Joe Adelizzi doesn’t have a bag of tricks he plans to dip into during the wrestling season.

“Right now, we’re trying to build the number of athletes within the program,” said the first-year head coach, who had previously assisted Ron Laycock at his alma mater, Toms River South, before arriving at the Pinelands Regional district three years ago. “The No. 1 priority right now is get athletes onto the mat and develop a passion for wrestling.