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How to be a Champion

What is the difference between the guy who wins state and the one can't break into the JV lineup?

Wrestling is a unique sport in that anyone can be good at it. There are no normal wrestlers. Sure there are certain attributes that help like strength, speed, power and intelligence. However, each of these can be developed. Wrestling is such a complex sport that everyone has there style, and everyone can make something work for them. The guy who knows every technique can lose to the guy who only knows how to do a stand up and double leg.

If anyone can be successful at wrestling, then what sets apart the winner and the loser? INTENSITY!

The best description I have heard for the intensity necessary for success in wrestling is controlled insanity. To be successful in wrestling, you have to be willing to do what others are not willing to do.You need to be willing to live in that place where your hands are shaking and you fell like you are going to throw up but you keep going, because all you care about is winning.

You have to be insane to be a wrestler. But you have to stay in control at all times. My high school coach used to say that one of the keys to wrestling is knowing how to stay relaxed until that moment that you choose to attack.

How do we develop this in ourselves or in our wrestlers if you're a coach?

One of the most vital things for the development of wrestlers is intense physical conditioning. This is where it is vital for coaches and wreslters to push themselves beyond percieved limitations in conditioning. Keep in mind that as you train, you not only must be developing physical attributes, but also you must develop that controlled insanity and the courage to be always moving forward, always pressuring, and always on the attack.

It is time for you to establish your dominance on the mat and in life.
Pass it on,
Cameron Patterson