About this episode

Gene Zannetti discusses the importance of belief and visualization in youth wrestling with coach Donnie DeFilippis.

Gene Zannetti talks with Yale Street Wrestling Club coach Donnie DeFilippis about why kids need to visualize being in the state finals long before they get there, how parents destroy their kids' belief by talking negatively about opponents, and why making excuses for injuries turns losses into crutches instead of learning opportunities. Timestamps: 5:39 - Visualization is so important 6:37 - Envisioned myself in the state finals for over a year as a freshman 17:47 - If you don't really believe in your kid, how do you expect him to believe in himself 20:33 - Set your goals high; coming up short, you've still won 21:34 - Making excuses about injuries 35:07 - Imagine writing your own movie, you'd pick the toughest road and win 42:16 - The difference between hurt and injured 55:00 - You're gonna miss these moments, don't focus only on winning and losing 🎯 This episode is sponsored by: 🥗 Eat Clean Bro – eatcleanbro.com Use code MINDSET for 15% off your order 💪 Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition – champion-athletes.com Use code MINDSET25 for a special discount Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and go through the archives to hear more great episodes. If you want to support the…

People in this episode

Host: Gene Zannetti

Guest: Donnie DeFilippis

Topics covered

• visualization
• belief
• parenting
• excuses
• goals
• injuries

Keywords

• visualization
• belief
• youth wrestling
• parenting
• excuses
• injuries
• goals

Sponsors

Eat Clean Bro, Champion Athletes Sports Nutrition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale Street Wrestling Club

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