May 29, 2015
Coming out of high school, everyone about Israel "Izzy"
Martinez. The Illinois native was all-world coming out of West
Aurora and seemed to have the talent to be a can't-miss Division I
All-American.
Things didn't go as planned. After Martinez captured an NJCAA
championship at North Idaho, he was set to wrestle for Iowa, but
his career never panned out as off the mat issues shrouded his
career.
Fast forward to 2015 and Martinez is finishing up his fifth year as
the head coach at Montini Catholic High School in Lombard,
Illinois. He's been on the bench for 10 years and was recently
announced as the National Wrestling Coaches Association's
Scholastic Coach of the Year.
That's a long turnaround since his rowdy days as a college-aged
athlete. Martinez talks candidly about how he recovered from his
mistakes and how he's been able to turn the page on his wrestling
pedigree and harness it into his love for coaching kids.
On Episode 170 of the Short Time Wrestling Podcast, we dig deep
into the mind of Izzy Style Wrestling, find out what it's like to
be a high school coach and the Tony Ramos-Izzy Martinez
relationship.
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