USA Wrestling names Score-Clocks, Inc. as Official Score Clock Provider

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Gary Abbott (USA Wrestling)
07/30/2004


Score-Clocks, Inc. of Murrysville, Pa. has been named as the "Official Score Clock Provider of USA Wrestling, announced USA Wrestling Executive Director Rich Bender.    USA Wrestling is the national governing body of amateur wrestling in the United States and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee as well as the international wrestling federation FILA.    USA Wrestling will use Score-clocks, Inc. equipment at its major championships. Score-clocks, Inc. will insure the proper operation of the equipment, and will make any necessary repairs to provide quality service at USA Wrestling national events.    "We take serious pride in the quality of the events that we host," said Bender. "This agreement helps us to insure that our national events are of the highest quality. Scoring and timing are important parts of tournament operations. This will provide a great service to our membership."    "Reaching this agreement will help USA Wrestling to produce national events that feature reliable and visible score clocks," said USA Wrestling Director of National Events Pete Isais. "This provides better service to our spectators and athletes, and allows us to create a fan-friendly environment."    Score-Clocks, Inc. was founded in 1990 with the mission to develop new, innovative solutions to timing and scoring amateur wrestling competitions. Today, with 15 unique score-clock models available and more on the way to address the needs of amateur wrestling, Score-Clocks, Inc. is the industry leader with national sales, rental and lease-to-own programs.    "Our goal has always been to build the highest quality product with the most innovative features possible while maintaining ease-of-use for the operators and a highly visible display for the spectators," said Jim Shipman, Vice President and Co-Founder of Score-Clocks, Inc. "Nothing is more frustrating than attending a wrestling event and not knowing the time or score of the match."    "We have had a close working relationships with USA Wrestling since our beginning, with many of our score-clock features being a direct result of suggestions made by USA Wrestling staff, coaches and officials," said Shipman. "We look forward now to continue working even more closely with USA Wrestling developing new exciting technology such as text messaging on top of the score-clocks that will display wrestlers' names. This will make future events even more fan-friendly, as well as more efficient for USA Wrestling staff, coaches, officials and competitors."    CONTACT INFORMATION  Jim Shipman, Vice President  Score-Clocks, Ind., 3000 Lilian Ave., Murraysville, PA 15668  1-800-945-8881  www.score-clocks.com  info@score-clocks.com