The USA Wrestling Weekly broadcast for Friday, June 14, 2013, has been posted for fans to enjoy.

USA Wrestling Weekly is a half-hour news broadcast which is produced on a weekly basis, and debuted in January 2011. Presented in a news format, it provides updated information on USA Wrestling activities, as well as a variety of feature segments.

To see this week’s episode, visit the following link:
http://youtu.be/2csxHnBwAbI

This week’s show included the following feature segments:
• Preview of the ASICS U.S. World Team Trials in Stillwater, Okla., June 21-23
• Rule modification for men’s freestyle at the World Team Trials to feature an overtime, with commentary from National Coach Zeke Jones
• Senior wrestlers preparing for World Team Trials at the U.S. Olympic Training Center talk about the event including Helen Maroulis, Erin Clodgo, Ellis Coleman, Marcus Finau and Adam Hall
• Preview of the U.S. FILA Junior World Team Trials in Stillwater, Okla., June 23
• Coverage of the Schoolboy National Duals in Indianapolis, Ind.
• Preview of the FILA Grappling World Championships in London, Canada on June 14-15
• Keep Olympic Wrestling PSAs featuring gymnasts Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci, plus boxers Amando Muniz and Carlos Palomino
• Indiana High School Wrestling Coaches Association donates $500 to CPOW
• And Much More

The USA Wrestling Weekly Photo of the Week contest winner was Sugar Couch, who sent this photo of her 10-year old son Vinny Zerban winning the Illinois Intermediate State Championships at 72 pounds.
The show is moderated by veteran wrestling broadcaster Scott Casber and is scheduled for distribution each Friday on TheMat.com.

Each episode will also be posted on USA Wrestling’s YouTube Channel. In addition, USA Wrestling Weekly will be offered to a variety of websites, and will also be available to television networks across the nation.

USA Wrestling Weekly is aired on television across the nation through the USA Wrestling Weekly Television Network. Partners include:
• Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, with viewers across upstate New York
• Oklahoma Cox Cable, which reaches viewers in the Oklahoma City/Norman and the Tulsa metropolitan areas.
• Mediacom Cable, with distribution in six Midwestern states, bringing USA Wrestling news to one of the biggest wrestling hotbeds in the nation.
• The Fight Now USA cable network, with distribution in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut
• Long Lines Cable, with distribution in Eastern Nebraska, Western Iowa and SW South Dakota.
• CATV Service, which has served the Central Susquehanna Valley in Pennsylvania for over 55 years.
• Midco Sports Network, which services North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota
• Time Warner Sports Texas, with 1.1 million homes in Texas
• KWEM TV 31 – Sudden Link Cable in Stillwater, Okla.
• CCN in Danville, Pa.
• Western Reserve Cable 9 in Ohio
• Time Warner Sports in Kentucky, Source 16

USA Wrestling staff participates extensively in creating the content for the show. The production of USA Wrestling Weekly is handled by Takedown Wrestling Media, which produces a variety of other wrestling broadcast products. The Lead Producer for the show is Brad Johnson of Takedown Wrestling Media. Feedback is encouraged, and should be sent to Gary Abbott of USA Wrestling at gabbott@usawrestling.org.

Current USA Wrestling Weekly website partners: Colorado USA Wrestling; Takedown Media.com; USA Wrestling – Tennessee; USA Wrestling – Kansas; Maryland USA Wrestling

There is an embeddable video player on TheMat.com which allows fans and media to view the most recent episode of USA Wrestling Weekly, and cycle through past episodes. This player can be embedded in websites, blogs and other online media outlets.

Websites interested in adding USA Wrestling Weekly should contact Richard Immel of USA Wrestling at rimmel@usawrestling.org