Sylvester, Georgia Bronze Clinic Scheduled

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Ted Witulski (USA Wrestling)
10/14/2002


October 19, 2002    Start Time and approximate time of completion: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm    Worth County High School Gym    406 W. King Street (Gym is on the back of the school)    Sylvester, Georgia    Directions to clinic site: From I-75 North take Tifton Exit 62 (Sylvester). Take Hwy 82W into Sylvester to State Road 313 N. High school will be on right about two miles.    From I-75 South, exit Wenona Exit 97, right to dead end at State Road 33. Turn left go approximately 25 miles, to Bryant Road turn right. go through stop sign, second school on left is High School.    From Albany take 520 / Hwy 82 E to Sylvester, turn left at State Road 313 N.  High School will be on right about two miles.    Cost: $60.00, all coaches will need to have a current USA Wrestling Coach Membership Card.  Cards will be on sale at the clinic.      Local Contact Information: Susan Knox (229) 776-8345 sknox4@bellsouth.net    Join us! USA Wrestling invites active wrestling enthusiasts to attend a Bronze Level Certification course in you area. The National Coaches Education Program offers wrestling coaches a great way to be deeply involved with the sport of wrestling.     USA Wrestling as the National Governing Body of amateur wrestling can open the doors to wrestling coaches and athletes to learn more about the world's oldest and greatest sport. USA Wrestling for coaches to participate in state, regional, national, and international events requires NCEP Certification. If you're an active wrestling coach, you need to get NCEP certified!    USA Wrestling's Coaches Education Program is designed to give coaches a foundation of successful coaching principles to help grow the base of amateur wrestling throughout the country. The National Coaches Education Program (NCEP) certified over 1,100 coaches nationally last year at the Bronze Level.     By completing the certification process at the Bronze Level, you will receive the Bronze Certified Card, and Certificate allowing you to coach at USA Wrestling events across the country. Also, you will receive for future reference the Coach's Guide to Excellence, a $30 value. Finally, as an added bonus for completing the Bronze level, you will receive the official Bronze Certified Coach's shirt, a $25 value.     Coaches who are Bronze certified are leaders in the wrestling community and are then encouraged to pursue further education through NCEP by completing the Silver and Gold levels. Once, a coach is Bronze certified he/she can attend the National Coaches Colleges held annually. The Coaches College is a five-day intensive study of the sport of wrestling.    For more information on the National Coaches Education Program and how to bring a clinic to your state contact NCEP Manager, Ted Witulski at twitulski@usawrestling.org or call (719) 598-8181.