Introducing a new athlete to the sport of wrestling is challenging. Wrestling is the ultimate strategy game. Correspondingly, just like any strategy game there is a major mental aspect to the game. In this sport, it’s common to see smart wrestlers completely dominate physically superior athletes. With this in mind, I find it odd how […]
We all know that change is the only thing that stays the same. We also know that change is often frustrating and painful. In addition, most of us have come to grips with the fact that change never happens as fast or as slow as we would prefer. Be that as it may, the frustrating, […]
One of the most debated topics in youth sports is the argument for or against sport specialization. Sport specialization is when a youth athlete trains and competes in one sport year round. Specialization is a relatively new concept in youth sports. When I played youth sports in the 90s, playing only one sport was almost […]