Coaching Youth Wrestling is part of the improved generation of the American Sport Education Program's (ASEP) Coaching Youth Sports series.  This widely respected and highly popular series is a thorough collection of youth sport-specific guides that are grounded in positive coaching principles.      Endorsed by USA Wrestling, the National Governing Body of amateur wrestling, Coaching Youth Wrestling provides beginning wrestling coaches with both an explanation of their role and concrete instructions on fulfilling that role.  Coaches will find chapters on communicating with athletes and their parents, teaching and developing wrestling skills, planning and conducting practices, and coaching during matches.      This book includes a special chapter on the games approach to coaching wrestling, which utilizes a series of modified games or matches to teach wrestling skills and tactics.  The games approach is an interactive approach to coaching that is more enjoyable for kids and more effective than repetitive drills.  Twenty games with detailed explanations and diagrams help coaches teach the skills and tactics of wrestling and how athletes can apply them in a match situation.      Featuring information specific programs for both boys and girls wrestling including equipment, season plans, matches and tactics, Coaching Youth Wrestling is a great resource for novice and volunteer coaches.  Mitch Hull, Director of National Teams for USA Wrestling, states, "USA Wrestling recommends Coaching Youth Wrestling for any volunteer or beginning coach.  The book covers everything coaches want to know about creating a positive experience for their youth wrestlers."     Coaching Youth Wrestling is an excellent introduction to youth coaching and teaching young wrestlers valuable skills. It provides all the information you need to coach effectively and help 6-to-15 year-old athletes, both boys and girls, learn and enjoy the sport.      The Coaching Youth Wrestling book will be integrated into the Copper Level of USA Wrestling's National Coaches Education Program.  In 2002 a Games Approach video will be released to further augment the text.     Chapter 1: Stepping Into Coaching  Chapter 2: Communicating As a Coach  Chapter 3: Providing for Wrestler's Safety  Chapter 4: The Games Approach to Coaching Wrestling  Chapter 5: Teaching and Shaping Skills  Chapter 6: Match-Day Coaching  Chapter 7: Rules and Equipment  Chapter 8: Getting Wrestlers in Shape  Chapter 9: Tactics and Skills  Chapter 10: Season Plans  Appendix A: Injury Report  Appendix B: Emergency Information Card  Appendix C: Emergency Response Card    "Coaching Youth Wrestling is a great resource for coaches who work with young wrestlers.  Coaches and athletes alike will benefit from the step-by-step instructions for introducing wrestling technique.  USA Wrestling highly recommends this book for all wrestling coaches."      Ted Witulski  National Coaches Education Program Manager,  US Wrestling    For more information on the National Coaches Education Program, contact twitulski@usawrestling.org or call (719) 598-8181.      To order your copy of the Coaching Youth Wrestling book mail a check or money order for $14.95 plus $3 shipping and handling to     USA Wrestling c/o NCEP Manager  6155 Lehman Dr.  Colorado Springs, CO 80918    Name: _____________________________    Address: ___________________________    City: ______________________     State: ___________     Zip code: _______________    Phone Number:  _____________________    Email address: ______________________