Six Mental Skills that Will Separate the Winners and Losers at Super 32

Super 32 is the toughest high school wrestling tournament in the country. In years like this year, there is no arguing this fact. Nearly every athlete who shows up is elite in their local community, has the potential to be elite nationally, and is doing what it takes to be elite physically. In other words, […]

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The Secret of Wrestling Practice that Applies to Life

There is a dirty little secret in youth and high school wrestling practice that’s uncomfortable for parents to talk about. Unfortunately, wrestling coaches have their favorites. Moreover, most teams don’t have the resources to have enough coaches to monitor every athlete on the team. So, when one of a coach’s favorites makes a mistake in […]

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Why Some Good Youth Wrestlers Will Never Be Great Youth Wrestlers

Today I am writing this mindset article in the context of youth wrestling, but by no means does this apply only to young athletes who wrestle. This same concept applies to all athletes who participate in youth sports across the board. With that said, there is a basic mindset conflict that will stop a good […]

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