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. […]
Motivation and coaching go hand and hand. Coaches are constantly motivating their athletes to do what it takes to get better. When an athlete is struggling with this motivation, unquestionably, a coach’s first instinct is to step in and offer an external motivator to kick-start the athlete. However, pushing an athlete using external motivators has […]
While it’s true a great coach can make a big difference to a young athlete’s development, a great coach can’t overcome bad parenting. On the other hand, a great parent can overcome a bad coach. Every youth coach wants to believe they are the reason a young athlete develops into a superstar. However, when a […]