What Wrestling Coaches Say to Wrestlers During a Match Matters

A good friend who happens to be a wrestling coach shared a tweet with me this morning so juicy I had to write about it today. It was a video of Olympic bronze medalist and current wrestling coach Tervel Dlagnev talking to an audience about what wrestling coaches say to wrestlers during a match. Dlagnev […]

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The Mistake Athletes Must Avoid the Week of a State Championship

This week is the week of the high school wrestling state championship in Georgia. I have one message for all the wrestlers in Georgia I work with. Do everything you can to avoid the mistake of focusing on the importance of this event. If there is one thing that causes athletes to underperform more than […]

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How Wrestlers Who Start in 9th Grade Beat Wrestlers Who Start in Kindergarten

I always thought it was amazing that a wrestler who started wrestling in 9th grade can get good enough to beat a wrestler who started in kindergarten. In the past, I would think to myself, how is this possible? Scientifically, research suggest that those who practice more will be better than those who practice less. […]

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