The 2019-2020 Membership Year begins September 1st, 2019 and goes through August 31, 2020. 

ATHLETES

All athletes who meet age-group requirements and are current members of USA Wrestling are eligible to participate. Wrestlers must enter their USA Wrestling Membership number when they register online. Wrestlers that do not have valid USA Wrestling Membership numbers will not be allowed to register.
If you have lost or forgotten your membership number, please contact svest@usawrestling.org.

To renew your membership, please visit www.usawmembership.com, or contact your state director at www.themat.com.

COACHES

Only those individuals with a current USAW Wrestling Leader Membership Card and are a minimum USAW NCEP Bronze certified are eligible to coach a 16U National Dual Team. All coaches must attain their USAW NCEP Bronze certification prior to this event.

All coaches that wish to gain access to the competition floor to coach athletes must have a current USA Wrestling Leader Card. All USA Wrestling Leader Membership Cards MUST be attained prior to the event, due to mandatory background checking. For a Wrestling Leader Membership Card, please click HERE. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW COACHES MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS.

Only coaches with a current USAW Wrestling Leader Membership Card AND who are USAW NCEP certified are entitled to free admission (does not include floor access).

OFFICIALS

USWOA certified officials will receive national credit for participating in this championship.
MANDATORY - EACH STATE MUST PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE OFFICIAL FOR EACH STYLE IN WHICH THE STATE IS COMPETING.

Transgender Policy

USA Wrestling deems it necessary to ensure, insofar as possible, that transgender athletes are not excluded from the opportunity to participate in wrestling competitions. As such, USA Wrestling’s Gender Policy is based on the results and guidelines of the IOC actions.

Please read the transgender policy document in its entirety in order to understand the guidelines USA Wrestling follows in regards to transgender athletes competing at USA Wrestling events.