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Frequently Asked QuestionsClick Camps FAQ for camp info. What are the Olympics & Olympic Games
What does USOEC mean?
How many students attend the USOEC?
What does NMU mean?
How many students attend NMU?
What does USAW stand for?
What does FILA stand for?
How do students mix academics with athletics at the USOEC?
What does MSHS stand for?
How can I find out more about becoming a USOEC resident athlete while in high school?
What is a scholarship athlete?
What is a facility use or walk-on athlete?
What is USOEC orientation and the USOEC Athlete Handbook?
What other college opportunities for female Olympic-style wrestlers are there?
What is freestyle wrestling?
Is wrestling dangerous?
Why should any female consider Olympic-style wrestling?
Why does Freestylefemales.com exist?
What is Title IX?
What does Freestylefemales.com do?
What are the requirements for a USOEC wrestler?
What costs will a USOEC wrestler incur?
Why is Freestylefemales.com and other sites like it important?
How can I find out more about Freestylefemales.com?
What does USOEC mean?
USOEC stands for the United States Olympic Education Center. The USOEC subsidizes non-traditional collegiate sports. (Traditional collegiate sports include sports like football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, & field hockey that may be sanctioned by the NCAA, NAIA, NJCAA.) The USOEC exists to give student athletes in sports like Olympic wrestling, speedskating, weightlifting, & boxing the opportunity to pursue Olympic dreams while pursuing a college degree. The USOEC is one of the nations 4 Olympic Training Centers. Fore more info click here.
What does NMU mean?
NMU stands for Northern Michigan University which is located in Upper Peninsula Michigan and Marquette, MI. This is the home of the United States Olympic Education Center's Olympic wrestling, speedskating, weightlifting, & boxing programs.
What does USAW stand for?
USAW stands for USA Wrestling. USAW is the National Governing Body for wrestling at the Olympic, Pan Am, & World Games. USAW has formed a partnership with the USOEC & NMU to create the USAW USOEC Resident Program.
USAW has 2 staffs, Colorado Springs, CO & Marquette, MI, that administer programs at U.S. Olympic Training Centers.
USAW is located at 6155 Lehman Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80918. You may call USAW at (719) 598-8181.
What does FILA stand for?
FILA stands for Fédération Internationale des Luttes Associées (International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles). FILA is the International Federation (international governing body for wrestling at Olympic, Pan Am, & World Games.
What does MSHS stand for?
MSHS stands for Marquette Senior High School and is the high school USOEC resident athletes attend while in high school.
How can I find out more about becoming a USOEC resident athlete while in high school?
For more information about becoming a USOEC resident athlete while in high school, please click here and call USOEC Academic Coordinator Tony Tollefson at 906-227-2894.
How do students mix academics with athletics at the USOEC?
Students classes and practices generally are scheduled at different times similar to most high school and college settings. In other words, practice times are predetermined based on the NMU course master schedule.
Students must be ready, willing, & able to work hard here at the USOEC to maintain a margin of excellence that will prepare them for the Olympics and life after the Olympics.
USOEC athletes have access to the USOEC Academic Coordinator to help and assist with academic needs pertinent to the USOEC at NMU. For info, please call Tony Tollefson at 906-227-2894.
In addition to the USOEC Academic Coordinator, NMU provides the Academic & Career Advisement Center.
What is a scholarship athlete
A scholarship student athlete may be eligible for a grant up to the full "cost of attendance", not to exceed a total of $15,000 annually. This program is legislated by Congressman Bart Stupak. Click BJ Stupak Scholarship for more info. Click here to see if you qualify as a scholarship athlete.
What is a facility use or walk-on athlete
A facility use athlete is priveliged to train with the USA Wrestling staff and USOEC wrestlers. NMU's competitive in state tuition allows facility use athletes to save money and encourages participation in the program. Facility use athletes have the opportunity to receive full scholarships if they qualify.
What is USOEC orientation and the USOEC Athlete Handbook?
USOEC orientation explains protocols & procedures that facilitate the transition of all athletes to the U.S. Olympic Education Center rules & regulations prior to the start of practices.
The USOEC orientation places emphasis on explaining to all athletes the various policies of the USOEC, assisting all athletes in their understanding of the USOC Sports Medicine, USOEC administration, and enhancing athletes awareness of USOEC expectations.
All athletes planning to train at the USOEC are required to participate in the USOEC orientation.
Athletes are not permitted to train until they attend the USOEC orientation.
At the conclusion of the USOEC orientation, athletes are given a personal USOEC Athlete Handbook that describes the various protocols & procedures that must be adhered to.
What is freestyle wrestling?
Freestyle wrestling is the international style of wrestling contested at the Olympics for women (and men) wrestlers.
What does Freestylefemales.com do?
Freestylesemales.com is a wrestling clearinghouse to collect, clarify, and disseminate female Olympic-style wrestling information in Marquette, MI.
How many students attend NMU?
There are approximately 9,000 students recognized as NMU students.
How many students attend the USOEC?
There approximately 101 students recognized as USOEC student athletes.
What is Title IX?
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to the 1964 Civil Rights Act states No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
Why should any female consider Olympic-style wrestling?
All females should consider Olympic-style wrestling for the many opportunities the worlds oldest sport and USA Wrestling offers. Olympic-style wrestling via USA Wrestling also offers:
- Participation in Local, Regional, and National Competitions.
- Four levels of Coaches Certification.
- The opportunity to travel abroad with Developmental Tours for Cadet, Junior, Women, University & Senior level athletes.
- Educational videos and written materials.
- Regional and National Training and Developmental Camps for Youth through Senior-level athletes.
- Free subscription to USA Wrestler, the official publication of USA Wrestling.
- Fundraising Opportunities for Chartered Clubs.
- Discounts on USA Wrestling Merchandise.
What are the requirements for a USOEC wrestler?
USOEC participants have similar requirements that many other scholarship collegiate student athletes have. Click here for more info.
What costs will a USOEC wrestler incur?
USOEC wrestlers and or Resident Athletes pay a $2000.00 participation fee to USA Wrestling. Other fees that USOEC wrestlers incur include and are not limited to airfare for domestic and international competitions that are approximately $3,500.00. More info on costs and fees can be found here
Why does Freestylefemales.com exist?
Freestylefemales.com is a clearinghouse of information for female Olympic-style (freestyle) wrestling in Marquette, MI.
How can I help Freestylefemales.com?
You can help Freestylefemales.com by emailing vital information regarding training, competition, & opportunities for female Olympic-style wrestlers.
Is wrestling dangerous?
Wrestling, like most physical education & activities, does have its share of injuries much like soccer, gymnastics, track, baseball, & football. All of these physical activities do have appropriate rules and safeguards to prevent the very rare catastrophic injuries. Wrestlers can protect themselves by learning the rules and regulations of fair play and wearing protective head gears. Most opponents of wrestling mistake our sport for what is seen on television (professional wrestling) and or have missed opportunities to watch wrestling at the elementary, high school, college, world, & Olympic levels.
Why is Freestylefemales.com and other sites like it important?
Freestylefemales.com as a clearinghouse website for female Olympic-style wrestling is important because historically sports have been emphasized for males but not females. Partially as a consequence of this, participation rates of females are far below those of males. The historic emphasis on men's athletic programs has also contributed to existing differences in the number of sports and scope of competition offered males and females.
How can I find out more about Freestylefemales.com?
You can find out more by calling or emailing Shannyn J. Gillespie at 906-227-1285 & sgillesp@nmu.edu
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