BAM! Junior and Youth Teams
The Next Generation of BAM! Triathletes

BAM! is excited to announce our new Junior and Youth development teams! Our club has made a commitment to develop the next generation of triathletes! The 2011 race season is off to a great start. Here are just a few things we are up to, and you can find more information on the Discussion Board.

First, BAM! has expanded our membership to include student and family memberships. Student memberships are $10 and family memberships are $70.

Second, we are very excited to announce that The Fitness Center at South Shore Harbour will be sponsoring the Junior and Youth teams and providing use of their outdoor pool at no cost to the athletes.

  
Coaches Melanie Yarzy, Chris Sustala, and Matt Chauvin

Third, we are also very excited to announce that Coaches Melanie Yarzy and Chris Sustala of MC Tri Training and Coach Matt Chauvin of TriCoachUSA have agreed to sponsor us and will be providing free training programs for our athletes leading up to our goal races.

The Combat Triathlon will be the first race for our Junior athletes. Combat Triathlon will be held at the College of the Mainland on May 28. Combat is a beginner-friendly sprint race with a 300 yard pool swim, a 15 mile bike, and a 3 mile run. The Kiwanis Kids Triathlon series and the Sugarland Kids Triathlon will be the target races for our Youth athletes. All of these races are kids-only triathlons. Distances of the races depend on the competition age of the athlete. Athletes ages 7-9 swim 50 meters, bike 1 mile and run 0.25 miles. Distances are doubled for 10-12 year olds. The first race is May 14 at the Langham Creek YMCA. You can register for the race and see the rest of the Kiwanis Kids race schedule at their website.

If you have questions or are interested in getting your kid(s) involved in the Junior or Youth Teams, please contact Youth Advisor Kathy Carter.