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USA Wrestling Copper Level CourseThis course is a self-paced online course designed to be taken by individual coaches. With this course, you receive the online book version of Coaching Youth Wrestling, Second Edition and the 30-minute Coaching Youth Wrestling The Games Approach video (VHS) with your registration, as well as a copy of the Coaching Youth Wrestling, Third Edition book to supplement the learning experience and provide you with reference material for seasons to come. This course satisfies USA Wrestling's Copper Level Certification requirement. |
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Online course accompanied by Coaching Youth Wrestling, Second Edition online book, Coaching Youth Wrestling, Third Edition (hard copy), and Coaching Youth Wrestling The Games Approach VHS.
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This course is for coaches of athletes age 13 and under participating in a recreational, noncompetitive setting. Learn fundamental coaching concepts and responsibilities, and come away with the most important coaching points of the major skills and tactics of youth wrestling.
In this interactive online course, you’ll learn to prepare for your season and provide the best possible experience for your athletes. The course is supplemented by online course material excerpted from Coaching Youth Wrestling, Second Edition; a hard copy of ASEP’s textbook Coaching Youth Wrestling, Third Edition; and the videotape, Coaching Youth Wrestling, The Games Approach (of which the latter two you’ll receive in the mail after you register). As you progress through the online course, you’ll be prompted to read sections of the online book and view portions of the video to complete course activities. These resources are yours to keep and are included in the price of the course. The course includes many interactive exercises that apply and enrich concepts from the online book and video. The course introduces volunteer coaches to the games approach to coaching, which uses small-sided games to teach skills and tactics. It also includes a handy Coaches’ Clipboard utility with forms, documents, and detailed plans for successful practice sessions and game-day coaching. The course concludes with an online 30-question test.
Guided by a mentor coach, coaches face learning challenges in the following units:
Before you purchase your online course: If you're taking this course to be certified with a specific organization, you need to purchase that organization's version of the course to receive credit. Failure to purchase the correct version will jeopardize your certification status. Prior to purchasing an online course, please double-check your organization's requirements to ensure online courses are accepted for credit by your organization.
Audience: Volunteer Coaches, Parents
Level: Volunteer
