Credentials - For the 2023 US Open - Deadline is April 7th before price increase

• CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE COACHES BAND. (Scroll down to the bottom of the page after you click link).

Athlete, coach, trainer/medical, and staff credentials will be issued at the Registration Window which is located down the hall and to the left of the Exhibit Hall Entrance of South Point Arena during the following times:

*Credential Pickup Times 

• Tuesday - 6:00pm-7:30pm
• Wednesday-Saturday - 7am-10:30am, 3:00pm-4:30pm, & 5:30pm-7:30pm

Coaches Passes Online - $50.00 if purchased by April 7th at 5pm. (Must have Bronze NCEP) ***

Coaches Passes Late - $100.00 if purchased after April 7th. (Must have Bronze NCEP) ***

•   Gold/Silver Coach: Free if purchased by April 7th 

Late Coach Band: $150

If you fail to request a credential after the deadlines above, the cost will be $150.00 per late credential this processing fee must be paid prior to obtaining a credential on-site.

Credential

All Credential Personnel must have the proper USAW Membership before obtaining a credential.  

All of the following is needed to be eligible for an Athlete or Coaches pass:

- Photo uploaded to Portal 

- Current USA Wrestling Leader Membership Card

- NCEP Certification Card - BRONZE or higher.   (Coaches only)              

Credential Photo Requirements

Photos are required for each credential and should be of head and shoulders ONLY. No hat and no glasses will be approved.

***Senior clubs and College programs***

• Will receive one (1) complimentary coaches floor pass for every three (3) athletes per style entered in the Senior World Team Trials. (3 athletes= 1 comp coach) - Deadline to request the comp coach credential is April 7th 
• Team Doctors/ATC Must have a USA Wrestling Medical membership & will receive one (1) complimentary credential if they have five (5) athletes or more per style entered into the Senior World Team Trials (5 athletes= 1 medical credential) - Deadline to request comp the Medical credential is April 7th

***Athletes MUST be registered prior to the April 7th at 5pm MT deadline to be eligible for the comp pass

In order to receive a complimentary coaches floor pass, email Christina Hargrove at chargrove@usawrestling.org by Friday, April 7th at 5pm MT.  If you miss this deadline, you will not receive complimentary passes.

You will be ask to do the following:

• Add the Coach(s) receiving the comp pass to your USAW shopping and make sure their pictures are uploaded
• Email Christina the Athletes Name(s) registered for your team
• Once the Athletes registration is verified the coach(s) in the USAW cart will be comped. ***Athletes MUST be registered prior to the April 7th deadline to be eligible for the comp pass
• Deadline to request complimentary coach pass is Friday, April 7th at 5pm MT.

Credential Pick-Up Times

Athlete, coach, trainer/medical, and staff credentials will be issued at the Registration Window which is located down the hall and to the left of the Exhibit Hall Entrance of South Point Arena during the following times:

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!