Jamill Kelly

Kelly was a silver medalist at 66 kg/145.5 lbs. in freestyle wrestling at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, one of three U.S. freestyle wrestlers to win a medal. He was also a member of the 2005 U. S. Freestyle World Team.

He served a short stint as the Manager of the National Coaches Education Program for USA Wrestling in 2007, after serving a year as the Head Assistant Wrestling Coach at Harvard Univ. He helped lead Harvard to one of its best finishes ever at the NCAA Championships, with three individual All-Americans for the first time. Harvard had its first freshman All­ American and scored the most points at the NCAA Championships in school history ..

Kelly served as the coach of the Cowboy Wrestling Club in Stillwater, Okla. from 2001 - 2006. He developed the club in the community, and coached over 100 area youth athletes. The club saw substantial growth and improved performance during his time there. He was a part of the coaching staff at Oklahoma State Univ., and assisted with the development of numerous All­ American wrestlers there during his tenure.

He served as a coach of the 2007 U.S. Junior World Freestyle Team, which competed in Beijing, China and featured an individual champion, Bubba Jenkins at 66 kg/145.5lbs. Kelly coached a U.S. freestyle tour team that competed in Krasnoyarsk, Russia in 2006. He also assisted with the coaching of Junior-level teams while working in Massachusetts.

He was a 2004 U.S. Nationals champion, and placed second at the 2002 U.S. Nationals and third at the 2001 U.S. Nationals. Kelly won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games, and was also a Pan American Championships silver medalist in 2002. He was a member of Freestyle Team USA four times. Kelly was a 2001 University Nationals champion.

He competed two years at Oklahoma State Univ., where he was a Big 12 Conference runner-up and served as a team captain in 2000. Prior to joining the OSU program, Kelly attended Lassen College, where he was second at the 1996 NJCAA Junior College Nationals. He was fourth in the 1995 California high school state championships, competing for Atwater High School.

His hobbies include playing video games and reading.

Information About Camp

Dates:               July 8-12, 2008

Location:          Heritage High School

                           7825 NE 130th Ave.

                           Vancouver, WA 98682

Cost:                  $150

Registration:    Tuesday, July 8

Time:                 11:00 am

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Deposit: A nonrefundable deposit of $25.00 must accompany the application to reserve a space in the camp. Payment of the balance is due at the first day of camp. There will be no refunds after an application bas been accepted except for family emergency.

Age Groups: Wrestlers of all ages will benefit from the knowledge and vast experience that Jamill Kelley and Coach McPherson have to offer, no matter what the skill level. Since 2003 graduating seniors can attend the camp.

Rules and Regulations: Wrestlers must comply with the rules of the camp and Heritage High School. Failure to comply will result in immediate dismissal WITHOUT REFUNDS.

Times of the Camp: This will be a day camp starting at 12:00 noon and ending at 3:30 pm each day. The starting day is Tuesday, July 8, 2008, and the ending day is Saturday, July 12, 2008.

Attention Coaches! We encourage you to take part in our camp FREE OF CHARGE, if one or more of your wrestlers attend.

Goals Without Dedication are Wasted Dreams

Goals: To give each wrestler the opportunity to train and associate with world class wrestlers and give them the most effective techniques and training available in the world. All of the techniques we stress are those that have proven themselves against the best in the world in real match situations. You will learn how to peak for important matches and tournaments, how to develop into champions at the state, national, and international level using the McPherson (5) P's: "Proper Preparation Promotes Prime Performance ".

Focus: We develop the total wrestler through the learning by practice method with daily review and repetition. The critical areas of injury prevention, nutrition, mental preparation, running techniques, and peaking are emphasized daily. The wrestlers full potential can be achieved through gaining an understanding of how and why each of these areas is important. These points are emphasized to completely prepare the wrestler to be the best he can be.

Items of Interest:

1. The staff will teach Collegiate, Freestyle Greco-Roman, & Position Wrestling.
2. All wrestlers that register for the camp will receive a 100% cotton camp T-shirt.
3. Some of the areas top college wrestlers will attend the camp.
4. Camp starts at 12:00 Noon July 8th and ends at 3:30pm on July 12th.

5. All wrestlers must have insurance or a current U.S.W.A. card.

Coaching History: 2003 Fila Jr. World Team, Istanbul, Turkey * 2001 Assistant Coach, USA Fila Jr. World team Tashkent, Uzb .* 2000 Head Coach, USA Fila Jr. World Team, Nanter, France * 1999-present, Head Coach Heritage High School, Vancouver, WA * 1999 USA World Cup Coach, Winners of the Gold Medal * 1998 Good Will Games, New York * 1998 World Team, Tehran, Iran *· 1997 World Team * Krasnoyansk, Siberia * 1997 Yasar Dogu Tournament, Turkey *· 1996 US Olympic Team * 1996 Krasnoyansk Cup Siberia * 1995 US National Freestyle Wrestling Team, Sr. Division, Alexander Medveed Tourney * 1994 US National Freestyle Wrestling Team, Jr. Division Moscow Russia * 1993-95 Portland State University, Assistant Wrestling Coach * 1990 US Jr. World Greco-Roman Wrestling Team Tel-Aviv, Israel * 1989 Oregon Cultural Exchange Team, Japan.