Coach-Athlete Relationship a Byproduct of Emotional Intelligence on Both Sides

I like to define emotional intelligence as a person’s ability to recognize, understand, and manage their emotions and the emotions of others. Psychologist believe that emotional intelligence is a learned behavior. I regularly seek out interesting articles related to emotional intelligence as developing it is a critical part of pursuing most goals. With this in […]

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Two Basic Fundamentals to Understand About Self-Motivation in Athletes

Coaches and parents are constantly pushing their athletes to do what it takes to get better. However, pushing an athlete to get better has limits. History shows that pushing an athlete too much is more likely than not to backfire. Therefore, the ultimate goal is to develop a self-motivated athlete. For some athletes this self-motivation […]

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The Only Time a Good Plan is Better Than a Great Plan

Today I watched the interview Flowrestling recently did with Tom Ryan, the head wrestling coach at Ohio State. Ryan made a statement that immediately caught my ear as a quote to commit to the memory banks. The quote comes right before the 9 minute mark in the interview after Flowrestling’s Christian Pyles asked coach Ryan […]

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