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Wednesday, Jul. 31, 2013
Every four years, the USSA has the honor of selecting its Olympic Team. Given the strength of the USSA's athletes and teams, this selection process can be demanding on the athletes, and the stresses associated with Olympic selection are considered in the design of the selection procedures. Ultimately, the procedures are designed to build and select the most competitive Olympic Team possible, and to support the USSA's Vision of being Best in the World. Read more...
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Tuesday, Jul. 30, 2013
Last winter the USSA undertook a self-study to determine how to partner more effectively with the USSA's 400+ clubs to deliver an optimal athlete development program and ensure Best in the World performance well beyond 2014. This study, which is initially focused on the alpine domestic system, involved the direct feedback of over 100 individuals comprised of Club and divisional leadership, athletes and parents, analogous organizations, USSA Board members, FIS and USOC leaders, and affiliated industry experts. In addition, nearly 800 USS Read more...
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Saturday, Jul. 27, 2013
For the past 17 years, the Vision of USSA has been to "make the United States of America the best in the World in Olympic skiing and snowboarding." That Vision has driven every decision the association has made, and every direction it has established since then. It has been a game-changer in focusing the association on organizational performance, and on excellence. Prior to that Vision, the association lacked direction and inspiration, and had little to measure itself against to determine progress and success. Read more...
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Tuesday, Jul. 23, 2013
The USSA invests over $20 million annually in its elite teams, and over $4 million annually in local youth, coach, club and development and competition programs. These resources are used to support the USSA's Vision of being Best in the World in Olympic skiing and snowboarding, and its Mission of providing strong leadership that establishes and supports athletic excellence. Winning more medals than any other nation at the Olympic Games is the ultimate manifestation of a Best in the World system, and is the benchmark that drives the allocation of USSA's resources in support of its athletic Read more...
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Friday, Jul. 19, 2013
It was a real honor to attend the Annual Benefit for Women’s Ski Jumping USA (WSJ-USA) last night. Excellent food, good company from around the globe and an ice sculpture of a ski jump that poured drinks all contributed to a great, festive atmosphere. The program featured WSJ-USA Board President (and former mayor of Salt Lake City) Deedee Corradini thanking all of the supporters of WSJ-USA’s long journey. Read more...
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Monday, Jul. 15, 2013
USSA invests over $20 million per year to support the performance of the athletes in its elite teams. This investment comes in the form of world-class coaching, extensive medical services, equipment support, high performance services (conditioning, nutrition, psychology, technology, physiology, and data tracking and analysis), elite training facilities, home-field international competitions, and academic and career development programs. These services are provided year-round both at the Center of Excellence, and in the field for each of USSA's 195 elite team athletes. And in some cases t Read more...
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