USAT Clubs in the News
USA Triathlon clubs are turning up the heat and demanding respect from the "outside world." Check out these links to see articles on your club rivals or perhaps your own club that made the headlines. If you would like to submit stories on your own club, email them to clubs@usatriathlon.org.
Jason Weinland: Local triathlon club enjoys rebirth (The Shreveport Times, 2/19/2007).
2007 Southeast Triathlon Expo Review (as submitted by Kathleen Johnston)
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Club Discounts
Please click here for information on discounts offered to clubs
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Club News Update Archives
You can link to all previous Club News Update newsletters from here. If you are not recieving these in your inbox and would like to, send an email to clubs@usatriathlon.org asking to be added.
Triathlon Questionnaire
Club News- Dec 1, 2006
Club News- Nov 16, 2006
Club News- Oct 31, 2006
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Club Grant Application Available
The 2007 USAT Club Grant Application has been posted to the Club Information page under resouce links. For question, email clubs@usatriathlon.org.
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Club Insurance Available for 2007
The USAT Club general liability and sport accident insurance coverage and Directors & Officers coverage is available for 2007. For more information, visit the insurance page.
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Club Donation
Congratulations to all of the clubs who participated in the club donation program, especially the University of Wisconsin Triathlon team, the Cleveland Triathlon Club and the Cal Triathlon (University of CA-Berkeley) for being the top three recruiters in the club donation program.
It was a huge success as there were 100 new members, 265 total members and 51 clubs who were involved. Thank you for your constant support and efforts in growing the sport of triathlon!
For complete results, CLICK HERE
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National Challenge Competition
The National Challenge Competition (NCC) is designed to get participants excited about offseason training at the club level. The NCC will feature three sessions, one month each, from December to February, in which participants will record their training miles and submit them during each session to their club liaison.
All sessions will include swim, bike, and run, but one sport will be highlighted for each session.
Clubs will earn session award entries by reaching the session benchmark. All current club members can propel the club to this benchmark by completing miles and submitting their progress to their club liaison. Each club liaison will have an account on the Race Tracker website to upload their clubs current mileage. Mileage in all three disciplines will be recorded each month but only the featured discipline will count towards the session entries.
For a final recap of the 2006 -2007 National Challenge Competition click HERE
To read more about the National Challenge Competition click HERE.
To register for the 2007 - 2008 Challenge click HERE.
To view 2006 - 2007 National Challenge Competition results, click HERE.
Hurry the Challenge starts December 1st.
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Club Fee Increase for 2007
Effective January 1, 2007, the club registration fee will be increased to $25. This increase will give USAT an opportunity to serve clubs more efficiently by providing more benefits and services to each of you.
According to a survey taken in 2005, 85% of the USAT clubs surveyed agreed to pay higher prices for club affiliation if they received more benefits. In response, USAT was very aggressive in 2006 with their recruitment for sponsorships and benefits for
clubs. While this was more than was ever done in the past, there is still a lot of room for growth and development!
Some of the 2006 benefits include but are not limited to:
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"Club in a Box"- educational manuals, sample documents, company contacts, and more
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Resource grant funds made available to clubs through an application process
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Growth initiative program to encourage club members to become annual USAT members
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USA Triathlon "Official Club" logo
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Club focus group session
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Enhanced Club Nationals
With 2006 being such a huge success, USAT has raised club memberships to $25 with intentions to continue that push for bigger and better benefits. Your constant enthusiasm and support for the sport is what allows us to make the club program as strong as it is. Thank you for being a part of the growth and development of USAT clubs around the nation!
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2007 USA Triathlon National Championship Multi-Sport Experience
Club National Championship and Long Course Triathlon Championship
$10,000 CASH CLUB PRIZE PURSE
St. Louis, MO at Innsbrook Resort
September 15-16, 2007
$5,000 to the Overall Club Champion
Overall prize will be given to the Club (any division) earning the most points from all combined events.
Prize money for Overall Club Division Champions:
Div I - $1,000 Div II - $1,000 Div III - $1,000 Div IV - $1,000 Div V - $1,000
Visit the Club National Championship page for more information.
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2006 National Club Championship Results
Congratulations to the following division champions at the 2006 Club National Championship at the LandRover Pumpkinman.
| Division I |
Columbia Multisport Club |
Columbia, MO |
| Division II |
Phoenix Triathlon Club |
Phoenix, AZ |
| Division III |
Multisport OC |
Irvine, CA |
| Division IV |
Team Fastlane |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| Division V |
Team Stampede |
Missoula, MT |
Complete Club Results
Race Results
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"How to" Resouce Tools
Club Resource information tools from the Club Information page are provided for all Official USAT Clubs to help you not only grow your membership, but also to retain and better serve the existing members in each club.
Included in this information are examples of business cards, letterheads, posters for advertising upcoming events, sponsor information, business models and much more to help each club run more efficiently and effectively.
The goal is to give both new and established clubs the tools they need to run a successful club without going through the hassle of searching for the information on another website or learning through trial and error.
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Questions? Please e-mail Clubs.