Mindset Monday: Five lessons learned from the IOC/Save Wrestling Movement
1. Constantly evolve. You can never rest on your laurels or assume you know everything. Wrestling cannot assume it is safe because it’s the oldest sport. Same thing goes for you, always seek the next...
View ArticleMindset Monday: How Faith will give you the Ultimate Mindset
I am convinced that the greatest asset of Jordan Burroughs is his Mindset shaped by his Faith in God. Jordan wrestles in the moment, he is poised throughout his matches, he believes he will accomplish...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Six tips to recover from setbacks
By Gene Zannetti WrestlingMindset.com This weekend I attended the Maryland Coaches Convention. During my presentation I was asked for some ways to help wrestlers in dealing with losses or setbacks. As...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Don’t get caught up in the Fan Mentality
Stop approaching your sport as a spectator! Players play, coaches coach, administrators administrate, and there can be no overlap in between. Identify your role first. You are a player, an athlete, a...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Intensity- The First Pillar of Champions
Wrestling Mindset endorses 3 Pillars of Training. 3 philosophies to live by. 3 WHYs- Intensity, Consistency, and Constant Improvement. Today is the Pillar #1- Intensity. Intensity is performing at the...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Four Mindset Lessons Learned from Ben Askren
My brothers Gene, Greg, and I had the opportunity to wrestle and have lunch with 2x NCAA Champion, Olympian, and Undefeated Bellator Champion Ben Askren. We discussed his Mental approach to the...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Five steps to take after disappointing losses at Super 32
The season is right around the corner, yet many wrestlers are NOT yet competing at the level they need to in order to achieve their goals this season. Many wrestlers are guilty of putting opponents on...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Top 10 Biggest Mental Mistakes a Wrestler Could Make &...
By Gene Zannetti Z-Fanatical Fitness 1. Getting involved in the hype. Reading the papers and/or forum. Leave this to the spectators, after the season you can read your articles. 2. Associating with...
View ArticleMindset Monday: What weight class should you wrestle?
One of the most important questions for a wrestler has began to surface- What weight class should I wrestle at this season? This is not only important for the wrestler’s success this season. It goes...
View ArticleMindset Monday: How to Get an Easy Advantage over your Opponents
Today we attended Bison Wrestling Club at Bucknell University and had the opportunity to speak to a group of very serious wrestlers and their parents. Most of these wrestlers are training year round,...
View ArticleMindset Monday: How I was able to meet with a big time CEO
Four things I believe all Winners and Champions MUST possess- A no quit Mindset, a strong sense of Faith in what you are trying to accomplish, a willingness to ask for/find help, and the ability to...
View ArticleMindset Monday: How many points do you have to score to win?
We recently conducted a statistical study on points scored in a wrestling match. Our aim was to find out what your percentage of winning is based on how many points you score. Our study analyzed 500...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Three qualities needed to pull off the big “Zain Retherford”...
I will start by saying- They all can be beat. It’s not an opinion it’s a fact. Let’s start from that premise. No one is unbeatable, no one is without flaws. If you don’t believe this, you are not one...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Beast of the East/Iowa-Penn St Mindset Lesson – Keep Scoring
The biggest Mindset mistake I saw this weekend while attending the Beast of the East was that guys were shutting down their Offense way too early. The wrestlers who I watched make this mistake were not...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Message to Ed Ruth & Other Upset Victims
You are a human, you make mistakes. There is a simple but effective way to deal with ALL losses, errors, mistakes, etc: Extract the lesson, commit the lesson to memory, forgive yourself, and move...
View ArticleMindset Monday: 20 Mindset Tips to tell your Wrestlers
1. Constantly look to score. Focus on putting points on the board, not winning the match 2. Score the next point. Each moment of wrestling. 3. Win the battle off the whistle. (top and bottom) 4. Look...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Are you Confident enough to Win in March?
If I could sum up the post season in one word it would be Confidence. I believe that Confidence is what separates good wrestlers from great wrestlers. The wrestlers that win State and National...
View ArticleMindset Monday: Ten things to do during tournaments
1. Recharge your battery in between rounds. Detach yourself emotionally and mentally from other matches during the day. Don’t watch too much wrestling. Get out of the tournament area when there is some...
View ArticleMindset Monday: David Taylor’s Greatest Asset
What is the Magic Man’s greatest asset? Technique, speed, power, timing, conditioning, and on and on. Don’t get me wrong he has those too, but his greatest asset is his Confidence. I believe this is...
View ArticleMindset Monday: 6.5 Ways Wrestlers Kill Postseason Performance
1. Becoming too much of a fan, instead of a competitor. Stop reading the papers and forums. Throw away any rankings or predictions you see. When you compete in a tournament- stop watching too much...
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