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Why Toughness Tuesday Will Make you a Better Wrestler
September 10th, 2014 On the surface yesterday’s Toughness Tuesday challenge along with last week’s had nothing to do with wrestling. Yesterday’s challenge was to go out and ...
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What Weight Class Will you Wrestle this Season?
September 8th, 2014 Is cutting weight going to help or hurt you? Fortunately, there have been many studies done to answer your question. We have all heard teammates, coaches, parents, and friends glorify ...
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Are you All in?
August 25th, 2014 Are you all in? Are you committed? Its a simple question. If you have to think about it the answer is likely no. I have been asked, what does being ...
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Optimism Beats Realism
August 18th, 2014 I watched a great clip last week on the Mindset of Will Smith. He caught my attention when he said, “Being realistic is the most common path to mediocrity.&...
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One of the Best Mindset Videos I've Ever Seen
August 11th, 2014 Every coach, wrestler or athlete is faced with a similar question- Are you gonna go ALL IN or are you gonna hold back for some reason or another? If you ...
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7 Cardinal Sins of a Wrestler's Mindset
July 30th, 2014 Thou hath heard it said: Thou Shalt not reach back, thou shalt not step over a whizzer, and thou shalt not granby roll whence thy opponent hath a half nelson. ...
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Play Like a Champion Today
July 30th, 2014 I have a sign up in my office that says- Play Like a Champion Today. This is a symbol of Consistency to me. In the way I work, train, and ...
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10 Things Parents can do to Help Their Kids Wrestle their Best
July 11th, 2014 “A parent not being proud of you is far more frightening than the scariest opponent.” -Cael Sanderson 1. Verbally & Non-verbally communicate you believe in them. In an ...
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Block Drilling is Slowing Down American Wrestling
July 10th, 2014 Random/Varied Drilling > Blocked Drilling Penn State, Oklahoma State, and others have adopted this Russian style of practice. Blocked Drilling (what most people do)- – practicing the same ...
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Overcome Laziness
June 9th, 2014 Wrestlers are among the hardest workers in the world! But let’s face it, we all get a little lazy sometimes. Why are people lazy? Again, we must go ...
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4 Observations from the World Team Trials
June 2nd, 2014 1. What you do OFF the mat is as important as what you do ON the mat. Our world team members live the LIFESTYLE that allows them to compete at their ...
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4 Ways to Become a More Confident Wrestler
May 27th, 2014 Many wrestlers hold themselves back in matches and perform poorly under pressure. They lack Kyle Dake confidence that they can overcome any situation in a match. They lack David Taylor ...
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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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