Tennessee Wrestling Federation Training Camp featuring Russ Cozart!

[coachhatcher]

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is excited to get the freestyle/greco season started!   Last fall the Tennessee Wrestling Federation launched a new Developmental program in efforts to provide preparation and direction for our kids to compete in regional and national events.   There is no secret to what is going help our kids get to that next level, we have to get them training and competing together...iron sharpens iron.  Our first training session was held in September and turned out to be a huge success!.  There were 40 athletes who participated in the training session including four All-Americans and 12 National Team members!  Everyone had a great weekend of training and we’re definitely looking forward to the April session!  

To add to the upcoming training session, we have decided to incorporate a few big additions to the weekend.  First off, we are bringing in coaching legend, Russ Cozart, of the Brandon, FL program to run the camp.  Coach Cozart will help our state incorporate training and tactics to win at all levels and we are very excited to offer this opportunity to the athletes and coaches of Tennessee.  We are also offering a USA Bronze Level Coaching Certification course.  A Bronze Level Certification is required at all USAW Regional and National events and provides very useful information for coaches of all levels.  Our new statewide athlete-officials program will also be introduced at that time.  Potential National Team members will now be able to earn money towards their TWF sponsored trips by officiating at our events.  This is going to be a great weekend for all athletes and coaches.  Here is the information for the next action-packed training weekend:

Dates/Times:  April 12-13, 2014 / Saturday - 10 am-noon, 2-4 pm and 5:30-7pm, Sunday 9-11 am

          Bronze Clinic:  All day on April 12, 2014

Location:  Cleveland Wrestling Building, 850 Raider Dr. NW, Cleveland, TN 37312

Ages:  Schoolboy through Junior Division

Cost (Prices include Trackwrestling registration fee):   USAW All-Americans - Free

           2013 Tennessee National Team members (Cadet and Junior Duals, Fargo) - $55

          USA card holders - $80 (cards can be purchased at www.tennwrestling.com)

Insurance:  All athletes must have a VALID USA card and will have to show it at registration!!  No exceptions.

Bronze Class Info:  Contact Todd Allen at (615) 689-0332 or tallen@cumberland.edu

Russ Cozart Bio:

Head Coach at Upland H.S. in Upland, CA 1976-1978
 Head Coach at Chamberlain RS. in Tampa, FL 1978-1980
 Head Coach at Brandon RS. in Brandon, FL 1980-Present
 Twenty one (21) time State Champions
 National Record Holders - Longest winning streak in the history of any high school sport -
    459 consecutive wins 1974-2008
 Dual Meet record at Brandon H.S. 484-5
 2004 Team Ranked #3 in the Nation
 Coached 73 State Champions and 156 State Placers
 2005 Team Ranked #1 Public High School in the Nation by Intermat
 Records set at Junior Nationals, Fargo, ND
 Most finalists from one high school- 8 (5 in Greco, 3 in Freestyle)
 Most Champions from one high school - 6 (3 in Greco, 3 in Freestyle)
 Featured on the Regis and Kelly show 10/26/07
 Head Coach of Brandon Wrestling club for 32 years
 Coached 93 Athletes to Individual National Championships and 196 to All-American 

Registration:  Everyone must pre-register on Trackwrestling at the following link:

http://unapproved website/registration/BasicPreReg1.jsp?tournamentGroupId=138577009

Accommodations:  All athletes will stay in the wrestling facility.  Please bring an air mattress or sleeping bag to sleep on.  This training camp is not only designed to improve areas of wrestling, but also to promote camaraderie amongst our Tennessee athletes.  

National Team Gear:  This is a development program designed to bring the Tennessee Wrestling community together.  The participants in this program will have access to the National Team gear from this past summer.  The uniform package is $225 and will include two sublimated singlets, jacket, bag, shirt, and shorts.  These items will also be available to purchase separately for the following prices:  Singlet: $65, Jacket $50, Bag $40, Shirt $15, Shorts $15

If you have questions, please email Mike Hatcher at coachhatcher@gmail.com.

[coachhatcher]

Just a reminder about this weekend's training camp at Cleveland featuring Brandon, FL Head Coach Russ Cozart.  This is going to be a great weekend of training and instruction.  Let me know if you have questions.

 

Mike Hatcher