Triton Elite Multisport (TEM)
TEM is a selective and competitive team focused on developing the region's young talent for the highest level of competition regionally, nationally and internationally. TEM has the High Performance track for identified athletes who have demonstrated the ability to race competitively in the draft legal format or have the potential to do so. TEM also offers a competitive Youth Developmental track which is geared towards youth triathletes with at least 3 or more years racing and desire to pursue the draft legal race format once old enough to do so.
| Who qualifies for the High Performance Team (HPT)? |
| Triton Elite Multisport-HPT is for Youth Development (13-15) and Junior Development (16-17 and 18-19) triathletes who intend to compete in draft legal events at the national level racing in one or more of the YD or JD Cups in Sarasota FL, Richmond, VA, Pleasant Prairie WI, Utah, Monroe, WA or Des Moines, Iowa.
The HPT will consist of athletes 13-19 who desire to race the draft legal format in 2022 and have met at least one of the following criteria:
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| Who qualifies for the Elite Development Team (EDT) |
| The EDT will consist of competitive athletes 13 and older who are primarily racing non-draft legal races and entry-level draft legal races such as USAT F1 and Youth and Junior Development races.
Athletes will be placed on the EDT having met at least one of the following criteria:
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| Who qualifies for the Youth Competitive Squad (YCS) |
The YCS will be comprised of a limited number of HIGHLY COMPETITIVE & DEDICATED athletes race age 11 and older. These athletes wish to enhance their skills to move up to racing the draft legal format and becoming more competitive in the non-draft legal racing format. TEM's mission is to help cultivate athlete's talent and will consider all applications and if an athlete demonstrates advanced skills and maturity the TEM head coach may add younger athletes to the YCS at their discretion. At a minimum, YCS athletes should be able to:
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| Who qualifies for the Youth Development Squad (YDS) |
| The YDS will be comprised of a limited number of MOTIVATED young athletes race age 8 and older. YDS athletes are new to the Triton program, are still learning the sport of triathlon and/ or need to further develop their swim and bike skills to move up to the YCS. TEM's youth development mission is to help cultivate beginner to intermediate athlete's talent and will consider all applications. The minimum age to apply to the 2020 team will be race age 8. Younger athletes with older siblings in the Triton pipeline will be considered on a case by case basis. YDS athletes participating in the TEM DEVELOPMENT youth program must be able to:
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