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Webinar Schedule for June 15-19

Friday, June 12, 2020 - 14:51 By United World Wrestling Press

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Please note the time of each webinar and compare that to your local time. 

Schedule for 15-19 June

Topic:  Coach’s Role in Youth Sports by Vincent AKA

Date:  Tuesday, 16 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link: https://zoom.us/j/95597719213

Topic:  Referee Competencies and Referee Team Duties by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Wednesday, 17 June
Time:  14:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  English
Level:  National Referees
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/91274561236 

Topic:  Coach’s Role in Youth Sports by Zach ERRETT

Date:  Thursday, 18 June
Time:  14:00 – Zurich (UTC+2) – 8:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:   English     
Level:  Introductory Level Coach
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/95232515405

Topic:  Referee Competencies and Referee Team Duties by Carlos GARCIA

Date:  Friday, 19 June
Time:  17:00 - Zurich (UTC+2) – 11:00 - New York (Check your local time)
Language:  French
Level:  National Referees
Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/94009341207

 

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Zach Errett, UWW Education Manager, at zach.errett@unitedworldwrestling.org.

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Pan-Am training camp wrestlers win 24 medals in Acapulco

Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 15:24 By United World Wrestling Press

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MEXICO CITY (May 21) -- Before the Senior Pan-American Championships in Acapulco, United World Wrestling and Mexico Wrestling Federation held a training camp from April 1 to May 2 in Mexico City.

A total of 74 wrestlers from eight different Pam-Am countries participated in the month-long camp. Wrestlers from Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, and Puerto Rico were at the camp and supported by UWW's Development Department Technical Assistance program.

Out of the 74 wrestlers who participated in the training camp, 24 stepped up on the podium at the 2022 Pan-Am Championships in Acapulco, and 14 won a quota for their countries for the 2023 Pan-American Games to be held in Santiago, Chile.

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The wrestlers were housed at the Mexican Olympic Sports Center (CDOM) for 23 days of the camp and were provided with all the necessary facilities for optimal performance. They had three meals, planned according to the nutritional needs of high-performance athletes, per day in the CDOM dining room.

All participants had access to the different facilities of the CDOM including the mat sessions which were held in the recently inaugurated Olympic Wrestling Gymnasium, a facility that has three official mats, a sauna, showers, physical conditioning equipment, ice machine, among other amenities for the athletes. They also had training sessions in the physical conditioning gymnasium and the athletics track of the CDOM.

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For recreation, the wrestlers had access to different amenities, such as television, board games, foosball, and movie projection, among others.

All the coaches for the different countries had an active role in the development of the training sessions, making this training camp enjoyable for all the participants and creating partnerships between countries.

Medical, psychological, and physiotherapeutic care to all participants who required it was also provided by Dr. Jacques Rogge of the Center of Medicine and Applied Sports Sciences. 
Medical specialists were available 24-hours a day and an ambulance was available in case of an emergency.