Wrestling Influence

The Influence of Wrestling To a lot of athletes, when they graduate high school, it is the last time that they will be involved in the sports they have grown up loving. To the select few who get the opportunity to participate in a college sport, their sport will have an impact on them for the rest of their lives. Ben Wilcox is a perfect example of how a sport has influenced his life. He has gone from wrestling as a student, to being a collegiate wrestler, ending up as a high school wrestling coach, and finally explaining the lessons wrestling teaches. Just by looking at Ben Wilcox you could tell that he was a wrestler. With all of the years of having to lose weight and diet he still has that tall, thin body type that he has had his entire …show more content…
He decided that the one thing he wanted to do with the rest of his life was to be a wrestling coach. Ben’s competitive nature helped bring him to his current occupation. His college coach, Steve Costanzo, helped him decide that he wanted to be a coach and he even helped Ben get his first head coaching job. After multiple coaching jobs he found his way back to his home town of Fremont. When he is not up in the Fremont High wrestling room, he is teaching psychology. “Psychology definitely helps with coaching, especially when it comes to motivational psychology and understanding that the mind can be your greatest ally or your greatest enemy,” said Wilcox. He uses his knowledge from psychology to help prepare his athletes for the challenges they are going to face in this sport. The psychological techniques helps him to instill a philosophy of hard work, dedication, and mental …show more content…
He had a successful high school wrestling career and had a tragic early end to what was going to be a great college career. He believes that everything he has accomplished in his life so far is because of wrestling, such as his education, his career, and even his marriage. The life lessons and characteristics that can be taught by wrestling will help people be successful with the rest their lives. Ben said, “Wrestling has always played a role in my life and it always will.” He told me that once someone is a wrestler, they are always a wrestler. He is incredibly grateful for the sport and has truly been influenced by