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Basin Tri Camp for Novice Triathletes
Great
Basin Youth Tri Team
Why
limit yourself to just one sport when you can have fun at three? Great
Basin triathlon camps and clinics make summer more fun with one of the country's
fastest growing sports, and they encourage healthy lifestyles along the
way.
GBC Youth Tri Camp for Novice Triathletes
Great Basin Coaching and Murray Parks and Recreation
This program uses a variety of activities and training techniques to introduce children and youth to the sport of triathlon. The program provides guidance on basic Multi-Sport fundamentals while incorporating fun, interactive games and skills so children can learn a sport that transcends age.
This course is open to beginner and novice triathletes, i.e. children who have never participated in a triathlon or children who have done one or two, but have not received any formal training in the sport.
ATHLETES MUST HAVE SWIM SUIT, GOGGLES, BICYCLE, HELMET AND SHOES SUITABLE FOR RUNNING.
Who: Children 7-12 years of age
What: Swim, bike, run, transition, nutrition/hydration coaching
When: August
17-18, 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: TBD by July 31. Check back.
Cost: $30 by August 11, $40 after
August 11 (late registration). Registration ends August 16. Includes t-shirt,
elastic laces and USAT membership fee. T-shirts will be handed
out August 18. (Late registrants may have to wait for their t-shirts.)
There is no day-of registration. Day-of registration makes it very difficult to ensure the safety, fun and quality experience that every child deserves. Quality programs require quality planning.
Registration: Registration can be done
online at www.sportsbaseonline.com.
(You may also mail in registration forms
if you wish.)
A great opportunity to train for
the Murray Youth and Family Triathlon.
Download Registration Forms
Great Basin Youth Tri Team
Great Basin Coaching and Murray Parks and Recreation
This program is geared towards children and youth with prior triathlon experience or experience with a swim team or track team. Focus will be on healthy, long term athlete development and will follow appropriate age-graded guidelines for coaching skills as well as fitness in a fun and safe environment.
Children will train for local triathlons as well as National Youth Championships to be held in San Diego Aug. 14. Jo Garuccio will attend that race as the group's coach. The 9-15 year old group can expect to swim, bike and run distances commensurate with national super-sprint standards for their age group. High school students who are 16 years old and up will train for a standard sprint distance race.
If participants choose to attend nationals, the majority of the athletes will compete in the non-draft legal national race. If any youth 13-18 years old wish to try the draft legal elite race, please discuss this with Jo at Great Basin Coaching as there are specific requirements from USAT.
ATHLETES MUST HAVE SWIM SUIT, GOGGLES, BICYCLE, HELMET AND RUNNING SHOES. A road bike is nice, but not absolutely necessary. However, if the athlete is using a mountain bike, it should have street tires.
Who: Youth 9-18 years old with prior triathlon experience OR team experience in one of the three sports
What: Swim, bike, run, transition, nutrition/hydration coaching, principals of training and a 6-week training program; group will do at least one open water swim
Where: Meeting places will include Murray City Park, Jordan River Parkway, Murray Track, and possibly Sugar House Park; open water swim day/location TBD
When: Tuesday and Thursday 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM from July 13 – Aug. 10 plus one evening open water swim at Blackridge Reservoir – date TBD and with possibility of one more training session after Aug. 14 geared towards course review for Murray race. Team Schedule
Cost: $105 plus USAT membership (you must join via USA Triathlon website – need to be a member for Aug. 7th race and nationals; membership not required for Murray race)
What you get for $105!
1: 11 coached workouts plus 3 races w/coach present. The price stands regardless of the number of workouts that your child attends. If we price these workouts at about $15 each, you are essentially paying for about 7 workouts. The others are a bonus – so if a child misses one or two days due to other commitments, they’ll catch up at the next workout. Note: coached workouts are in blue; races are in red.
2: A workout schedule from July 13-Sept. 6 (covers recommended races for Aug. 7, Aug. 14 and/or Sept. 6); athletes have suggested workouts for 6 days of the week. If they also participate in other team or sport workouts and classes, they can either choose to add these workouts to the day or opt out. If kids are active at least 60 min. per day, they’ll be pretty fit. If you up that to 120 min. per day – great! Two hours per day is more performance oriented, but they most likely don’t need two hours every single day. And, some sports are not as taxing as others. The July schedule is attached to this e-mail. I will also send August and September (separate e-mails) and post the calendar on my website.
3: T-shirt
See you at the Murray Youth and
Family Triathlon
Call 801-566-9727 or for more information.