GRECO-ROMAN PROPOSAL FOR SAI-IIS, STC, HISAR

1. Introduction:

● Expansion of existing Greco-Roman program and potentially produce champions at various

levels.
● Short Term Goal: [a] Increase the participation in the GR style in the current program.
● Mid Term Goal: [a] Aim for podium finish at national GR championships.
● Long Term Goal: [a] Create an excellence talent pool in GR wrestling. [b] Develop wrestlers to
compete at international events.

2. Location:

● SAI-IIS STC, Hisar.

3. Infrastructure:

● Training Hall: Existing MPH at STC, Hisar.

● Changing Rooms: Existing facilities can be utilized.

4. Manpower Requirement:

● Head Coach: 01
● Assistant Coaches: 02
● Physiotherapist: 01

5. Equipment Requirements:

● Wrestling Mat: 01
● Gym & Equipment’s: Existing facility can be utilized.
● Wrestling specific equipment’s as per the recommendation for the head coach.

6. Training Program:

● Develop a comprehensive training program that includes technical skill development, strength
and conditioning, mental toughness training, and competition preparation.
● Schedule regular training sessions throughout the week with designated rest days to prevent
overtraining and injuries.

7. Work Flow of increasing G/R strength:

● Phase 1 (0-3 months)

○ Awareness: Promote the benefits and excitement of GR wrestling through social media
and local akhada’s etc.
○ Engagement: Organize open mat sessions by inviting local akhada, and fun events to
engage wrestlers from SAI and local akhada to generate interest and recruit participants.
○ Incentives: Provide incentive to local akhada by providing access to training sessions and
sports science support on need basis.
 ● Phase 2 (4-6 months)
○ Specialized Coaching: Hire experienced coaches with expertise in GR wrestling to provide
personalized training and guidance.
○ Talent Identification: Identify promising young athletes through competitions, and
selection trials.
○ Coaching Clinic: Offer introductory class to teach the basics of GR wrestling attracting
athletes and increasing participation.

● Phase 3 (7-9 months)

○ Structured Training Program: Develop a comprehensive training program focusing on
technical skills, strength and conditioning, mental toughness, and tactical strategies.
○ Competition Preparation: Participate in regional and national tournaments to gain
experience and assess competitors.
○ Development Pathway: Establish a structured development pathway with
age-appropriate training programs.
○ Long-Term Athlete Development: Focus on holistic athlete development, including
physical, mental, and personal skills, to produce athletes capable of long-term success.

8. Current status of Sanctioned Strength, Vacancy and F/S vs G/R ratio

● Current Athletes Subdiscipline wise: 47 Free-Style + 3 Greco-Roman

● Proposed athletes as per selection trial

9. Reasons to increase residential sanctioned strength for G/R style:

● Non availability of sparring partners in each weight category in G/R style

● It is necessary to increase Residential seats rather than DBS as it is difficult to find G/R style
talent pool hyper locally and athletes for G/R style majorly come from different states
● G/R athletes can also do sparring with F/S athletes in need of contingencies, which will enable
good mix and availability of sparring partners in each weight category

10. Conclusion:

This STC aims to have a healthy ratio of athletes in both F/S and G/R styles of wrestling, and since G/R
style is Boys only, it is proposed to provide additional 25 Residential seats to this center.

Additional sanction strength of 25 will be reserved for G/R style and efforts will be made to induct at
least 5 athletes in G/R style for existing DBS seats. Overall this center will move towards a health ratio of
25 F/S and 30 G/R boys athletes as per the proposed phase-wise plan.

After discussing with wrestling coaches, tentative dates to keep selection trials for new sanctioned seats
is being proposed in the first week of May i.e 1st - 7th May 2024.