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

Coaches bands: free with a USA Coaching membership that is bronze certified. You must have be bronze certified to get a coaching band for this event. A coaches band does get you admission into the event. 

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 USAW MEMBERSHIP CARD 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 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).

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