To maximize the potential of an athlete, coaches must learn to nurture the athlete’s nature. In other words, coach’s must know their athlete’s strengths and use that information to tap into what innately makes them tick. Applying this “nurture nature” thinking is imperative for maximizing the potential of an athlete. Particularly when it comes to […]
There is a dirty little secret in youth and high school wrestling practice that’s uncomfortable for parents to talk about. Unfortunately, wrestling coaches have their favorites. Moreover, most teams don’t have the resources to have enough coaches to monitor every athlete on the team. So, when one of a coach’s favorites makes a mistake in […]
As you can imagine, there are many factors that define the mindset of a great coach. How a coach views motivation, discipline, pre/post season conditioning, goal setting, and game planning are all factors that have a profound impact on the mindset of coaching. Carol S. Dweck defines mindset in her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology […]