Overview:
By: Dave Crowell & Dave Caslow
The NWCA, through a collaborative effort with nationally renowned high school coaches Dave Crowell (Nazareth, PA) and Dave Caslow (Philipsburg, PA), has developed the ultimate resource guide for the junior high or high school coach. With over 50 years of coaching experience and over 750 combined wins, the two legends have designed the resource to serve as a “standard code of operating procedure” for junior high and high school wrestling programs.
All of the information needed to execute an administrative task is organized neatly in one of the 11 chapters. This manual should never be complete. As new ideas or initiatives are implemented into your program, you simply add more chapters. There is no better gift that a head coach could provide to an assistant coach to help them develop their skill sets. All of the materials are either in hard copy form in the notebook and/or can be downloaded from a secured area of the www.nwcaonline.com website. For example, there is one chapter dedicated to organizing a summer camp. All of the materials needed to conduct a camp are included in the manual (e.g., insurance, sample brochure, schedule of events, etc.). All you have to do is customize the materials to meet your unique needs.
Chapter 01: Coach as the Leader
Chapter 02: Organizing and evaluating your coaching staff
Chapter 03: Educationally based athletics
Chapter 04: Recruiting and motivating wrestlers
Chapter 05: Public and community relations
Chapter 06: Working with parents
Chapter 07: Facilities and equipment
Chapter 08: Practice plans
Chapter 09: Developing feeder wrestling programs
Chapter 10: Booster clubs/fundraising
Chapter 11: Off season training
In addition to helping to keep the head coach organized, the manual also makes it much easier to delegate duties to assistant coaches and/or volunteers. All of the materials needed to execute a specific task are in one place. This is a very efficient way for a head coach to mentor an assistant coach. Ultimately, this tool can help in a transition when the head coach retires and a new coach is hired.
Access Online Manual Resources:
If you have purchased the NWCA Scholastic Coaches Resource Manual and received your NWCA password, you can access the additional online resources.