I’m a firm believer that confidence is the primary building block for every aspect of mental toughness and resilience. Without confidence, a human is just a shell of their true self. As a result, I write often about confidence as can be seen here. Each time I come across research or a helpful nugget of […]
One of the things I’ve learned being around youth wrestling over the last 7 years is that confidence comes in many forms. There is confidence in body language. There is confidence in words, and there is confidence in deeds. Above all, the one thing I know for sure is that confidence is not innate. Young […]
Confidence is not something a young athlete just has naturally. Instead, confidence is something an athlete earns by developing skills in specific areas. It’s perfectly normal for a young athlete new to a sport to lack confidence. However, if an athlete has experience and still lacks confidence, then there’s reason for concern. When experienced athletes […]