Most wrestling dads have fun enjoying all the various moments in and around youth and high school wrestling. Unfortunately, there are also many dads who don’t. I sympathize with these dads because a few years ago I was one of those guys. A few years ago, my wife had to constantly remind me that youth […]
Wrestling is one of the few sports in which getting third feels better than getting second. I’ve been on both sides as a parent and wrestler, and unquestionably this is a fact. You can look at any podium picture from a state wrestling tournament. 9 times out of 10, the third place wrestler looks happier […]
One of the most important things you can do as a parent of a wrestler struggling with motivation is to help that wrestler learn what drives their self-motivation. If a wrestler can use their innate self-motivation to turn training that feels like a grind into something they enjoy doing, it’s like magically creating fun out […]