Coaches Bands on Sale January 1, 2023

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE COACHES BANDS

FLOOR PASSES ARE REQUIRED FOR FLOOR ACCESS.

Regionals & Nationals – 14U & Below – Copper is required / 16U & Above – Bronze (or higher level) is required

Cost of a Coaches Band (pass) is $10.00, pending the coach meets the requirements below.

All coaches that wish to gain access to the competition floor to coach athletes must have a current USA Wrestling Leader Card and either a minimum of a Bronze or Copper NCEP certification depending on Age Division. All USA Wrestling Leader Membership Cards MUST be attained prior to the event, due to mandatory background checking and SafeSport. For a Leader Membership Card, please click HERE. PLEASE ALLOW UP TO 30 DAYS FOR COMPLETION OF USAW LEADER MEMBERSHIP/BACKGROUND CHECK PROCESS.

Two certified coaches maximum allowed in each competitor`s corner. To videotape any match at mat side, the operator must be one of the two certified coaches in the corner. 


Kids Coaches (14U & below): 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). . For a Copper Coaches Membership Card, please click HERE.

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). . For a Bronze Coaches Membership Card, please click HERE.

How to Earn Coaching Certifications: Copper & Bronze Certification

You can take the certification online through your membership profile. CLICK HERE for Coaching Certification. 

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