Every coach who has coached for a while has come across a super talented athlete who just isn’t tough. The athlete has all the speed and strength they need to be great, but until the athlete gets more grit the athlete will just be average. Every coach worth their salt believes they can make an […]
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 […]
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. […]