Q&A with Rosemount wrestling coach Brett Larson
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — A Q&A with Brett Larson who is a head coach of the Rosemount High School wrestling team.
How long have you been coaching?
Brett Larson: 35 years.
What is your background in this sport?
Larson: My dad was a HS coach so I followed him around when I was in elementary school and I started wrestling in 1st grade. I wrestled at Elbow Lake Wendell HS in MN and at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN and have been coaching ever since.
What is the biggest life lesson you鈥檝e learned from being a coach?
Larson: That every athlete is different and all have different backgrounds, strengths and weakness, so working together with all the variables in the best way possible that are out of your control.
What are one or two things that the team does in training that are keys to their success?
Larson: Wrestling is a physically and mentally demanding sport 鈥� there is also a lot of technique that goes along with wrestling. So, we spend a lot of time with technique training as well physical conditioning. We also focus a lot on a positive mindset.
How do you encourage the team after a disappointing loss?
Larson: Wrestling mimics life – as in life, just as in wrestling there will always be setbacks (overcoming adversity) so we talk about the process and look for the positive in a tough loss, but also what we can do to improve for the next match.
Describe your proudest coaching moment.
Larson: Obviously when a wrestler wins a state championship is very gratifying, but what sets wrestling apart from any other sport is that it is one on one, again just like life, so when wrestlers no matter their record become successful in their future and attribute their personal success to their wrestling career 鈥� that is very rewarding.
What legacy do you hope to leave as a coach?
Larson: That it is more than wins and losses, but to develop work ethic a positive attitude and do your best no matter the situation you are faced with.
Anything else you鈥檇 like to add?
Larson: It takes a lot of courage to wrestle and put yourself against an opponent under a spot light to compete. We are proud of ALL our wrestlers now, in the past and in the future.
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