Rutgers' Scott Goodale shares program building skills at Beat the Streets Coaches Clinic

Twenty BTS and PSAL coaches learned about practice planning, competition preparation and more.

New York City coaches learned from one of the best college wrestling coaches in the country in Rutgers University's Scott Goodale during Beat the Streets Coaches Clinic.

Prior to his time at Rutgers, Goodale was a three-time New Jersey State High School Coach of the Year at Jackson Memorial. He shared the building blocks to Jackson Memorial's with program building, practice planning, competition preparation and more with the 20 Public Schools Athletic League (PSAL) and BTS Junior League middle school coaches in attendance.

"A lot of program building and engaging in the type of drills that can be used for not only the elite-level athletes, but for those just starting at the high school level or even the middle school level - those who have never wrestled before and teaching them the very basics," Goodale said. "(We) went over our practice plan and having a plan every single day for a coach, a coaching staff and making sure everyone on staff is involved in practices.

"Great to be around the coaches and share a ton of stories to get them excited about Rutgers wrestling and what we have coming up. Just knowledge of wrestling and communicating, going over stories, techniques and tactics and things like that to better student-athletes. Just an incredible day being here with these coaches and look forward to next year."

Jonathan Khoury, who is a BTS Junior League coach and assistant coach at Eagle Academy for Young Men in The Bronx, said he will implement several things he learned from Goodale.

"To make wrestling the biggest thing that it can be in your school environment," said Khoury about his biggest takeaway. "Make (wrestling) the most important thing that kids love to come to everyday. I also learned to make practice vary every day. It shouldn't be the same practice every single day, change up the warmup, change up the skills that you're teaching them. Change it up so that they look forward to coming and learning something new every day."

The PSAL is an official partner of BTS. The PSAL promotes student athletics in New York City public schools and BTS provides support to the PSAL through the sport of wrestling for boys and girls. BTS provides tournament kids, travel competitions, camps and clinics, coaching education, mentorship opportunities and academic support for the PSAL to benefit NYC youth.

Since being founded in 2005, Beat the Streets has pioneered a movement that now includes 150 individual wrestling programs, a youth league and the first girls high school league.

BTS works to develop the full human and athletic potential of New York City urban youth and strengthen the city's wrestling culture. BTS aims to make a lifelong impact on student-athletes through the lessons learned on the wrestling mat -- discipline, perseverance, self-reliance, humility and a strong work ethic. Discover how you can make a meaningful contribution to BTS' work at btsny.org/donate.