Jim Giunta's guest appearances

Jim Giunta

Short Time Wrestling Podcast

Kevin Ward

Mike Vecchione

Ron Finley

Jim Keen

Henry Cejudo

Adam Hunter

Ben Askren

Chael Sonnen

Stipe Miocic

Casey Graham

Tom Ryan

Rob Dionne

Brooks Wheelan

Mark Hall

Tim Mahoney

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Twenty years ago Jim Giunta sought out to try to solve a problem with college wrestling. That problem was kids were going to schools that didn't have wrestling programs and kids wanted to wrestle. Now, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association will be hosting its 20th annual championships on March 9-11 in Allen, Texas.  The NCWA started as a small conglomerate of wrestling clubs and has now grown to an organized collection of clubs, school-supported programs and fully vested athletic teams just looking for the opportunity to wrestle. On Episode 316, Giunta will look back on the growth and vision behind the organization and how it spawned after a successful charge in getting Texas to sponsor high school wrestling officially.  Get the 2017 Mat Talk Online Division I Digital Fan Guide by clicking this link. It's awesome. You'll love it. Listen to the show for a hidden promo code. www.mattalkonline.com/fanguide17  The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing.  And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on iTunes.  SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | Google Play Music | iOS App | Android App | RSS  JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.  GET DAILY WRESTLING NEWS! You like wrestling news, right? Of course you do. Did you know you can sign up for FREE to subscribe to the Mat Talk Online DAILY WRESTLING NEWS e-mail newsletter that's published EVERY morning with the previous day's top news stories from outlets all around the globe. It's free and it's a great way to start your wrestling day.  Almanac Time! Get the Cadet &amp; Junior Nationals All-American Almanac, a 241-page digital download. It's available now and if you use the promo code "JB" you'll save $5 off the cover price. It's got every All-American EVER in Fargo (and the locations that were before Fargo) and every breakdown by year and state. Oh, you know this guy who says he placed at Juniors? Fact check him or her quickly by buying one now!  Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Twenty years ago Jim Giunta sought out to try to solve a problem with college wrestling. That problem was kids were going to schools that didn't have wrestling programs and kids wanted to wrestle. Now, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association will be hosting its 20th annual championships on March 9-11 in Allen, Texas.  The NCWA started as a small conglomerate of wrestling clubs and has now grown to an organized collection of clubs, school-supported programs and fully vested athletic teams just looking for the opportunity to wrestle. On Episode 316, Giunta will look back on the growth and vision behind the organization and how it spawned after a successful charge in getting Texas to sponsor high school wrestling officially.  Get the 2017 Mat Talk Online Division I Digital Fan Guide by clicking this link. It's awesome. You'll love it. Listen to the show for a hidden promo code. <a href="http://www.mattalkonline.com/fanguide17" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.mattalkonline.com/fanguide17</a>  The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly supported by Compound Clothing.  And if you haven't already, leave a rating and a review on iTunes.  SUBSCRIBE TO SHORT TIME iTunes | Stitcher | Spreaker | iHeartRadio | TuneIn | SoundCloud | Google Play Music | iOS App | Android App | RSS  JOIN THE TEAM And if you're a fan of the extensive and broad-based reach of the shows on the Mat Talk Podcast Network, become a TEAM MEMBER today. There are various levels of perks for the different levels of team membership. If you like wrestling content -- scratch that -- if you LOVE great wrestling content, consider becoming a team member. You'll get some cool stuff too.  GET DAILY WRESTLING NEWS! You like wrestling news, right? Of course you do. Did you know you can sign up for FREE to subscribe to the Mat Talk Online DAILY WRESTLING NEWS e-mail newsletter that's published EVERY morning with the previous day's top news stories from outlets all around the globe. It's free and it's a great way to start your wrestling day.  Almanac Time! Get the Cadet &amp; Junior Nationals All-American Almanac, a 241-page digital download. It's available now and if you use the promo code "JB" you'll save $5 off the cover price. It's got every All-American EVER in Fargo (and the locations that were before Fargo) and every breakdown by year and state. Oh, you know this guy who says he placed at Juniors? Fact check him or her quickly by buying one now!  Looking to start a podcast of your own? Get a free month with Libsyn by using the promo code MTO when you sign up. You'll get the remainder of the month from when you sign up as well as the next month free. It'll be enough time to kick the tires and lights some fires.

Twenty years of building wrestling opportunity with the NCWA's Jim Giunta - ST316

In 1997, Jim Giunta wanted to create more opportunities for people to wrestle in college. A year later, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association was founded and held its first national championship.   From meager beginnings with 13 sports clubs and small varsity programs to now over 170 teams, the NCWA is thriving. On Episode 137 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I catch up with Giunta, the founder and Executive Director of the NCWA, prior to the organization's National Dual Meet Championships in Dalton, Georgia.  Giunta first breaks down some innovative aspects of the National Duals, with an experimental dual meet scoring system where every match point is part of the team score and with the placement at the National Duals feeding into the year-end individual tournament.   We also talk about the word "club" and how it does and doesn't apply to the entire organization as there are a growing number of teams sponsored by their athletic departments. He likes to use the word "programs."  It's informative and innovative as Giunta talks about the mission and direction of his organization. Find out more about the NCWA on the web at NCWA.net and on Twitter @NCWA  Short Time will also present a new listener feedback featured called Sound Off. Listeners can go to www.mattalkonline.com/contact and leave an audio message of a topic that concerns them in wrestling, a shout out to a great performance or leave general feedback for the wrestling community. If your Sound Off file hits the right note, it could be featured in an upcoming episode of Short Time. Be sure to leave your name and location in your recording. Sorry folks, no anonymous or nameless submissions will be accepted.   And if you haven't already, head to www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime to leave a rating and a review on iTunes.   The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at Flipswrestling.com.

In 1997, Jim Giunta wanted to create more opportunities for people to wrestle in college. A year later, the National Collegiate Wrestling Association was founded and held its first national championship.   From meager beginnings with 13 sports clubs and small varsity programs to now over 170 teams, the NCWA is thriving. On Episode 137 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, I catch up with Giunta, the founder and Executive Director of the NCWA, prior to the organization's National Dual Meet Championships in Dalton, Georgia.  Giunta first breaks down some innovative aspects of the National Duals, with an experimental dual meet scoring system where every match point is part of the team score and with the placement at the National Duals feeding into the year-end individual tournament.   We also talk about the word "club" and how it does and doesn't apply to the entire organization as there are a growing number of teams sponsored by their athletic departments. He likes to use the word "programs."  It's informative and innovative as Giunta talks about the mission and direction of his organization. Find out more about the NCWA on the web at <a href="http://NCWA.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NCWA.net</a> and on Twitter @NCWA  Short Time will also present a new listener feedback featured called Sound Off. Listeners can go to <a href="http://www.mattalkonline.com/contact" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.mattalkonline.com/contact</a> and leave an audio message of a topic that concerns them in wrestling, a shout out to a great performance or leave general feedback for the wrestling community. If your Sound Off file hits the right note, it could be featured in an upcoming episode of Short Time. Be sure to leave your name and location in your recording. Sorry folks, no anonymous or nameless submissions will be accepted.   And if you haven't already, head to <a href="http://www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.mattalkonline.com/getshorttime</a> to leave a rating and a review on iTunes.   The Short Time Time Wrestling Podcast is proudly sponsored by Flipswrestling. Share your attitude and be heard at <a href="http://Flipswrestling.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Flipswrestling.com</a>.

ST137: Executive Director Jim Giunta breaks down the history and innovations of the National Collegiate Wrestling Association