The Two Basic Types of Behaviors Athletes Must Manage for Success

There are two basic types of behaviors all athletes must manage for success. Push behaviors are the behaviors athletes must force themselves to do because their mind puts resistance in front of them. Pull behaviors are the behaviors athletes innately want to do with no resistance. Common push behaviors include activities like pre-dawn workouts, eating […]

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Teaching Young Wrestlers the Basics of Confidence

One of the things I’ve learned being around youth wrestling over the last 7 years is that confidence comes in many forms. There is confidence in body language. There is confidence in words, and there is confidence in deeds. Above all, the one thing I know for sure is that confidence is not innate. Young […]

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Hard Work vs. The Mental Battle in Youth Wrestling

I can’t quite let go of this Instagram post written by 2x NCAA wrestling champion Isaiah Martìnez. As I wrote yesterday, Martìnez believes that hard work is actually the easy part. The hard part is winning the mental battle. Furthermore, this mental battle encompasses mindset, knowledge, creativity, and innovation. While I couldn’t agree more, I know […]

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