On the USA Cycling site, “Cycling 101: A Beginner’s Guide to the Sport”, focuses on describing racing and defining racing terms. Training tips are not included.

http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=1155

Cycling Over 50 by Joe Friel. Human Kinetics publisher. 1998.

Local Training Opportunities

The Northern California Nevada Cycling Association is the regional affiliate of USA Cycling.

http://www.ncnca.org/

Cycling clubs in California provide training opportunities. USA Cycling lists these clubs in California:

http://www.usacycling.org/clubs/index.php?state=CA

FENCING

U.S. Fencing Association is the national organization.

http://usfencing.org/

US Fencing Association Veterans Committee is the affiliated group for fencers over 40.

http://www.usaveteransfencing.org/

Training Information

The U.S. Fencing Association website does not have training tips. However, they do list fencing clubs by geographical area.

Local Training Opportunities

U.S. Fencing lists fencing clubs in California.

http://usfencing.org/pages/3982

GOLF

U.S. Golf Association (USGA)

http://www.usga.org

Training Information

The USGA site does not have training information, though the USGA site has links to USGA-member golfing establishments that have training facilities.

The USGA articles are focused on rules, handicapping, and equipment.

http://www.usga.org/handicapping/articles_resources/Using-Your-Handicap-Articles---Resources/

Golf competitions for seniors, as described in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senior_major_golf_championships

Local Training Opportunities

Nothing specific except to seek out experts at your local golf courses.

LAWN BOWLING

The U.S. Lawn Bowls Association

http://www.uslba.org/index.html

Training Information

Links to training resources on the USLBA site are at the bottom of this page:

http://www.uslba.org/resources.html

Local Training Opportunities

Northern California is in the Pacific-Intermountain Division of the U.S. Lawn Bowls Association. There are about 20 clubs located in Northern California.

http://www.uslba.org/pimd.html

RACE WALK

USA Track & Field: Race Walking

http://www.usatf.org/groups/RaceWalking/

Training Information

Links from the USATF site regarding race walking

http://www.usatf.org/groups/RaceWalking/links.asp

eRaceWalk.com has a wealth of information about race walking.

Technique tips

http://www.eracewalk.com/Tech.htm

Training videos online

http://www.eracewalk.com/Vide.htm

Tutorials with animation online

http://www.eracewalk.com/Tuto01/Tuto0101.htm

Other training resources

http://www.eracewalk.com/Reso.htm

Local Training Opportunities

eRaceWalk.com list of race walking groups in California

http://www.eracewalk.com/Link.htm#usaca

RACQUETBALL

USA Racquetball Association

http://www.usra.org/

National Masters Racquetball Association (for players 45 and older)

http://www.nmra.info/

Women’s Senior/Masters Racquetball Association (for women 35 and older)

http://www.wsmra.com/

Training Information

Racquetball Academy: Timed Assessment of Sequenced Skills

http://www.racquetballacademy.com/takethetasstest.html

USA Racquetball Association training (includes links to two books)

http://www.usaracquetball.com/RacquetballUniversity.aspx

Local Training Opportunities

California State Racquetball Association

http://www.californiaracquetball.org/

SOCCER

U.S. Soccer Federation

http://www.ussoccer.com/About/About-Home.aspx

United States Adult Soccer Associatio

http://www.usasa.com/About/index_E.html

Training Information

Includes link to download a manual for coaching adults.

http://www.usasa.com/EventsPrograms/coaching/index_E.html

Training books and videos available at soccer.com under Field/Training category.

http://www.soccer.com

Local Training Opportunities

California is part of the Adult Soccer Association’s Region IV. The northern California adult soccer association is part of Region IV.

http://www.usasa.com/Directory/West/index_E.html

East Bay Senior Soccer League

http://www.ebssl.com/

Marin Coed Soccer League

http://www.marincoedsoccer.net/index.htm

Novato Adult Soccer League

http://www.novatosoccer.org/

Sacramento Adult Soccer League

http://www.saslsoccer.org/

Sacramento Valley Women’s Soccer League

http://www.svwsl.com/meetings.html

San Francisco Co-ed Recreational Soccer League

http://www.sfcrsl.org/news.php

San Francisco Soccer Football League

http://www.sfsfl.com/faq.html

Silicon Valley Soccer Association

http://www.siliconvalleysoccer.com/about.php

Sonoma County Adult Coed Soccer League

http://www.scacsl.net/About%20Us/about_us.htm

SOFTBALL

USA Softball

http://www.usasoftball.com/info.asp?uid=31

Senior Softball – USA

http://seniorsoftball.com/

Women’s Senior Softball – USA

http://www.womensseniorsoftball.com/

Training Information

No softball specific training information is on the above websites.

Local Training Opportunities

California clubs and leagues

http://seniorsoftball.com/california

Northern California Senior Softball Association has 110 teams

http://www.ncssa.info/index_2010.php

SWIMMING

U.S. Masters Swimming

http://www.usms.org/about.php

Training Information

Training information on U.S. Masters Swimming website:

Stroke Technique

http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?CATID=2

Drills

http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?CATID=5

Starts and Turns

http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?CATID=3

Other training topics

http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?CATID=6

Books about swimming recommended by Ed Nessel, US Masters Swimming National Librarian:

http://www.usms.org/coach/library.php

Videos about swimming in the U.S. Masters Swimming library (available for rent to U.S. Masters Swimming members)

http://www.usms.org/coach/videos.php and http://www.usms.org/coach/videotitles.pdf

Local Training Opportunities

Pacific Masters Swimming

http://www.pacificmasters.org/index.shtml

Pacific Masters Swimming directory of masters swim clubs in northern California (links on the left column):

http://www.pacificmasters.org/index.shtml

Rinconada Masters Swim Program (Palo Alto)

http://www.rinconadamasters.com/

Stanford Masters Swim Program

“The Stanford Masters team is open to swimmers of all ability levels from the Stanford community and beyond.”

http://www-leland.stanford.edu/group/masters/

Menlo Masters Swimming (Menlo Park)

http://www.menlomasters.com/

TABLE TENNIS

U.S.A. Table Tennis (USATT)

http://www.usatt.org/organization/about_usatt.shtml

Training Information

Information for those new to table tennis:

http://www.usatt.org/organization/new_to_table_tennis.shtml

Article: “Everything you wanted to know about your first table tennis tournament…but didn’t know where to ask!”

http://www.usatt.org/organization/tournaments/first_tournament.shtml

The USATT website includes a link to download the 36-page “Instructor’s Guide to Table Tennis”:

http://www.usatt.org/organization/instructors_guide.pdf

Local Training Opportunities

The USATT site includes a list of coaches with their certification levels (beginning, club, state, regional and national-level coaches):

http://www.usatt.org/coaching/coaches_list.shtml

TENNIS

U.S. Tennis Association (USTA)

http://www.usta.com/LeaguesAndTournaments/AdultSeniorTournaments.aspx

Training Information

Improve Your Game

http://www.usta.com/ImproveYourGame/Default.aspx

Player to Player: Adjusting Your Game with Age

http://www.usta.com/sitecore/content/USTA/Global/Improve_Your_Game/Player_to_Player/Feature/2010/0311_Adjusting_your_Game_with_Age.aspx

Tennis tips

http://www.usta.com/ImproveYourGame/TennisTips.aspx

Video Instruction online

Go to http://www.usta.com/FutureChampions/VideoInstruction.aspx and click on the link “Video Instruction”

Local Training Opportunities

Find a tennis program within range of your zip code.

http://www.usta.com/finder/findprogram.aspx

Find a tennis court within range of your zip code.

http://www.usta.com/Finder/FindCourt.aspx

Find a tennis partner within range of your zip code.

http://findapartner.usta.com/

TRACK AND FIELD

USA Track & Field

http://www.usatf.org

USA Masters Track and Field

http://usatfmasters.org/basicfacts.htm

Training Information

Masters Track and Field website, “Get Started”

http://www.usatfmasters.org/getstarted.htm

Training links on Masters Track and Field website:

http://www.usatfmasters.org/links.htm

http://www.usatfmasters.org/fa_training.htm

Women Running Together

http://www.women-running-together.com/

Local Training Opportunities

USA Track and Field member organizations and competitive clubs in northern California. Listing indicates whether clubs include youth, open-competitors, and masters.

http://www.usatf.org/clubs/search/info.asp?associationNumber=38

Track Info provides up-to-date information on regional track facilities, competitions, training groups, and other information.

http://www.trackinfo.org/

Training groups listed by California city

http://www.trackinfo.org/training.html

LGAA / Mizuno “All Comers” Meet at Los Gatos High School (since 1979). Meets are held each winter on Saturdays in January and February, and in summer on Thursday evenings from mid-June to August.

http://www.losgatosallcomerstrack.com/LGAAPresentsAllComerTrackMeets/Welcome.html

Coach Joy’s Jack Rabbits Track Club. Joy Margerum Upshaw holds American and world records in track and field. Joy coaches adults and children.

http://jackrabbitstrack.com/our-program/

http://jackrabbitstrack.com/2007/06/05/17/

Angell Field Ancients meet on Wednesdays from noon to 1:30 at Angell’s Field on the Stanford campus.

http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/2008/sepoct/farm/sports/runners.html