Training The Parents with Mike Foca & Donny DeFilippis

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

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Training The Parents with Mike Foca & Donny DeFilippis is an episode from Wrestling Mindset by Jeffrey Zannetti.

This episode is 1:03:36 long.

This episode was published on Oct 31, 2025.

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