Athletor Podcast with Mike Mal

Ep. 185 – Matt Ciampa

August 26, 2026·56 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Mike wears two hats, dad and coach. Matt Ciampa texted him to say that's wrong, and then came on to explain why. Thirty-five years into coaching, he's never found the seam between the two, and he'll tell you exactly what the one hat actually is.Guest: Matt Ciampa, head coach of Eclipse Wrestling Club (NJ), assistant men's wrestling coach at East Stroudsburg University, 2013 New Jersey Freestyle and Greco-Roman Coach of the YearTopics: coaching your own kid, the dad hat vs. coach hat debate, controlling behavior instead of feelings, wrestling as a sport of affluence, the disappearing middle-of-the-pack wrestler, the 0-4 heavyweight who became NCAA champ David Zabriskie, New Jersey's Mount Rushmore🔗 Championship Fundraising Challenge - raise your first $500 in 2 weeks or your money back: athletorlive.com/product/championship-fundraising-challenge

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