Picture Leo... Leo is a ten-year old boy whose father and wrestling coach is preparing him for his first wrestling tournament the next day. He is five pounds over his weight class so his dad is helping him put on a plastic suit to lose the weight. Leo is sitting on the bench in the locker room and his dad is taping Leo's plastics to make them tight around the ankles and wrists. Then, with …showed first 75 words of 2539 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2539 total…the wrestling culture as a result of weight cutting, and also new NCAA regulations. Zavoral, Nolan A SEASON ON THE MAT: DAN GABLE AND THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION Publisher: Simon & Schuster, (March 2003) Dan Gable has been known by many as the greatest wrestler and coach ever to grace the mat. This book is a great look into the world of wrestling. It looks at his life as both a wrestler and as a coach.