Autonomy is one of the primary drivers of self-motivation. Autonomy is also the opposite of having someone else control what you do. When someone else controls what you do, it’s demotivating. In the case of youth wrestling, many wrestling parents control far too much of the process outside of practice. It’s a fact that the […]
I offer a lot of 5-step tips and advice to help parents help their children develop self-motivation and purpose. I will be the first to admit that many of these suggestions require more than reading a 500 word blog post to implement. With this in mind, today I have a rather simple 1 step suggestion. […]
There are only two types of motivation. Motivation you get from external sources and motivation you get from yourself. Both in sports and in life, both types of motivation are necessary. However in sports, self-motivation is by far the most effective type of motivation to depend on for success. History shows that athletes who play […]