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2017NATIONAL TALENT CAMPS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Objectives & Athletes selection

Camp dates & location

Schedule

Training facilities

Living facilities

Staff

Medical

Financials

Documents

Equipment

Contact Details

Objectives:The main objectives of these camps are to:Further evaluate identified talented athletes as part of the National Talent Program for recommendation into the Rising Star’s Program,Provide additional training opportunities to these identified athletes, Encourage training exchanges between athletes from different clubs and countries Review and improve basic skills both on land and in the waterTraining will include Dance & Flexibility, Gymnastics/Acrobatics, Lifts, Speed Swimming, Synchro laps, Routine skills, Basic Synchro Positions, Figures and Transitions, and Mental Focus. Each athlete will take home a personal evaluation from the Coaching Staff.Athletes Selection:The Talent Camps are by invitation or application only. A selection of 32 US athletes will be invited to each camp (66 athletes in total). Athletes are identified at competitions throughout the year by the High Performance Director, National Team Coaching staff, FINA Judges and Education Director.

OBJECTIVES & ATHLETES SELECTION

CAMP DATES & LOCATION

Dates:

Camp 1 – July 9 to 15, 2011 – 13-14 Age Group Athletes

Camp 2 – July 17 to 23, 2016 – 14-15 Age Group Athletes

Camp 3 – July 25 to 31, 2016 – 12 & Under Age Group Athletes

The athletes will have to arrive by between 12pm & 5pm on the Day 1 afternoon and leave no later than 12:00pm on the Last Day of the camp.

Athletes

:

32 US athletes each week

Location:

California School for the Deaf

3044 Horace Street – Riverside, CA 92506

Airport:

Ontario Airport (ONT), CA – 20 miles (transportation provided)

Orange County Airport (SNA), CA – 40 miles (transportation

not

provided)

Los Angeles Airport (LAX), CA – 65 miles (transportation

not

provided)

Note: US Athlete Transfers will be arranged only from Ontario Airport to Riverside for all and not from the other two airports. Parents will have to arrange transportation if they choose to land at an airport other than Ontario Airport. USA Synchro can provide the name of a service company.

RIVERSIDE

Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area. Riverside is the county seat of the eponymous county and named for its location beside the Santa Ana River. It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire, and is located approximately 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Riverside was founded in the early 1870s and is the birthplace of the California citrus industry as well as home of the Mission Inn, the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States.[11] It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery. The University of California, Riverside hosts the Riverside Sports Complex. Other attractions in Riverside include the Fox Performing Arts Center, Riverside Metropolitan Museum, which houses exhibits and artifacts of local history, the California Museum of Photography, the California Citrus State Historic Park, and the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree, the last of the two original navel orange trees in California.[

Airports:

Ontario Airport – 20 milesOrange County Airport – 42 milesLong Beach Airport – 55 milesBurbank Airport – 67 milesLAX International Airport – 70 milesDistances to Riverside:SoCal:Los Angeles – 55 milesHollywood – 62 milesSanta Monica – 70 milesDisneyland – 40 milesNew Port Beach – 48 milesHuntington Beach – 54 milesSan Diego – 100 milesOther US West Coast attractions:Las Vegas – 235 miles – 45 minutes flightSan Francisco – 435 miles – 1 hour flightNapa Valley – 475 miles – 1 hour flightGrand Canyon – 480 miles – 45 minutes flightPortland – 1,000 miles – 2 hours flightSeattle – 1,100 miles – 2 hours flight

RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CAMP SCHEDULE OUTLINE

Day

1

Day

2 – Day 3 – Day 4 – Day 5 – Day 6

Day

7

12:00pm-5:00pm Arrival &

Check-in

6.30pm Dinner

7.30-8.30pm Briefing

7:00am Continental

Breakfast

8:00am-12:30pm

Yoga/Pilates Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2

Flex Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3

Gym/Acro Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4

Swim/Synchro Skills Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1

12:30pm-1:15 pm Lunch

1:15pm-2:15pm Downtime

2:30pm-5:30pm

Dance Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2

Fitness Room Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3

Gym/Acro Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4

Flex /Pilates Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1

8:00am Breakfast

9:00-11:00am Water training

11:00am-12:00pm Debrief

12:00pm Departure

6:00pm

Dinner

7:00pm-9:00pm

Routine Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2

Figures Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4/Grp 3

Lifts Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1/Grp 4

Improve

Grp 4/Grp 3/Grp 2/Grp 1

9:30pm Sleep

TRAINING FACILITIES

Gymnastics room – Wrestling or Cheerleading room

Cheerleading Room: indoor cheer leading facility with gymnastic floor, tumbling track, floor to ceiling mirrors and trampoline with harness.

Wrestling room: indoor facility with padded floor and walls, wall bars and pull bars.

Fitness Center

TRAINING FACILITIES

The pool location is TBD

LIVING FACILITIES

Housing at California School for the Deaf - CSDR

8432 Magnolia Avenue – Riverside, CA 92504

About CSDR:

http://www.csdr-cde.ca.gov/mission/

Bungalows

There will be four bungalows for the Summer Talent Camp athletes and staff. Each bungalow accommodates up to 24 people. We will have two or three twin beds in each, bathrooms, a fully fitted kitchen.

Food

Continental Breakfast will be supplied by the staff. Lunch and Dinner will be provided by an outside catering company.

Please specify any special food requirements or allergies to the High Performance Coordinator as soon as possible.

Transportation

Airport transfers will be organized the Education Director and the National Team Coordinator. The coaches also have a vehicle for the duration of the camp for emergencies.

USA Synchro requires an NCSI Background Check and a Driving Background check for all its coaches.

COACHES WEEK 1

UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAP

COACHES WEEK 1

WORLD & OLYMPIC ATHLETE/COACH

ANDREA FUENTES

Andrea started synchro at 9 years old after playing several other sports (figure skating and gymnastics). She moved to the Catalan training center at 13 and then the Senior National Team at aged 16.

Andrea participated in 3 Olympics (Athens, Beijing and London). She won 2 Silver medals in Beijing, one Silver in duet and 1 Bronze in team in London 2012. Andrea is the most decorated athlete to date in Spanish history in the Olympics.

She won 14 medals at World Championships in Montreal 2005, in Melbourne 2007, in Rome 2009 and in Shanghai 2011. She has also 8 medals at European Championships from 2006 to 2011. She retired in 2013 and started coaching in Spain and helping other countries as well.

As a synchronized swimmer, Andrea was know for her technical abilities, her hard work , determination and unusual style. Andrea lives in Mallorca and has two sons. She also speaks 3 languages fluently (English, French and Spanish). She graduated as a nutritional coach from the Pure Raw Academy in NY. She writes for the newspaper El Mundo and do conferences for athletes and coaches who want to know more about synchronized swimming.

WORLD & OLYMPIC ATHLETE/COACH

REEM ABDALAZEEM

Reem is originally from Cairo, Egypt and has been involved in this sport for 17 years. She joined the national team when she was 13, and represented her country in solo, duet and team. She participated in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games in Beijing and London.

At 16 years she studied journalism at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, MO and swam as a collegiate athlete for 4 years. Earning her degree she also became the assistant coach for their synchro program ultimately becoming the head coach.

Named Coach of the Year by USA Synchro in 2016. She is currently working as the assistant director at ANA Synchro in Boston, MA. She is leading the juniors and seniors onto US Nationals as their lead coach for the first time. For the love of the sport, she participates at shows and events across the country. For hobbies, she loves writing, reading and languages. Reem speak English, Arabic, Spanish and basic French.

COACHES

JOHN ORTIZ – HEAD COACH

John has been involved in Synchro for 24 years. He is a level 3 CCP Coach and Level 3 Zone Official. He was a part of the October Skills competition program and is also an assessor for National Team Trials. He is a Grade Level Assessor Trainer and chairs the Long Term Athlete Development Committee. John has coached three clubs in the US, and is currently working for KW Synchro in Ontario, Canada. John is also a personal trainer with focuses on anatomy. His passion is to improve the athletic strength and skill of athletes.

XINYA (OLIVIA) ZHANG – ASSISTANT COACH

I am from China and have been involved in Synchro since age 6. During my athletic career, I was a member of the Chinese team that won a gold medal in Team at the 2013 German Open, and a silver medal in Team at the 2013 French Open. I also won numerous gold medals at Chinese National Championships as a professional synchronized swimmer. In addition, I was selected as Youth Olympics Torchbearer of 2014 Youth Olympic Games based on my athletic accomplishment. Currently, I have a Master Degree in Sports Management and work as a Head Coach of Scottsdale Synchro.

ASSISTANT COACHES

KRISTINA MAKUSHENKO – ASSISTANT COACH

Kristina is a four time Comen Cup Champion, two time European Champion and a multi Russian and Moscow National Champion. During her career she competed in Team, Combo and Solo for the Russian Federation. Kristina currently coaches for the Coral Springs Aquacades in Coral Springs, Florida.

TEAGAN BETANCOURT – HIGH PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR

Teagan has been involved in synchro for a total of 19 years with 13 years of swimming and 5 years of coaching. During her swimming career, she won medals at the Age Group Championship and the US Open with Rocky Mountain Splash in Colorado. After finishing high school, she got married and moved with her Navy husband to Virginia and then California where she coached 3 different teams at the Age Group and Collegiate level. Teagan is currently back in Colorado coaching for her original team and working as the tech chair for the association. She is also the new High Performance Coordinator.

GYMNASTICS STAFF

FRED PASQUALIN - GYMNASTICS COACH & LAND TRAINING

Fred has been the Sport Director and Head Coach at Lyon Gym (male gymnastics club) for 22 years. He has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology and a Bachelor Degree in Sport Science and Coaching. He also has a Masters Degree in Coaching Artistic Gymnastics and is a National Level Gymnastics Judge. As a coach, he has won 103 Gold Medals at French National Championships since 1991. He has also won a Gold Medal at the World Games in 2005 and 2005, and a Gold Medal at the World Championship in 2005 with Acrobatic Rock n’ roll.

Fred has experience working with other sports (Acrobatic Rock n’ Roll, Hip Hop, Acrobatic Skiing). He has also done the casting for Dragone and the Cirque du Soleil. Fred started working with Synchronized Swimming in 2013 with the World University Games Team. During this time, he has learned and analyzed the sport to provide athletes and coaches with sport specific land exercises.

MEDICAL

Riverside Medical Clinic

7117 Brockton Avenue, Riverside, CA

Website:

www.riversidemedicalclinic.com

USA Synchro has a partnership with the Medical Center in Riverside.

Athletes will receive the following benefits:

Assessment for injury, recommendation for treatment and delivery of treatment (to be covered by the athlete’s personal insurance).

In case of an injury or emergency for any foreign athletes, treatments will have to be paid by the athlete if under $100. For anything over that amount, USA Synchro will pay and then will invoice the athlete’s family.

FINANCIALS

The cost of the Summer Development Camp is

$1000

per athlete.

This cost covers pool rental, gymnastics facility rental, coaching fee, curriculum development, transportation, housing and food for 6 days, medical and airport transfers to/from Ontario Airport.

This cost does NOT include travel costs to and from Riverside, or pocket money if needed during the camp.

Payment can be made by check, payable to USA Synchro or online with Credit Card.

Half of the financial contribution is due by

May 15, 2017

and the other half is due by

July 1, 2017

to USA Synchro.

Address and phone number below for USA Synchro office:

USA Synchro - 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Jennifer Hawkins – Jennifer@usasynchro.org

Phone: 719-866-2219

DOCUMENTS

After an athlete is invited to the camp, they will be contacted by the High Performance Coordinator in order to complete their registration and paperwork for the camps. Each athlete will then need to email the following forms to the High Performance Coordinator prior to the commencement of the camp:

•Release form CSDR

•USA synchro medical release form

•Medical release form for the Riverside Medical Clinic

•Signed USA Synchro Code of Conduct

•Insurance information, Parents information and Emergency contact details

EQUIPMENT

All athletes are required to bring the following equipment for training:

Swimsuits, caps, goggles, nose clips, towels

Kick board, Fins (long ones), inflatable water plastic bottles

Jump rope, stretching mat, TheraBand (2 x resistance band)

Running shoes, leggings, t-shirts

Sunscreen, hat, sunglasses

3-5lbs ankle weights

Sleeping bag and pillow

CONTACT DETAILS

Shari Darst – Education Director

Email:

shari@usasynchro.org

Phone: 303-619-1011

John Ortiz – Head Coach

Email:

johngregoryortiz@gmail.com

Teagan Betancourt – High Performance Coordinator

Email:

teagan@usasynchro.org

Phone: 720-262-6433

Jennifer Hawkins – Finance Manager

Email:

jennifer@usasynchro.org

Phone: 719-866-2219

For any additional questions, please contact the High Performance Coordinator at teagan@usasynchro.org