Today I again went back and rewatched the interview Flowrestling recently did with Tom Ryan, the head wrestling coach at Ohio State. This is truly a great interview with several fantastic insights into the mind of one of the top wrestling coaches in the country right now. Right around the 10 1/2 minute mark in […]
One of my favorite topics to debate is what separates good coaches from great coaches. I often argue that a coach’s ability to teach and intrinsically motivate athletes are the two primary factors. Today I am going to explain what I think makes a great coach a great teacher. 1) Systems Not Just Techniques First, […]
Average athletes go to practice as the baseline to participate in sports. Above average athletes do extra work during the offseason to improve. Good athletes have self-motivation and use that self-motivation as the drive to achieve progressively harder goals. Subsequently, doing those three things are enough for 99% of athletes to enjoy sports and compete […]