Coaches floor passes will be for those who meet the following criteria.

 

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 AND ATHLETES PLEASE BRING A COPY OF YOUR USA WRESTLING MEMBERSHIP CARD AND COACHING CERTIFICATION WITH YOU TO THE EVENT. 

WRIST BANDS ARE REQUIRED FOR FLOOR ACCESS. Colored wrist bands will be issued for Kids, 16U and Junior coaches. 

COACHES WILL NEED TO BUY AN ADMISSION BAND INSTEAD OF A COACHES BAND. TO RECEIVE A COACHES WRISTBAND ON-SITE, PLEASE PRESENT YOUR CURRENT USAW LEADER CARD AND COAHCING CERTIFICATION (BRONZE OR COPPER) WHEN ARRIVING TO THE VENUE FOR WEIGH-INS/CHECK IN. THE COACHES WRISTBAND WILL BE FREE BUT YOU MUST PURCHASE ADMISSION. 

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 Leader Membership Card, please click HERE. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW LEADER MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS.

One certified coach maximum allowed in each competitor's corner. To videotape any match at mat side, the operator must be the certified coach in the corner. Only coaches with a current USAW Leader Membership Card AND who are USAW NCEP certified are entitled to free admission (does not include floor access).

Kids 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).

Junior and 16U 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). If you have bought a Bronze Coaches Pass, you do not need to buy a Copper Coaches Pass!

Bronze Certification

Want to become a USA Wrestling Bronze level certified coach? Please contact USA Wrestling's Manager of National Coaches Education Program, Mike Clayton, at mclayton@usawrestling.org or click here

How do I earn a Copper or Bronze level coaches certification?

Once a coach has their Wrestling Leader Membership with USA Wrestling, they can take the Copper or Bronze level coaches certifications through their membership profile at www.USAWmembership.com.

To purchase, access the course options under the top tab for MANAGE, followed by COACH CERTIFICATIONS in the drop-down.

ADD the desired course to the shopping cart and then check out and pay the course fee.

Once the fee is paid, courses can be accessed under the MY COURSES tab.

As soon as a course is finished, the coach’s profile is updated automatically in our system.

We will send the coach a free new membership card that reflects the certification in about 3 to 4 weeks.

For coaches who need proof of certification sooner, they’ll be able to re-print a membership card from their profile reflecting all current certifications. Any online registration system will see the coach’s certifications as well.

Coaches who have earned both Copper and Bronze level certifications automatically qualify to start Silver level tasks. These tasks can be accessed from the same course area as the Copper and Bronze program. Some really great opportunities at this level!

We hope to work with you throughout the range of our National Coaches Education Program (NCEP) opportunities. Let us know how we can support your coach education journey!