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Big Strides in Coach Development

Friday, May. 24, 2013

The USSA's culture is built across many factors, including four "cornerstones" of athletic success - elite athlete programs, sport science and medicine, national development systems, and education.  As a Best in the World organization, oftentimes elite athlete programs take center stage, leading to the impression that USSA is strictly focused on the elite end of the sport.  However,the USSA embraces the idea that Best in the World is a manifestation of excellence at all levels of the sport.  The USSA is educationally based and athletically focused, and for good reason!

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USSA Congress Summary Videos

Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

The 2013 USSA Congress was a successful event bringing hundreds of USSA club leaders, athletes, coaches, officials and experts together for education sessions, informational presentations and policy decisions at both the sport and the board level, as well as social activities and informal sharing of best-practices across programs. The six days of meetings were highlighted by extremely constructive work, with a clear goal of Best the World. Best in the World is a manifestation of focused, specific, performance-oriented work at every level of the pipeline.

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Club Excellence Excitement

Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

 

Mike Brown, the executive director of the Sisu Foundation, a successful nordic program north of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, sent a note over after the USSA Club Excellence conference. 

"I wanted to say thank you for the USSA’s commitment and recognition that strategic, financial and operational are not done well enough by clubs and that shared best practices are needed." - Mike Brown, Executive Director, Sisu Foundation, Willernie, MN

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Bill Marolt's USSA Congress Keynote

Monday, May. 20, 2013

On Friday, May 17, USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt delivered his keynote address to club leaders, staff, coaches, officials and more gathered in Park City, UT. In his address, he discussed the coming 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, the importance of club development and the future of the USSA. Watch his keynote below.

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Club Excellence Athletics Speech

Friday, May. 17, 2013

Executive Vice President, Athletics, Luke Bodensteiner spoke to a full room at the USSA Club Excellence conference. In his opening remarks, he shared the importance of culture in an organization at every level. He also spoke on the significance of USSA clubs and the role they play in the future of skiing and snowboarding in the United States. Watch his remarks below.

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Club Excellence Wrap Up

Thursday, May. 16, 2013

Brian Krill is the USSA's newly hired Club Development Manager in its Sport Education Department. Krill has worked in education, competitive mountain athletics and the nonprofit sector throughout his career, having served as Dean of Athletic Education at the Crested Butte Academy, Interim Director of the Crested Butte Snowsports Foundation and pioneer of Peak Nonprofit Consulting, LLC. 

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Club Excellence Keynote Speech

Wednesday, May. 15, 2013

This year's USSA Club Excellence conference kicked off yesterday with a speech from USSA President and CEO Bill Marolt. In his speech, Marolt emphasizes the importance of clubs to the USSA, saying that clubs are the heart of everything the USSA does.

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Strengthening Relationships

Monday, May. 13, 2013

The USSA's recent self study, facilitated by an independent third-party consultancy well-versed in organizational effectiveness, revealed significant opportunity for improvement in the USSA's national governance structure. At the local level, the USSA's membership and programming is managed and controlled by a network of loosely affiliated associations, each with their own boards, their own decision making processes and their own missions and goals. In one sport alone, there are 17 different such organizations!

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Welcome

Sunday, May. 12, 2013
Over the past years, the USSA has used a variety of mediums to communicate updates with fans, members and everyone else who has taken an interest in skiing and snowboarding in the U.S. Today, we've launched an athletics blog to add a new element to our already existing coverage. The athletics blog presents us with the opportunity to provide thorough information on things as they are happening, straight from the people responsible here at USSA.
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