The Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association (GCWCOA) has been in existence since 1947. The mission of the Association has always been to organize and promote the sport of Amateur Wrestling. The GCWCOA provides the opportunity for Coaches and Officials to meet and discuss improvements in our sport.
NEW INFO:
2009 Senior East vs. West All Star Wrestling Meet
The Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association’s East vs West All-Star Meet has been a tradition in the Cleveland area for many years. The All-Star meet, scheduled for Friday March 13 th at 7:00PM , the banquet, and festivities have grown over the years and has made this a proud and prestigous event. Numerous college coaches come to the All-Star meet to look at prospective athletes. Garfiled Hts High School has been gracious enough to allow the use of their facilities to accomodate this fine tradition in wrestling. It is important to note that ALL participants must be Seniors and their Head Coach MUST be a member of the GCWCOA for the wrestler to be eligible for this meet. Please make sure your coach and/or assistants are a member of the Association.
The East/West All Star Banquet is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18 at 6:30pm at the Holiday Inn on Rockside Road . PLEASE encourage all wrestlers to call in reservations for their parents & friends for this banquet. Deadline for calling in reservations is NOON on Tuesday, March 17 and must be made by calling Mike Rovtar @ 330-567-6243. If you get an answering machine, you must leave your name, # of tickets, school affiliation, and a return phone #.
The East/West All Star Meet is scheduled for Friday, March 13th, 2009 at Garfield Hts High School starting at 7:00pm. Visit our All Star Meet Page for more detailed information and competitor application forms.
2008-2009 Association Meeting Schedule
Please note that our meeting's are at Garfield Hts HS on the first Tuesday of each month. The meeting times have been changed to start at 7:30pm (7:00pm for Pizza). Please note that sometimes the schedule does change and you should check our website for updates and corrections (especially in INCLEMENT weather).
Scholarships: All students should check out our scholarship information page. Deadlines are VERY near. Scholarship Page
Check out what's NEW. We have added a section on our website for teams with schedule openings and teams looking for events. It is under NE Ohio Wrestling Information & Schedule Openings.
Coaches Procedure for Reporting Wrestler Records to Plain Dealer
Coaches are asked to send their wrestler's records electronically to Larry Hoon for reporting to the Plain Dealer. Larry has volunteered to compile all this information and submit it in a nice easy format so that our student-athletes receive the recognition it deserves. ALL coaches are encouraged to participate. A big THANK YOU to Coach Hoon for taking on this responsibility. It is appreciated! Click below for details on submitting your individual wrestlers records.
PROCEDURE FOR SUBMITTING WRESTLER RECORDS
NOWOA Scholarship Applications Posted
The Northern OhioWrestling Official Association has scholarship opportunites available for wrestlers. Please visit our scholarship page for a link to their application and many other GCWCOA scholarship opportunites.
Scholarship Funds. We provide numerous scholarship opportunities to students who plan on attending college. Two schlarship funds, Al Carroll Scholarship and the Don Ferris Scholarship, provide this for northeast Ohio Students. Follow the appropriate links to view more details on these scholarships.
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