Perhaps you could flesh out the Hobie 16 junior program.
What is the goal?
What kind of schedule is there for juniors?
What clubs have programs?
How many kids?
Where are the kids going on to as they grow up?
How does the 16 junior program mesh with existing US Sailing programs?
How does the 16 junior program fit in with the international junior programs?
Could you speak for the class and explain what is the official or unofficial relationship between US Sailing Olympic Development program and the Hobie 16 Junior program?
Do you have the support of Bodie and Bremer?
What does their support (or lack their off) look like?
Do you think that the coach ( Bodie) will be supporting the junior sailors at the 16 junior nationals by actually coaching ... or err... getting a coach for the sailors?
Do you think the coach will be supporting the 16 junior talent in getting a shot at the top tier of collegiate sailing? (eg... letters of recomondation)
Will they be setting up mentoring programs so that the 16 junior sailors have access to senior sailors who have been there... done that and can peer advise?
Do you think the coach has an alternate program for high performance sailors et.. the 16 junior kids considering that the college circuit is for laser and 420 sailors only?
Now... I can guess at the answers that Bodie and Bremmer will give you... But I also don't know how the Hobie junior program addresses these many programatic issues.
The dificulty we all face is trying to figure out what resources we have, what is the program, what resources do we need.
In fact... we probably need to clearly state the goal... Two extremes... If its develop the next generation of recreational catamaran sailors... then we have one kind of program... If its develop elite sailors for international competition... We have a different set of issues.
