Our first Bronze clinic for the upcoming season has been set!! October 16th from 10am - 5pm in Kansas City! The address for the clinic will be

Wagstaff & Cartmell, LLP
4740 Grand Avenue, Suite 300
Kansas City, Mo 64112

This is limited to the first 30 that sign up!!

A current USAW Coaches card number is required! No pending cards will be accepted!!

The cost is $60 and is payable at the clinic site!! Refreshments and a light meal will be provided by the clinic host, the Kansas City WC!!

Pre-register below!!

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Only 3 weeks before this clinic!! Get signed up now!!

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The first hurdle that will need to be navigated is having a current USAW Coaches Membership card!

However, in order to get one of those ... you need to have a current USAW approved background check!!

Coaches are required to complete a background check every two years. Before issuing a current coaches' card, your club will require you to provide proof that you have passed the background check. The cost of the background check is $15. Here are the instructions on what you need to do to complete your background check:

Go to www.usawmembership.com.

Sign in or create a new account. IMPORTANT: If you have had a Coaches card and have forgotten your sign in data ... ask for help ... DO NOT create a new profile!!

Click 'Profile' in the upper right corner of the screen and choose 'BG Check History' near the top of the screen. Please note that you will be required to use a different user id and password in the background check website - do not try to use your USA Wrestling user id and password.

After completing the background check, do not attempt to purchase a membership online. This feature is disabled for Kansas coaches.

After the background check is complete you will receive an email notice indicating whether or not you have successfully passed the background check. Provide this confirmation notice to the club director, who will then be able to purchase your coaches' membership from the state office.

Once you have that in hand ... you will be able the sign up for a clinic!!

As of now, the only clinic offered, is the one in Kansas City! As the season gets to rolling along, more will be posted!!

Just a few more days to get registered for the clinic on the 16 of October in Kansas City!

Register here!!

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We are working on a clinic in Burlington! Still trying to nail down a date!!

If your club is looking to host a clinic, please contact me!

Our next Bronze clinic will be held in Rossville, December 11th beginning at 10 am!

The cost for the clinic is $60 (payable at the site) and a current USAW Coaches membership card is required!!

The clinic will be held at:

Rossville High School
800 Main St
Rossville KS 66533

Sign up here: https://goo.gl/forms/bLR0EOQ0zRkeQUi53

Randy,

Anyone hit you up at all from great Wichita area or District 2?
Would like to host you again down in Rose Hill possibly dependent on schedule of course.

Sounds great!! Let's put something together!!

We have some that would come over. Let me know James

Carroll Wrestling club has a couple that would come over as well.

Louisburg Bronze Clinic

10:00am CST - 5:00pm CST, December 4th, 2016

This clinic is hosted by the Wildcat Wrestling Club!

A current USAW Coaches Membership card is required and NO Pending cards will be accepted. The cost for the clinic is $60. The host club will provide some refreshments and a light meal and will accept donations for the same!

You must pre-register at the following:

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Questions? Contact Randy Hinderliter at usawks1@gmail.com

Location: 202 Aquatic Drive. Louisburg, KS 66053

Are there any clinics scheduled for western Kansas?

Not yet ... still waiting for a club to step up!!

Coaches are required to complete a background check every two years. Before issuing a current coaches' card, your club will require you to provide proof that you have passed the background check. The cost of the background check is $15. Here are the instructions on what you need to do to complete your background check:

Go to www.usawmembership.com.

Sign in or create a new account.

Click 'Profile' in the upper right corner of the screen and choose 'BG Check History' near the top of the screen. Please note that you will be required to use a different user id and password in the background check website - do not try to use your USA Wrestling user id and password.

After completing the background check, do not attempt to purchase a membership online. This feature is disabled for Kansas coaches.

After the background check is complete you will receive an email notice indicating whether or not you have successfully passed the background check. Provide this confirmation notice to the club director, who will then be able to purchase your coaches' membership from the state office.

We have two clinics coming up in December! We are in Louisburg on the 4th and Rossville on the 11th!

The cost for these 7 hour clinics is $60.00

Pre-register here:

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Only a week left to register for the Louisburg Bronze clinic!

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Club Directors ... please share the information about upcoming clinics with your clubs and parents! And the proper procedure of applying for their USAW Coaches membership card!!

I have had two parents this afternoon that are frustrated because they can't accomplish everything that they need to do, in 48 hours!!

Frequently Asked Questions!!

What is the requirement to coach in Kansas Kids wrestling?

The rule is; a coach must have a minimum of a Bronze Certification in order to coach in the State Tournament Series! (i.e. Sub-District, District and State) However, some local tournaments and some local clubs may require coaches to be Bronze Certified!

I don’t plan on coaching in the State Tournament Series, so do I need a Bronze Card?

Many clubs are truly in need of your help! But if you are not a certified coach you may be a liability to the club. Even if you are coaching your own kid (which we feel that should not happen) you will expose the club to potential liability!

What if I coach in the practice room only?

The liability we speak of above is a bigger factor in the wrestling room or at practice! All it takes is one youngster, knocking an adult off balance, to have the potential for big problems. Apply for the USAW Coaches membership card at a very minimum!

Okay, what is the first step to becoming Bronze Certified?

You must hold a current USA Wrestling Coaches Membership card! Much like our wrestlers have cards, you must have one to coach! This card also offers you certain liability and injury protection! This card is good for 1 year … September 1st to August 31st! If a coach is 18 or over, the coach must first, have a current background check!

How often do I get a BG check?

First, a coach must use the approved vendor for their background check … no other background check, be it Military or School, will suffice! Currently, the background check is good for 2 years.

How do I get my annual USAW card?

One can apply for an USAW Coaches membership card by going through your local club!

How do I get a Bronze?

10 or 12 time during the Kids Folkstyle season, Kansas offers the Bronze Level Clinics! You can find a list of clinics by checking the calendar of events! The clinics are a 6 or 7 hour time commitment and usually take place on Sundays. Once you have completed your background and have a current USAW Coaches card, register for the clinic by following the instructions on the calendar. Generally, you will be asked to arrive a bit early to handle some paperwork and to pay the fees which are $60.00. There is a test that is imbedded in the course work!

Is there an On-line option!

Yes! USAW does offer an on-line certification clinic. The clinic is more expensive. We (USAWKS) feel that is an in-person clinic is a much better option! It offers great camaraderie and a chance to network with fellow coaches!

Where are the clinics?

As we only offer 10 or 12 clinics per year, logistically we cannot offer a clinic in everyone’s home town. This may require you to drive a couple of hours to the nearest clinic. Check the calendar as clinic sites will pop up throughout the season.

How do I get a clinic in my city?

If you can get 20-25 coaches together, we will do everything possible to bring a clinic to your site! We of course ask for a suitable room that accommodates a comfortable learning experience. We ask that the room have technology and Internet availability. We ask the host club to make a light meal or refreshments available. (the club may ask for donations to help with expenses) Depending on the logistics, we may ask for the host club to house the clinician the night prior.

Where is the list of certified coaches?

Once a year, usually in early March, USAW provides us with a list of certified coaches. However, a coach that has “completed” the Bronze may go on themat.com and check his profile. There it will show his certification status.

What is taught during a Bronze Clinic?

Most Bronze clinics are taught in a classroom only. The facilitator often talks about technique and may have some brief demonstration but rarely will the coaches be asked to go to the mat room or “dress out!” The discussion follows a textbook and workbook of what USA Wrestling believes to be sound ways to work with wrestlers.

I’ve been competing for years or have been coaching at the high school or college level, do I need a Bronze?

We have respect for the life experiences a lot of you may bring to the table! However, there is no testing out or opting out of the clinic. One of the factors we feel is paramount in this training; is the sharing that exists in every clinic … share what you know! There is no “Grand-fathering!”

The Rossville clinic is next Sunday, December 11th!

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