It’s 5am and in a couple hours I embark on a road trip to take my son to arguably the hardest youth wrestling tournament in the country. This is our third year going. The last two years my son lost more matches in this one tournament than he did all season. My son hates to […]
I’m noticing a disturbing trend in youth wrestling this season. The fist bump is starting to overtake the handshake among coaches when greeting the opposing wrestler at the end of a match. I believe youth coaches must stop this trend in it’s tracks before it goes any further. Traditionally, wrestlers always shake their opponents hand […]
There are three types of losers. Those people who accept losing. The people who learn from losing. Then of course you have your sore losers. When you win all the time, it’s easy to fall victim to the sore loser mentality. If you lose all the time, it’s easy to let being a loser become […]