99% commitment is a battle, 100% commitment is freedom.
When you leave the door cracked open, the doubt always finds a way in.
Wrestling doesn’t just reveal your kid’s character.
It reveals yours too.
And what’s underneath isn’t always pretty.
“He only won because of the refs.”, “My kid wasn’t feeling good.”, “We’re not focused on winning right now.”
The kid who crushed everyone at 10, 11, 12 years old.
But by high school, they’re done.
Burnt out. Broken. Done.
Hot Take:
Too many parents are silently sabotaging their kid’s wrestling journey, and they don’t even realize it.
Yet every Monday, parents obsess over:
“He won this weekend, so he’s killing it.”
or
“She lost early, something’s wrong.”
You’re not raising a kid who wants everything handed to them.
You’re raising a kid to be resilient, confident, and capable, in life, not just on the mat.
…words are seeds, and every time you speak, especially as a parent, you’re planting something deep into your child’s subconscious.
Look, I know the grind. I know you want to get your kid as much mat time as possible during “season.” But wrestling 100+ matches over 12 weekends doesn’t build long-term success.
