Almost everyone ignores their need for mental skills coaching. The idea of hiring a mental skills coach to help guide an athlete, parent, or someone who’s simply working through the sticky situations of everyday life is a relatively new concept. Thirty years ago, this was unheard of. Ten years ago, this was rare. Now, however, […]
There are three types of practice methods wrestling coaches widely use to teach skills in youth and high school wrestling: Repetitive drilling Video review Structured play However, by far, repetitive drilling is the method that nearly all wrestling coaches not only prefer but rely on almost exclusively. This is a mistake. Youth and high school […]
Rescinding effort is when an athlete’s effort decreases when the challenge increases. Ego orientation causes this because some athletes seek to protect the ego by intentionally not giving their best effort so they can use this as an excuse for losing. If an athlete with an ego goal orientation gave their best effort and still […]