Tech Notes: Gavin Teasdale vs. Pat Glory

Gavin Teasdale and Pat Glory are facing off once again at 126lb, but something tells me their rematch might look a little bit different this time around.

Mar 20, 2018 by Michael Malinconico

Tech Notes: Gavin Teasdale vs. Pat Glory

We all may still have an NCAA hangover, but don’t take your straps down just yet: The Pittsburgh Wrestling Classic returns to Fitzgerald Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh this Sunday.

Some of the matches lined up for this year’s PWC promise to be electric. One that I've had circled since the bout card came out is Team USA's Pat Glory vs. Team PA's Gavin Teasdale. Something tells me this Who’s #1 rematch at 126lb might look a little bit different than it did at the Snake Pit in October when Glory earned a 3-0 decision win.

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Shooters Shoot, But This Is A Bit Much

Gavin Teasdale is a volume shooter. In fact, Teasdale may be one of the biggest volume shooters I've ever seen. Ready for this? Out of the 2:52 that Glory and Teasdale spent in the neutral position during their Who's #1 bout, there were only 25 seconds in which Teasdale wasn’t in on a leg attack.

In fact, the longest stretch of time that Teasdale wasn’t in on a leg was 12 seconds at the end of the second period when he got (accidentally) poked in the eye and the ref inexplicably didn’t call for his own timeout. The next longest amount of time? Four seconds. Here's how the rest broke down.

Exchange before the first shot: 3 seconds
Exchange before the second shot: 2 seconds
Exchange before the third shot: 4 seconds
Exchange before the fourth shot: 1 second
Exchange that ended the second period: 12 second
Exchange before the fifth shot: 3 seconds

Teasdale Is A Volume Shooter:

Here the thing: shooters shoot, especially low single guys. But if Teasdale spent some time hand fighting and picking his shots more wisely, he might put himself in on a leg in a better position to finish. Scrambling is so much about feel for each wrestler. The more that someone feels your tendencies when you’re in on low single the more informed a decision he can make the next time you’re in on a low single on him.

Between Teasdale’s high wrestling IQ and the level of coaches around him, something tells me that adjustments will be made.

Beau Knows

Going through a six-minute-long scramble-fest worked out for Glory the last time he wrestled Teasdale, but some of those exchanges could have very easily have wound up being scores for Teasdale.

Even though Glory found a way to get on top in the third period, scrambling with someone of Teasdale's caliber is a risky proposition. Lucky for Glory, Beau Bartlett and Wyoming Seminary coach Scott Green drew up and executed a solid game plan in this season’s Powerade finals. Bartlett kept a very low stance and caught Teasdale in a front headlock as he was coming in on that low single.

Bartlett scored two takedowns from that short offensive position. This is as close to a blueprint for beating a volume shooter like Teasdale as you’re gonna get.