From the USA Wrestling affiliated club registry plus the Coaches Education Program credential lists. USA Wrestling publishes affiliated clubs and certified coaches. The roster JSON merges these sources and groups coaches by city for the directory build.

Copper is the entry-level certification. Bronze adds technique coursework. Silver requires documented coaching experience and additional training science coursework. Gold is the master coach tier, typically held by collegiate-level coaches with multi-year competitive coaching backgrounds.

Yes. Folkstyle is the dominant style in US high school and college wrestling. Freestyle and Greco-Roman are the international styles competed at the Olympics. The styleFocus field per row captures all three, which matters for wrestlers pursuing international competition.

Women's wrestling is a growing category with its own club structure under USA Wrestling. Each row supports a womensFocus flag for clubs with dedicated women's wrestling programs, which helps female wrestlers find appropriate training environments across the country.

Each city still gets a page. The template emphasizes the individual coach profile when the count is low. Sparse cities still rank for local intent because the certification and style signals match what serious wrestlers actually evaluate when joining a club.

Each state has a state freestyle and Greco team that competes at USA Wrestling Nationals and at the Folkstyle to Freestyle transition events. The stateTeamAffiliations field per row links to those teams, which helps offseason wrestlers find state-level opportunities.

Yes. Each row supports a recentResults field that flags clubs with wrestlers at recent USA Wrestling Nationals, Fargo, or other major tournaments. The template renders those results as a credibility callout, signaling competitive program strength clearly.

USA Wrestling renews affiliations annually and runs ongoing credential cycles. After each cycle, you merge updated coaches into the affected city rows and trigger a rebuild. Cities with new Gold-level coaches or new club affiliations pick up updates immediately.