Cali Connect Wrestling Podcast

Boys talkin' Robby's bronze medal.

Join us as we talk about Freestyle/Greco State and The US Open and Robby's medal ceremony.

The Boyzzz are BACK!! New Season same team. We are excited to be back and give you guys some great content.

Coaches are back in action with a Busy Summer recap!

Western Regionals, World Team Trials and FARGO State application process. And some nonsense!

Boys are talkin' FRECO, Northwest Regionals, Spokane Women's Nationals, US Open and the upcoming National Trips for Team California.

We're a little late but, but better late than never!

Coaches re-cap the 24-25 season and speak about the upcoming Freestyle/Greco season and National Team info.

Pre-season talk, Robby's trip to Spain, Olympics, and we make our Pre-season Team State Champs pick's.

We talk about our National Dual experiences and what to expect for Fago!

After a bit of a hiatus due to a busy travel season, We are back at it talking about the tournaments we've traveled to and announcing our National Dual Teams (14U, 16U and Juniors) Let us know what our next topic should be?

CA-USA Wrestling Mat Officials Director and USA Wrestling Officials Committee Member, Nick Kindred. Nick is a former wrestler out of Turlock High School and talks about his wrestling career and his rise as one of the top officials in the United States.

In today's podcast episode, we're joined by Coach Justin Martin, a dedicated wrestling enthusiast who wears multiple coaching hats. Justin serves as the Cadet National Dual Team Coach and also holds the position of Assistant Coach at Granite Hills High School right here in sunny San Diego. Originally hailing from Oregon, Justin brings a wealth of coaching experience and knowledge to the ta...

Coaches rant about everything wrestling, including the upcoming spring schedule for CA-USA Wrestling.

Coaches speak with Randon Miranda. Randon is a past CA-USAW National Team member and a Fargo National Champion. Miranda spoke about his time on the national team and how it helped prepare him for the next level. He is competing for his spot on the U.S. Senior Greco-Roman Olympic team and is a former 3x World Team member. Please don't forget to follow our page on Instagram and give us your feed...

Coaches Steve, Robby and Chris recap the World Championships and the California men/women who competed and also talk about a very controversial topic in "club hopping" and discuss the importance of communication, guidelines and boundaries coaches and athletes should have. Please follow and like all our episodes and let us know what you're thinking! #CaliStrong

Ep. 27 might be one of our best interviews yet. Coach Nate Engel Associate Head Coach at Oregon State University and Head Coach at The Damn RTC in Corvallis, Oregon. Coach Nate talks about his time with CA USA Wrestling national team, his journey and rise as one of the country's elite coaches and recruiter and the rise of the Oregon State University Wrestling program and this seasons expectati...

Ep. 26 was shot at the time Rob Koll was still the Head Wrestling Coach. We had a chance to catch up with him as one of his last interviews as the Head Coach of the Cardinal. Two weeks later ( Aug 31st ) Rob Koll was officially announced as the head wrestling coach foe his alma mater North Carolina University. During this interview Koll briefly talks about his time at North Carolina and as the Uni...

Tatiana is an undefeated UFC fighter with a record of 11-0 and is a former multiple time world team member and 2x world bronze medalist. Tatiana was also one of the first 4x Fargo National Champion. She is fresh off her win at UFC Nashville and talks about the her future plans and the possibility of fighting for the next UFC championship. She also talks about her time at Fargo and how it prepared...

Coaches have been busy all summer long traveling to Tulsa, Fargo and Santiago., Chile. We give you an update on some of the tournament results, shout out some of our top performers at Junior Duals and Fargo. We also give our opinions on our the sensitive and sometimes controversial topic of refereeing at National and regional events.

Coaches speak with Luke Smith. Luke is the head wrestling Coach at Cal State Bakersfield. Coach Smith talks about recruiting during COVID and the future of his program. Coach Smith was a Fargo Champ with team Minnesota and 4th place at the Olympic team trials in Greco.

Coaches speak with California wrestling legend and San Francisco State Head Wrestling Coach Jason Welch. Coach Welch was a California State Champion, Fargo All American, NCAA Finalists at Northwestern University. Coach Welch talks about his time on the CA USA Wrestling National Team and how it helped him prepare for the NCAA wrestling. He also talks about his rising program with San Francisco Stat...

Our guest in Ep. 21 is 1999 World Champion Stephen Neal. Coach Stephen Neal is a Cal State Bakersfield Alumni, World Champion, 3x Super Bowl Champion with the New England Patriots. Neal is now an assistant at one of California's most elite high school's Poway High School and also also an assist at Poway RTC. Neal talks about some of his coaching philosophies and recalls his Fargo moments....

Alex Encarnacion is the Head Wrestling Coach at Liberty High School and a Cal State Bakersfield Alumni. Coach Alex also servers on the Cadet National Dual Team. Coach Alex talks about his collegiate career at Cal State Bakersfield and how he got into coaching through Greg Chapel.

Coaches introduce you to CA- USA National Team Coach Iggie Ramierzlazos from Rancho Buena Vista High School in San Diego, Ca