University of North Iowa Wrestling Coach Inspires Wrestlers With Powerful Motivational Message on First Training Day in Their New ‘Home’

You cannot be grateful and fearful at the same time; it does not work like that. They contradict each other, you have to let your light shine, and you have to be grateful for every single opportunity that you get. Coach Doug Schwab is the key figure who keeps the Panther train running. His words of motivation keep the light inside every student wrestler to shine brighter.

Coach Schwab is the head coach for the University of Northern Iowa Panthers. Since the eviction of the old historic West Gym, Panthers have found themselves a new temporary home at USA Mat Club at Cedar Falls. The coach doesn’t shy away from sharing his wisdom of experience with his student wrestlers.

A message about gratitude

Talking to his wrestlers his message was strong and clear, be grateful for every opportunity you have, every single opportunity you get to shine, take it, be grateful for it. He told his students to not be afraid, he said that fear does not go well with gratitude. You cannot be grateful if you are afraid. So being grateful is one of the key ingredients of success.

Coach Schwab has a way of reaching his student wrestlers, he talks to them, and these motivational speeches reach their very core. He has been an influential figure in lifting the spirits of the wrestlers. Coach Schwab recently opened up to the students on mental health issues and motivated everyone to talk about it, to seek help. He is one of those coaches who gets you ready for the fight of your life, on mats and off mats.

To excel in wrestling and life

In this video posted by UniWrestling on X (now Twitter), he talks about being grateful, being grateful for every opportunity and not being afraid of it. He is seen talking to his wrestlers and motivating them, he said “Never take the opportunity for granted even coming into practice.”

Coaches like Doug Schwab are the reason that students and athletes feel safe and motivated. It is imperative to not just make them better athletes but also better people and that is something quite visible in the way Coach Schwab motivates his student wrestlers.

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He impacts his wrestlers like no other, which will help them be better in wrestling and away from it.

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