During Turner’s tenure, the NWCA developed a comprehensive list of online coaching development courses for the high school and youth level. Turner was instrumental in the development of the NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching course. This course was a collaborative effort between the NWCA and NFHS and is now an integral part of the NFHS coaching certification program.
In addition, Turner also helped oversee the development of the following NWCA online courses designed to grow the number of wrestlers, coaches, and wrestling teams at every level:
- Reducing Risk and Liability of in Wrestling
- Best Practices for the Recruitment and Retention of wrestlers ages 6-18
- Scholastic Coaches Resource Manual
- NWCA Coaches Corner Technique Library
In addition, Turner also took on the oversight of the NWCA State Chairman Program, working with an NWCA Representative in each of the states that sponsors high school wrestling. Turner greatly enhanced improving relationships throughout these states and making the State Chairman Program an organized and resourceful group.
Turner is now going to turn his attention back to his life-long passion of growing Mat Town USA in to a premier wrestling center for youth wrestlers in the mid Pennsylvania region.
“Few, if any people in the wrestling community have Coach Turner’s breadth of wrestling knowledge from the youth level through the collegiate level,” said executive director of the NWCA Mike Moyer.
“Neil fully grasps the educationally based athletics philosophy and has lived by these principles while coaching at the NCAA Division I, III, high school, and youth levels. We will certainly miss him in his everyday role as Director of Coaching Development, but fortunately, we can continue to benefit from the knowledge and wisdom he will undoubtedly continue to share with our association,” said NWCA President, Jim Beichner.
The NWCA Board of Directors and Staff wish Coach Turner the best of luck in his future endeavors at Mat Town USA.
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