One of the most important things a parent raising children who are competitive in sports can do is make sure there is balance. Balance between creativity and competitiveness. Balance between values and goals. As well as balance between pushing a child out of their comfort zone and self-motivation. Early on as a father, I failed […]
When my son started wrestling at the age of 6 I had good intentions, but bad execution. I followed what everyone else was doing instead of figuring out what was best for my son. I punished my son based on his performance in practice. My expectations were unrealistically high. I wanted my son to be […]
I started coaching my oldest son in youth wrestling when he was 6 years old. He had other coaches, but I felt like I owned the job of being his primary coach. Looking back I see now that I made several mistakes those first few years while he was a beginner wrestler. As a matter […]