HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAM

(Athletes 13 – 19 years old)

USAT ANNUAL Youth Premier MEMBERSHIP: $25 / $50 18YRS.+(required – click here!)

USAT Youth & Junior Development Races

The Barracuda Tri High Performance Team is for athletes wanting to take their triathlon training and racing to the next level. Youth athletes (13-15) and Junior athletes (16-19) will train to compete on a national level in draft legal Olympic style racing formats.

Barracuda High Performance Team(HPT): Barracuda HPT athletes will engage in a more structured training environment, learn skills to help them compete in draft-legal races, understand the rules of this style of racing, and be more accountable for learning what is necessary to perform their best. Proper nutrition strategies, strength training protocols, equipment choices and bike maintenance are all essential parts of the program.

Athletes will be training for qualification at USAT National level events such as Youth & Junior Nationals, Youth & Junior Nationals Draft Legal, Sprint, and Age Group Nationals, by competing in USAT Youth & Junior Development Series races and Youth F1 Series races whenever possible.

Annually: $925
Coached Athlete Plan:  $150/month(4 weeks)

Membership Benefits include:

• Weekly Coached group outdoor workouts up to 4x a week(track, open water swim, ride/run brick, bike skills)
• Custom Training Peaks training plan
• Remote training via ZWIFT app 
• Access to Team App for workout calendar and events
• Access to Team Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, & additional social media platforms
• Discounts from team sponsors and local partners
• Access to Team Exercise library
• Discounts for Clinics and Special events
• Team Race Calendar
• Barracuda Tri Swag

(*all payments are made through Venmo @bamultisport or contact Coach Jeff)

High Performance Benchmarks

Benchmarks are used to assess an athletes readiness to compete in the USAT Draft Legal Development Series races.  They are designed to give athletes an idea of where their time would potentially place them in these races, provide goals to strive toward, and give insight to where training should be focused. They are not the sole indicator of an athletes ability to be on the team.  

Swim Standards: 

Youth Female (375 m)   Front Pack     Chase Pack 1     Chase Pack 2     Minimum
100 yd free time               Sub 60 sec      Sub 1:03            Sub 1:08             Sub 1:30
500 yd free time               Sub 5:30         Sub 5:45             Sub 6:00            Sub 7:20

Youth Male (375 m)       Front Pack     Chase Pack 1     Chase Pack 2     Minimum
100 yd free time               Sub 58 sec      Sub 1:03            Sub 1:08             Sub 1:15
500 yd free time               Sub 5:25         Sub 5:45             Sub 6:00            Sub 6:30

Junior Female (750 m)  Front Pack     Chase Pack 1     Chase Pack 2     Minimum
100 yd free time               Sub 57 sec      Sub 1:03            Sub 1:08             Sub 1:15
500 yd free time               Sub 5:20         Sub 5:45            Sub 6:00            Sub 6:30

Junior Male (750 m)      Front Pack     Chase Pack 1     Chase Pack 2     Minimum
100 yd free time               Sub 53 sec      Sub 55 sec         Sub 58 sec         Sub 1:10
500 yd free time               Sub 4:55         Sub 5:15             Sub 5:40            Sub 6:10

Run Standards:

Youth Female (2.5k)      National Class      Developmental Class
800m time                        Sub 2:30                Sub 3:00
1600m time                      Sub 5:20                Sub 6:20

Youth Male (2.5k)          National Class      Developmental Class
800m time                        Sub 2:08                Sub 2:20
1600m time                      Sub 4:35                Sub 5:20

Junior Female (5k)        International Class     National Class     Developmental Class
800m time                       Sub 2:18                        Sub 2:30                Sub 2:50
1600m time                     Sub 4:55                        Sub 5:15                Sub 5:45

Junior Male (5k)             International Class     National Class     Developmental Class
800m time                       Sub 1:56                        Sub 2:04                Sub 2:10
1600m time                     Sub 4:14                        Sub 4:24                Sub 4:45

Barracuda HP Development Team(L3DT): Athletes who have not raced draft-legal and need to improve in a specific discipline in order to be competitive in the youth & junior development races. These athletes are encouraged to race non-draft events while continuing to pursue benchmarks for draft-legal racing with athletes in their own age group. HPDT athletes may race draft-legal on consultation with the head coach. Athletes on the HPDT may also decide to race non-draft exclusively if that is their goal.

Practice Schedules

*Practices will take place 3 times per week May through September. Participation in USAT Regional Talent ID Series races and other local non-draft legal races during the season is also encouraged.

December – March Practice Schedule:

*Tuesday: 6:30pm Indoor Cycling Location: Remote via Zwift or Zoom

Saturday: 8am Indoor Cycling Location: Remote via Zwift or Zoom 

*Sunday (December): 8am Trail Runs Location: Twin Lakes Trail Eastchester / Saxon Woods White Plains

April-Sept. Practice Schedule:

*Tuesday: Open Water Swim 6:30pm (starts mid-May) Location: Rye Town Park ($70 Rye Town Season Pass Required)

*Thursday: Track Workout 6:30pm Location: Eastchester HS

*Saturday: Cycling/Running 7:30am  Location: SUNY Purchase Lot W1

*Practices will be in conjunction with the Barracuda Tri Age Group Team.