The Wrestling Mindset of Foxcatcher: 10 Lessons from Mark Schultz’s book Foxcatcher My coach Donn Ernst always told me, “you have to study the best in the world.” Mark Schultz is, without a doubt, one of the greatest wrestlers and competitors of all time. The same can be said of his brother Dave, whose status…
I got a chance to watch a lot of wrestling this weekend between the Beast of the East and Grapple at the Garden. Several of our teams and wrestlers competed in each and it was great to see them get after it. Two themes that my brother and I have been talking a lot about…
Who: ALL are welcome on the call for FREE! Compliments of Wrestling Mindset What: Tonight’s topic- The Most Important Mindset Exercise of your Career! 15 min talk, 15 min Q&A. Have a notebook! When: Every Monday (TONIGHT!!) 9pm EST How: Dial in at 712-432-3900 access code 385885#. Why: Every Wrestler, Coach & Parent should actively train his/her Mindset to help…
Every time you step on the wrestling mat you should state out loud the following Mindset Principles. Beat these principles into your head. You will be better, tougher and happier because of it. Words to live by, train by, and compete by. 1. I am thankful for the opportunity to wrestle. (Never take for granted your…
There is a Mindset element to every aspect of the sport of wrestling (life too!) and weight cutting is no different. Over the past few weeks this is without a doubt the biggest issue on the mind of many of our wrestlers. We have spoken to many HS and college (even MS) wrestlers who are…
If you are focusing on your Super 32 record, placing, or wins/losses you are missing the point. This goes for wrestlers who went 0-2, placed or even won the whole darn thing. Learning and Improvement is the name of the game now. If you won the tournament but didn’t/aren’t trying to learn from your performance,…
As a Coach or Parent it is advisable to avoid the common phrase “Give up One and not Two.” If you are coaching inexperienced wrestlers I have no problem with this phrase. In fact, it is an important lesson to understand. However, any intermediate or advanced wrestler is well aware that it is better to…
Stop letting injuries hold you back! I understand that injuries are often very physically restricting, but I also know that most injuries effect wrestlers more mentally than anything else. If you wrestle a long career, injuries in wrestling are going to happen. Almost no high level wrestler is competing completely injury free. That doesn’t mean…
Lou Holtz once said, “You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” Somewhere in between the truth lies. I believe that the “a wins a win” mentality (although usually mentioned to to lift a wrestler’s spirit) is perhaps the most harmful…
Stop over complicating things. Stop making excuses. Success (although not easy) is simple. Here are the 3 steps that will guarantee lead to greater success. No shocker that these are the 3 pillars of Wrestling Mindset: 1. Intensity- Whether you are running, lifting, wrestling, or even stretching your intensity should always be through the roof.…