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Atascadero coach asks board for paid assistant coach for girls wrestling
Summary
Atascadero High School head wrestling coach Joseph Belmonte asked the school board to add a paid assistant coach and stipend for the girls team, citing rapid growth in participation, safety concerns when multiple matches run concurrently, and overnight travel needs. No formal board action was taken.
Joseph Belmonte, head wrestling coach at Atascadero High School, used the board's public-comment period to ask the Atascadero Unified School District Board of Trustees to add a paid assistant coach and a dedicated stipend for the girls wrestling program to support rising participation and overnight travel.
Belmonte told trustees that girls wrestling in California is one of the fastest-growing high school sports and that Atascadero’s program has expanded rapidly. He said…
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