2012 USA Cycling BMX Junior Development Program Series

The USA Cycling BMX Junior Development Program Series (JDP) is designed to take our next generation of young talented amateur BMX athletes to the highest level of BMX racing. The goal of this program is to prepare this group by allowing unprecedented access to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. The program is targeting all 15 and 16-year-olds using the 2012 UCI BMX calendar. The UCI BMX calendar begins at the conclusion of every BMX World Championships from August 1 to July 31 of the following year.

Starting in 2013, the UCI will revert to a traditional BMX calendar that will begin January 1, 2013, and conclude on December 31, 2013. This means the current 2012 UCI BMX Calendar will be extended five (5) months for a 17-month season to bridge the gap and align with a new racing calendar. How does this affect the JDP Program? It will now create two (2) extra JDP training camps for the 1996-1997 class and these will be listed as JDP camp #5 and camp #6, which is listed below.

These athletes will compete for the opportunity to receive specific high performance training for BMX, access to the Supercross World Cup BMX track, and to experience a day in the life of a U.S. Olympic athlete. Furthermore, by providing these opportunities, we hope to progress the skill level needed to be competitive at the highest level of international BMX competition. This will help familiarize them with the bigger, faster, and more demanding style of BMX racing, which is contested at the UCI Supercross World Cup series, the World Championships, and the Olympic Games.

All Junior Development camps will take place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center while utilizing the Supercross World Cup BMX track, the USA BMX local track, the new Skills Development Grounds (pump track, UCI rhythm sections, dirt trials), and access to the USOC Sports Performance team. USA Cycling will run four (4) Junior Development camps each year and the series will include four qualification periods to determine which riders receive automatic invitations. The JDP Series will facilitate competition starting at the national level and will run as follows:

Eligible Participants

All athletes participating in the USA Cycling Junior Development race series must be U.S. citizens. All athletes must have an active USA Cycling BMX License to register for Junior Development camps.

Rules

All JDP qualifying events will use the current year USA BMX rule book but will utilize the UCI random gate cadence.

Qualifying Races

All USA BMX National Events will host USA Cycling JDP Series events. The Junior Development series will be run on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at all USA BMX National events and will be run at the start of each National event in conjunction with all Pro classes. It will also be run under the same format as all other Championship Elite and Junior classes, which is a three moto scrambled total point system and one (1) main event. The Junior Development class is in addition to a rider's normal age class.

A rider may choose to participate only in the USA Cycling Junior Development class and will not be required to have a USA BMX membership but will need to sign a USA BMX liability waiver. Riders will count their best four (4) scores from these events:

• Friday National Prerace
• USA BMX Nationals
• Race of Champions
• Redline Cup Finals (all three days)

Points Structure

A rider's best four (4) National scores will be combined to determine final standings.

All National races will be scored within the qualifying period for each specific qualifying camp segment.

Bonus Points

In addition to the national points table listed above, each rider will receive bonus points based on how many groups are entered. For example, 1 group = 2 points, 2 groups = 4 points, and 3 groups = 6 points, etc.

Tie-Breakers

All tie-breakers will be decided on the following criteria:

1. Total wins best 4 scores
2. Total wins all races
3. Total 2nd place finishes all races
4. Total 3rd place finishes all races
5. Total 4th place finishes all races

Junior Development Program Camp # 3
Qualifying period: Sept. 30, 2011 to Feb. 12, 2012
Camp date: April 2-7, 2012

Qualifying Events
DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 2011	U.S. Open Nationals	Chula Vista, CA
October 21-23, 2011	Disney Cup Fall Nationals	Orlando, FL
November 25, 2011	Presidents Cup ROC	Tulsa, OK
January 13-15, 2012	Silver Dollar Nationals	Reno, NV
January 27-29, 2012	Sooner Nationals	Guthrie, OK
February 10-12, 2012	Gator Nationals	Oldsmar, FL

Junior Development Program Camp # 4
Qualifying period: March 2 to April 29, 2012
Camp date: June 18-23, 2012

Qualifying Events
DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
March 2-4	Volunteer Nationals	Morristown, TN
March 16-18	Super Nationals	Desoto, TX
March 30-31	So Cal Nationals	Chula Vista, CA
April 13-15	Great Northwest Nationals	Redmond, OR
April 20-22	Winter Nationals	Phoenix, AZ
April 27-29	Cajun Nationals	Monroe, LA

Junior Development Program Camp # 5
Qualifying period: May 4 to June 17, 2012
Camp date: August 13-18, 2012

Qualifying Events
DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
May 4-6	U.S. Nationals	Bakersfield, CA
May 11-13	Dixieland Nationals	Powder Springs, GA
May 25-27	Spring Nationals	Albuquerque, NM
June 1-3	Music City Nationals	Nashville, TN
June 8-10	Great Lakes Nationals	Davison, MI
June 15-17	U.S. Open Nationals	Chula Vista, CA

Junior Development Program Camp # 6
Qualifying period: June 29 to August 19, 2012
Camp date: October 15-20, 2012

Qualifying Events
DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
June 29 - July 1	Great Salt Lake Nationals	South Jordan, UT
July 6-8	Stars N' Stripes Nationals	South Park, PA
July 13-15	Las Vegas Nationals	Las Vegas, NV
July 20-22	Mid West Nationals	Rockford, IL
August 3-5	Quaker State Nationals	Pottstown, PA
August 10-12	Southwest Nationals	Tucson, AZ
August 17-19	Cornhusker Nationals	Lincoln, NE

Eligible Participants

Male: The top eight (8) male riders, as determined by participation in the USA Cycling Junior Development Program Series hosted by USA BMX, will receive an automatic invite to the camp. If a rider in the top 8 does not accept the automatic invitation, that slot will be filled with the remaining camp slots at the sole discretion of USA Cycling coaches and staff. The points will be totaled four times per year preceding each of the four USA Cycling Junior Development Program camps. USA Cycling reserves the right to not make any coaching selections based on bed availability. Only male riders born in 1996-1997 are eligible to qualify through the USA Cycling JDP series.

Female: The top four (4) female riders, as determined by participation in the USA Cycling Junior Development Program Series hosted by USA BMX, will receive an automatic invite to the camp. If a rider in the top 4 does not accept the automatic invitation, that slot will be filled with the remaining camp slots at the sole discretion of USA Cycling coaches and staff. The points will be totaled four times per year preceding each of the four USA Cycling Junior Development Program camps. USA Cycling reserves the right to not make any coaching selections based on bed availability. Only female riders born in 1996-1997 are eligible to qualify through the USA Cycling JDP series.

Camp Fees

Each invited JDP camp participant is required to pay the $600 camp fee. All participants must have a valid USA Cycling BMX license to participate in the camp. You must have a valid USAC license within seven days of final results being posted on the USA BMX website to be considered eligible for camp. All travel expenses to and from the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista are the sole responsibility of each invited rider.

For more information please contact BMX Program Director Mike King at mking@usacycling.org.

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