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Jack Piscitelli - Experienced Physical Education Instructor and Coach

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Jack Piscitelli - Experienced Physical Education Instructor and Coach

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Jack Piscitelli has a background in coaching and teaching PE and sports. He also served as a golf outing planner and landscaper with the High Point Golf Club in Montague, New Jersey, for eight years, overseeing course maintenance and ensuring that golfers received exceptional customer service. In addition, Jack Piscitelli set up links for group outings with golf carts, course coolers, and tee signs. His responsibilities extended to cutting grass on the fairways, greens, and rough and maintaining cart paths and bunkers.

Mr. Piscitelli earned his BS in physical education at New York (SUNY) at Brockport and completed NYSED provisional certification in K-12 physical education. He has served as assistant varsity track and field coach with the Minisink Valley Central School District and coordinated with the head coach in practice sessions and competition strategy. Jack Piscitelli emphasized student physical well-being and health.

An avid skier and snowboarder for over two decades, Mr. Piscitelli has coached and played sports such as basketball, football, and baseball. As a SUNY Brockport undergraduate, Jack Piscitelli contributes to a football squad that made the NCAA Final Four.

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The football championship for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III (NCAA DIII) has been held every year, with the exception of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, since 1973. The top 32 DIII teams in the country compete in a playoff, with the winners of each bracket advancing to the championship game, known as the Stagg Bowl. This game has been played at several venues, including the Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Alabama, Woodforest Bank Stadium in Texas, and Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Ohio. Nineteen teams have won the championship, including the University of Mount Union, with a record 13 titles.

In the 2022 NCAA DII football championship, Mount Union was runner-up. North Central, an Illinois institution, won its second Stagg Bowl in three years, with a 28-21 victory over Mount Union at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Maryland. North Central, which defeated Wisconsin-Whitewater 41-14 in the 2019 Stagg Bowl, jumped out to a 21-0 lead against Mount Union and held on in the fourth quarter, despite being outscored 21-14, to complete a perfect 15-0 season.

Ethan Greenfield led the way offensively for the Cardinals, recording 119 rushing yards on 25 attempts and scoring a touchdown. Greenfield, a senior running back, won the Gagliardi Trophy, the highest honor in NCAA DIII football, in 2022. The award is given each year to the student-athlete who excels not only on the field but also in academics and community service. Greenfield finished the season with 25 touchdowns, most among all DIII players, and concluded his career as North Central's all-time leader in rushing yards (6,550), yards per game (128.6), total touchdowns (93), and all-purpose yards (7,528), among other categories.

North Central quarterback Luke Lehnen also played an integral role in the victory, completing four of 10 passes for 141 yards and three touchdowns, including a 94-yard score to DeAngelo Hardy for one of his two receiving touchdowns in the game. This was the longest scoring play in North Central history. Lehnan also carried the ball 10 times for 98 yards.

Mount Union quarterback Braxton Plunk completed 26 of 37 passes for 234 yards and scored two touchdowns. Tyler Echeverry led Mount Union with 38 rushing yards. North Central dominated the run game, outrushing Mount Union 233 to 60 yards.

With 13 titles, Mount Union is the most accomplished NCAA DIII team of all time, but their defeat to North Central marked their second consecutive Stagg Bowl loss. They were also runner-up in 2018, losing 24-16 to the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. North Central won its 2019 title with a 41-14 victory over Wisconsin-Whitewater, which is second all-time with six titles.

The Cardinals completed its perfect 15-0 season with six consecutive playoff victories, some in dominant fashion. They opened the DIII playoffs with a 50-0 victory over Lake Forest and followed that up with a 28-7 win over Carnegie Mellon before beating Ithaca 48-7. North Central advanced to the final with a 49-14 win over Mary-Hardin Baylor in a rematch of the 2021 Stagg Bowl, which Mary Hardin-Baylor won 57-24.

Mount Union, meanwhile, earned a spot in the Stagg Bowl with a close 34-31 semifinals victory over Wartburg. They previously beat Delaware Valley 22-6, Utica 45-7, and Salisbury 51-0.

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A Recap of the 2022 NCAA DIII Football Championship

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The football championship for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III (NCAA DIII) has been held every year, with the exception of 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, since 1973. The...

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One of the key goals for many wrestlers is building speed, stamina, and strength in ways that allow them to achieve success on the mat. Among the key attributes of a standout wrestler is cardiovascular endurance, which reflects both the sustained physical effort, as well as quick changes in direction and sudden bursts of energy, required in the sport.

An ideal cardio workout plan for wrestling starts with aerobic conditioning, or around a half hour of cycling and running at a constant pace. Jumping rope for five to 10 minutes should be added to develop agility and footwork. Ladder drills also help enhance coordination and nimbleness on the feet.

Follow this with a session of intensive interval training, with half-minute sprints interspersed with rest periods of similar length. Extended over a 10 or 15 minute time frame, this mimics the intensity of speed changes, from at rest to full force contact experienced in a wrestling match, while boosting both aerobic and anaerobic fitness.

Round out the session with wrestling-specific routines, such as burpees, which mix cardio and strength, and help develop full-body endurance. This heart rate-elevating bodyweight maneuver begins in a standing position, with the feet around shoulder-width apart. Squatting down, position the hands on the floor, palms flat and just inside the feet. Now leap the feet into a plane or plank position, with the shoulder blades, glutes, and abs activated, and feet positioned slightly greater than shoulder width apart. Lower the chest to the floor by bending the elbows and then press back up, lifting the core back to the plank position. At this point, leap the feet forward into the squatting position at which you started and immediately make a powerful jump straight up. Make sure to control the landing so you can smoothly begin another, increasingly painful, rep.

Another wrestling-specific drill is the pro shuttle, which involves setting up a trio of cones in a straight line at five-yard intervals. Beginning at the center cone, sprint the five yards to one cone, then 10 yards back to the far cone, and finally five yards back to the center. After two or three reps, reverse direction. These moves will develop the ability to change footing and direction rapidly on the mat.

Practice box jumps as well, which involve setting up a wood or foam box at least 18 inches in height. Starting on the floor, jump up to the center of the box, then step down so as to minimize chance of injury. Complete around 25 jumps, or until you feel the burn throughout the legs and glutes. This helps build the strength to complete a takedown of the opponent.

In developing explosive body strength, consider banded resistance drills that place resistance on the upper body when performing moves such as lateral shuffles and sprints. Dragging or pushing a weighted sled is another way of boosting explosiveness in the lower body, while medicine ball throws target various parts of the body, including the chest and the shoulders.

The overhead medicine ball throw is performed in a dozen reps and involves taking the ball behind the head with both hands, elbows bent, and stepping forward as you execute a throw at a wall that transfers power from the lower to the upper body. Let the ball bounce on the return, picking it up around waist high and lifting it, starting another rep.

The squat medicine ball toss develops total body strength and involves starting in a standing position, holding the ball in front at around shoulder height. With both hands, bring the ball down between the legs while bending the knees and then throw the ball straight up as high as you can. When the ball falls and bounces, catch it on the rebound, bringing it up to shoulder height, and then repeat the move in rhythm. With a combination of these exercises, you will begin to develop the type of explosiveness and stamina that is the hallmark of the well-rounded wrestler.

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Exercises That Build Stamina, Agility, and Strength in Wrestling

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One of the key goals for many wrestlers is building speed, stamina, and strength in ways that allow them to achieve success on the mat. Among the key attributes of a standout wrestler is...