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Jump Levels
May 19th, 2014 There is always another level in you. I don’t care who you are. A JV wrestler or Jordan Burroughs. My dad has always been my role model. When ...
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Relaxing Under Pressure
April 21st, 2014 It is important to learn how to LET your body relax in stressful situations, matches, etc. Remember, you cannot try to relax you have to allow yourself to relax. Think ...
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What are You Gonna do About it?
April 10th, 2014 Stop talking about it, BE about it! Fell short of your goal this season??What are you gonna do about it? Didn’t wrestle to your full potential because ...
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Wrestling Mindset Step by Step Process
April 7th, 2014 Step 1- Determining your Goals (both Short & Long Term) and creating an action plan. Remember, failing to plan is planning to fail. Step 2- Developing Mental Toughness- This is ...
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You Didn't Fail Because you Fell Short of your Goal
March 31st, 2014 One of the toughest things to deal with is falling short of a lifelong goal or dream. Maybe you didn’t win a state or national title that you ...
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Was Chris Perry Born to Win?
March 27th, 2014 No one is born great are they? Of course not…well its sort of complicated. The great motivational speaker Jim Rohn said, “We are the average of ...
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3 Reasons it Doesn't Matter who you Wrestle
March 17th, 2014 1. The focus should always be on your Effort & Attitude. If your Mindset is right you should look no different in your preparation before a match or in your level ...
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NJ State Finals - The Slightest Margin for Error
March 12th, 2014 Five finals matches went into overtime and 12 out of 14 matches were decided by three or less points. The margin for error was so small in almost every finals match and ...
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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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