IMPORTANT NOTE!

At USA Wrestling Regional and National Championships, coaching credentials will only be issued to Wrestling Leader members at least 18 years of age who meet the appropriate NCEP certification requirement.  Minors accompanying credentialed coaches will not be allowed on the competition floor. 

Coaches Pass Link

COACHES AND ATHLETES PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR USAW MEMBERSHIP CARD & A PHOTO ID WITH YOU TO THE EVENT. EVERY COACH AND ATHLETE WILL NEED TO BE BAR CODE SCANNED IN TO THE EVENT. 

Coaches passes will be sold ONLINE for $25. This includes admission for coaches and need to be picked up on-site during weigh-ins or before the sessions starts.

Coaches Pass Link 

Teams will receive two (2) complimentary coaches floor pass for ten (10) athletes pre-registered under the same team name into the Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals. In order to receive complimentary coaches floor pass, please email Christina Hargrove at chargrove@usawrestling.org by Friday, October 15th. If you miss this deadline, you will not receive complimentary passes. 

You will be ask to due the following:

1. Add the Coach(s) receiving the comp pass to your USAW shopping cart

2. Email Christina the Athletes Name(s) registered for your team

3. Once the Athletes are verified the coaches in your cart will be comped.  

4. Deadline to request complimentary coach pass is Friday, October 15th at 7pm CT.

WRESTLING LEADER MEMBERSHIP

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

Middle School and Below Coaches: Floor passes will only be issued to those individuals with a current USAW Leader Membership Card and are a minimum USAW NCEP Copper certified (photo I.D. required).

High School Coaches: Floor passes will only be issued to those individuals with a current USAW Leader Membership Card and are a minimum USAW NCEP Bronze certified (photo I.D. required).

How to Earn Coaching Certifications 

Copper & Bronze 

You can take the certification online through your membership profile at www.usawmembership.com. 

Scroll to manage and then coach certifications and once you purchase the course from your shopping cart your access it under the my courses tab. 

Certifications update immediately on your profile. You can print a membership card online and it will show all your NCEP Certification Levels. 

Please contact USA Wrestling's Manager of National Coaches Education Program, Mike Clayton, at mclayton@usawrestling.org if you have any issues.