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National Wrestling Day December 5th
Posted December 4th, 2011

Press Release from the Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsmagazine; By Danny Iovino-Ortiz

Joe Baranik, founder of the Award Winning Pennsylvania Wrestling Newsmagazine (PWN) in conjunction with the following nine wrestling organizations and media across America have declared December 5, 2011 the first annual National Wrestling Day. PWN, Beat The Streets, Riot Sports Marketing, National Wrestling Coaches Association, Takedown Wrestling Radio & TV, USA Wrestling, National Wrestling Hall of Fame & Museum, World Wrestling Resource, and the National Collegiate Wrestling Association are all thrilled to get the “Wrestling Season” started from elementary leagues, middle school and high school grapplers, collegiate wrestling, women’s wrestling and our Olympic level Team USA.

It is time to roll out the mats and “Rumble and Tumble” from Maine to Florida and New York to California. We want to let the public know ‘Wrestling Season Has Arrived’ and will continue until the state and national tournaments in March 2012.
George Mason University Thanksgiving Weekend Wrestling Clinic
Posted November 13th, 2011

George Mason University will be having a Thanksgiving weekend wrestling clinic featuring the entire wrestling team, Asst. Coach Tommy Owen and Head Coach Joe Russell.

When: Saturday, November 26, 2011
Where: At the George Mason University Field House

Schedule:
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM Check in
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM Clinic
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM Observe Team Practice

All ages and abilities welcome to attend
COST: $20 Per Participant (Preregistered) Or $30 at the door.

Click here for clinic form.
On-Line Rules Clinics for 2011-2012 High School Season
Posted October 31st, 2011

All 2011-12 VHSL rules clinics in all sports/activities will be delivered online. VHSL Handbook Rule 27-2-4 requires that any school sponsoring an interscholastic activity shall require at least one member of that activity’s coaching staff to attend a VHSL sponsored rules clinic for that activity in each year that one is offered. Click here for the on-line Rules Clinic.

Officials must attend the rules clinics in any and all sports/activities in which they are registered in order to be eligible for assignment to VHSL contests at any level. Officials must also take and pass applicable rules exams.

The deadline for completing any athletic clinic and the exam is Nov. 19, 2011. Click here for links to the rules clinic and exam.
FREE WRESTLING CLINIC SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27th BEFORE THE UVA/VT DUAL
Posted October 13th, 2011

Charlottesville, Virginia – The University of Virginia Wrestling Team will be hosting a free wrestling clinic Sunday November 27th, 2011 in the John Paul Jones Arena. The clinic which will feature technique from NCAA Champ Jordan Leen, who is in his first season as a UVA Assistant Coach. Also, NCAA Finalist and Head UVA Coach Steve Garland will address all in attendance.

The clinic is FREE with paid admission to the match that afternoon. It begins at 10:00am and will last until noon.

The UVA/VT rivalry is one of the best in all of college sports and this dual should be one of the best in all of college wrestling this Fall. It features two teams both in the top 20 and each squad has over several wrestlers ranked nationally.

The UVA Grapplers will not be at home again until Friday January 20th, 2012 at 7:00pm when the face in conference foe Duke.
Download free Roddy White poster promoting benefits of wrestling to football players
Posted October 8th, 2011

By Gary Abbott USA Wrestling
10/07/2011

As part of its commitment to promote and grow wrestling, USA Wrestling, with support from NFL superstar Roddy White, has created a poster that encourages football players to participate in wrestling.

The headline on the new poster says “Roddy White is a great pro football player… because of the training he went through as a wrestler.” It shows a photo of Roddy White in the wrestling room at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, wearing a USA Wrestling warmup, holding a football helmet with the USA Wrestling logo and balancing a football.

USA Wrestling has developed this 11”x17” poster which is available at no charge to the general public via the internet. The poster can be downloaded as a pdf file, and brought to a local printer for reproduction. It also can be customized with contact information for local wrestling clubs and school programs. Click here to read the full article from TheMat.com
Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network Holds First Gathering
Posted September 23rd, 2011

The inaugural meeting of the Greater Washington Wrestling Business Network (GWWBN) met at the Tower Club last night in Tysons Corner, Virginia. The event was sponsored by the Meltzer Benefit Group.
There were 200 former wrestlers in attendance at the event, along with current college coaches from American, Maryland, George Mason, Minnesota and Virginia Tech.

GWWBN is a non-profit group formed to mobilize the wrestling community for business, social and personal purposes in a proactive fashion to support and prosper.
The group did just that with the theme of the evening being to completely engage the business community to support wrestling, while showing the economic impact that these former wrestlers who are now leaders have. The goal is to mobilize the group to not only support each other in business but to also give back to the sport.

Congressman Jim Jordan a two-time NCAA Champion and NWCA Executive Director Mike Moyer were the evening’s guest speakers. .. read more »
NFHS Offers Free Courses For Coaches, Parents and Athletes
Posted September 21st, 2011

The National Federation of High School Sports offers coaches, parents and athletes free courses that you can take advantage of.

The relevant courses offered are:

1. Concussion in sports. What you need to know.
2. Sportsmanship
3. The role of the parent in sports

Click here for access to the free courses. Once on the NFHS Learn site, click on Courses -> Free Courses in the links at the top of the page.

In addition, the National Wrestling Coaches Association also offers a free webinar on preventing skin infections. You can access this free webinar here.
THANK YOU Maryland, American, George Mason and Navy
Posted September 19th, 2011

“This was just the best,” Austin Jones said as the coaches finished the first day of clinic. “We had more great clinicians working with us than you’d find at any clinic in America,” another young wrestler spoke up. “I now know I want to stay local when I go to college,” a third one shared.

These were just a few of dozens of positive remarks the Metro area’s collegiate programs received this past Saturday and Sunday at the 2nd annual free Collegiate Clinic 4 You. Held at Wootton high school in Rockville and Woodson high school in Fairfax, over 350 young men and women were enthralled for 10 hours of technique, humor and friendship.

“I’m so excited I got to meet Kerry McCoy”, said one of the wrestler’s mothers. “He’s been one of my favorite wrestlers for years. I hope my son selects Maryland in a couple of years as a place to go to school and wrestle.”

For two days the four head coaches of the areas collegiate programs and their assistants donated their time so the athletes of the local wrestling community could learn a little more, not only about the schools they represent but themselves as well during the two afternoons. .. read more »
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