people who think that coaches are "hiding" something are acting a little childish. We have had closed practices in the past, then we went away from it for about 6 years. We closed practices again this year. It's all how you approach things. In my opinion if a parent wants to go through the background check and the bronze certification, then they should be allowed to become a coach, they should not be allowed to coach their own kid. Too many dads who "wrestled" want to be there to push their own kid too far, and have NO interest in the other kids in the club. CBR, SEK, be truthful and ask yourself this question, are you in it for the club, or are you in it for YOUR SON! Also realize that to learn the sport of wrestling it takes time, just because you go to more practices, or try to learn more moves, doesn't mean that your son or daughter will have earlier success. for now let the coaches do their job, and be a parent, sit back and enjoy the victories. remeber that wrestling teaches us that some victories are very small and that most don't have medals attached. if you want to teach at home there are hundreds of videos on youtube, watch together and learn. good luck to all.