Why Wrestling Dads Struggle to Enjoy the Journey of Youth Wrestling

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 […]

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Focusing on a Potential Weakness Instead of a Potential Strength

There are things you’re flat out terrible at doing and don’t enjoy spending time working to improve. Those are non-talents that are potential weaknesses. You also have things you are pretty good at doing and enjoy spending time working on, but you’re just not ready for prime time yet. Those are talents that have the […]

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Counterpoint: Focus is NOT Good When You Focus on the Outcome

One of the big reasons I never reached the best version of myself as a college athlete was focus. It’s not that I didn’t have focus, it’s that I was focusing on the wrong things. My big mistake was that my focus was always on outcomes. Things such as where I was on the depth […]

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