ATHLETES

Any wrestling that want to participant in a USAW Sanctioned event MUST have a USAW athlete membership before participating. This includes but is not limited to practices, scrimmages, dual meets, tournaments, camp attendance, and off-season workouts.

WV USA Wrestling does not purchase USAW memberships for athletes. It is the responsibility of the parent/athlete to purchase and renew their USAW membership each year. USAW memberships are valid from September 1 through August 31 of the following year.

To obtain a new USAW athlete membership, you need to create an account and claim your child’s profile by going to: https://www.usawmembership.com/login.

If you have wrestled before, your athlete already has a USAW membership number, and their membership needs to be renewed. Do not create another profile or membership number, as this will only cause issues and confusion later.

If you are only participating in the Folkstyle Season, a limited folkstyle membership is all that we require. The cost of a limited membership is $20.00.

If you participate in national tournaments, Freestyle and/or Greco-Roman, or any wrestling activity outside of the folkstyle season, you MUST purchase a full athlete membership. The cost of a full athlete membership is $45.00.

Once the registration is completed, download a copy of the membership card from the USAW membership portal.

COACHES

Coaches are required to be USAW Wrestling Leader Certified each season to coach at an event. To become USAW certified, a coach must do the following:

  • Pass USA Wrestling’s Criminal Background Check
  • Attend the Online Modules and pass the USAW SafeSport Program
  • Purchase the USA Wrestling Leader membership
  • Enroll in and complete the NFHS Concussion in Sports Online Course

All USAW sanctioned events require coaches to have a valid USAW Wrestling Leader Membership to coach in the corner.

HELPFUL INFO

*Coach’s cards can only be bought in 1 year increments.

*Safe Sport training is required for all Coaches, Officials, Volunteers and Athletes 18 years or older during the current wrestling season (no cost). 

*Paper work and payment for Club Charters, Insurance, Events and Athletes USA Cards are sent to Mike Caramn at the WV USA Wrestling Organization.

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