U20 Day 2...

[ScottishSteel]

JRad w/ a 4 pt TD for the only points of the first period

[ScottishSteel]

Step out for Russia

[ScottishSteel]

JRAD - World Champ! 4 - 1 win over Russia

[nhs67]

The Kazahk that Mocco beat at last U17s last year in 0:18s won in the finals.

Mirasola was the best HWT in the field.  His aggression cost him against the KAZ (who attempted one offensive move the entire match).

[boconnell]

3 hours ago, ScottishSteel said:

There's many different kinds of mental fortitude; just like there's many different kinds of fitness (bench press vs mile run etc).  No one is saying Lockett isn't skilled nor are they saying the late score to come back wasn't impressive or mentally strong but the complaining to the ref and exasperated gestures when something doesn't go his way does show at best an immaturity and at worst a lack of mental toughness.

It kinda reminds me of Anthony Valencia; not saying that's Lockett's collegiate future . . . just saying I see similar behavior when things don't go his way

I think lots of athletes complain to the ref without it showing any lack of mental toughness.  Burroughs and Dake are the two biggest complainers in the sport and maybe the two mentally toughest athletes we have.  The complaining doesn't lessen their ability to wrestle and win.  In Lockett's loss to Russia I think you could say he got caught up in complaining and it affected how he wrestled.  That's a mental toughness issue.  Complaining and not letting it affect your performance is not a mental toughness issue.  It's an optics issue at worst.  There were no mental toughness issues against Germany this morning.

Edited 38 minutes ago by boconnell

[MPhillips]

33 minutes ago, nhs67 said:

 

Mirasola was the best HWT in the field.  His aggression cost him against the KAZ (who attempted one offensive move the entire match).

He was for sure.

Cost him another four in the final 3/5...