I applaud anyone that is all in. The kids that take every ounce of knowledge from every coach available. The ones that understand there is something to gain from the ones that have been there before you. The ones that know you can be selfish for yourself and also selfless for
Desantoโs interview where he talked about life after wrestling &said โitโs hard to transition from being a college student into that lifeโ
This is something not talked about enough. These kids give their time, sweat, tears, and blood to this sport & then one day itโs just over.
It wasnโt for nothing....The time and the sacrifice. It will seem like it was, but it wasnโt. You learned how to pick yourself up, how to push through, you built relationships -ones you would otherwise not had. All those hours werenโt for nothing, they just werenโt for right now.
Coach of the year @schwabwrestling
To a spouse of a coach I donโt know if there is anything more important to us than someone recognizing the value of the work our husbands or wives do in the time they give and the passion they hold for a sport that carries so much weight in
If you read my post about finding the goodness in loss or hard moments I said I would share this video.
My husband Doug has been at the top of this sport. He has won a state title, a NCAA title, the US Open, World Team trials, placed 5th at the world, and was an Olympian.
Every dadโs words to their son after a loss should look like this ....
I know @schwabwrestling is gonna be annoyed, but IDC. After some of the things you see at a youth tourney. I think it should serve as a reminder to some what their response could/should look like. โค๏ธ my hubs
Tulsa Nationals- I walk by a dadโฆ
โI didnโt fly all the way to Oklahoma for you to wrestle like this.โ
If your statement starts with I โฆ.youโre making it about you.
If your kid isnโt showing gratitude for the opportunity I get it.
If your kid lost or didnโt wrestle how
I really appreciate any athlete that steps into an arena and gives it their all. I am thankful that my kids not only get to witness day in and day out what our guys at UNI do, but then they are lucky enough to attend Championship tournaments and witness even more the goodness of
โYou get what you earnโ
I had a lot of conversations about this quote this weekend. From parents to college coaches they all agreed it canโt be said for every case.
There are a lot of kids leaving this week empty handed. A lot of kids that were at all the practices, at