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7 Keys to Success During Championship Weekend
March 3rd, 2014 1. Bombard yourself with positive thoughts and focus on your strengths. This is not the time to be critical of yourself. Dwelling on setbacks, losses, injuries or weaknesses will only hurt ...
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How Nervousness can Help you Wrestle Better
February 24th, 2014 The way I see it, you can look at nervousness one of two ways. 1- Nervousness means I am under pressure, afraid, shaky, etc. 2- Nervousness means I am spirited, ...
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Turning Injuries & Losses into Success this Postseason
February 17th, 2014 Maybe you suffered an injury this season that kept you inactive for a while, maybe you lost to several opponents that you know you are better than. None of that ...
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6.5 Ways Wrestlers Kill Postseason Performance
February 9th, 2014 1. Becoming too much of a fan, instead of a competitor. Stop reading the papers and forums. Throw away any rankings or predictions you see. When you compete in a tournament- ...
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David Taylor's Greatest Asset
February 3rd, 2014 What is the Magic Man’s greatest asset? Technique, speed, power, timing, conditioning, and on and on. Don’t get me wrong he has those too, but his ...
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Top 10 Tournament Mindset Tips
January 28th, 2014 1. Recharge your battery in between rounds. Detach yourself emotionally and mentally from other matches during the day. Don’t watch too much wrestling. Get out of the tournament area ...
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Are you Confident enough to Win in March?
January 20th, 2014 If I could sum up the post season in one word it would be Confidence. I believe that Confidence is what separates good wrestlers from great wrestlers. The wrestlers that ...
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20 Mindset Tips to Tell your Wrestlers
January 12th, 2014 1. Constantly look to score. Focus on putting points on the board, not winning the match 2. Score the next point. Each moment of wrestling. 3. Win the battle off the whistle. (...
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10 Phrases Coaches Say That May Hurt Wrestlers
January 12th, 2014 1. Give up 1 but not 22. We need bonus points3. A wins a win4. All that matters is March5. I cant accept losing6. You should/shouldn’t beat this guy7. Circle/Hang ...
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How to Avoid the Midseason Funk/Blues
January 6th, 2014 We’re about at that point half way through the season where things become very routine, boring, monotonous. We approach wrestling as another day in the office. We get ...
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Message to Ed Ruth & Other Upset Victims
January 4th, 2014 You are a human, you make mistakes. There is a simple but effective way to deal with ALL losses, errors, mistakes, etc: Extract the lesson, commit the lesson to memory, ...
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Beast of the East/Iowa-Penn St Mindset Lesson-Keep Scoring
December 23rd, 2013 The biggest Mindset mistake I saw this weekend while attending the Beast of the East was that guys were shutting down their Offense way too early. The wrestlers who I ...
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3 Qualities Needed to Pull off the Big "Zain Retherford" Upset
December 17th, 2013 I will start by saying- They all can be beat. It’s not an opinion it’s a fact. Let’s start from that premise. No one ...
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How many points do you have to score to Win?
December 8th, 2013 We recently conducted a statistical study on points scored in a wrestling match. Our aim was to find out what your percentage of winning is based on how many points ...
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How I was Able to Meet with a Big Time CEO
November 26th, 2013 4 things I believe all Winners and Champions MUST possess- A no quit Mindset, a strong sense of Faith in what you are trying to accomplish, a willingness to ask for/...
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5 Mindset Tips from Stevens Tech Coach Mike Clayton
November 19th, 2013 1. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter – Pain, soreness and exhaustion are all ingredients that great wrestlers face everyday. If you don’t ...
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How to Get an Easy Advantage Over your Opponents
November 16th, 2013 Today we attended Bison Wrestling Club at Bucknell University and had the opportunity to speak to a group of very serious wrestlers and their parents. Most of these wrestlers are ...
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What Weight Class Should You Wrestle?
November 11th, 2013 One of the most important questions for a wrestler has began to surface- What weight class should I wrestle at this season? This is not only important for the wrestler&...
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Constant Improvement
November 6th, 2013 The 3 Pillars that uphold the Z-Fanatical Life Philosophy are Intensity, Consistency, and Constant Improvement. The Japanese word for Constant Improvement is “Kaizen.” I would suggest looking deeper how ...
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Mindset Lesson from Cael and Dake
October 29th, 2013 Something I learned from Cael Sanderson & Kyle Dake this weekend: Ask Why in Wrestling as a Coach and as a Wrestler. Cael talked about how he has learned to ...
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5 Steps to Take After Disappointing Losses at Super 32s
October 27th, 2013 The season is right around the corner, yet many wrestlers are NOT yet competing at the level they need to in order to achieve their goals this season. Many wrestlers ...
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4 Mindset Lessons Learned from Ben Askren
October 19th, 2013 My brothers Gene, Greg, and I had the opportunity to wrestle and have lunch with 2x NCAA Champion, Olympian, and Undefeated Bellator Champion Ben Askren. We discussed his Mental approach ...
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Intensity - The First Pillar of Champions
October 14th, 2013 Wrestling Mindset endorses 3 Pillars of Training. 3 philosophies to live by. 3 WHYs- Intensity, Consistency, and Constant Improvement. Today is the Pillar #1- Intensity. Intensity is performing at the highest level to ...
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Don't get Caught up in the Fan Mentality
October 7th, 2013 Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Players play, coaches coach, administrators administrate, and there can be no overlap in between.Identify your role first. You are a player, an ...
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