In this episode of Mat Mind I got to talk with Jeremiah Jarvis about his experiences coaching and competing as a division one wrestler and as an international level wrestler in greco-roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling.
Jeremiah Jarvis was a 2x Pac-10 finalist and 1x Champion, and 3x NCAA qualifier. Jeremiah continued to wrestle after graduating from UC Davis in both greco roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. He found success placing third at the Dave Schultz Memorial and competing in the U.S. Senior Nationals (the qualifier for the world and olympic team).
Here are some things we talk about:
- Drilling and thinking about how to do the move makes you more systematic
- Coaching to the individual need
- Continuing to fight and not give up
- Creating and maintaining a healthy training atmosphere
- Appreciating the process of getting better
- Coaching, business, and leadership style
- Getting to know an individual to bring out their best
- Coaching kids
- Not meeting the athletes need as a coach can lead to under performing
- Some athletes need to be left alone
- Coaches that don’t seem to care about their performers
- One time at the CA State Championships
- Answering the question: “What do you need to be best prepared?”
- Knowing yourself as a competitor
- Forcing your style
- Refuse to not wrestle in the position you don’t want to be in
- Kerry McCoy
- How are we going to get to your best spot
- Refuse to be in worse shape than the other guy
- Adrenaline
- Own the grind
- Keep fighting the whole match
- If things don’t go my way, it’s not because I wasn’t prepared
- Always fighting to be a winner
- Putting your motivation into the preparation
- Love the journey
- Enjoy the training
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