two categories, News/Features and Edcuation/Information. In addition, we will make the stories a ive link, in case you want to go back and read them (either for the first time, or for another read).
TheMat.com Top 10 News/Feature Articles of 2019
1. Arizona State shocks Penn State (November 22)
2. Iowa’s Austin DeSanto suspended for one match (February 5)
3. Men’s Freestyle Rankings for April 2019
4. Wrestlers in the Super Bowl (February 1)
5. Brian Keck obituary (November 26)
6. Several Notable upsets at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (December 6)
7. Nickal knocks off reigning World champion to secure spot in U23 World finals (October 29)
8. Men’s Freestyle preseeds for Senior Nationals (December 17)
9. BTN announces wrestling schedule (October 17)
10. Beast of the East semifinals (December 22)
TheMat.com Top 10 Education/Information Articles
1. Core Curriculum: Wrestling Drills and Games
2. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 1
3. Newsletter story: The Most Underrated Skills and Moves in Wrestling
4. Glossary of Wrestling Terms
5. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 2
6. NCEP Certification: Bronze Certification
7. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 3
8. Core Curriculum: Olympic Styles Level 1
9. NCEP Certification: Copper Certification
10. Newsletter story: Proper Strength Training for Wrestlers
Happy New Year!! Hoping you are fired up about what 2020 will bring in wrestling…
Over the last few weeks, we have been inundated with Top 10 lists for the year, not only within wrestling but also in every other aspect of our lives. Of course, opinions are interesting and entertaining, something we like to read and ponder.
However, perhaps the best Top 10 stories are based upon what the community tells us, by their decisions to click open a story and read it. Using a metric called “pageviews,” as determined by Google Analytics, we can share some Top 10 lists based upon actual readership.
The top two read stories for 2019 are both educational pieces from USA Wrestling’s Core Curriculum, which is found in the Coaches section of the website. They are “Wrestling Drills and Games” and “Folkstyle Level 1.” These resources are used year round, with a much better shelf-life than a news story, which cycles through the website rather quickly.
We will separate our Top 10 lists in two categories, News/Features and Edcuation/Information. In addition, we will make the stories a ive link, in case you want to go back and read them (either for the first time, or for another read).
TheMat.com Top 10 News/Feature Articles of 2019
1. Arizona State shocks Penn State (November 22)
2. Iowa’s Austin DeSanto suspended for one match (February 5)
3. Men’s Freestyle Rankings for April 2019
4. Wrestlers in the Super Bowl (February 1)
5. Brian Keck obituary (November 26)
6. Several Notable upsets at Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational (December 6)
7. Nickal knocks off reigning World champion to secure spot in U23 World finals (October 29)
8. Men’s Freestyle preseeds for Senior Nationals (December 17)
9. BTN announces wrestling schedule (October 17)
10. Beast of the East semifinals (December 22)
TheMat.com Top 10 Education/Information Articles
1. Core Curriculum: Wrestling Drills and Games
2. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 1
3. Newsletter story: The Most Underrated Skills and Moves in Wrestling
4. Glossary of Wrestling Terms
5. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 2
6. NCEP Certification: Bronze Certification
7. Core Curriculum: Folkstyle Level 3
8. Core Curriculum: Olympic Styles Level 1
9. NCEP Certification: Copper Certification
10. Newsletter story: Proper Strength Training for Wrestlers
