Program areas at Usa Weightlifting
Development and athlete programs - usaw provided international competition opportunities to 100 athletes in senior, junior and youth divisions and provided monthly stipends to the top ranked athletes. Qualified athletes and their coaches also participate in camps and at the otc in Colorado springs, for which usaw pays travel, room and board.
Membership services - usaw provided competition opportunities at a grassroots and national level to member athletes, providing participant accident insurance, general liability insurance, maintains an online database for national event registration and athlete competition history, maintains an extensive webiste to communicate program details, current rankings and calendar of events. A portion of membership and event sanctioning fees are paid back to the local organizations to support grassroots programs.
Events and other programs - five national-level competitions were drug tested events used for qualification purposes for the international teams and rankings for direct athlete support.
Coaching education - usaw facilitated coaching courses and certifications in Weightlifting throughout the country. This program generates support for our athlete programs, increases awareness of olympic Weightlifting as a competitive sport, and produces coaches that can identify talent in the sport.
Communications and marketing - this program exists to showcase the USA Weightlifting programs, increase the visibility of the brand, bring people to the sport, and to promote the sport of Weightlifting.