The Tangible Intangibles: Mental Toughness and Leadership with Tervel Dlagnev and Keith Gavin

The High Performance Hockey Podcast

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

Mental toughness is task specific and developed through self-awareness

Leadership starts from the top but is a bottom-up process of trust and humility

The cost of coaching is making tough decisions while staying true to your values

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Show Notes:

Today we're joined by two world renowned athletes. Assistant Coach University of Nebraska men's freestyle wrestling team, Terrell dialogue nev, and the head coach of the Pitt Panthers wrestling team. Keith Gavin. We dive into many important topics in wrestling like mental toughness, leadership, and building a culture of trust. Both of these guys are legends in the sport and they gave such great insights from their experiences as world-class athletes and now as coaches. Tune in to hear ways they develop the whole athlete and help their wrestlers become the best versions of themselves.

02:30 Mental toughness in wrestling, common misconceptions, and skill development.

08:15 Athlete development and positivity in wrestling.

12:15 Mental toughness in sports with a Hall of Fame coach and wrestler.

23:00 How do you teach mental preparation for athletes?

29:30 Coaching wrestling, leadership, and ego.

35:45 Youth sports development and coaching strategies.

41:15 Leadership costs in sports, including ego and credit.

46:15 How do you nurture greatness and create legendary athletes?