Team Level

WHICH TEAM LEVEL IS RIGHT FOR MY TRIATHLETE?

That depends on the age, interest, level of competitiveness, and your family schedule. 

Our team is unique such that training can be flexible to match your commitment level. In addition, triathlon compliments and improves skills/performances with other school/club sports.  As you may know, many school/club teams may have inflexible requirements which can be detrimental to an athletes health which leads to apprehension if there is conflict.  Lightning Warriors reviews each child, holistically to develop the best long term benefit for each Warrior.  These are all factors to consider for a long term view for your athlete and family. 

We offer three different teams to support the growth of our triathletes. Sparks and Thunder are guidelines.  Storm athletes must be evaluated

 Sparks (Development)Thunder (Competitive)Storm (Elite)
Ages7 – 137 – 1813 – 19
FocusFun, Safety and Age Appropriate EventsFun, Safety, Skills Development, and Age Group CompetitionFun, Safety, Skills Development, and Elite (Draft-Legal Competition)
SkillsLearningExperiencedHighly Developed
PracticesTeamTeam and Individualized*Team and Individualized*
Events**LocalLocal, Regional and/or National Age GroupDraft-Legal Racing at the Local, Regional, National Age Group 

*Individualized-very specific workouts along with team workouts to maximize the athlete’s skills 

**http://lightningwarriors.org/events-2/ Races are age appropriate with skill level

Membership includes:

Sparks is for younger athletes who are learning to become triathletes 

  • Triathlon Kit ($150 value)
  • T-Shirt ($25 value)
  • Swim Cap ($10 value)
  • Scheduled Practices ($1000 value)
    • Swim, bike and run determined by the season and weather
  • Coach Available at the scheduled event ($1000 value)

Thunder is for tweens and teen athletes who want to improve skills and not necessarily competitive but wants to be fit and have fun

  • Triathlon Kit ($150 value)
  • T-Shirt ($25 value)
  • Swim Cap ($10 Value)
  • Scheduled Practices ($1000 value)
    • Swim, bike and run determined by the season and weather
  • Coach Available at the scheduled event ($1000 value)

For Storm 

is designed for high performance athletes ages 13-19 who enjoy the competitiveness activity surrounded by other like minded peers and ready to race in draft-legal qualifications and draft-legal nationals.  You must qualify to be added to this group

  • Triathlon Kit ($150 Value)
  • T-Shirt ($25 Value)
  • Swim Cap ($10 Value)
  • Scheduled Practices ($1500 value)
    • Swim, bike and run determined by the season and weather
  • TrainingPeaks Account ($100 value)
    • Evaluated and Custom Workouts provided through Training Peaks by a Coach ($3000 value)
      • Upload workout results data to Training Peaks to be evaluated
  • Coach Available at the scheduled event ($2500 value)
     

Providing a supportive and safe community takes a lot of effort.  The mission of the Lightning Warriors is Triathlon for All Kids, and we wanted to make your investment in your child cost effective for your family.

Yearly Sparks and Thunder Membership Commitment:

  • $338

Yearly Storm Membership Commitment:

  • $388

Any questions, please contact use here

We look forward to working with you and excited to see you progress in the sport of triathlon and beyond!

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