Junior Olympics Website for 2010 North American Junior Olympics

INFORMATION FOR 2010!


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The 2010 North American Junior Olympics Festival will be held July 10-18 at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, Bryson City, NC

The REGISTRATION FORM  is found by clicking  HERE

The PDF version of the REGISTRATION FORM is found by clicking PDF HERE

Information about the locations of various events and types of events can be obtained by clicking the underlined title here. Welcome to the 2010 JO Festival..  This letter is actually a bit out of date with regard to the schedule of events being held and planned.

Here is the current schedule of events:


Sat. the 10th sign in at Kurtz' Honda Odyssey Van (blue) near the Ranch opposite Wildwater LTD. and go paddling on the Nantahala or other rivers.
Sun. the 11th. 15:00-18:00 Zip Slalom...shorter and take as many runs as desired.Multi-class entry.
Mon. Downriver sprint the length (about) of the slalom course.
Tuesday Freestyle prelims.
Wed. Classic DR
Thur. BoaterCross
Fri. Championship Slalom
Sat. late afternoon (3:00 PM) Fun Slalom in cooperation with a number of local kids camps.  evening Awards Dinner, 7:30
Sun. the 18th. FreeStyle finals 10:30)..

We will also be playing a lot of water polo in the early mornings, waiting until the water gets up to its daily level.

HOUSING ...(1). Teams and individuals will need to make their own arrangements for housing at the Festival. These include possibly some cabin space at NOC and Basecamp. Call 1-888-662-1662 for availability and pricing.

... (2). The Mach One Team has arranged group housing - indoor- at the Wildwater LTD "Barn", a new building with five rooms of 4 double decker bunks (8 people) available. Each room has its own washroom and shower which are separate rooms suitable for changing clothes. We call it the Ranch. The Ranch housing includes use of a large kitchen and a meeting room large enough for all to meet at one time. Call Dave Kurtz at 814-222-0052. The Barn has a rule of no smoking nor any pets. The cost per person (bed) is $80 for the 8 days we have reserved (the nights of July 10-17). This housing is listed on the registration form.

... (3). Other vacation housing is available through the White Rose Reality Co. 800.528.0760, Carolina Mountain vacations, 877-488-8500, and others in the area.

The Festival will be featuring   Slalom, Wildwater, and Freestyle competition with BoaterCross and other events for Cadet and promising Junior paddlers. New this year will be a polo tournament held on the Nantahala River as it flows slower than normal in the early morning hours (7:30-10:00).

2010 Qualification Packet for race organizers of slaloms, wildwater races, and freestyle competitions.   

             Certificate of Qualification Congratulations

             Instruction Letter to those Qualifying

             Pre-Qualified Athletes List

             Race Director Report Form    

Age Group Table for the 2010 North American Junior Olympic Festival

 

For more information contact David Kurtz, National Chairman USA Canoe/Kayak Junior Olympics Program,   call 814-237-7727  or 814-222-0052 (cell)   Contact also can be made at   d1k@psu.edu 

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DISCLAIMER: While this web site is a placeholder of the Mach One Slalom Team, the Mach One team does not influence it, control it, or be otherwise directing it. It simply is a free server location which in these acute economic times is valuable. Thank you.

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The North American Junior Olympics reaches out to you to feed the needs of national youth paddling for the 2010 Ray McLain JO Paddlers Fund. The 2008 campaign received $1320, paid out $1178 for medals and costs at the 2008 Festival in Wausau, WI. The Ontario Festival campaign received $1385 and paid out $1258. The new Festival scheduled for July 10-18 at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, NC will have similar expenses. In addition we would like to help out the 2010 National Junior Slalom Team for individual expenses to Foix, France for the Junior World Championships.

Philanthropic Giving for 2009:                          Goals in 2010:

Stop Watch                           20                                              Backpacks + decals for members

  Katharine Edmonson                                                                of all 3 cadet teams                      $800

  Jane Mermelstein

  Martin & Laurel Stahl                                                             Medals at JO events                         500             

Gate Judge                          50

  Sandy, Jim and Rick Powell                                                 Special awards, team and

Sprint                                  100                                                   Individual, at JO events              200

  John Cripe/Amy Freeman

  John Grubb & Amy Beringer                                                 Other award costs                             200

Duffek                                 200                                               

  Sheldon & Deborah Mermelstein                                          T-shirts for registerees by 6/21       500                                 

  Ontario River Runners

Chief Judge                       500

  Robert & Andrea Forster                                                          

             

International Judge        1000              

Total received with sales was       $1385                                


Philanthropic Giving for 2010:

Spectator                            $10

Stop Watch                           20                         Pitch in and help this chart grow.

Gate Judge                          50                            Make your checks out to USACK, JO fund and

Sprint                                  100                            send your Tax Deductible Contributions to

Duffek                                 200

Chief Judge                       500                          Sandy Powell, JO Recording Secretary,

International Judge        1000                          601 W. Fifth Ave., Parkesburg, PA 19365.

Click here for further information!                       They are fully Federal Income Tax deductible.


NEWS FLASH

The 2009 Festival selected the following 2009 US National Cadet Teams:

      US Slalom Cadet Team        Members Listed

      US Wildwater Cadet Team   Members Listed

      US FreeStyle Cadet Team    Members Listed

Each person received a book back pack and and also for each team made a decal. Nic Borst also presented a special award. Members of each team were the top individuals in the combined cadet and cub cadet classes.

The 2008 Festival selected the following 2008 US National Cadet Teams:

      US Slalom Cadet Team        Members Listed

      US Wildwater Cadet Team  Members Listed

      US FreeStyle Cadet Team    Members Listed

Each person selected received a special hand-made plate crated by Nic Borst and a book back pack with an embroidered patch for each team he/she made. The selection of the team used the combined Cadet and Cub Cadet results from the final competition scores.