Not every elite youth athlete will turn into an elite high school athlete. Furthermore, not every elite high school athlete will turn into an elite college athlete, and not every elite college athlete will turn into an elite professional athlete. History proves this is a fact. History also proves the reverse of this is indeed […]
Yesterday I ruffled some feathers when I wrote that some good youth wrestlers will never be great youth wrestlers. It’s a hard pill to swallow. But what it takes to be a great youth athlete is not the same as what it takes to be a great athlete in high school and beyond Great youth […]
Today I am writing this mindset article in the context of youth wrestling, but by no means does this apply only to young athletes who wrestle. This same concept applies to all athletes who participate in youth sports across the board. With that said, there is a basic mindset conflict that will stop a good […]