THE VIRGINIA WRESTLING ASSOCIATION IS FOLLOWING THE CURRENT CORVID-19 ISSUES WITH MUCH CONCERN. ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THE CORONAVIRUS SITUATION IS EVOLVING RAPIDLY. AT THIS TIME WE DO NOT LEGISLATE TO INDIVIDUAL CLUBS ON ANY DECISION AS TO HOW TO HANDLE A CLUB PRACTICE OR EVENT. WE ENCOURAGE ALL LEADERS AND ORGANIZERS TO FOLLOW THE UWW GUIDELINES AS WELL AS ANY GUIDELINE SET FORTH BY USAW. USA WRESTLING STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT ORGANIZERS OF ITS SANCTIONED EVENTS IMMEDIATELY CONTACT THEIR LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR GUIDANCE ON HOSTING ACTIVITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO VISIT THE VAWA WEB SITE AND REVIEW THE UWW DOCUMENT AND USA WRESTLING'S STATEMENT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION. 

As a benefit to all current Wrestling Leader members, USA Wrestling has made the online Copper and Bronze Certification courses available for free through Sunday, April 5, 2020.

In order to access the course, members simply need to log into their account at www.usawmembership.com and add the item to their cart. All courses are delivered immediately online once the member has completed the free purchase and are accessed through your MY COURSES tab. A tutorial video on how to add the Bronze and/or Copper Certification courses to your cart can be found here.    

Wrestling Leader members of USA Wrestling who have previously completed Bronze and/or Copper Certification courses are encouraged to repeat the course(s) for enrichment.  All completions will be tracked in real time through USA Wrestling’s membership system. Course materials for Bronze and Copper Certifications were updated in March 2015 and November 2017, respectively.

As part of the National Coaches Education Program (NCEP), the Copper Certification course is designed for coaches whose athletes are 12 years of age and younger, normally costs $50, and takes approximately 4 hours to complete.  The Bronze Certification course is designed for coaches whose athletes are 13 years of age and older, regularly costs $80, and takes approximately 6 hours to complete.

In addition to the Copper and Bronze Certification courses, USA Wrestling has the HEADS Up Concussion in Youth Sports available to anyone through its membership system.  This course, which was developed by the Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), is aimed to keep children and teen athletes safe by helping coaches and parents recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.