Heath Gonyer: A Champion’s Purpose and Mindset Fans walking through high school wrestling tournaments around the country are greeted by a similar sight. Wrestling mats strewn door to door, whistles blowing, and the ubiquitous voices of cheering coaches, fans, and teammates. In the downtime, you will see wrestlers napping, playing on their phones, and joking…
Fans walking through high school wrestling tournaments around the country are greeted by a similar sight. Wrestling mats strewn door to door, whistles blowing, and the ubiquitous voices of cheering coaches, fans, and teammates. In the downtime, you will see wrestlers napping, playing on their phones, and joking with coaches and teammates as they wait…
Key to Success, Be Proactive Before we get into the specifics it is first important for you to come up with your own personal definitions of success and failure. This will allow you to shift your mindset from only being happy from outcome based results to enjoying the process. “Success consists of going…
5 Steps To Mentally Recovering After An Injury The moments following an injury can be very crucial in an athlete’s career. Most often athletes are completely devastated and never seem to regroup while others come back even better than before their injury. Here are some ways to mentally recover from an injury in order…
How To Overcome Your Biggest Opponent, Yourself (STOP Being A Hypocrite!) We must first admit that we are all guilty of being a hypocrite at times. We have all said one thing and done another. A simple way to see that you have been a hypocrite at some point is first asking yourself what…
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 matters at this point! In fact, the only thing that matters and will directly effect your postseason success is the way that you interpret these…
How my softest kid got super tough – yours can too… Pete Jacobson has been a varsity HS coach for almost 20 years. He also works with coaches of all levels through WinSmarter to help them get better at what they do, have a greater impact and go home happy. Check out 10 Insanely Powerful…
“6 Keys to Building a Championship Culture” It all starts at the top: Live the code that you put in place by practicing what you preach on a daily basis. I would rather see a sermon than hear a sermon. Caring about your athletes: Take a second and think…
1) Never be outworked. The only person you should be competing against is yourself. The most important question you can ask yourself is “Did I go all out or hold back”. 2) Avoid focusing on statistics. With the influx of technology and today’s social media platforms it is way to easy to get caught up…
Your only as strong as your weakest link. Just like their are different muscles in your body… There are different muscles in your mind. Gene describes what these mental muscles are and how to train them.