Junior Skills Camp
USAT Southwest Region Skills Camp
The Southwest Region Triathlon Skills Camp is a six-day overnight camp for athletes 12 to 18 years old, held at California State University, Monterey Bay, Marina, California. The camp is the perfect place to enhance your triathlon skills under the supervision of an expert coaching staff. Participants will take part in daily swim, bike and run workouts. They will receive one-on-one sport-specific instruction, as well as lessons in goal setting, the art of balancing school sports and triathlon training, and race strategy for non-drafting and ITU-style (draft-legal) triathlon competition. Emphasis will be placed on developing correct bike handling skills and road safety, open water specific swim skills, correct running form, transition speed as well as many other related skills. Athletes will enjoy getting to know peers who share a similar interest and passion for the sport of triathlon. This camp is open to all levels of interested triathletes. Each athlete will be evaluated and placed in an appropriate age/ experience group. Performance data collected at the camp will be shared with USA Triathlon and could result in invitations to participate in subsequent USAT national teams programs.
Each athlete will need to bring a road style bicycle. They should not have bar end TT type shifters. If you do not have a road bike available, we have a limited number of small entry level road bikes available to loan. These can be reserved by emailing Sharon Osgood at tballntricoach@aol.com. We have 47cm, 50cm or 52cm bikes. Each athlete is required to be able to swim 200 yd in a pool comfortably, Cycle comfortably for 60 minutes, and be able to run for 15’ comfortably. Each athlete will need a wetsuit to swim in open water(ocean). As soon as we receive your application, we will send you a camp itinerary as well a list of items each athlete will need for the week.
There are many opportunities in our region for each of you to participate in a regional development race or one of our regional elite cups. Check out www.usat-southwest.org for a list of events.
Registration instructions:
Below are the Registration Form and Waiver for the 2008 USAT Southwest Region Skills Camp. The camp will take place at CSU Monterey Bay beginning June 23nd (3:00 PM) and ending June 28th (12:00 PM).
You will need to register by completing this Application Form and Waiver and mail it with your registration fee, payable to Monterey Bay Multisport. Please mail all paperwork(including waiver) to Sharon Osgood, 26120 Zdan Rd, Carmel Valley, CA 93924. The camp is limited to the first 35 athletes registered. We will form a waiting list in the order the registration forms were received. The Camp director will have the final word on who will attend.
The complete registration fee is due together with your application to reserve your place in the camp. Payment in full is due at the time of registration for the Skills camp. Any cancellations must be done by phoning Sharon Osgood at 831-659-5639.
Registration Fee Structure (prices do not include transportation to/from camp):
Before March 16th – $450
March 16-May 16 – $500
May 16 – camp $550
Cancellation policy– before May 16– 100% minus $100 fee/ May 16- June 1- 50% returned / After June 1- no refunds. If an athlete is injured and can’t attend camp, full refund minus $100 fee.
Sorry, we cannot roll-over your registration to 2009 if you have to cancel.
Registration fee is per person, double occupancy and provides room and board, all coaching services, snacks and performance drinks, and goodie bag. Athletes must bring towels and bedding. Athletes may wish to bring some money for misc. personal expenses, including laundry.
Athletes are responsible for arranging transportation to and from the camp at CSU Monterey Bay if traveling by car. Shuttle pickup will be available from the Monterey Peninsula Airport to the camp if athletes need to fly in. Please state this on the application if you are planning to fly into Monterey. We will need to have a full itinerary in order to make plans for pick up and exit. If you plan to fly into the San Jose airport, we can suggest an independent shuttle service. Call the camp director for more information.
Space is limited to 35 athletes. A waiting list will be maintained in order of application received. The minimum age for participation in this camp is 12 years old(in 2008). The maximum age is 18 years old(in 2008).
ALL ATHLETES MUST BE ANNUAL MEMBERS OF USAT
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