Coach’s Educational Resource Guide


How to Coach Kids (12 and Under)
This link is not valid for certification with USA Wrestling but provides great info to new coaches. Thank you to the USOC, Nike, and Project Play for providing this free resource! (http://www.howtocoachkids.org)


Quality Coaching Framework (QCF)
What Does Quality Coaching Look Like? (Basic Overview)


Champions of Inclusion (Free Course)
Athlete Ally launches the first comprehensive course on LGBTQ inclusion in athletics, focused on educating sport leaders at all levels.


United World Wrestling Warm Up Program
• Wrestling Plus Warm Up Poster
• Wrestling Plus Guide PowerPoint (pptx)
• Wrestling Plus Guide PowerPoint (ppt older version)


Copper/Bronze Course Resources
• USA Wrestling Emergency Action Plan (EAP in writable PDF format)
• Goal Card for Coach/Athlete Communication
• Why Would I Take a Bronze Certification Course with USA Wrestling

Copper Level Course Videos
• For Review Only

Bronze Level Coach’s Course Materials (for Review Only)
• PDF Version: Coach's Guide To Excellence - 2nd Edition
• iTunes Version: This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device. Multi-touch books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device. Books with interactive features may work best on an iOS device. iBooks on your Mac requires OS X 10.9 or later. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/usa-wrestling/id1075407529?mt=11

• Bronze Course Participant Handout
• Bronze Course (this link does not provide coaches certifications)


Developmental Videos
• USA Wrestling's 7 Basic Skills Coach and Athlete Guide
• Women’s National Team Head Coach Terry Steiner on Women’s Wrestling
• Coach’s Syllabus for Freestyle Wrestling with Bruce Burnett (12 Basic Skills)
• Coach’s Syllabus for Greco-Roman with Mike Houck - 15 Basic Skills
• USA Wrestling Technique Videos For Sale with Championship Productions

White Papers – Informational Handouts on Wrestling’s Top Topics
• Concussion Awareness Standards
• Corner Coaching Tips & Standards
• Football + Wrestling = Success
• Recruiting & Coaching Women

Long Term Athlete Development Program:
• Long Term Athlete Development Poster
• Team USA American Development Model (ADM)

Technique Video, Practice Planning, Drills and Games:
• USA Wrestling’s Core Curriculum Streaming Video Series
• Practice Planning Guides
• Drills and Games
• Beat the Streets Practice Planning
• USA Wrestling Practice Planner
• Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience

Nutrition and Hydration
• A webinar on general sport nutrition: From Jennifer Gibson
• Wisconsin Wrestling Federation Links for Nutrition
• Are Nutritional Supplements Right for My Young Athlete?
• Proper Tournament Day Nutrition
• Hydration Nation: Tips to Staying Hydrated
• How Many Calories Should You Eat
• Debunking Breakfast Myths: Start Like a Champion with Summer Sanders and Jennifer Gibson

Health and Wellness (Skin, Concussions, etc.)
• Helen Maroulis on Concussions
• CDC on Concussions
• Online CPR Training (ProCPR.org)
• Online CPR Training (Discount code: SAVEALIFE)
• INWR – International Network of Wrestling Researchers
• What Happens When You Get Heat Stroke (More info at: http://ksi.uconn.edu/)
• Sleep Well Before Events
• 6 Ways to Better Sleep

Sports Psychology
• Helpful Links from the US Olympic Committee
• USOC Sport Psychologist, Karen Cogan
• John Wooden – The difference between winning and succeeding
• Mind of the Athlete Tools
• Resources For Coaches
• 10 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Kids Wrestle Their Best

Strength and Conditioning:
• US Olympic Committee (USOC) Helpful Links
• USOC Strength Coach Presentation Free strength training articles and info
• Wisconsin Wrestling Federation Links to Weight Lifting
• NSCA Standards and Guidelines

Video Study and Scouting
• Meredith Miller, USA Boxing HPD, on the advanced use of Dartfish and tagging video to developing a scouting program.
• Bruce Burnett on Video Analysis

Olympic Wrestling Promotions
• Olympic Wrestling: The Pathway to Folkstyle Success
• Why Women’s Wrestling?

Coach, Parent and Athlete Tools
• Positive Coaching Alliance
• Safe Sport: For Coaches, Clubs, Parents and Athletes
• Free Interactive Courses for Athletes and Coaches: Performance Boosters, MOOC
• UWW Library: Free downloads
• Guide for Men Coaching Women
• Overcoming Adversities as a Female Wrestler
• Changing the Game Project – Best practices for Parents and Coaches for All Ages
• Agility and Balance Drills by 2x Olympian, Ahad Javansalehi
• Community for Accredited Online Schools for the deaf and hard of hearing community
• 10 Checklist Questions for Parents to Help Ensure a Positive Experience
• The Aspen Institute’s 8 Plays

USA Wrestling Rules:
• USA Wrestling Rulebook
• FS/GR Challenge Procedures - June 2019
• The Art of Refereeing Freestyle & Greco Wrestling
• UWW Rules of Conduct - Jan 2019
• UWW Policy Update on Athlete Celebration - Feb 2019


Recommended TED talks:
• Why We Need Core Values - by Penn State Head Football Coach, James Franklin
• How to Fix a Broken School? Love Fearlessly, Love Hard - by Linda Cliatt-Wayman
• How to Raise Successful Kids – Without Over-Parenting, by Julie Lythcott-Haims
• If you want to achieve your goals, don't focus on them: Reggie Rivers
• The Unconventional Wisdom About Sleep