Copper Certification Clinic Scheduled  For Meriden   January 30 at 6:30pm    On Friday the 30thFriday January 30th  USA Wrestling CT will be hosting a copper level certification clinic from 6:30 to 9:30 at Thomas Edison Middle School in Meriden CT. Registration will begin at 6pm. The cost of the clinic is $25, USA Wrestling card 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 Instructor's video and the second edition of Coaching Youth Wrestling published through the American Sport Education Program.     Coaches and parents that complete the four 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  coachmakein@cox.net   Directions:    Martin Luther King, Jr. Circular Drive, 1355 North Broad Street, Meriden, CT 06450     From the North (Hartford) via Interstate 91: I-91 South to exit 18 (I-691 - West connector). Take the first exit (#8 - Broad Street)*. At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.     From the North (Hartford) via Wilbur Cross Parkway: Wilbur Cross Parkway traveling South to the Broad Street Exit in Meriden. The Thomas Edison Middle School is on the left. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.    From the South (New Haven) via Interstate 91: I-91 North to exit 17 (I-691 - West connector). Take the first exit (#8 - Broad Street)*. At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.    From the South (New Haven) via Wilbur Cross Parkway: Wilbur Cross Parkway traveling North toward Meriden to the I-691 Connector. This is a cloverleaf, so follow the signs to I-691 West (you will bear to the left and then take a quick right following the signs onto I-691)*. You will come onto I-691 onto the left lane. Cross over to the right lane and take the first exit (#8 - Broad Street). At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.    From the East: Take Route 9 North to I-91 South to Exit 18 (I-691 West). Take the first exit (#8 - Broad Street)*. At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.    From the West: Take I-84 East/West to Exit 27(I-691 West). Take exit #8 - Broad Street. At the end of the ramp take a right onto Broad Street. Proceed through two traffic lights. At the fourth traffic signal, you will see Washington Middle School on the right. The Entrance to Thomas Edison Middle School is approximately 0.3 of a mile on the right. The main entrance is to the right of the school through the double pillars.    * Please Note: No commercial vehicles are allowed down the Exit 8 West ramp. Continue on I-691 to Exit 7 - Downtown Meriden. Bear left toward the end of the ramp and at the stop sign (at the end of the ramp) turn left. At the next stop sign turn left onto Camp Street. Proceed down Center Street to the intersection with Broad Street. Take a left onto Broad Street. The school is approximately 1 1/2 miles down on the right