Why a Youth Wrestling Dad Should Become a USA Wrestling Bronze Level Coach

Today I was excited to tweet that I got my USA Wrestling bronze coaching card in the mail today. Got my #usawrestling bronze coaching card in the mail today. pic.twitter.com/pYBflFsYiq — Christopher Mance II (@ChrisMance) May 5, 2014 I went through a whole season of coaching my 7 year old son before I decided I needed to […]

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Youth Wrestling Shows How Breakthrough Success in Life Works

This week I had an epiphany about “success” while coaching my son at wrestling practice. My son is a beginner wrestler, only in his second season participating in the sport. In practice, however, he is often grouped with advanced wrestlers who would be considered among the best in the state at their age and weight. […]

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Reflections of a Public Failure

I’ve failed. It’s not the first time, but it’s the first time I’ve failed publicly. On October 31st 2013 I publicly declared that I was starting a new daily blogging habit. I also publicly stated that I had two goals for this daily blog: 1) Surpass my personal best of writing 45 inspirational and insightful […]

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