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You don’t care which singlet you get.
You don’t freak out over a new pre-tournament warm-up routine.
You try a new wrestling style in a match.
You work on learning a move or series you’ve never been good at.
Work together with someone you didn’t like or was holding you back to help them excel.
Find a teammate who is good at something you are not, and tell them honestly that you are impressed.
While drilling, work just as hard when your partner drills as you do when it is your turn.
Be involved in matches even if you are finished wrestling.
You work hard during the hardest practices.
You wrestle your best even after you lose a match.
You never miss a practice.
You are there for your teammates regardless of emotion.
Talk directly to people you have a problem with, don’t believe any rumors. Ask a coach to be there if it will help
Solve volatile problems as soon as possible. Don’t let it sit. 24 hours.
Make sure everyone is up to date on new details. Practice time, when the next round starts, what weight we open at, are we running or lifting, etc.
Do not leave events early or get there late. Come with the team even if you can’t compete (injured, etc)
Do non-wrestling things together as a group (fishing, football games, etc.)
Focus on strengths. Rather than being good at everything, you make your strengths the best.
The little things are important. You finish every period in control.
Winning isn’t enough. You are upset if you didn’t wrestle the perfect match.
You encourage the newer wrestlers to be proud of doing their best when faced with certain defeat.
You setup the gym for home events perfect the first time.
You care about doing the things outside the match right. Your weight is good. Your room is in bed on time on trips. You eat the right things. You warm-up for tournaments and matches correctly.
The coaches ask you to setup for a tournament, run a warmup, make sure everyone is in bed, run part of a youth practice, or anything else and the task is accomplished perfectly.
Never talk crap about your team or teammates to other people.
You often give rides to teammates who need it, even the ones you don’t know.
We are losing 30-34 and you are going out for the last match and you get it done.
Daydream about beating the guy that beat you last weekend rather than worry about it.
Do not flip out on coaches, refs, teachers, or administrators.
Never lose points for unsportsmanlike for stupid actions.
Friends and family think your extra workout schedule is crazy.
They eat the same types of things on Sunday as they do the day before weigh-ins.
Accept challenges at practice that are over your head.
You are proud to see your partner beat people he couldn’t beat early in the season.
You tell your teammates that they are important to the team.
You chat with guys on the team you don’t know to figure out similarities between the two of you.
When a new wrestler hits a nice move you take the time to help him perfect it so it works against tough opponents.
It is important to you to be a good partner when it is their turn.
You help teammates whether or not they help you.
You don’t wait, you are the first to warm-up, roll mats out, line up for uniforms
You do more, extra laps, extra reps, lifting on your own, help with the youth program
You only settle for your best, when you outmatch someone winning isn’t enough, you don’t want to be scored on.
You are the first one running laps at the beginning of practice
You spend most of the dual meet out of your chair getting your team pumped up
You talk about everyone on the team in a positive way
You are comfortable learning your strengths and weaknesses.
You never answer, “I don’t know.” When asked why you did something.
You drill your best moves more then anyone in the state.
You plan ahead, extra workouts, early homework, weight management…
You plan for today, you write down individual skills you want to improve each day, and each skill is a part of a larger goal.
You ask coach exactly what he wants the team to achieve.
You place team goal reminders everywhere, screensavers, bathroom mirror, inside locker, etc
You convince your hesitant friends on the team to do what’s best for the team.
You spend time with the youth program.
You never question or argue with coaches in front of the team.
You are positive when you get bumped up or out of the lineup in a dual.
You don’t miss practice.
You drill your best moves as many times as possible.
You watch video, your matches, your opponents, Flowrestling, clinics, past Olympians, anything
You go to every big tournament possible.
You go to team camp, clinics, and off-season workouts.
You scout your next opponents at tournaments.
You talk about how well you are going to do, never about losing.
Help others in a way that won’t benefit yourself.
Don’t back out on plans with teammates.
You know why a teammate is having a bad day and care.
You invite new teammates when you are hanging out or going somewhere.
When your teammate does a good job, let them know.
Speak to everyone on the team with respect.
Speak about everyone on the team with respect.
You are highly teachable.
You act like you need improvement, rather than a know-it-all.
You ask questions.
You look for ways to make your best technique better.
You look for resources for improvement.
You are more interested in achieving personal goals (using new technique, not getting scored on, improving strategic weakness) then winning another medal or seeing your name in the paper.
You watch film to discover needed improvements rather than to pat yourself on the back.
You are constantly tweaking your technique, style, and strategy.
You never do things just because that’s how they’ve always been done.
You write down things, plans, goals, things to improve.
When interviewed by the newspaper you talk about how well your teammates did.
You make a habit of letting others go first.
You always step up to roll out mats, clean the mats, help carry things, etc.
Give to your teammates in a way so they don’t find out who helped them.
You spend time showing moves to young wrestlers.
You volunteer to help with the youth program.
You take risks going for the pin when coach asks you to.
You are actively helping and supporting your team at tournaments even when you aren’t wrestling.
You don’t give up when you are put in impossible odds.
You have a plan for when you are down by a lot of points.
You talk to your teammates about beating tough teams.
You sometimes do things opposite from standard technique to overcome your weakness.
You try again.
You use a proven process to solve new problems.
You don’t get upset when you get bumped to win a dual.
You seek out tough competition with records much better then yours.
You are not scared off by rankings, traditionally tough teams, impressive physiques, and the like.
You are the first to start and last to stop at practice.
You workout outside of practice.
Your extra workouts are planned.
You set lofty long-term goals, a little higher then coach or your parents.
You care about being first in sprints, lifting more at the gym, doing your push-ups the fastest.
You fight off your back.
You like “impossible” situation drills.
You ask for grind matches, champion goes, or anything else that pushes your limits.
You wrestle your best against your toughest opponents.
You go to national level tournaments to win.
At practice, you put yourself in positions where you failed in the past until you fix the problem.
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