Copper Certification Clinic Scheduled  for East Hartford CT February 27 at 7pm    On Thursday February 27th USA Wrestling CT will be hosting a copper level certification clinic from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at The East Hartford Community Center in East Hartford CT. Registration will begin at 6:30pm. The cost of the course is $25 and valid USA Wrestling card is required.    USA Wrestling's National Coaches Education Program is a four-tiered certification system for coaches in the sport of wrestling. As the National Governing Body for the sport of wrestling in the United States, USA Wrestling actively works to promote and develop the sport of wrestling through the NCEP.     The Copper Certification, the first of the four levels, is an enjoyable introduction to the sport of wrestling. The course is highly interactive using the USA Wrestling InstructorÕs video and the second edition of Coaching Youth Wrestling published through the American Sport Education Program.     Coaches and parents that complete the three hour course and receive an 80% or higher on the thirty question take-home multiple choice test are certified at the Copper Level. Coaches will then be entered into the USA Wrestling NCEP database and receive a certificate of completion and a Copper Card used to authenticate certification at USA Wrestling events.     Coaches and parents are encouraged then complete the next level of certification, the Bronze Level. People with a strong background in the sport of wrestling are allowed to begin the certification at the Bronze Level without previously completing the Copper Level.     Join USA Wrestling in building the sport of wrestling in the United States by attending a NCEP course near you!         The clinic will be limited to twenty participants, contact USA Wrestling CT director of coaching Stephen Makein via e-mail at bandog@attbi.com or phone at (860) 225-1807.              EAST HARTFORD COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER (EHCCC)         50 CHAPMAN PLACE, EAST HARTFORD         When Travelling From:              I-84 East:            Take the Governor Street Exit (#56).  At the end, take a right onto Governor Street.  Go to the end and take a left onto Main Street.  At the third traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street.  The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).              I-84 West:           Take the Governor Street Exit (#56).  At the end, take a right onto Governor Street.  Go to the end and take a left onto Main Street.  At the third traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street.  The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).              Rte 2 West:         Take Pitkin Street Exit (#3).  At the end, take a right onto Pitkin Street.  At the end, take a left onto Main Street.  At the seventh traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).                         I-91South:           When approaching the Hartford area, watch for East Hartford Exit.  It is a left hand exit, so stay in the left lane.  The exit is an extremely sharp loop!  At the end of the exit ramp, enter onto I-84 on the Bulkeley Bridge.  Stay in the right lane.  Take the Connecticut Boulevard Exit.  Stay to the left going onto Connecticut Boulevard.  Go to the end.  At the light, take a left onto Main Street.  At the fourth traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).              I-91 North:          When approaching the Hartford area, watch for Route 5 & 15 (Exit 29-Charter Oak Bridge). Go to Exit 90 (Route 5 North-Main Street Exit).  At the end, take a left onto Main Street.  Go up Main Street for nine lights.  (Watch for Dunkin Donuts on right). Across from Dunkin Donuts is Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).              Route 5 South:                Drive south from South Windsor on Route 5 (John Fitch Boulevard).  When it enters East Hartford, it becomes Ellington Road, and after the third traffic light it becomes Main Street, East Hartford.  After going under the railroad overpass, watch for Triple A Diner on the right.  Chapman Street is the third street on the right (look for Dunkin Donuts on left), after passing the diner. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).