Counterpoint: Don’t Raise Your Child to Be a Winner

This may be parenting blasphemy for some. For me to say don’t raise your child to be a winner sounds like I’m just stirring the pot for clickbait. However, I really do want to make a legit point here that is an important nuance for parents to understand. Obviously, no parent wants to raise a […]

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Mental Toughness Deserves the Same Treatment as Strength Training

Coaches and parents are quick to address a deficiency in physical skills with camps, private coaching, drills, and strength/speed training. For some parents, money is no object when it comes to coaching up a child on their physical skills. On the other hand, when a young athlete experiences issues with mental toughness they get nothing […]

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What Wrestling Coaches Forget About the Idea that Iron Sharpens Iron

Iron sharpens Iron! Every wrestling coach I know has said this to me at least one time. I have probably said this myself at least a couple dozen times over the years as well. Simply stated, the idea that iron sharpens iron is as cliché a quote you will get in the sport of wrestling. […]

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