WWR41: Two-time Canadian Olympian Doug Cox of Guelph talks cultural exchange and changes in international wrestling
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Two-time Olympian Doug Cox will join Episode 41 of the World Wrestling Resource. Cox is currently the head coach at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He has been a longtime competitor and coach in both Greco-Roman and freestyle and will be hosting coach Jon McGovern's University of Dubuque team in May during a cultural exchange trip. Cox will also join the discussion with Dennis Hall about the Greco-Roman development in each country, share some stories about travel and give their perspectives on new weight classes and multi-day weigh-ins and tournaments. Coach Cox also explains how their freestyle clubs work in tandem with existing schools within Canada's U-Sport system. The World Wrestling Resource has a slew of resources for wrestlers and coaches from all levels and information about the products can be found at www.worldwrestlingresource.com. Do you have a question or a topic you'd like to hear the World Wrestling Resource staff discuss? Drop us a comment on Facebook at www.facebook.com/worldwrestlingresource or on twitter at @WWRESO. The World Wrestling Resource is sponsored by DefenseSoap. The World Wrestling Resource Podcast is a presentation of the Mat Talk Podcast Network. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WWR PODCAST iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | SoundCloud | TuneIn | Google Play Music | RSS JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too. Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.
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