About Collegiate Clubs
The sport of triathlon has seen a tremendous amount of growth over the past five years especially within the college and university community, resulting in a steady increase in the number of participants and schools at this level. This growth is expected to continue and has demanded the development of new programs supporting the growth of the college-aged triathlon community.
Start a Triathlon Club
Click here to download the "Start a Triathlon Club Handbook"
Click here for more information on how to register your club
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USAT Collegiate Grant Funding
2010 USAT Collegiate Club Grant Application
2010 USAT Club Grant Application
*Please note, you can only apply for one USAT Club Grant
Get Others Involved
The greatest encouragement to new members is the camaraderie and team support offered by the clubs and the healthy lifestyle advantages that multisports have to offer. It’s great for your health, fitness, cross training and stress reduction. Multisport training often leads to expanding your social circles and leads to a positive sense of accomplishment.
For cross training, try some non-traditional, but very popular, distances and disciplines.
Triathlon: swim-bike-run
Aquathlon: run-swim-run
Duathlon: run-bike-run
Off-Road: swim - trail riding and running
On-Road: road riding and running (or multi-purpose pathways)
Winter Triathlon: run-mountain bike-ski (all on snow)
Indoor: pool-stationary bike-treadmill
There are various combinations of competitions, from splash-n-dash (swim-run) to formula 1 (run-bike-run-bike-run), so be creative. Mix it up between training, nutrition, healthy living and socializing to keep people interested and coming back year after year.
Coaching
USA Triathlon offers an extremely successful coaching certification program and lists all current certified coaches here. Coaches may be available for full-time positions, part-time positions or special engagements and presentations for your club.
Teaching Triathlon
USA Triathlon has created a syllabus for teaching triathlon at the university level. For information on the syllabus and how to add this type of course to your school, email clubs@usatriathlon.org.
Community Involvement
One of the easiest ways to increase your clubs budget is to put on an event in the community. As an example, multisport clubs can organize a community aquathlon (run-swim-run) and collect registration fees to increase their budget for activities such as traveling to nationals as a team.
Don’t wait any longer. For information on clubs and program development, click here or contact clubs@usatriathlon.org.
For a complete listing of Collegiate Clubs, please click here.
Important Links for College Clubs
Internet Activities and Student-Athlete Involvement - Learn some of the best practices for education of student-athletes and policy development surrounding the ever-growing use on internet social sites.
Janet Judge, Sports Law Associates
Hazing Policies - This session will explore the dynamics of hazing within athletic teams and identify strategies for effective prevention and intervention, including policy formation, education, accountability, and non-hazing team-building.
NCAA Hazing Prevention – Tim Marchell, Cornell University Director of Mental Health Initiatives
