February always meant to me, 'It's Showtime'. That could easily be your thought as well, assuming you're prepared. Before you can achieve high levels of success, your mind must be in the correct state. Training the mind and body go hand in hand. Think about this... 'most' wrestlers in middle school and high school practice at least 5 times a week during the season and compete at least once, sometimes twice during any given week. During practice, 'most' teams include even more live matches for training and conditioning. Heck, when I was in high school and college, even in the summer, I'd often set up multiple 10 minute "grind" matches, 15 minute matches, sometimes I'd wrestle live for 30 minutes straight without taking a break. I still do a matter of fact. Youth wrestlers on the other hand experience the same to a lesser degree, but they also compete for less time.
The point I'm getting at is that with all the live wrestling most athletes experience, not to mention the additional conditioning drills....
HOW CAN ANY WRESTLER GET TIRED IN LESS THAN 6 MINUTES AFTER TRAINING CONSISTENTLY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS ?
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Perhapse the wrestler isn't training the proper energy system during the season!
NERVES, & ADRENALIN = BEING WINDED EVEN BEFORE THE MATCH STARTS. WRESTLER NEEDS MORE MAT TIME IN HIGH LEVEL SITUATIONS. THE IDEA BEING ABLE TO CONTROL EMOTIONS & NEGATIVE THOUGHTS.
I think some practices don't do intense live wrestling. They wrestle certain shots or moves followed with counters but not as if they was live wrestling. I wish at the end of each practice they would do live wrestling possibly using the move they learned. For example, in practice they learn a new move it would be great if they had to live wrestle and use the new move they learned.
Great feedback thus far. I wish "anonymous" had a name.
Experiencing big matches and or high level competition is very important and realistically gives the athlete the feeling of "he's been there before". Which should help calm nerves. However, nerves are still there. Every athlete I personally know deals with this to a certain degree. Even after having the proper training and reaching high levels of success.
As wrestlingkid mentions, situational live wrestling should be practiced all the time. Doing this builds confidence in those positions, which is very important for the development of each wrestler.
But butterflies are still present before each match, regardless of how well you prepare.
Even after you learn how to control nerves and practice all the right technique, you can still get tired in less than 6 minutes.
All good, but there's more. Keep them coming......
I've seen with my own son different parts of the year where he is just going through the motions and sure enough he'll get into a tough match and gas. When he's serious and focused on training to win he's tough to beat. Also from what I've seen anyone who has gassed and got beat is afraid of getting tired in a match. Once that happens there will always be the mental hurddle of not getting tired.
I think that constant live wrestling does not build up Stamina, in my room we wrestle really hard in short spurts. We also as mentioned above, make the wrestlers only do certain moves. this does force them to use those moves in a live situation. I think too many coaches are focused on lengthy running and conditioning, which I don't see helping. I have seen better results with the short spurts and short breaks. I have never seen one of my wrestlers beat because they were out of shape.
Tommie Goff
Team Vipers Wrestling
Great points once again.
“Take a strong wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as strong.
Take a quick wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as quick.
Take a technical wrestler, get them tired, and they aren't as technical.
No matter what kind of wrestler, everyone is afraid of getting tired.
It's those who learn to perform when they're tired that find success”
Keep them coming. Nerves, not having the proper training / conditioning, fear, etc. will certainly cause you to "ACT TIRED" way before you should be.. But there's more....
The question is still open...
"Why do some wrestlers get tired in less than 6 minutes, even with all the training they do week in and week out" ?
Part two will continue based on these comments alone. Thanks for the feedback guys.. Stay tuned for my thoughts on "why this happens" and "how to prevent it".
Especially before the post season events.
I'll give you one of the core reasons why proper conditioning / strength training, live intense practices, high level competition have little to do with preventing you from getting tired in less than six minutes, I could even say in the first period.
IF YOU DON'T EAT RIGHT and LOSE WEIGHT PROPERLY, Cutting weight wrong will spoil a lot of hard work. All the training will only help you survive against top level competition.
There are two main reasons I feel wrestlers on all levels get tired too early. Poor nutrition is one of them.
I'll share #2 tomorrow.. Unless someone responds first.
Keep in mind, nerves / adrenalin are important, but the "other guy" is more than likely experiencing the same feelings.
BEING PROPERLY HYDRATED
Isn't the "new certification rule" supposed to MAKE SURE each wrestler is properly hydrated? (funny)
Hydration would fall under proper nutrition. Good answer without a doubt. Definitely one of the TOP reasons kids "get tired" regardless of their training.
Think of this- Wrestling is a tough sport without question. However, the toughest wrestler doesn't always win.
In just about every "great" match, it usually doesn't come down to how tough a wrestler is physically.... It's usually how much toughness he can take MENTALLY and still be able to perform better than his opponent.
When two wrestlers are both properly trained, they both eat healthy, they both strength train / condition like no other, but the one that will win will be the wrestler that can unleash the most PRESSURE on his opponent. This has to be consistent in every position.
"PRESSURE" IS THE MOST COMMON TRAIT THAT MAKES KIDS TIRED BEFORE THEY SHOULD ACTUALLY BE TIRED. Whether its before the match or during, it's a killer.
Along with nutrition, positive thinking and preparation, learning how to handle pressure will separate you from your competition.
Think about UPSETS. Every year at the state tournament, someone loses that WASN'T supposed to. In most cases, my experiences tell me that not only was the "underdog" prepared physically, but he was also prepared mentally. He was able to sustain the "pressure" his opponent delivered, stay focused and delivered his own.
Another example would be the 2008 Olympic Games with our incredible swimming team performance. How much pressure do you think was on Jason Lezak prior to him jumping in the water during the relay that earned the team and Phelps his 7 Gold Medal. I'll answer that one by saying A LOT and this was BEFORE HE JUMPED IN THE WATER.
During the relay, the pressure mounted. Each team member basically lost their race and it was up to HIM to CATCH UP if he was going to win. We all know what happened.
Most recently, look at the Taylor / Palmer match. Taylor gives up the first score, absorbs the pressure Palmer delivered, THEN STARTED DELIVERING HIS OWN PRESSURE. WHEN DAVID WAS ON TOP, HE NEVER STOPPED TRYING TO TURN PALMER. ON HIS FEET, HE ATTACKED. In the end, Palmer couldn't handle all the pressure that accumulated before and during the match.
Learn how to deal with PRESSURE, DELIVER MORE, EAT HEALTHY, STRENGTH TRAIN, CONDITION LIKE A MAD MAN and WATCH WHAT HAPPENS...
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