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United States Olympic Committee Athlete Services and Programs Division

The United States Olympic Committee created the Community Olympic Development Program (CODP) in 1996 in order to address the needs of progressing athletes from the beginning stages of development to the elite level.

The mission of the Community Olympic Development Program is to partner with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) and Community Sports Groups to enhance high quality intermediate sports programs for talented youth to maximize their potential in Olympic and Paralympic sports.

In order to complete the mission of training talented and motivated young athletes, the CODP works closely with community sports organizations to take young athletes from the beginner level and train them for progression to national governing bodies (NGBs) elite programs.

Since 1998, CODP Community Organizations have invested over $6 million in America’s youth sport programs; representing coaching, facility, equipment, travel and staffing costs funded by each community.

2006 CODP Athlete Numbers:
Athletes introduced & involved in Olympic Sports:    47,737
Total (1997-2006):                                             381,737+

CODP Performance Numbers:
57+ Junior National Team 99+ Senior National Team 13 Olympians 13+ National Tites 62 Facilities 26 CODP Hosted Events

CODP U.S. Olympians
2006
Biathlon-Carolyn Treacy Cross Country-Lindsey Weier Luge-Preston Griffal Ski Jumping-Anders Johnson Nordic Combined-Brett & Eric Camerota Ice Hockey-Bronze Medalists - Jennifer Potter - Kristen Wendell - Natalie Darwitz

2002
Cross Country - Lindsey Weier Biathalon - Andrea Nahrgang - Daniel Campbell - Kara Salmela Ice Hockey Silver Medalists - Jennifer Potter - Kristen Wendell - Natalie Darwiz

1998
Biathlon - Andy Erickson Ice Hockey - Gold Medalist - Jennifer Schmidgall-Potter

2007 Pan American CODP Athletes:	2003 Pan American CODP Athletes:
Weightlifting - Jeff Whitmer, 5th place Kayak - Katie Hagler Canoe - Robert Finlayson - Alejandro Svedhelm Fencing - Courtney Hurley, Gold Medalist - Kelley Hurley, 10th place	Canoe/Kayak Silver Medalist - Sanrisa Reed Fencing Silver Medalist - Kelley Hurley Team Handball Bronze Medalist - Gary Hines

CODP Designation Criteria
In order for a community sports organization to receive a CODP Designation from the U.S. Olympic Committee, several factors must be met, including:

501-c3 non-profit status
3-year business plan
Strong financial community support
Highly educated and experienced coaches
Site visits from the U.S. Olympic Committee
Year-round sport specific skill training as the foundation of the program
Outstanding athlete role models assisting at every level

To receive the official U.S. Olympic Committee Athlete Services and Programs Community Olympic Development Program (CODP) Designation Plan Click Here: Designation Plan

For More Information on the Community Olympic Development Program Please Contact:

U.S. Olympic Committee
Athlete Services and Programs Division
1 Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
Tel. 719-866-4607

Email: athleteservices@usoc.org

CODP Community Sport Organizations
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Atlanta, GA (www.bgcma.org) 100 Edgewood Avenue, Suite 700 Atlanta, GA 30303 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE
Center for High Altitude Training/NAU Flagstaff, AZ (www.nau.edu/highaltitude) Northern Arizona University Lumberjack Stadium, Bldg. 34 Room 110 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE	Moorestown Weightlifting Club Moorestown, NJ 111 W. 2nd Street Moorestown, NJ 08057 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE
Community Athletic Development Program Minneapolis, MN (www.codpmn.com) P.O. Box 240355 Apple Valley, MN 55124-0355 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE	Midwest Weightlifting Club Lake County, IN 399 Ellendale Parkway Crown Point, IN 46037 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE
Springfield Greene Country Parks and Recreation Springfield, MO (www.springfieldmo.gov) 4331 S. Fremont Springfield, MO 65804 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE	San Antonio Sports Foundation San Antonio, TX (www.sanantoniosports.org) Alamo Dome, 100 Montana San Antonio, TX 78203 LINK TO INDIVIDUAL PAGE

Talent Identification and Development
In an effort to learn about the progression of young athletes to Olympians, the Athlete Development Division in conjunction with USOC Coaching and Sport Sciences, conducted "The Olympian Survey," in which over 800 Olympians responded. The survey produced two reports:

Both reports highlight objective information about Olympian development and subjective factors Olympians felt during their careers. The data from this survey will help the USOC, NGBs and Community Sports Organizations pinpoint the programs that are most effective in producing Olympians and medalists.