Is mental preparation important to be a successful wrestler?
Wrestling is the toughest, most grueling sport, both mentally and physically, because it consumes all of the athlete’s strength and demands all of his attention the entire time he is competing on that mat. While the majority of wrestling clubs focus primarily and, in some cases, exclusively, on the physical aspect of wrestling, Coach Eierman knows there are two sides to winning, physical and mental. Without attention to both sides, a wrestler will not wrestler to their full potential. A wrestler must always remember that even if he knows all the moves and techniques and trains rigorously every day, he will ultimately fail in serious competition unless he honestly believes in himself. All the sweat and hard work will count for nothing unless every fiber of a wrestler’s being exudes self-confidence and a winning attitude.
Wrestling is the toughest, most grueling sport, both mentally and physically, because it consumes all of the athlete’s strength and demands all of his attention the entire time he is competing on that mat. While the majority of wrestling clubs focus primarily and, in some cases, exclusively, on the physical aspect of wrestling, Coach Eierman knows there are two sides to winning, physical and mental. Without attention to both sides, a wrestler will not wrestle to their full potential. A wrestler must always remember that even if he knows all the moves and techniques and trains rigorously every day, he will ultimately fail in serious competition unless he honestly believes in himself. All the sweat and hard work will count for nothing unless every fiber of a wrestler’s being exudes self-confidence and a winning attitude.
