072: Jason Nase

What does New Jersey high school wrestling need to change? Coach Jay Nace has some ideas.

Former Division I All-American, longtime Rider assistant and respected New Jersey wrestling coach Jay Nase joins New Jersey Mat Chat: Coach’s Corner for a wide-ranging conversation about coaching, athlete development and the future of wrestling in New Jersey.

Jay grew up wrestling at Point Pleasant Boro before becoming a Division I All-American at Rider. He later spent 11 seasons coaching at Rider and is now preparing to take the reins at Wall.

But this conversation quickly becomes much bigger than one coach's career.

We get into:

🤼 Growing up in NJ wrestling before today's club system

🎓 The difference between coaching high school and Division I athletes

🏫 Why being a teacher inside the school matters as a coach

🇺🇸 His love for freestyle and developing Team New Jersey wrestlers

🤝 Coaching club wrestlers who may eventually compete against his own team

🔥 Whether wrestlers SHOULD train at multiple clubs

💰 Why club loyalty can sometimes become complicated