You may know him as SEWrestle. His name is Jason Fulmore and he's been involved in wrestling in this state since the 1990s.  Since the end of this past season, Fulmore has started ranking the top 15 wrestlers in the SE region and has a big board coming to his site also. We discussed what goes into our rankings and what made us both start to do them after swearing we would never do rankings. We talk about the growth of the sport through social media and Jason tells the secret of his wrestling photography and why his pictures are so beloved in the wrestling community.  You can check out his work at southeastwrestling.com. It's a fun podcast getting to know the man who has taken on the unenviable task of ranking an entire region of wrestlers. 

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#30 - Jason Fulmore, the man behind the SE Rankings

On July 6, 2019, the high school wrestling and football world lost Colby Singletary to an auto accident. Palmetto Ridge head wrestling Blaine Ison joins the pod to talk about how the team handled the tragedy and worked to remember Colby this season as best they could. Ison discusses the ups and downs of the season that culminated with Trillyon Fils-Aime winning the 220-pound state title and honored his late friend in the FHSAA state tournament.  It's an emotional story told with grace by Coach Ison. 

#29 - A season following a tragedy with Palmetto Ridge coach Blaine Ison

The coronavirus pandemic has impacted sports across the world. Tampa Prep assistant coach Jake Campbell joins the pod to talk about how wrestling has felt its effects. We talk about ways to keep in shape during this time and how he's working with athletes in the Brawlers Wrestling Club in Tampa to keep sharp for when the sport returns. We also discuss how the pandemic has affected national tournaments and camps in the spring and summer which are so critical in the college recruiting process. All of this and more as the Working the Edge podcast returns. 

#28 - Wrestling and the coronavirus with Jake Campbell

Tenoroc head wrestling coach Anthony Cerullo joins the pod to talk about the challenge of building a program in lower income demographic ares and at schools that traditionally do not have success in athletics. Last year, in his second season at Tenoroc, the wrestling team won district titles in both the state duals and individual tournaments.  On this podcast, we talk with Anthony about how he has built the program and he offers some insight on how it can be done at other schools too.

#27 - Building a program with Tenoroc's Anthony Cerullo

Ponte Vedra head coach Josean Gonzalez joins the pod to talk about his LinkedIn post "For New Wrestling Coaches: Building Relationships with Administration, Other Coaches, Parents, and Athletes." You can read his post here. We talk about how important it is to sell yourself and your program to school administrators and how crucial it can be to build strong relationships with other coaches and teachers at the school. Building off of his successes and failures at his first head coaching gig, Gonzalez tried to write a blueprint for coaches to follow to feel a little less isolated in a school and help sell the wrestling program and in turn, build it bigger. We talk about this and more on this podcast. 

#26 - Building relationships to help grow your program

With so many open coaching jobs across the state, Suncoast head wrestling coach Dan Tria joins the podcast to offer some tips on how to start the process of building a wrestling program. We talk about what he learned as an assistant coach and what has worked - and what hasn't for him at Suncoast.  Dan also recaps his team's trip to J-Rob and how important camps can be in the growing on a program. All of this and more on this episode. 

Building a wrestling program as a head coach - Episode 25

West Orange wrestling coach Kristen Iannuzzi joins the podcast to talk about her experiences as a girl wrestling in the late 90s-early 00s. She also speaks about being a female coach of a boy's team at West Orange and what she has learned in that role. The one-time Orange County teacher of the year also talks about education and how important her role is in helping young men and women in and out of the classroom. We also chat about the future of girls wrestling and so much more. You don't want to miss this conversation.  --------- Working the Edge podcast is dedicated to high school wrestling in the state of Florida. It is hosted by Orlando Sentinel high school wrestling writer Brant Parsons. If you have any comments, ideas, or topics you'd like to hear discussed, please contact Brant. 

West Orange wrestling coach Kristen Iannuzzi joins us

Florida high school wrestling referee Mike Cipriano answers everything you wanted to know about officiating, including: Why he started and continues to love officiating How anticipation is one of the key components of being a successful ref Dealing with angry parents and fans How coaches can be most successful with questions during matches Keeping the emotional side in check and knowing how to officiate around them Stalling - What is it and how does it get interpreted? Why it's key to know something about the wrestlers And the most commonly misinterpreted rules by coaches and competitors  

A wrestling referee answers our questions - Episode 23

Among the topics discussed: The celebration/taunting incidents that are getting a lot of attention. Parents and officials - and what makes an official great State series strategies Top teams he's seen this season The rankings and how Track wrestling can help coaches All of this and more on this episode. 

Brant and Dan talk wrestling - Episode 22

Kirwyn Adderley, the girls state championship tournament director, joins the podcast to talk about the growth of the sport in Florida and what we can do to help get it officially recognized. 

Girls high school wrestling in Florida - Episode 21

Rick Tribit and I finally get together to do a podcast as Working the Edge returns. We talk about the state tournament in Kissimmee, what goes into making it happen, and what they have planned for this year. We also talk about bringing coaches together through the Florida Wrestling Coaches Association and creating a tighter group to work together to better the sport here in Florida. We touch upon some of his favorite topics in the podcast's return. 

The podcast returns! An interview with Rick Tribit - Episode 20

There are three duals to get the season started tonight but before I get to that - If you haven’t checked out my season preview for the entire state of Florida, you can find it at OrlandoSentinel.com/wrestling. It features capsules for all 400 teams in the state of Florida and is jam-packed with information and names in the sport. I hope it’s the perfect way to get everybody ready for the season. On the mats tonight, Eau Gallie visits Rockledge in a meeting of Brevard County teams. Rockledge could feature six wrestlers that ended the season ranked by the Orlando Sentinel. In Palm Beach County, district rivals Palm Beach Central and Wellington meet in a season-opening dual. And Seabreeze opens up the season at new independent First Baptist Christian. We will aim to get all of these results up on the site as soon as we can and stick around for tomorrow’s podcast for more! I’m Brant Parsons and I’ve been the Working the Edge.

#19 - The wrestling season returns

Grant Aronoff, Anthony Artalona and Ben Goldin were all part of Penn's highly-regarded 2018 recruiting class. Legendary Penn coach Roger Reina came back to lead the program last year and this is his first big class of recruits for his second stint in charge. He talks about what drew him to the three Florida wrestlers, his experience recruiting the Sunshine State and how the sport - and how he himself - has changed since he was last in charge.

An interview with Penn head coach Roger Reina

Our Wrestling Discussion Series continues with Colonial head coach Andy Pitts joining me to talk about how he tries to market the sport at his high school. We discuss how important it is to also market it to fellow faculty and administration and how every day is a day to sell the sport. We look into the roll of social media in advancing knowledge and interest in the sport and how he tries to build up the numbers in his wrestling room. The sport of wrestling is always looking for ways to grow, we tackle some of the easiest and simplest activities that can do that.

#17 - Wrestling discussion series - Marketing the sport

Dual meets are important to the sport of wrestling, but it's hard to fit them into a demanding and tight schedule. We look at dual meets and how important they are for a wrestling program. Dual meets can grow the sport for fans, wrestlers and for the programs themselves. We also talk about how in-school dual meets have been so successful for his Titan program and tells a story about the best match he can remember taking place during one of them. All of this and more on this version of the Wrestling Discussion Series. 

#16 - Wrestling discussion series - The importance of dual meets

Orlando Sentinel wrestling writer Brant Parsons covers high school wrestling in the state of Florida like nobody else. We interview some of the best coaches and wrestlers in the state as well as analyze the top teams throughout the year.

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