John Wooden’s Definition of Success

If you ask 10 different people to define success, you will get 10 different answers. From this perspective, success is a lot like beauty as it’s in the eye of the beholder. With that said, one of my favorite definitions of success comes from the greatest basketball coach and arguably overall coach of all time, […]

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Two Basic Steps for Building Mental Toughness in Young Athletes

Mental toughness is something parents and coaches have to proactively build in young athletes. Although it may appear that some kids are born tough while others aren’t, research shows that this is only partially true. Although scientist haven’t found conclusive evidence on the genetics of mental toughness, it is proven that both nature and nurture […]

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Four Ways Youth Wrestlers Can ‘Level Up’ in the Off-Season

My favorite blogger Seth Godin is always encouraging his readers to level up. His encouragement in this area has been a tremendous influence in my life. Godin believes that it’s imperative that we all use our time to “level up” instead of doing things that don’t matter. Unfortunately, the majority of people stay busy doing […]

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