Hi Rocket Sports Families,
To apply for a USA Triathlon license, the easiest thing to do is apply for it and pay online. They give juniors a discounted fee of just $5.
You can apply online or print out a USA Triathlon application at this address:
https://www.usatmembership.com/default.aspx
With USA Triathlon there is no place to state team name, so don't worry about it on the application. But please DO inform the coaches and officers of your child's USA Triathlon license number. We have to report a USA Triathlon Membership roster to USAT, and this may help us get junior devo grants from them.
Last thing, just to be clear..... You cannot race a USA Cycling event with a USA Triathlon license, and visa-versa. Additionally, several local triathlons do NOT require a junior to be licensed to race. HOWEVER, to be on our racing team, your child has to hold at least one of these licenses (for club liability reasons). Many of us have our kids have both, since they race both.
Sincere regards,
Coach Fuller
Friday, January 2, 2009
How to Apply for a 2009 USA Cycling Race License
Hi Rocket Sports Families,
I just sent off in the mail today our club's 2009 Club Renewal to USA Cycling. For the parents that are going to get USA Cycling race licenses for your kids, if you have not gotten a license yet, wait about a week for USA Cycling to process our club's renewal. Also, while buying a USA Cycling license do not bother to purchase it on line. For juniors it takes a signed parent consent before the process it, so just download the form, print it out, and mail it in (this takes about a 2 weeks). If you wanted to race before getting the license back, "most" promoters will let you slide if you have a photo copy of the check and application (check with the promoter BEFORE showing up to the race to confirm this.
If you are new to USA Cycling, here is a good reference/informational page from them: http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2622
Here is the 2009 USA Cycling Race License Application (for juniors it is $30) : http://www.usacycling.org/forms/license_app.pdf
On line 15 of the application it asks for our club name. Please use "Rocket Sports Racing" This is our "official" name with USA Cycling. When entering a USA Cycling Race, do not use our "club name", but use our abbreviated "team name" which is "Rocket Sports-Trek".
I will send out a separate email on how to apply for a USA Triathlon license (they are different national governing body, with different rules).
Sincere regards,
Coach Fuller
I just sent off in the mail today our club's 2009 Club Renewal to USA Cycling. For the parents that are going to get USA Cycling race licenses for your kids, if you have not gotten a license yet, wait about a week for USA Cycling to process our club's renewal. Also, while buying a USA Cycling license do not bother to purchase it on line. For juniors it takes a signed parent consent before the process it, so just download the form, print it out, and mail it in (this takes about a 2 weeks). If you wanted to race before getting the license back, "most" promoters will let you slide if you have a photo copy of the check and application (check with the promoter BEFORE showing up to the race to confirm this.
If you are new to USA Cycling, here is a good reference/informational page from them: http://usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2622
Here is the 2009 USA Cycling Race License Application (for juniors it is $30) : http://www.usacycling.org/forms/license_app.pdf
On line 15 of the application it asks for our club name. Please use "Rocket Sports Racing" This is our "official" name with USA Cycling. When entering a USA Cycling Race, do not use our "club name", but use our abbreviated "team name" which is "Rocket Sports-Trek".
I will send out a separate email on how to apply for a USA Triathlon license (they are different national governing body, with different rules).
Sincere regards,
Coach Fuller
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