Champions get an early start…

September 23, 2009

I received a letter today from a fellow coach back east, he sent this to a lot of people but it’s worth sharing.

Allen,

My father always used to tell me, “T, you have to do what the good guys do even when you don’t feel like it”. Was he ever right. That lesson alone proved to be a valuable asset long after I stopped competing. Whether it comes to business / work related issues or sports, staying focused on your goal(s) needs to be a steady commitment.

Think of it this way, in order to beat your best competition, you can’t let them get too far ahead of you. This could be as simple as drilling once a week (even during football or baseball season). Strength training at school or at the park, even at home. Just by doing a little of something will skyrocket your confidence and help you feel better prepared.

Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of the “GOOD GUYS” chatting openly on my facebook page about how hard they trained TODAY. Many of these guys are returning state champs and state placers like Z. Dailey, L. Stieber, N. Sulzer, S. Stuckart, etc. Granted, they aren’t playing any other sports right now, but that’s not the point. They’re the EARLY BIRDS.

How can you expect to compete with these guys that seem to never stop preparing themselves, especially if you’re in another sport right now ?

DO WHAT THEY DO WHENEVER POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY EXCUSES !
(and don’t let them get to far ahead)

To add more to this, I good friend of mine, who’s also a strength and conditioning specialist has been visiting the national powerhouse Blair Academy in New Jersey. Blair’s Head Coach, Jeff Buxton invited him to their facility in efforts to better prepare his team (in September) to regain their National Champ status they routinely own. I’d expect Blair to accomplish that goal by simply preparing now for high expectations LATER.

With that said…..

What are you going to do today that will help you accomplish your goal(s) ?

You have plenty of options to choose from. Based on what I’ve done in the past to what I preach everyday to what I’m reading on my Facebook page, the “good guys” are wrestling live, drilling, strength training, running, sprinting, watching film, basically doing what it takes to prepare themselves for better results later.

Keep your dreams alive and do something today that will help you perform better.

Thanks for reading,

– TR

It was fun to meet the wrestlers yesterday and see their excitement for the season. We have a lot of great days in front of us!! There were wrestlers talking about inviting other wrestlers to work out together in preperation for the season, I love to see this kind of commitment!! We can’t coach them yet but they can start preparing now!! I love the question posed “What are you going to do today that will help you accomplish your goal(s) ?” Get out a take a step towards your goal!!
Take Care,
Coach Robins

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