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a k
Lv 4
a k asked in SportsMartial Arts · 1 decade ago

Question for MMA/BJJ/wrestling coaches?

I'm the local MMA/BJJ coach here in a small S. Arizona town. I have about 8 students as part of non-profit club. The problem is I have one student who isn't improving. When he's in the ring, he fails to execute the moves I've taught (BJJ, wrestling, and MMA) and he tries to do crazy stuff I didn't teach (jumping punches and crazy headlocks - neither work for s**t). The other students are doing fine and are all making good progress. He's not a moron, he learns the stuff well in practice, but just isn't executing like he should.

Any recommendations or drills to help him "stay on the rails" so to speak?

Update:

Thanks for all the great tips. I liked being an assistant coach, but being the head coach is a much bigger responsibility than I bargained for! I'll apply some of what you discussed here!

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  • Thai Pete
    1 decade ago
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    Have you had a one on one sit down with him? It sounds like he may lack confidence in the moves you are teaching him and resorts to the more flashy ones he has seen on TV to compensate.

    Personally, whenever I did things my martial arts instructors didn't approve of, they stopped the drill right then and there. Put me in the corner and made me to push ups/sit ups etc... while everyone else continued to practice. It gets the point across.

    Kids that seek out Martial Arts look for an Instructor/Leader that will not only teach them how to fight, but will instill in them the confidence and disciple that will help them in the rest of their lives. Whether they know this or not. As a teacher, you owe it to them to provide this.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Dennis Green is horrible but he did manage to get some of his Vikings teams into the playoffs (although grossly underachieving once they got there). Wayne Fontes from Detroit is another coach who deserves mention, if for no other reason then not being able to get a Barry Sanders led team into the post-season more than once. Ouch! Talk about squandering a Hall-Of-Fame Talent. No, for my money I would say that the Jets (and Eagles) Rich Kotite was the worst head coach I have ever seen (ie...post 1978). 3-13 and 1-15 in successive seasons, Kotite became the first NFL coach to lead his team to successive #1 picks in the draft (based on merit not trades). After the Jets cut Kotite loose, Bill Parcells came in and won 8 more games the following season with basically the same players.

  • sum1won
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    Do some personal light work in the ring with him. When he tries the stupid stuff, show him to do something else instead. If he starts to say why he prefers his stuff, ask him to try it, and then walk him through why it isn't a good idea AFTER you physically show him. My old fencing coach would do this, and it worked.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You need to like seperate him from them, and train him hard

    He might be sloppy.. but he may win right?

    right? lol

  • BJJelite1229
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    some people either have it or they don't. i would stress to him to train more. some people it takes longer for them to excel in their style or styles.

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