What really happens between coaches and officials during a wrestling match?

For the first-ever New Jersey Mat Chat Coaches Roundtable, veteran wrestling official Gary Wade sits down with two of South Jersey's most respected coaches — Mike Ahern (Audubon) and Mike Lamb (Haddonfield) — for an honest conversation about the relationship between coaches and referees.

Nothing is off limits.

They discuss:

🔥 Why coaches get so emotional during matches

🔥 How officials are trained in New Jersey

🔥 What officials wish coaches understood

🔥 State tournament consistency and controversial calls

🔥 Video replay in high school wrestling

🔥 The PowerPoint system and weight classes

🔥 Stalling, edge wrestling, and rule interpretations

🔥 Coaching your own son

🔥 Building respect between coac ...