Young Coastal Empire Weightlifters to Compete in National Junior Championships
Press Release February 23, 2010
SAVANNAH –Coastal Empire
Weightlifters, Erica Hall, Alice Kohler and Tayler Jakubsen have qualified and will
be competing at the 2010 National Junior Championships in Rochester, Minnesota
on February 26thThis
competition is a forum for junior athletes ages 20 and under.
Hall, age
14, attends Savannah Christian, and will lift in the 48kg division.Jakubsen, age 14, attends Benedictine, and will
lift in the men’s 85kg division. Alice Kohler, a sophomore at Georgia Southern
University, will be lifting in her last Jr. National event, as she will be
moving into the next age division in 2011. Hall and Jakubsen will be among
the youngest competitors at this sporting event.
The National
Juniors is a primary qualifier for the 2010 17 & Under Pan Am Youth Championships April 20-25
to be held in Peru. The Coastal
Empire Weightlifting coaches are Kerri Goodrich and Don McCauley
Young Savannah Athletes Qualify for Junior Olympic Nationals
February 3, 2010
SAVANNAH - Young Savannah athletes competed in the Host South Jr. National Qualifier event for Olympic weightlifting on Saturday, January 30th. The standing room only event was held at Performance Initiatives, home of Coastal Empire weightlifting, located at 2021 Tennessee Avenue.
Performance Initiatives was just notified on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 they are now a qualified USA Olympic Weightlifting Regional Training Center.
At the Host South event, Erica Hall, 48kg, age 15, took first place with a 51 kg total. Erica is now qualified for the Junior Nationals and School age Nationals. Nikki Hanebrink, 69kg division, age 13, took first place with personal records and Best Female Lifter in her age category - lifting a 35kg snatch and 44kg clean & jerk, which qualified her for School age nationals.
Host South Weightlifting Jr. National Qualifier January 30th
Host South is sponsoring the Qualifier meet for the USAW
Junior Nationals on January 30, 2010.This is an open competition for all ages, genders, and weight classes.Registration must be received by January 25th.
For first time lifters, there is no lifting fee, if a member of the USAW.All other entry fees are $20.00 with USAW
membership.Lifting will get underway at
10:00 a.m at the Performance Initiatives gymnasium, Aldersgate Family Life
Center a 2021 Tennessee Avenue in Savannah, Georgia.Awards will be presented at 2:00 p.m.For more information, please contact
Performance Initiatives at 912-507-7106.This is a USA Weightlifting sanctioned event.Download Entry form host_south_qualifier_entry_2010.
Help us Keep our Lights on for Afterschool Programs October 22, 2009
See Weightlifitng, Baseball and Jitsu Demonstrations
Help Keep the Lights On at Performance Initiatives Date:Thursday, October 22nd
TIME: 3-6pmSAVANNAH, GA - Performance
Initiatives will join with the Afterschool Alliance in this year’s Lights On Afterschool, a
nationwide series of rallies in support of afterschool programs, on October
22. To mark the occasion and to urge full funding for afterschool
programs, supporters will gather for Lights
On Afterschool rallies in more than 7,500 communities. Over one
million Americans are expected to gather at events across the country to draw
attention to the need for more afterschool programs.
Now Registering Students for Jiu-Jitsu and Fall Programs
Register Now for Fall Iron Will Jiu Jitsu and Afterschool ProgramsDid you know Goshin means "protection of the body" and jitsu meaning "techniques? Savannah Jitsu Class Dates and Times:
Classes are held at the gym every Tuesday and Thursday night.
The Performance Intiatives and Coastal Empire Weightlifting summer camp will be held June 15 - July 24th. For more information and details, please download the attached flyer with registration form.
Iron Will Jiu Jitsu Self Defense Training Classes Get Underway
CHANGE Fall 2009 - CLASS DAYS CHANGED TO Tuesday/ Thursday
Performance Intiatives and Coastal Empire Weightlifting now offers Iron Will Jiu Jitsu training - check out our photo page!Join us for Iron Will Jiu Jitsu and Self Defense Training every Monday and Wednesday night and two Saturday's a month. (See our calendar for days). http://www.ironwilljiujitsu.com/ Youth - ages 6-10 from 5:30 - 6:30 M/W
Adults 6:30 - 8:00 pm M/W
Learn Vision, Courage, Discipline, Self-Control, Patience, Desire, Confidence, Resilience, Commitment, and Respsect.
Location: in the Aldersgate Family Life Center Gym at 2021 Tennessee Ave. - just past 5 points in Savannah, GA. Call 912-507-7106 for more information or send an email to Coach Kerri Goodrich:
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