Benson Sports Training, LLC

Episode 22 of Building the Athlete with Joseph Horst. The former MMA fighter discusses who the game of life is much tougher than stepping into the cage! Listen to the episode on YouTube, Apple or Spotify.

Our Female Sports Performance Group is getting after it! If you’re looking to get to the next level this summer you need to be with us! Group or Individual sessions available from morning to evening. There’s a reason we have sent over 400 Rapid City Athletes to the college and professional ranks. Results, Results, RESULTS!!! Check out bensonsportstraining.com!

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Working with athletes under 10 is a different game.

There’s no ego. No shortcuts. Just a whole lot of learning… and a whole lot of failing.

At first, everything feels awkward for them—running, jumping, landing, even just paying attention for more than 10 seconds. And that’s exactly how it should be.

Because before there’s confidence, there’s confusion.
Before there’s coordination, there’s clumsiness.
Before they succeed, they struggle.

Our job isn’t to rush that process—it’s to guide them through it.

To teach them that falling down isn’t failure.
Missing reps isn’t failure.
Feeling uncomfortable isn’t failure.

It’s part of figuring it out.

And then something cool happens…

They start to get it.
Movements clean up.
Effort turns into ex*****on.
And you can literally watch confidence build in real time.

That moment—when a young athlete realizes “I can do this”—that’s why we do it.

Lay the foundation early.
Be patient with the process.
Confidence is earned through reps, not given through words.

You see the big performances and the records every week but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. We see all the off-season work and the 5:30 AM inseason sessions. These girls are locked in and focused on getting better every day. Shout out to .ava and .khachikian for a lot of years of hard work and commitment. Best of luck as you finish out your record setting season.

Get to know and his Mt. Rushmore of Basketball. Listen to Building the Athlete on Spotify, Apple or YouTube.

Out of the Transfer Portal to Tennessee Tech, Get to know and his journey from small private high school to JUCO to Tennessee Tech. Listen to Building the Athlete on Spotify, Apple and YouTube.