The Rhino Wrestling Club staff is comprised of men and women who have dedicated their time, energy, and effort to the development of young people through sport. Rhino coaches are double-goal coaches. A win-at-all-cost coach has only one goal – to win. A Positive Coach shares that goal (wants to win) but has a second goal that is even more important – to use the sports experience to help young people learn “life lessons” and positive character traits that will help them be successful throughout their lives. Rhino coaches honor the game and help Rhino wrestlers honor the game by teaching them We say the honoring the game goes to the ROOTS of the matter — R-O-O-T-S. Each letter in ROOTS stands for an important part of wrestling that we must respect. The R stands for Rules. The first O is for Opponents. The next O is for Officials. T is for Teammates, and the S is for Self. The staff promotes three principles, which have the power to “transform youth sports so that sports can transform youth.” Detailed information concerning the three principles is in the Parents’ Welcome Packet.
Coach Marty Bartram is the CEO of Team Rhino, LLC & head coach of the Rhino Wrestling Club. Coach Bartram began coaching youth wrestling in 1999 as an assistant coach for the Stuttgart Youth Association in Germany. Coach Bartram’s relationship with the Rhinos began as an assistant coach in 2002. In 2004, Chuck Smith, head coach and founder of the Rhinos, handed Coach Bartram the reins of the organization. Coach Bartram is a USA wrestling Bronze Certified Coach and a Positive Coaching Alliance certified double-goal coach. He is currently serving on the North Carolina Amateur Wrestling Association's Executive Committee while in his second term as a North Carolina Amateur Wrestling Association board Member at Large. He has coached North Carolina elementary national folkstyle dual teams, middle school national folkstyle dual teams, high school national folkstyle dual teams and Schoolboy national Greco-Roman and freestyle national dual teams. Coach Bartram is currently working on a Master of Science in Sports Management. Coach Bartram’s vision is that the youth wrestlers in the Rhino Wrestling Club go on to wrestle in high school with the goal of becoming high school state champions, productive student athletes, contributors to their communities’ success, and winners in life.
Staff Mentor, John DeWeese. John DeWeese is the head coach of the Jack Britt High School Wrestling Team. Coach DeWeese has been coaching at the high school level for over 17 years. Coach DeWeese is a NFHS Certified Coach, and a USA wrestling Silver Certified Coach. He has coached a USA NC National Team, three NC AAU National Teams at the Junior Olympic games and the AAU Grand Nationals.
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