U 23 Team Initiative
2009 USA UNDER-23 DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
Sponsored by the Whitewater Slalom Foundation
Goal: to reduce the high attrition rate of 19-22 year old paddlers by
offering domestic summer racing and training opportunities and intermediary
goals below national team level.
Come race in the North American Under-23 Championships in Valleyfield
Quebec, July 18/19. Prizes will
include slalom racing gear!
* We will name and outfit a “U-23 Squad” at the U.S. Senior Team Trials
with the following criteria:
*Within 30% of winner in each class
*not selected to National Team
*maximum team size: 6 K-1, 3 K-1W, 3 C-1, 3 C-2
*birth
years 90, 89, 88, 87, and 86
Attend three high quality training camps at no cost:
Gull
River: June 29-July 3 (followed by GullFest Slalom Races July 4/5) Coach: Nic
Borst
Valleyfield
Course July 13-17 (followed by the u23 Championships July 18/19) Coaches: Nic Borst and Dana Chladek
*Between
these two camps athletes can participate in the Canadian Summer Series on the
Madawaska, Ottawa, and Gull, as well as great river running in the area.
ASCI:
August 24-28 Coaches: TBD
2009 National Team
Members are invited to participate in training camps at no charge