John Matthews of Phoenix, Ariz. has been named Developmental Coach of the Year by USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States. The award honors the top coach in the nation working with age-group wrestlers and programs.    Matthews has served two years as the Arizona's State Greco-Roman Developmental Coach. He travels to numerous training sites around the state and conducts skills and training clinics for coaches, athletes and clubs. He has also developed a technical and training syllabus for the state in Greco-Roman.    Matthews has developed an organized system of training at the Arizona national summer camps, which has helped result in a tremendous improvement in the performance of Arizona wrestlers on the national level.    The state has won numerous medals, including a number of individual champions, at major USA Wrestling competitions since Matthews has been involved. Included were five gold medals at the 2003 FILA Cadet Nationals, four gold medals at the Western Junior Regionals, 11 gold medals at the Western Kids/Cadet Regionals and three gold medals at the 2002 ASICS Junior and Cadet Nationals. In total, Arizona athletes won 63 national placements at those competitions.    He has a tremendous background in Greco-Roman wrestling, as one of the nation's top Greco-Roman athletes of his era. He was a member of the 1976 and 1980 U.S. Olympic teams in Greco-Roman wrestling at 163 pounds. He placed fourth in the 1978 World Championships, and also competed in the 1977, 1979 and 1982 World Championships. In 2003, Matthews was a double champion at the Veterans National Championships, winning both styles in Div. D (50-55 years) at 187.25 pounds.    He has served two years as a wrestling coach at Desert Vista High School in Arizona, where he has improved the performance of the program. He was previously an assistant coach at Central Michigan Univ. from 1974-79.     Developmental Coach of the Year  1989 - Al Kastl, Michigan  1990 - Kevin McCleary, Pennsylvania  1991 - J. D. Robbins, California  1992 - Tony Jones, Oregon  1993 - Morrie Geselter, Illinois  1994 - Jerry Kuntz, Oklahoma  1995 - Mike Hagerty, Missouri  1996 - Bob Kopnisky, Indiana  1997 - John Leone, New York  1998 - Mike Rial, Iowa  1999 - Greg Strobel, Pennsylvania  2000 - John Hohman, Pennsylvania  2001 - Randy Baker, Minnesota  2002 - Archie Randall, Oklahoma  2003 - John Matthews, Arizona