USA Wrestling has named its head and assistant coaches for the 2002 U.S. Freestyle World Team, head coach Bobby Douglas of Ames, Iowa and assistant coach Tom Brands of Iowa City, Iowa.    The U.S. Freestyle World Team will compete at the 2002 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships in Tehran, Iran, Sept. 4-7. The team will be determined at the World Team Trials, set for Saint Paul, Minn., June 21-23.    "It has always been an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to work with America's athletes," said Douglas. "Being back in the international arena is a motivation for me. It helps me as a coach, and I am excited for the challenge. We have some great wrestlers on Team USA."    Douglas has been one of the most successful and active freestyle coaches in the nation. He served as the head coach of the 1992 U.S. Olympic freestyle wrestling team, that competed in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. claimed six individual medals, led by gold medalists John Smith, Kevin Jackson and Bruce Baumgartner.    He has served as head coach of two previous U.S. World Championships teams. He led the 1989 and 1991 U.S. World teams to second-place finishes at the World Championships behind the Soviet Union. In 1989, the U.S. had six medalists, including two champions: Smith and Kenny Monday. In 1991, the U.S. won six medals, including three champions: Zeke Jones, Smith and Jackson.    He served on the coaching staff of the 1988 and 1996 U.S. Olympic teams. He coached the 1989 U.S. World Cup team as well as the 1991 Pan American Games team. He has been an assistant coach on numerous other U.S. international teams.    Douglas is a club coach with the Sunkist Kids, the most successful wrestling club in the United States. He has helped coach numerous U.S. athletes to World and Olympic medals as part of the Sunkist Kids program.    Douglas works as head wrestling coach for Iowa State Univ., where he has led their powerful Div. I program for 10 years.  His Cyclones placed second in the 2002 NCAA Championships, led by three individual champions: Aaron Holker, Joe Heskett and Cael Sanderson. Douglas guided Sanderson to a historic career, becoming the first wrestler to win four NCAA titles and complete his career undefeated.     In 10 years at Iowa State, Douglas has led the Cyclones to three second-place finishes at the NCAA Championships and nine top-10 finishes.  He coached five individual athletes to NCAA Div. I titles at Arizona State.    Douglas became the first coach of a Western university to win an NCAA title when he led Arizona State to the national crown in 1988.  He was named College Coach of the Year in 1988. During Douglas' 18 years at Arizona State, his teams won nearly 75 percent of their dual matches (225-77-6). For his efforts, Douglas was named conference coach of the year nine times. His ASU record included nine conference championships, 10 top-10 NCAA team finishes and four top-two placings.     As a wrestler, he was the captain of the 1968 Olympic team, and placed fourth in the 1964 Olympic Games.  He earned silver and bronze medals in the World Freestyle Championships and competed for U.S. World Teams eight times. He was the USWF freestyle champion in 1970, and won five other national freestyle titles.  He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1987. A true innovator, Douglas has authored a number of wrestling technique books and is one of the nation's top clinicians.    Douglas became the first black Ohio high school state titlist. He wrestled for West Liberty (W.Va.) State College and won the NAIA title and was runner-up at the NCAA Championships. After transferring to Oklahoma State, Douglas won the Big Eight Conference 147-pound crown.    Douglas earned his bachelor's degree at Oklahoma State in 1967 and his master's degree at Arizona State in 1981. Douglas and wife Jackie have one son, Bobby.    Brands was one of the greatest U.S. freestyle wrestlers of all time, claiming a gold medal at 136.5 pounds at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. He also won a World gold medal at the 1993 World Championships in Toronto, Canada. Between 1993-96, Brands was the top U.S. wrestler at his weight class and represented the United States in numerous major international events.    He won two World Cup gold medals (1994 and 1995) and was the 1995 Pan American Games champion. He also claimed four U.S. Nationals titles (1993-96) and made four straight U.S. World or Olympic teams (1993-96).    Along with brother, Terry, he was named 1993 USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year, the 1993 John Smith Outstanding Freestyle Wrestler, and 1993 Amateur Wrestling News Man of the Year.    He was a member of the U.S. coaching staff at the 2001 World Championships, and has coached a number of other U.S. teams in international competition. Brands is a club coach with the Hawkeye Wrestling Club.    Brands has worked for 10 years as an assistant coach for the Univ. of Iowa. He was named NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2000.    He was a three-time NCAA Div. I champion at the Univ. of Iowa (1990-92) and was a four-time All-American and three-time Big Ten champion. He had a career mark of 158-7-2, including an undefeated season in 1991 (45-0).     Brands earned his B.S. degree in physical education from Iowa in 1992. He and his wife, Jeni, have three children, Madigan, Kinsee and Tom.