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In EP 405, we go Belly to Belly with Billy George, head wrestling coach at Long Branch High School—a Shore Conference lifer carrying the Green Wave tradition.Coach George digs into Region 6 history, District 23 wars, NJ’s realignment era, the public vs. private debate, and how Long Branch rebuilt its room with a family-first culture (football, lifeguarding, surfing) where “life is wrestlebacks” still rings true.What you’ll hear: origin story, handing off/stepping up, building athletes from the ground up, lineup churn every year, schedule strength, division foes, district placement, and keeping Shore pride alive.
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Show Notes / Timestamps- 00:00 Cold open — Region 6 roots
- 00:32 ABR intro + guest setup (Billy George, Long Branch HS)
- 01:20 Bio: Green Wave family → Cornell → LB head coach
- 02:19 Plug: @wavewrestlingnj
- 02:50 Pork roll / Taylor ham
- 04:01 Origin story: dad & “Coach George,” community pride
- 09:53 Taking over, Rumson years, rebuild mindset
- 12:01 Ambassadorship: school, beach, lifeguards, surfing, family ethos
- 19:00 Rebuild blueprint: fundamentals, athleticism, “don’t get pinned”
- 24:46 Diverse room → one family (languages, culture, buy-in)
- 27:30 Schedule & rivalries (TR South/East, Colts Neck, Jackson)
- 31:34 Non-negotiables: school, behavior, homework → earn the mat
- 33:40 From 3–8 to hosting sectionals—what changed
- 34:56 Football ↔ wrestling pipeline; tackling = neutral
- 37:06 Realignment & districts: parity vs. tradition
- 47:45 Public vs private: new rivalries, still wrestling the best
- 55:02 One state champ—why NJ must keep it
- 57:11 Final Four: coffee, daily practices, books/music, guilty pleasure
- 1:12:56 Close: next episodes (Point Boro XC, Cumberlands XC)
