MWA

Wrestling in the zone-Wrestling is a sport that is meant to flow. It lacks the start and stop of other sports. The sport of wrestling, when executed at the highest level, mimics that more of a dance then a battle. The ebb and flow of the match and the wrestler’s movements can almost be mesmerizing. Wrestlers work tirelessly to perfect their technique in order to perform with such accuracy and precision that their body’s execution becomes flawless. They know just how to shift their weight or move their hips even just an inch or two to get the desired outcome from their body and that of their opponents. All this repetition and precision is building up to that one moment when all the individual parts add up to becoming a complete wrestler. Once this level is achieved, gone are the days of thinking then doing. The wrestler’s body transitions into full auto mode and the results can be astonishing. Their attacks are more fierce, more controlled, more explosive. All hesitation and doubt are r...

At the end of every wrestling season the majority of wrestlers that fell short of achieving their goal tend to say the same thing. “It’s not fair. I did everything right. I did everything I possibly could to be the best.” Our job when we here this statement, either as a coach or a parent is to say “Prove it.” Challenging kids to confirm the realization that they did or didn’t do “everything they could” is perfectly acceptable and encouraged. Kids are never too young to learn about accountability and to realize that there are certain outcomes that they can control. Not everything is out of their hands. Not everything is the refs fault. Not everything is due to some injustice or unfairness. The goal of every wrestler that was not an undefeated State Champ the previous year should be the same. This goal should be to outwork and defeat the person who blemished their perfect record. A loss should never be accepted. Excuses should never be made. I hate when I hear he cut more weight, he was ...