Performance Programs will develop:
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American Olympic and world championship medalists in the javelin, shot put, discus,
and hammer throw. |
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Postgraduate throwers community – like
Eugene’s distance runners, post graduate throwers will move
to Portland to train at the Throw Center. |
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Collegiate
Throwers who succeed at the NCAA and NAIA Championship level.
The facility will be the home training site for Concordia University,
an NAIA school, one and a half miles to the south of the throw
center.
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Participation Programs
will include:
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Outreach programs
that bring grade school students to the center to learn how to have
fun being active with throwing and fitness activities.
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Nutritional education and will provide healthy food samples. |
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Olympic and National class throwers as role models and teachers for these youth. One target of the program is childhood obesity and diabetes. |
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Special Olympics
and Para Olympics athlete and coach training sessions for shot
put and TurboJav.
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The shot put and TurboJav which are official events of Special Olympics world wide. |
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These athletes and their coaches will be able to use the facility and its resources. |
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