USA Productions Training Clinics

2010 Triathlon and Open Water Swim Clinics

USA Productions is holding open water swim and triathlon clinics at the venues of the USA Productions races. 

Are you an avid pool swimmer who is curious to experience open water swimming? 
Are you nervous about swimming in a crowd where you cannot touch the bottom or see where you are going?
Are you an experienced open water competitor hoping to refine your open water skill set to shave off time?

Well, you are at the right website. The clinics provide a safe, non-competitive environment to learn about these sports from seasoned professional instructors/coaches.

Dates & Locations

Triathlon Clinic: 
Swim Clinic:       

Provided with registration:
Lunch, goodie bags, hygration products, sponsors product discounts and giveaways.

About the Clinics

Registration Fees:

Triathlon Clinics:  $50 for early registration / $60 for late registration

Swim Clinics:  $40 for early registration / $50 for late registration

Open Water Swim Clnic:

The sport of Open Water swimming officially became an Olympic sport in 2008. As a result, many people are excited to get involved in open water swimming, either for a new adventure or to take advantage of these exciting expanding competitive opportunities. These clinics will give you the skills needed and the safety knowledge to become a successful and confident open water swimmer, whether you want to enter open water competitions, triathlons or simply want to take advantage of fitness swimming in lakes and oceans.

Open water swimming is completely different from pool swimming. It requires a different skill set and training. The USA Production/Team Sheeper open water clinics do not cover how to swim, but cover a new skill set, which is not commonly discussed in the average swimming pool community. USA Productions and Team Sheeper bring you experienced and competent instructors/coaches in these areas to give you either the confidence to take part in your first open water swim or triathlon, or the skills to be more competitive in your key races of the season.

Many swimmers who have taken part in Open Water Swimming and Triathlon Clinics have recorded faster times in their races and they have felt stronger and more confident during those races. In addition, with the clinics taking place on the USA Production race-courses you gain valuable course specific experience so you do not encounter surprises on race morning.

This is a great opportunity for those who may be new to the sport of open water swimming or triathlons to learn some of the needed skills, in a non-competitive and safe environment with seasoned coaches, to feel confident to take part.

For seasoned veterans, this is a great opportunity to refine and to advance your skills and to gain knowledge of the USA Production race-courses.

For youth athletes this is a great opportunity to learn about two of the newest sports added to the Olympic Games and to open up a whole new world for these swimmers.

Triathlon Clinic:

Like the Open Water clinics, the Triathlon Clinics provide the new or experienced athlete with the skills needed to successfully compete in triathlons of any distance.

Triathlons not only require the athlete to know how to swim, bike and run but also how to successfully string these three sports together in succession. There is an art to doing this, which cannot be learned through training alone. The goal of the clinics is not to teach the participants how to swim, bike and run but to teach them these triathlon specific skills. The veteran instructors/coaches teaching the participants, also provide a safe, non-competitive environment to practice the skills with immediate hands on feedback. In addition, with the clinics taking place on the USA Production race-courses you gain valuable course specific experience so you do not encounter surprises on race morning.

For the beginner and novice triathletes, what the athlete will learn:

 Training Clinic Schedules

Open Water Clinic Schedule

9:00 – 9:15am Welcome/Registration, gathering of group

9:15 – 9:45am Dry-land instructions, which will include, but will not be limited to:

- Safety 
- Basic Race Procedures 
- Reading the course 
- Equipment preparation 
- Warm-Up and pre-race nutrition

9:45 – 11:00 am Split into groups based on experience levels

Novice Group In Water Skills 
- Managing the Start & Crowds 
- Confidence in the open water 
- Sighting and navigation 
- Pacing

Experienced Group In Water Skills
- Reading and adjusting for the conditions 
- Managing the Start 
- Sighting and Navigation 
- Drafting, passing, mark rounding 
- USA Production race specifics

11:00 – 11:30am Practice Race 1/2 mile

11:30 – 12:00pm Q&A and Food (Lunch will be provided for all participants)

Triathlon Clinic Schedule

9:00 – 9:15am Welcome/Registration, gathering of group

9:15 – 10:00am Open Water Swim Instruction & Practice
- Safety
- Race Procedures
- Reading the course
- Managing the start & crowds
- Confidence in the open water
- Sighting & Navigation

10:00 – 11:00am T1 and Cycling Instruction & Practice
- Setting up the transition area
- Successful swim to bike transition
- Safety & managing the bike course
- Pacing and fueling the ride
- USAT Drafting rules

11:00 – 11:45am T2 and Running Instruction & Practice
- Successful bike to run transition
- Safety & managing the bike course
- Pacing and fueling the run
- Finishing is style

11:45 – 12:30pm Q&A and Food

In addition, clinics will provide a warming hut if needed, take home information, goodie bags and the opportunity to learn about some of USA Production’s sponsors.

Directions

From San Francisco and the Peninsula: Take 280 or 101 South towards San Jose. Take Highway 85 South towards Gilroy. Take the Bernal Road exit and make a Right hand turn. Proceed straight on Bernal. Left on Santa Teresa. Right on Bailey. At the top of Bailey, make a Left on McKean Road. Follow McKean Road for 10 miles. McKean Road turns into Uvas Road. Do not turn, proceed straight. Parking will be on a private lot 1/8 of a mile before transition area. From San Francisco allow 2.3 hours travel time.

From the East Bay: Take 680 towards San Jose, then get on 101 South towards Los Angeles. Take the Bernal Road exit. Turn Right on Bernal Road. Left on Santa Teresa. Right on Bailey. At the top of Bailey, make a Left on McKean Road. Turn Left on McKean Road. Follow McKean Road for 10 miles. McKean Road turns into Uvas Road. Do not turn, proceed straight. Parking will be on a private lot 1/8 of a mile before transition area. From East Bay allow 1.5 hours travel time.

From the South (Hwy. 101): Take Highway 101 North to San Martin. Exit on San Martin. Proceed West to Business 101 North turn Right and proceed North about 2.5 miles to Watsonville Road. Turn Left on Watsonville Road. Proceed about 5 miles and turn Right on Uvas Road. Proceed about 2 miles to Uvas Reservoir. Parking will be on a private lot 1/8 of a mile after transition area.

From the South (I5): Take I 5 North to 152. Exit West and proceed to Highway 101 in Gilroy. Enter 101 North and proceed North about 2.5 miles to Watsonville Road. Turn Left on Watsonville Road. Proceed about 5 miles and turn Right on Uvas Road. Proceed about 2 miles to Uvas Reservoir. Parking will be on a private lot 1/8 of a mile after transition area.

What to Bring

To Bring – Open water swim clinic – Warm clothes for before and after, swim cap and goggles, wetsuit recommended but not required, swimsuit, towel, sandals for entry and exit of water, sunscreen. Food, Hydration floods, gel, and water provided.

To Bring – Triathlon clinic – comfortable and warm clothing for before and after, swim gear (wetsuit is recommended, swimsuit/triathlon suit, goggles, swim cap), transition gear (towel, race belt), cycling gear (bike, helmet (no helmet no clinic), cycling shoes, sunglasses, nutrition and hydration needs), running gear (running shoes, hat). Food, Hydration floods, gel, and water provided.

Contact USA Productions:

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