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The News
June 14th , 2007
Throwin’ Stones At The Pettit Center
U.S. Curling Camps Start Friday
MILWAUKEE--- June 14, 2007 --- The Pettit National Ice Center, a U.S.
Olympic Training Site, will host the United States Curling
Association’s
Elite and Development Curling Camps, June 15 – June 17. Together, these
programs will attract nearly 100 athletes, coaches and trainers to
Milwaukee. Included among the group are 2006 U.S. Olympic Curling Team
Members.
The weekend marks the first time the Pettit National Ice Center has
hosted a
U.S. Curling Association camp. It’s also the first time the U.S.
Curling
Association has combined an Elite and Development camp.
To accommodate the two camps, the Pettit Center installed four
international-size curling sheets on one of its two inner skating
rinks.
Expert ice makers from the U.S. Curling Association will oversee the
actual
preparation of the Pettit Center’s curling ice; and that process will
also
be taped and featured in a video being produced by the U.S. Curling
Association.
“The U.S. Curling Association is pleased to be holding its High
Performance
Camp at the Pettit Center,” said Ed Lukowich, US Curling’s Athlete
Development Director. “The top Elite Curling Athletes in the country
will
focus their efforts into getting an early summer start with their
off-season
training programs in preparation for a strong curling season commencing
in
September. The goal is to give these athletes every opportunity to
'reach
for the top' in their efforts in winning medals at the World
Championships
over the next two years and also the Winter Olympics 2010 in Vancouver,
Canada.”
Besides curling athletes, U.S. Curling coaches will be hard at work at
the
Pettit Center.
“This is a great opportunity for coaches in the U.S. Curling
Association.
We'll have one of the nation's best sports podiatrists working with the
coaching attendees to help them learn how to assess balance issues in
their
athletes,” said Lynita Docken, U.S. Curling’s Junior Athlete
Development
Director. “There also will be a sports trainer working with the
coaches and
their "guinea pigs" to plan off season training. I'm very excited to
coming
to the Pettit Center for the first time with our coaches and athletes!”
The curlers will participate in a variety of on-ice and off-ice
sessions
throughout the weekend. These sessions will be lead by U.S. Curling
Association Coaches as well as representatives from the United States
Olympic Committee. On-ice activity will include video analysis and
there are
a variety of off-ice programs including fitness sessions and
nutritional
seminars.
While all on- and off-ice sessions will be held at the Pettit Center,
the
group is utilizing the adjacent Tommy Thompson Youth Center for food
and
lodging.
For more information on summer camps at the Pettit Center, please contact Rob Multerer 414.266.0100, ext. 132 or by email at rmulterer@thepettit.com.
Contact: Rob Multerer
Director of Operations
Pettit National Ice Center
414.266.0100, ext. 132
rmulterer@thepettit.com
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