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Training The Parents with Mike Foca & Donny DeFilippis
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- Wrestling Mindset
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- Oct 31, 2025
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Summary
Gene Zannetti talks with coaches Mike Foca and Donny DeFilippis about why parents need to step back and let coaches do their job, the dangers of club hopping, and why customer-is-always-right doesn't apply to wrestling coaching. Timestamps: 1:43 - The difficulty of coaching your own child 12:28 - What parents should do when entering your room 14:10 - Parents can't let go of their kids 19:38 - Parents proving coaches wrong instead of kids proving themselves 21:46 - Stop chasing kids and begging them to stay 25:11 - Private lessons vs practice room development 32:03 - Academy and military discipline in coaching 40:28 - Club hopping destroys consistency and coachability 🎯 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 podcast, please leave a 5-star rating & review on Apple Podcasts. For all partnership and sponsorship inquiries, email [email protected] 🎙Stay connected with Wrestling Mindset 🔗 Visit our website: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/ 📞 Book a free consultation: https://www.wrestlingmindset.com/1-on-1-coaching/ Wrestling Mindset Social Media Instagram: / wrestlingmindset Facebook: / wrestlingmindset Twitter: / wrestlingmindse 🎧 Listen to our podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/65xcqo9ZdPY36HeQOltPUI Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.