My Favorite Youth Wrestling Game: King of the Hill

Yesterday I made the case for why wrestling practice should be fun. However, I also clarified that games are not what makes a practice fun. Games can be fun, but they aren’t the secret sauce to what makes wrestling practice fun. If a game does not have a point that relates to getting better at […]

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Should Wrestling Practice Be Fun? Yes, but Games Don’t Make Practice Fun

Short answer is YES, wrestling practice should be fun. But let me walk through it and make the case for why the fun should not come from playing games. First, let me say that I ask this question about wrestling practice because my two boys wrestle and wrestling practice is rarely what a kid would […]

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Pushing a Wrestler Does NOT Increase the Wrester’s Chance of Success

Earlier this morning I watched a short video posted by a well-respected wrestling coach telling parents to push their children more. The coach made some valid points; however, his points were packaged in the wrong message. I don’t want to call out the coach by name to start a debate with him. Instead, I will […]

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