USA Luge Slider Search Coming to Medway! September 11 & 12

The White Castle USA Luge Slider Search is the official nationwide athlete recruitment tour of USA Luge, targeting young athletes, ages 9-13. The mission of this grass-roots program, established in 1985, is to identify, train and qualify young athletes for the USA Luge Junior Development Team. Athletes who may progress through the team development ladder have hopes of one day becoming members of the National and Olympic Luge Teams.

Over the years, the White Castle USA Luge Slider Search has traveled over 250,000 miles and introduced the sport of luge to more than 25,000 eager young athletes. At each series stop, guided by U.S. Olympic and National Team coaches and athletes, participants are taught the basics of riding a luge sled, including positioning, steering, and stopping. Once these skills are developed, athletes take several runs down a paved luge course on wheel-equipped luge sleds. Finally, athletes test their physical skills through a battery of fitness tests. Those who show promise in the summer program are invited to Lake Placid, N.Y., Park City, Utah, or Muskegon, Mich. to try luge on the ice at a USA Luge sanctioned training site. The top young athletes from this group are selected for the next year’s development team.

Slider Search is being held on:

September 11 & 12, 2021
9:00a-11:00a; 12:00n-2:00p; 3:00p-5:00p
John D. McGovern Elementary School, 9 Lovering Street

Registration is required. (First-come, first serve basis).

More information on the slider search.