Duane Bastress

- Husband/Father

- Head Men's & Women's Wrestling Coach at York College of Pennsylvania!

-2x Division III National Champion ('05,'06)

#CommitToTheSpartan

[Ariel Helwani @arielhelwani]

BREAKING: Ben Askren will make his @RAFWrestlingUSA debut in Milwaukee on July 18 against Belal Muhammad.

Askren was the first wrestler ever signed to RAF.

Unbelievable. Truly incredible.

[York College Sports @YCPathletics]

Please join us as we gather to honor our dear friend, Scott Guise.

Date: Saturday, June 27, 2026
Time: Beginning at 12:00 p.m.
Location: Wolf Gym, Grumbacher Sport and Fitness Center
Who: This event is open to everyone: colleagues, alumni, students, and friends

[Duane Bastress @Thee_HC]

@tigerwrestling Love the shirt choice by Joe!

[Coach West @coachwwest]

Saying coaches are underpaid doesn’t mean they coach for money. It means their time, labor, and impact deserve to be valued better.

Two things can be true at once.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

What does a strong team culture look like?

1. We > Me
2. Process > Prize
3. Serving > Self-Serving
4. Learning > Knowing
5. Positivity > Negativity
6. Encouraging > Ignoring

Choose to lead.
Be a gatekeeper of your culture.

[Greg Berge @GregBerge]

Want a tougher team?

Start here:

1. Stop rescuing them
2. Stop repeating yourself
3. Stop negotiating the standard
4. Stop accepting half-effort
5. Stop waiting for buy-in

Toughness isn’t talked about.
It’s built.

[Dirt Bro Diamond Training @DirtBroUSA]

The #1 skill missing from today’s athlete is mental toughness. Refusing to hold oneself accountable to individual and team goals. Blaming others for circumstances. Not fighting through adversity. Pouting and poor body language. Physical skill can only take you so far. Get tough! #DoingDirtWork

[Reads with Ravi @readswithravi]

I’m in love with this sentence:

“The strongest version of you is buried under the habits you're afraid to break.”

[MatBoy @Seth_Duckworth]

For high school seniors or their parents who still want to wrestle in college. There are still opportunities out there. You probably won't get much scholarship, it probably won't be your dream school, it probably won't be D1. But there are a lot of schools with roster spots

[Allistair McCaw @AllistairMcCaw]

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: You can’t convince someone who doesn’t want to work hard, to work hard. Also, if someone wants to leave your team or organization, let them go. Never try to convince someone to stay who doesn’t want to stay —no matter how talented they are.

[Jon Beck @CoachJonBeck]

Coaches aren’t in the business of begging players to get in the gym/go to camps, but if you don’t, then don’t come later looking for playing time. It doesn’t work that way. Players get playing time by earning it. If you don’t earn it, save yourself the trouble of wishing for it!

[Coach Jeff Barnes @JeffBarnes52]

As an AD, my job is to bring in and retain coaches who can build, develop, and win. At the same time, good coaches want to be in environments where they have a real opportunity to succeed.

If a school’s vision does not prioritize winning or fails to provide the tools, support, and structure needed for success, it will struggle to attract and retain high level coaches. Talented coaches are intentional about where they invest their time and energy.

Winning is not about cutting corners or doing it at all costs. It is about alignment. When you have strong coaches, the right resources, and a clear commitment to success, those pieces work together. When everyone is not aligned, the culture is poisoned. That alignment is what builds a sustainable, competitive program.

[Duane Bastress @Thee_HC]

So proud of Becky and how she has represented our program over her time here! I can't wait to see what the future holds for her. #GirlPower #CommitToTheSpartan

[York College Sports @YCPathletics]

Patzke Named MAC Women's Wrestling Senior Scholar-Athlete @YCP_Wrestling @YDSports

https://t.co/AvTbHHElap

[MLFootball @MLFootball]

LEGENDARY QUOTE:

#Rams head coach Sean McVay said in order to grow as a person you need to struggle in life.

“Show me anybody that's great in anything they do, I'll show you somebody that's persevered, demonstrated that mental toughness to overcome some obstacles and adversity”

[Dan Tharp @CoachDanTharp]

“Your talent is your floor, your character is your ceiling”

Absolutely incredible quote by UCLA Coach Cori Close.

[Gerry DeFilippo @Challenger_ST]

Average young athlete: “I can’t lift in-season, it’ll make me sore & I’ll get hurt.”

Dominant college pitcher who lifted the DAY OF his World Series start

You can & should lift in-season too

[Tyler Donohue @TDsTake]

2026 addition to front wall of Penn State football team meeting room.

[Jamy Bechler @CoachBechler]

💯 AVERAGE Players: Show up for workouts.

💯 GOOD Players: Get better during workouts.

💯 GREAT Players: Make others better during workouts.

[Mike McMullan @MikeMcM_]

Pretty cool note I got from a tech CEO/founder who watched NCAAs about hiring wrestlers:

“I'll say this: without question my favorite hiring profile is a D3 All-American wrestler. You competed in the darkness. No lights, no crowd, sometimes literally no one watching. You showed up anyway and you figured it out. Give me 10 of those guys and they're worth 50 fancy Ivy League degrees. Every time. The mat doesn't lie.”

Thoughts?