European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Daily Ali Magazine w Symbol of the 1980 summer olympics stated for olympic m by Leonard Koppett new York times Ore than a mile above sea level amid the extravagant natural Beauty of the Sierra Nevada a major Battle has begun in the ideological conflict Between Capitalis tic and socialistic life that one Way to look at the olympic training which began functioning at Squaw last and it is the Way an important segment of the United states olympic committee sees another Way is this the training enter which was adopted Only last the most Delabo bes organized program to help Amateur athletics on a National scale that the United states has Ever at the Squaw Valley installation is Only a first stage of this a third View is that the sports Medicine which is Only one part of the training will eventually transcend in importance and usefulness athletic re ideological rivalry or olympic from any what is happening at the site of the 1980 Winter olympics is a Brand new approach to upgrading americas Amateur since the Center opened in More than 900 people in 11 sports have used the facility for periods of one to three by the end of the summer nearly men and women in 22 different sports will have made use of the it has a dormitory capacity of and the average daily occupancy this first year will be the actual practice sessions Are entirely under the supervision of the coaches and officials of that says Tew the director of the who Heads a staff of nine full time and 30 Par time workers on a budget of what the olympic committee provides is room and local transportation and places to practice and the medical testing and evaluation which in some ways is the most exciting aspect of the whole opera under the sport Medicine each athlete is Given a series of physiological exams and biomechanical these Lead to a diagnosis of strengths and weak almost muscle by and an individual set of Bourdom athlete undergoing biomedical tests at olympic training Center at Squaw recommendations for that along with general nutritional and medical a primary goal is to improve the individual athletes according to his says out we leave the techniques of the sport entirely to the officials of that what we can do is make in everyday language and in specific All sorts of medical information scattered through professional and specialized As Well As the results of our own but we Are not just focused of the immediate goal of helping aspirants for the 1980 for one there Are All sorts of International All year in which United states athletes take and we can help in those Many of the sports associations choose to bring through younger and Essex Perien ced at All stages of and what we learn about injury injury repair and general conditioning will be of great Benefit to everyone As we disseminate that information to schools and clubs throughout the the Squaw Valley facility is the first of three regional centers a second smaller Center has been opened in Colorado but no site has been chosen yet for be Squaw Valley was a natural starting Point for several it was built for the 1960 olympics and subsequently became a major resort and California state recreational it has a huge Complex of ski some a theater and a hotel open to the and these will remain but another hotel com owned by an australian went bankrupt last year and the olympic committee was Able to lease this provides space for meeting Dormi a the medical Complex and some gymnasium also under lease is the ski jump and the skating rink that was built in which stands on land owned by Placer up to says weve been Able to function because of the cooperation of the surrounding com Treyve let us use school gyms and outdoor and so we could by that Way for another but we cant abuse their to Well have to build More Complete a Squaw Valley is a few Miles West of Lake on the Californi Nevada and a few Miles South of inter state the main Highway through Donner it is about feet above sea with surrounding peaks reaching by car or it is about four hours from san Francisco and one hour from there is also a Small Airport at a Road Junction town of about some 15 Miles North of Squaw perhaps the most significant aspect of the olym Pic training Center idea its exis tence snows Amateur athletes and Belr organizations especially in the no Glamour sports that someone is concerned enough to make on Effort to help their development in the socialist says Don executive director of the United states olympic the starting Point for athletic programs is Early identification of the potentially outstanding then that athlete can be channelled through a development system that includes a Good Deal of regimentation and August 1977 family and the emphasis is on developing the few Best to the highest possible our approach has to meet the requirements of our own which starts with entirely voluntary Partick no one system will work for everyone theirs is appropriate to their but ours is appropriate to that Means we must get financial support from the private sector and that olympic committee can do something to give financial and practical Aid to the Vari Ous sport ruling what we do is make it possible for the particular sport to have a place to bring its the officials in that sport do All the selecting and All the teaching we give them the Opportunity and the a the olympic committees general budget for the fou year segment 19771980 is million almost double the 113 million for the preceding four leading up to the 1972 olympics it was Only 17 million and going into the 1968 games it was Only m the budget for the training program up to 1980 is an additional plus Sis million for the sports Medicine a retired army finds fundraising to be one of his chief tasks under Robert who became upon retiring As Cornell athletic director last also a retired army headed Many athletic programs while in and worked with the United slates modern Pentathlon teams for Many the Modem Pentathlon is a sem military event which includes horseback shooting and his role at Squaw Valley deals with organization and but his experience with ath he has a degree in physical is also we also says to use the training facility for events that can bring if the Arena is built the Way we basketball and hockey games and other either As olympic tryouts or an International can help our budget but such and even swimming and track and have their own traditional structures for generating attention and and plenty of training it is for the sports that have seemed less glamorous to americans although taken very seriously elsewhere that the training Center concept is a wholly new Opp Ortu among the activities there in the first two months of have been yachting Aad Canoe ing on Lake Tahoe or Dooner Lake team Field and Lon distance women basketball and ice hockey teams have also come in of the site is excellent for bobsledding and skiing in All its also sched during the remainder of this Calendar Are fencing and synchronized and the Altitude is an when an athlete trains at says Bob a former track coach at Idaho state who is coordinator of the medical the body produces More red cells in the and that makes you More effective at any the stars and stripes Page 13