With a goal of developing coaches to be effective leaders and mentors, the National Wrestling Coaches Association launched its Leadership Development Program on May 11 on board the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City. The NWCA "Building Leaders for Life" program is sponsored by the United States Marines Corps and was launched in January, 2002.
Brute sponsored the inaugural seminar, which was attended by 50 high school coaches from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. The daylong seminar featured speeches by corporate and wrestling dignitaries including Lt. General Martin Steele, CEO and President of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, Bruce Baumgartner, Olympic Gold Medallist and President of USA Wrestling, and Michael Moyer, Executive Director of the NWCA. The event titled "Building Leaders for Life" was facilitated by Ray Faidley and NWCA Board Member, Stan Zeamer.
The event got off to a rousing start following a moving and stirring speech by Lt. General Martin Steele that inspired all of those in attendance. He spoke about the storied history of the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, which is a 900-foot aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River. Hearing the history of the Intrepid, it was apparent that it served as the perfect backdrop to launch the "Building Leaders for Life" program. The Intrepid played a key role during the Pacific Campaign during World War II as the aircraft carrier and its crew sustained numerous hits during the war but refused to sink and each time, returned to battle with more determination. The Intrepid played a key role in the