Vladyslav YEMCHENKO

Coach

Ukraine
vladislav.yemchenko@gmail.com

My name is Vladyslav Yemchenko, and I am a professional wrestling coach with over four decades of direct involvement in the sport — first as a competitive athlete, and now as a practitioner dedicated to the methodological and theoretical advancement of wrestling. I am writing to formally apply for membership in the International Network of Wrestling Researchers (INWR), an organization whose mission I deeply admire and wish to actively contribute to.

My athletic career spanned the Soviet competitive circuit at a high level, culminating in notable achievements including a 2nd place finish at the USSR Armed Forces Youth Championship (1984, 75 kg), a 1st place title at the USSR Railway Workers Championship — Lokomotiv Sports Society, Senior Division (1989, 82 kg) — and, more recently, a 3rd place result at the World Veteran Wrestling Championship (2016, 76 kg). This last achievement reflects not only my continued connection to competitive wrestling, but my conviction that the sport demands lifelong learning and engagement.

As a professional coach, my primary focus has evolved toward the methodology, theory, and practice of wrestling — the systematic study of how wrestlers are trained, how techniques are taught and refined, and how scientific principles can be applied to elevate performance at every level. I believe that coaching, at its highest expression, is an applied research discipline, and I have approached my work with that conviction throughout my career.

My motivation for joining the INWR is straightforward: I wish to be part of a serious international community where wrestling is studied with rigor and passion. I am eager to exchange methodological insights with researchers and practitioners from other countries, to stay abreast of the latest developments in wrestling science, and to contribute my own practical experience to collective knowledge. The kind of cross-disciplinary dialogue that the INWR fosters — between coaches, analysts, academics, and federations — is precisely what the sport needs to continue evolving.

WORК EXPERIENCE

September 2021- Present

Coach, Кyiv Regional Team (Leading Team in Ukraine) ResponsiЫe for athlete preparatioп, traiпiпg planniпg, and performance optimization within опе of Ukraine’s top Greco-Roman ,vrestling teams.

August 2017 -August 2021 Consulting Coach (Private Practice)

Provided individualized training programs and technical consulting for Greco-Roman ,vrestlers and yot1th atl1letes.

June 2001 – August 2017

Founder & Head Coach, Stanislav Plyusnin Wrestling Club (CharitaЫe Organization), Кryvyi Rih

EstaЬ!ished and managed а ,vrestling club for youth and junior athletes. Developed training systems and coached athletes to national апd iпternational success.

October 2003 – March 2005

Coach, Youth Sports School “Bohatyr“, Кryvyi Rih

Conducted technical and physical trainiпg sessions for Greco-Roman , wrestling athletes.

EDUCAТION

DniJ?ropetrovsk State Inst1tute of Physical Cultu.re and Sports

Degree: Physical Education Tcacher aod Wrestling Coach

 

INТERDISCIPLINARY COOPERAТION

Closely collaborate  with medical professionals, dietitians, pharmacology experts, and rehabllitation specialists.

Particip.1te in the developшent of coшprehensive prograшs for general and specific physical conditioning of  wrestlers.

November 1999 – September 2003

Coach, Youth Sports School No. 7, Кryvyi Rih

Trained junior athletes in Greco-Roman wrestling, focusing оп technique development and competition performance.

November 1988 – November 1999

Coach, Youth Sports School “Lokomotyv“, Кryvyi Rih

Conducted full-cycle training programs for youth athletes in Greco-Romaп ,vrestling.

NATIONAL ТЕАМ EXPERIENCE

1999- 2005

Assistant Coach, National Junior Greco-Roman Wrestling Team of Ukraine (Freelance Position)

Contributed to the preparation of the Ukrainian national junior team for major international competitions.

Team Results:

ATHLETE ACHIEVEMENТS (PERSONAL TRAINEES)

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