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USA Triathlon offers discounted annual membership for youth athletes. For just $10 a year, athletes can enjoy unlimited racing. Or, for $30, youth athletes can ensure membership through their 18th birthday.
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Membership Program
USA Triathlon and the USA Triathlon Foundation launched a youth scholarship program to increase youth participation in multisport and remove barriers for underserved youth. The Foundation donates one youth digital membership for every adult membership purchased or renewed. Help reach deserving youth with these digital memberships by sharing the application form with eligible candidates, including youth and junior triathletes.
American Development Model
Overview of the USA Triathlon American Development Model The American Development Model (ADM) is a concerted effort between the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) and its National Governing Bodies of sport to apply long-term athlete d...
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Youth and Junior Recommended Distances
Which distances should youth multisport athletes complete? It depends on their age and athlete status.
Glossary of Triathlon Terms
You love to swim, bike and run, but all the triathlon vocabulary can be confusing! Aquathlon, T1, bricks — what do these multisport words mean? Check out the definitions of these key triathlon terms to help prepare for the new season.Aerobars: Bike han...
Try These Fun Triathlon Workouts for Kids
Coaching youth sports can be a challenging task in this digital age. Constant stimulation and quick information is the norm for kids today, which can make it difficult to keep today’s youth interested and excited about sports.As triathlon coaches, we h...
How Exercise Can Help You Do Better in School
There is a common misconception that athletics distract kids from their academic work, but the opposite is actually true. Athletic programs don’t cause kids to fall behind. Instead, athletics teach kids to work hard and always try their best, reducing ...
6 Tips To Prepare for Your Best Season Yet
This article originally appeared in USA Triathlon Kids magazine. Here are six tips from USA Triathlon Certified Coaches to improve your fitness and stay healthy during the offseason. 1. Get strong. You don’t have to go to a gym to do strength training....
VIDEO: 5 Exercises for the Offseason
Ready to start the 2017 triathlon season stronger than ever? Add these five simple bodyweight exercises to your offseason training, two to three times a week. Do each exercise to moderate fatigue. “The exercises should be slow and controlled with a foc...
Kids Bike Maintenance
As athletes, we have to take good care of our bodies so we can stay healthy and do great on race day. Our bikes are a lot like our bodies – we have to take care of them so they can do great on race day, too! Even as kids, we can learn how to keep our b...
Proper Youth Race Distances
In the sport of triathlon, we are blessed to have a variety of races that are available to us both in type and in duration. With this level of variety comes some level of confusion not for ourselves but for our children and/or the kids we train. It doe...
Play With Your Food
As a young, active triathlete, it’s important to have a balanced diet with foods that contain a variety of vitamins and minerals. Food is your fuel, and eating before and after physical activity will help you maintain energy, avoid feeling sluggish and...
