Did you consider young athletes will need to miss additional school time?

It is our goal always to put the athletes needs first and foremost when creating our annual event calendar. Recognizing the complex athletic and academic lives of our young athletes, we wanted to allow them more time at home during the holiday season, better prepare them for team selection events and weight adjustments, and we were also definitely sensitive to our athletes’ academic commitments. While we recognize high-performance athletes do have to miss school time to achieve their performance goals, it is our hope that providing ample notice and strategic scheduling, will help minimize disruptions to school responsibilities in an effort to increase athlete participation at National Championships.