Coach's Blog
WRESTLE WITHIN YOURSELF
By Carl Adams, 29 Jan, 10 @ 01:08pm
Most are entering the most important phase of the season. This is the part of the season that separates the men from the boys. The truly determined will work hard to stay focused and do all they can to achieve the goals that they set at the beginning of the season.
To be at your best, there are many things that need to be considered as you wrestle in qualifying tournaments and prepare for state and national level competition. Peaking at the right time, conditioning, injury prevention, proper rest, proper nutrition and making sure that you are in the right place mentally are a few of the items that wrestlers need to be thinking about.
One consideration that I feel is often overlooked is that wrestlers need to work hard on WRESTLING WITHIN THEMSELVES. Sometimes it is good to have a strategy for specific opponents, but it is not a time to start learning new moves, taking unnecessary risk or changing things that have worked for you all season long.
I feel that wrestlers are much better off focusing on and continuing to work on what they have been working on all season. Continue to improve your weaknesses and make your strong points even stronger. Whenever you start to move outside of the technical areas that you are comfortable with, that is when mistakes and unnecessary risk can hurt your chances for success.
If you wrestle as hard and as smart as you can doing the things that you have been doing all season, I believe you will have more success when it really counts. The whole key here is to BELIEVE AND TRUST IN YOURSELF.
I will continue to offer my ideas on this subject over the next few weeks and I wish you well during this phase of your season.
I hope that you will come back to visit our site and take a good look at the Wrestling camps that we offer.
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