How Wrestlers Get Better by Watching Video of Their Mistakes

In sports, seeing is believing. What’s more, belief leads to effort and this combination is what increases self-efficacy. Correspondingly, the first step to learning from failure is using video review sessions to get athletes to believe. Specifically, athletes must use video review to believe two things: Renowned psychologist Albert Bandura in his preeminent book on self-efficacy elaborates […]

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4x NCAA Wrestling Champion Explains Why Doing the Right Thing is Not Enough

Recently crowned 4x NCAA wrestling champion Yianni Diakomihalis is a big believer in working hard and doing the right things. However, he doesn’t believe that hard work and doing the right thing is enough to be the best. He states: “If it was just about doing everything right, there would be no losers… In an […]

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What Wrestling Coaches Must Do to Help their Best Wrestlers Get Better

Wrestling coaches are no strangers to the art of molding average athletes into good wrestlers. But what about the wrestlers who are already good, those who possess immense potential waiting to be unlocked? To propel them from “good” to “great,” coaches must embrace a new approach—one that involves deliberate practice, personalization, and clear objectives. In […]

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