NEW Mental Preparation

• Confidence
• Goal Packet
• Commitment
• Goals + Work
• Love the Battle
• Mental Toughness
• Goal Setting Skills
• Winner's Checklist
• Pyramid of Success
• Champion Essentials
• "Don't Fear Criticism"
• "Think Like a Winner!"
• Mental Perception Training
• Champions Ladder to Success
• Training for Mental Toughness
• Cool, Calm and Collected...Wins!
• Failure is Impossible (cwk and pdf)
• Rohan Murphy videoclip and article
• What Does It Take to Be a Wrestler?

Tools

•  Motivational Sayings - This massive list of motivational sayings can be accessed by category such as Attitude, Adversity, Character, etc. Click on the category you're interested in and you'll immediately get a list of related sayings.
•  Printable Posters - This section includes nearly 30 motivational posters!
•  Team Book - This is usually given to the wrestlers at the start of the scholastic season, but you could create one for the off-season as well. It contains lots of motivational material.
• The Science of Motivation Series includes three articles, each highlighting a vital component of motivation and a Part IV showing how to apply the concept to solve a common problem in wrestling: getting kids to compete in the off-season.
  • Part I - Challenge
  • Part II - Achievement
  • Part III - Recognition
  • Part IV - Off-season Program

Speeches

• State Champ speech - This speech on how to become a State Champion is intended for high school wrestlers.
• The Brick - This motivational aid/activity gives your wrestlers an idea of how short their high school experience will be.

Recognition

•  Participation Cards - Do you like to collect things? Well, most people do, including wrestlers. Here's a motivational aid they'll like!
• Tournament Cards - You take a bunch of kids to a tournament and at your next practice you want to encourage and motivate them about good technique, conditioning, creating the upset, etc. Give out these motivational cards which your wrestlers can keep in clear plastic, baseball card holders. The cards here are available in three versions: AppleWorks, MS Word and PDF. The first two versions can be changed to meet your needs, but the PDF file cannot be altered; only viewed or printed.
•  Cavalcade of Champions - This motivational tool is a list of all the wrestlers that have taken First Place in a Tournament while or after being a part of your program.
•  Newsletter Example1, Example2 and Example3 - A newsletter is a great way to communicate with your wrestlers and fans especially in the off-season.
•  Using E-mail - With more and more people having access to the Internet, now is the time for coaches to incorporate e-mail as one of their lines of communication. Here's some tips.
•  E-mail Club Example - E-mail is fast, easy and much cheaper than the post office. Here is an example of how one club uses it.

Books

• 101 Ways to Motivate Athletes - This book addresses the most important part of coaching: motivating athletes. It offers over 100 specific and detailed ideas for establishing a positive team culture and a successful, winning organization. Includes ideas for the preseason, early in the season, all season, midseason, postseason and more. Ideal for coaches and administrators of all sports with athletes at any level of play.
• 101 Wrestling Drills and Games - This new book by Keith Mantos focuses on fundamental drills every coach can use with his wrestlers so they avoid position mistakes, improve their strength and stamina, and enhance their athleticism. The 100+ drills and games are thoroughly explained with locations, descriptions, and coaching points, and cover: warm-up and flexibility, agility, neutral position-offense, neutral position-defense, top position, bottom position, endurance, stamina, and strength, resistance training, competitive wrestling drills, and more. Contains nearly 80 photographs.
• 101 Positive Athletic Traditions: Building Positive Team Legacies - Traditions produce successful teams, great memories, lasting friendships, and help establish coaching legacies. This thoroughly enjoyable, idea-packed book offers over one hundred examples of positive athletic traditions, including: Traditions to welcome new team members, pre-season traditions, senior traditions, traditions for captains, pre-, post-, and last-game traditions. A great resource for coaches of any sport .