What a Coach Can Do When a Good Athlete Stops Getting Better

When a beginner or average athlete stops getting better, a coach almost always knows why. There is so much room for growth in so many different areas that all the coach must do is pick one and zoom in that athlete’s focus. On the other hand, when a good athlete is pushing to be elite, […]

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What the Average Athlete Gets Wrong About Pain

The average athlete thinks there is some magical difference between how they feel pain and how elite athletes feel pain. The average athlete thinks elite athletes feel less pain when doing the same work as them. It’s almost like they think elite athletes have some special gene that allows them to be numb to pain. […]

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The Mistake Athletes Must Avoid the Week of a State Championship

This week is the week of the high school wrestling state championship in Georgia. I have one message for all the wrestlers in Georgia I work with. Do everything you can to avoid the mistake of focusing on the importance of this event. If there is one thing that causes athletes to underperform more than […]

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