Minutemen Youth Wrestling

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at East Harford Community Cultural Center Sunday May 4th USA Wrestling Ct will be offering a Bronze Certification course on Sunday May 4th at the East Hartford Community Cultural Center in East Hartford CT. Registration will begin at 12 pm, the course runs six hours. The cost of the course is $60. The Bronze Level Certification course is an outstanding way for coaches to further their knowledge and understanding of the sport of wrestling. Each year over one thousand coaches across the country achieve Bronze Certification. Completion of the Bronze Course allows participants to coach at state, regional, and national USA Wrestling events. To achieve certification coaches must attend a USA Wrestling sanctioned Bronze Clinic, complete self-study of the USA Wrestling Coaches Guide to Excellence, and complete and return to the National Office a fifty question take home test. Participants must receive an 80% or better grade on the test to be Bronze Certified. When coaches achieve Bronze Certification they receive the USA Wrestling billfold card to use when registering at USA Wrestling events, a Bronze Certificate suited for framing, the Course text valued at $30, and a USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coaches’ shirt. The National Coaches Education Program’s Bronze Level serves as an important tool for coaches to learn more about the most up to date ways to successfully coach wrestling. The Bronze Level is the second step in the NCEP. Coaches can still attend a Bronze Course if they are not certified at the Copper Level. The Bronze Course is best suited for participants with past knowledge of the sport of wrestling or previous experience in coaching. To learn more about the National Coaches Education Program and how you can be more active with USA Wrestling contact Stephen Makein, Director of Coaching, at bandog@attbi.com or call (860) 225-1807. Make an active commitment to the sport of wrestling---Join USA Wrestling! EAST HARTFORD COMMUNITY CULTURAL CENTER (EHCCC) 50 CHAPMAN PLACE, EAST HARTFORD When Travelling From: I-84 East: Take the Governor Street Exit (#56). At the end, take a right onto Governor Street. Go to the end and take a left onto Main Street. At the third traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place). I-84 West: Take the Governor Street Exit (#56). At the end, take a right onto Governor Street. Go to the end and take a left onto Main Street. At the third traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place). Rte 2 West: Take Pitkin Street Exit (#3). At the end, take a right onto Pitkin Street. At the end, take a left onto Main Street. At the seventh traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place). I-91South: When approaching the Hartford area, watch for East Hartford Exit. It is a left hand exit, so stay in the left lane. The exit is an extremely sharp loop! At the end of the exit ramp, enter onto I-84 on the Bulkeley Bridge. Stay in the right lane. Take the Connecticut Boulevard Exit. Stay to the left going onto Connecticut Boulevard. Go to the end. At the light, take a left onto Main Street. At the fourth traffic light (look for Dunkin Donuts), take a left onto Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place). I-91 North: When approaching the Hartford area, watch for Route 5 & 15 (Exit 29-Charter Oak Bridge). Go to Exit 90 (Route 5 North-Main Street Exit). At the end, take a left onto Main Street. Go up Main Street for nine lights. (Watch for Dunkin Donuts on right). Across from Dunkin Donuts is Chapman Street. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place). Route 5 South: Drive south from South Windsor on Route 5 (John Fitch Boulevard). When it enters East Hartford, it becomes Ellington Road, and after the third traffic light it becomes Main Street, East Hartford. After going under the railroad overpass, watch for Triple A Diner on the right. Chapman Street is the third street on the right (look for Dunkin Donuts on left), after passing the diner. The EHCCC is at the end (on Chapman Place).

By JOE TORNEO, Staff Writer April 03, 2003 BERLIN -- John Russo and Eric McCurdy of Berlin High School won individual state championships in February, but they weren’t the only state champs from the town. Mason Powers and Jeremy Eliades also won state titles. Why haven’t you heard of them? Because they are young, very young. Powers is 9 and Eliades is 5 and both participate in the Berlin Youth Wrestling program. The program, sponsored by the Berlin Parks and Recreation Department, was started 10 years ago and has become a big hit in Berlin, a town that loves its wrestling. The team, coached by Roger Moss, has 35 wrestlers from kindergarten to seventh grade weighing 40 to 110 pounds. The "Minutemen" finished the season at 10-1 and had a great showing at the state tournament, held at Jonathan Law High School in Milford. Powers, an 80-pound dynamo, easily won his second state title, finishing the tournament season undefeated, and is already being touted as a future star at Berlin High. Eliades, just 51 pounds, surprised everyone by winning the Mighty Mite Division. Tyler Cunningham (70 lbs.), Anthony Zovich (45 lbs.), and Sean Pentalow (55 lbs.) each won third-place medals while Jacob Eliades (58 lbs.) finished forth in his division. Everyone has heard of Little League Baseball, youth soccer, and midget football, but youth wrestling isn’t something you hear about everyday. It is, however, quite popular and you’ll find kids administering headlocks all over the country. The Minutemen faced eight state opponents during the 2003 campaign and travel to Maine this weekend for a season-ending invitation featuring some of the best young wrestlers in New England. "The last tournament we went to had over 600 kids involved,"said Lou Eliades, assistant coach and father of Jeremy and Jacob. Many parents feel wrestling is too rough for kids in elementary school, but Moss and Eliades point out no team member was injured during the season. "It’s a safe sport, a lot of parents feel it’s a brutal sport, which it’s not," said Eliades, a former Berlin High School wrestler."There’s more children getting hurt playing soccer." Basically, the coaches, all certified by USA Wrestling, want the kids to learn wrestling fundamentals and to simply have fun. Jim Day, Berlin High School wrestling coach and Director of Athletics, is thrilled to see so many children interested in wrestling and likes the direction Moss is taking the program. "I’ve been working for two decades to put the youth program in the hands of someone that can take it to the next level," said Day, who won his ninth state championship earlier this year. "Roger Moss and the other coaches involved, committed to the youth program as they are, definitely are going to reflect the nature of our program." With the help of the Minutemen, Day will surely add to those nine state titles.

Estimated Total Driving Time: 3 hours, 5 minutes- -Estimated Total Driving Distance: 174 miles- 10- -Continue on CT-9 S and go Southeast for 2.4 miles to I-91 N - 11- -You will see a sign reading "EXIT 20N to I-91N/HARTFORD/SPRINGLD 12- -Bear right on ramp at exit 20N to I-91 N and merge with caution - 13- -Continue on I-91 N and go Northeast for 9.5 miles to US-5 N (CT-15 N, Charter Oak Br, Wilbur Crossing Hwy) --9.5 miles - 14- -You will see a sign reading "EXIT 29 to US-5 N/CT-15/I-84/EAST HARTFORD/BOSTON" - - - 15- -Bear right on ramp at exit 29 to US-5 N (CT-15 N, Charter Oak Br, Wilbur Crossing Hwy) and merge with caution - -0.4 miles - 16- -Continue on US-5 N (CT-15 N, Charter Oak Br, Wilbur Crossing Hwy) and go Northeast for 0.14 miles to CT-15 N (Wilbur Crossing Hwy 17- -Continue onto CT-15 N (Wilbur Crossing Hwy) and go Northeast for 1.6 miles to I-84 E (US-6 E, Wilbur Crossing Hwy) - 1.6 miles - 18- You will see a sign reading "I-90 to MASS Pike/Boston/Springfield 19- -Continue onto I-84 E (US-6 E, Wilbur Crossing Hwy) and go Northeast for 40.7 miles to I-90 E (Mass Pike, Massachusetts Tpk) - 20- -You will see a sign reading "I-90 E to N.H. - MAINE/BOSTON" - - 21- -Bear right on ramp to I-90 E (Mass Pike, Massachusetts Tpk) and merge with caution - -0.4 miles - 22- -Continue on I-90 E (Mass Pike, Massachusetts Tpk) (toll required for some segments) and go East for 27.5 miles to Exit 11A - 23- You will see a sign reading "EXIT 11A to I-495/NH MAINE/CAPE COD" 24- -Bear right onto off-ramp at exit 11A to I-495 N - 0.2 miles 25- -You will see a sign reading "I-495 N to MARLBOROUGH/N.H. MAINE" 26- -Take I-495 N Ramp and merge with caution - -0.6 miles - 27- -You will see a sign reading "I-95 N to PORTSMOUTH NH" - 28- -Continue on I-495 N and go North for 62.8 miles to I-95 N 62.8 m 29- -Continue onto I-95 N and go North for 14.5 miles to US-4 West Ramp - -14.5 miles - 30- -You will see a sign reading "EXIT 4 to US-4/RT-16/N.H. LAKES/WHITE MTS./SPAULDING TPKE" 31- -Exit onto off-ramp at exit 4 to RT-16 N (Spaulding Tpk) and go Northeast for 1.2 miles to RT-16 N (Spaulding Tpk) -1.2 miles 32- -Take US-4 West Ramp and merge with caution - -0.5 miles - 33- -Continue onto RT-16 N (Spaulding Tpk) and go Northwest for 4.4 miles to RT-16 N (Spaulding Tpk)-4.4 miles - 34- -Continue onto RT-16 N (Spaulding Tpk) (toll required for some segments) and go North to Exit 7 - -3.9 miles - 35- -You will see a sign reading "EXIT 7 to RT-108/DOVER/DURHAM" 36- -Exit onto off-ramp at exit 7 to RT-108 (Central Av) 0.1 miles 37- -Take RT-108 (Central Av) Ramp and merge with caution 0.1 miles 38- -You will see a sign reading "RT-108 N to DOVER" 39- -Turn right onto RT-108 (Central Av) and go Northeast for 0.95 miles to RT-4 E (RT-9 E, RT-108 N, Washington St) - 0.9 miles - 40- -Bear right onto RT-4 E (RT-9 E, RT-108 N, Washington St) and go East for 0.15 miles to RT-4 E (RT-9 E, RT-108 N,Main St) 0.1 miles - 41- -Bear left onto RT-4 E (RT-9 E, RT-108 N, Main St) and go North for 0.19 miles to RT-9 E (RT-108 N, Main St) - -0.2 miles - 42- -Continue onto RT-9 E (RT-108 N, Main St) and go Northwest for 430 feet to Broadway - -0.1 miles - 43- -Turn right onto Broadway and go Northeast for 50 feet to 481 Central Ave, Dover, NH - - 0.1 miles - 44- -You are at 481 Central Ave, Dover, NH

East Harford Community Cultural Center Saturday April 5th USA Wrestling Ct will be offering a Bronze Certification course on Saturday April 5th at the East Hartford Community Cultural Center in East Hartford CT. Registration will begin at 9 am, the course runs six hours. The cost of the course is $60. The Bronze Level Certification course is an outstanding way for coaches to further their knowledge and understanding of the sport of wrestling. Each year over one thousand coaches across the country achieve Bronze Certification. Completion of the Bronze Course allows participants to coach at state, regional, and national USA Wrestling events. To achieve certification coaches must attend a USA Wrestling sanctioned Bronze Clinic, complete self study of the USA Wrestling Coaches Guide to Excellence, and complete and return to the National Office a fifty question take home test. Participants must receive an 80% or better grade on the test to be Bronze Certified. When coaches achieve Bronze Certification they receive the USA Wrestling billfold card to use when registering at USA Wrestling events, a Bronze Certificate suited for framing, the Course text valued at $30, and a USA Wrestling Bronze Certified Coaches’ shirt. The National Coaches Education Program’s Bronze Level serves as an important tool for coaches to learn more about the most up to date ways to successfully coach wrestling. The Bronze Level is the second step in the NCEP. Coaches can still attend a Bronze Course if they are not certified at the Copper Level. The Bronze Course is best suited for participants with past knowledge of the sport of wrestling or previous experience in coaching. To learn more about the National Coaches Education Program and how you can be more active with USA Wrestling contact Stephen Makein, Director of Coaching, at bandog@attbi.com or call (860) 225-1807. Make an active commitment to the sport of wrestling---Join USA Wrestling!