Webinar

Webinars for the Week of July 20-24

By United World Wrestling Press

Webinars for the Week of July 20-24

Title: Correct and incorrect hold / Risk and simulation (GR/FS/WW)
Date:  Monday, 20 July
Time:  15:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 9:00 - New York 
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim CICIOGLU
Language:  English
Target Audience:  National & International Referees and National Coaches
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/97416314896

Title:  Introducing New Skills (Coach)
Date:  Tuesday, 21 July
Time:  20:00 (Zurich) – 14:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Pedro ROJAS
Language:  Spanish
Target Audience:  Local and National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/91539291618 

Title:  Referee Positioning
Date:  Wednesday, 22 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Norovard ARUSTAMYAN
Language:  Russian
Target Audience:  National and International Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/96172234523

Title:  Introducing New Skills (Coach)
Date:  Thursday, 23 July
Time:  14:00 (Zurich) – 8:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Vladimir SHATSKYKH
Language:  Russian
Target Audience:  Local and National Coaches
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92653764567

Title:  Injuries prevention by Referees
Date:  Thursday, 23 July 
Time:  17:00 (Zurich) 
Speaker:  Dr. Babak SHADGAN, Dr. Szabolcs MOLNAR, Mr. Antonio SILVESTRI
Language:  English
Target Audience: Referees
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/97668262216

Title:  Referee Positioning
Date:  Friday, 24 July
Time:  17:00 (Zurich) – 11:00 (New York)
Speaker:  Carlos GARCIA
Language:  Spanish
Target Audience:  National and International Referees
Zoom link:  https://zoom.us/j/91585129277 

Webinar

With Online Webinars Wrestling Finds Eager Audience

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (July 30) -- A move from the mat to the home office was never planned, but for United World Wrestling the transition from mat-based training to online learning is showing positive results.

The hourlong webinars, launched in June, have a been a huge success with more than 40 being delivered by the development department across several languages and attracting viewership from all five continents. 

“Through the pandemic has proven to be challenging in a number of ways, the wrestling community has shown resilience,” said UWW Development Director Deqa Niamkey. “These are challenging times we have managed to engage coaches, referees and national federations on a weekly basis with highly renowned experts to keep our community motivated and learn best practices. We are grateful to be part of this growing wrestling family and we look forward to having everyone back on the field of play.”

In only a month the webinars are attracting an average of 160 total viewers, which is far more than the average in-person attendance seen for the majority of similar seminars. The Spanish-speaking webinar have been the most-watched averaging almost 200 viewers each webinar.

The Refereeing Commission has also launched a Webinar series with eight airing since June 22 and another four scheduled before the end of the summer. There will be translations of the videos in Russian, French, and Spanish posted to the UWW starting July 30. The new webinars will be posted every Thursday in Russian, French and Spanish. Russian will air at 14:00, French at 16:00 and Spanish at 18:00.

“UWW Education Webinars have offered the referee community all over the globe not only a convenient and modern way to learn and upskill on wrestling matters, but also an opportunity to stay again in touch during this difficult period of time, which has been much appreciated,” said UWW Refereeing Commission president Antonio Silvestri.
 
Current webinars have covered multiple aspects of refereeing, from basic skills to detailed analysis of actions and throws, which are intended to assist referees in their learning and better prepare for a return to the mat.