Colorado Springs, CO -  USA Wrestling, the national governing body for amateur wrestling in the United States, has signed a contract with Consumer FIRST.    USA Wrestling becomes the first major amateur sports association in the USA to join forces with Consumer FIRST.     USA Wrestling can now "give back" to its members by providing their loyal members the ability to save while they shop. USA Wrestling will invite and encourage their members and friends of members to register their MasterCard or Visa cards for FREE and qualify to receive Consumer FIRST refunds whenever they shop at participating Consumer FIRST merchants or make online purchases.     USA Wrestling members do not need a new credit card to participate in this program. All they need to do is sign up their existing MasterCard and Visa cards, and they will automatically receive refunds every time they use their card within the Consumer FIRST network.    Not only will members receive these refunds on their credit card statements, but they will also support USA Wrestling financially every time they receive a refund.    Consumer FIRST is a national financial services and consumer marketing company. Based in Ohio and Texas, Consumer FIRST has developed a business model, which integrates breakthrough technology, consumer marketing and merchant marketing promotion to create true loyalty for participating merchants.    Consumer FIRST has access to over 14 million bankcard holders, and has a national presence. They work with both Visa and MasterCard, either credit or debit cards, Consumer FIRST works with a number of major affinity groups including National PTA, major universities and major credit unions. Their rapidly growing merchant base includes national major chains such as Pep Boys and AAMCO. Based on current growth, it is expected the company could have access to more than 40 million cardholders and 50,000 merchants in the next 12 months.     Members will receive a refund back on their credit card statement when they shop through the Consumer FIRST model. The Consumer FIRST business model (patent pending) enables everyone partcipating to save when they shop and continue to collect the perks they already enjoy on their bankcards. Billions of dollars of technological developments have been merged to create an economic system that allows consumers to have a vested interest in the success of the company and merchants; it is a system that enables consumers to make money when they spend money. The Consumer FIRST economy establishes a historical first.     USA Wrestling members can sign up for the Consumer FIRST program, by going to   www.consumer1st.com/236480    After a member enrolls their cards with Consumer FIRST, the member can visit the Consumer FIRST website, sign in, and locate the vendors in the community that offer discounts by participating in the Consumer FIRST program.    USA Wrestling is the National Governing Body for the wrestling in the United States and, as such, is its representative to the United States Olympic Committee. Simply, USA Wrestling is the central organization that coordinates amateur wrestling programs in the nation and works to create interest and participation in these programs. USA Wrestling has over 159,000 members (athletes of all ages, coaches, officials, parents and fans). Each year, USA Wrestling charters over 2900 wrestling clubs and sanctions over 1600 local, state, regional and national competitions.      For information, contact Terry Weiman or Kevin Petersen, Freedom Coaching, LLC, at 719-219-2446 or via e-mail at consumersrule@adelphia.net