The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation is looking for America’s next Champion at Philbin’s Family Fitness & Athletic Training Center on Sunday, July 29 at 12:30 p.m.

“This is a great opportunity for young athletes that have finished college sports to tryout for a National Team with absolutely no experience in the sport,” said Philbin, owner of Philbin’s Family Fitness & Athletic Training Center and former U.S. Bobsled Coach.

The U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Teams are celebrating their best season ever after winning 39 World Cup and six World Championship medals, along with four overall World Cup titles. If you think you have what it takes to become a member the best sliding team in the world, join U.S. Bobsled Head Coach and 2002 four-man bobsled Olympic bronze medalist Brian Shimer to take the three-item test:

· 30 meter dash
· Vertical Jump
· Five Consecutive Hops

“These items are to test an athlete’s speed, explosiveness and power,” Shimer said. “If an athlete possesses these skills, we can fine tune them to become world class bobsled and skeleton athletes.”

U.S. Bobsled National Team members TJ Burns and Theron Johnson will also be available to assist in testing and to answer questions about the sports. Johnson was recruited at Philbin’s Family Fitness & Athletic Training Center last summer.

Philbin began the sport of bobsled in 1983, coached the 1992 U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team, and has since opened Philbin’s Family Fitness & Athletic Training Center, where “Athletic Dreams Become Reality.”

Top performers on the three-item test will be invited to attend a September training camp in Lake Placid, N.Y., where athletes are one step closer to making their athletic dream of national caliber competition a reality. After further evaluation in Lake Placid, athletes will be invited to compete in the U.S. Bobsled Push Championships against the nation’s best in Calgary, Canada.

If you have additional questions about the event or need directions, please visit www.philbinsatc.com, or call (301) 527-0500.

WHO: U.S. Bobsled Head Coach Brian Shimer, Former Head Coach John Philbin, and U.S. Bobsled National Team members TJ Burns and Theron Johnson will be seeking America’s next male and female Champions in bobsled and skeleton.

WHAT: Annual Official Bobsled and Skeleton Tryouts
WHEN: Sunday, July 29 at 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Philbin’s Family Fitness & Athletic Training Center 9168 Gaither Road Gaitherburg, Maryland 20878

About the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation
The United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, based in Lake Placid, N.Y., is the national governing body for the sports of bobsled and skeleton in the United States. The USBSF would like to thank its sponsors, suppliers and contributors for their support: Allianz Life, Columbia Sportswear Company, CW-X, KBC Helmets, Schenker Logistics, Speedo and Whelen Engineering. For more information, please visit the USBSF Web site at www.usbsf.com.