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NOTES or NEW CONTENT Added: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 - See University Press (News)
Short Track Speedskating: It's like NASCAR on ice - without seatbelts…
Congratulations! We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted to ROCKER U - the 'e-campus' of TheRockerFund.org. (Now THAT was easy, wasn't it? And you didn't even have to write an essay…)
This site is developed BY fans FOR fans. Skaters, parents, officials, new fans AND veteran fans are most welcome, and your insight is always appreciated, as are corrections to erroneous facts. We're learning together, and we're grateful for any help!
ROCKER U's Mission:
1) Educate new fans in the basics of the sport and familiarize them with its top-tier and up-and-coming athletes.
2) Through The Bookstore and the profiles/info in The Players tabs, we hope to enable skaters who don't have their own websites to have a place of their own to cultivate new fans, market their fundraising merchandise, and as a reference for potential sponsors.
3) Facilitate direct donations to individual skaters through our sister-site, TheRockerFund.org.
4) Assist in trip planning for those who want to attend events. We are confident that after attending just one event - hearing the whisper of the blades, seeing the ice chips fly, feeling the chilly 'breeze' created as the pack blasts by at over 30mph - and after meeting the skaters, their wonderful families, and other fans - you WILL fall hopelessly in love with short track. Our sincere hope is that once you do, you will then want to give back to its amazing athletes through TheRockerFund.org.
Take a tour around 'campus', enroll in some courses, take a Road Trip with the team - HAVE FUN, but don't forget to study… Final Exams are just around the corner!
Attention Skaters:
In our haste to get some info up about you, we are posting pictures and constructing profiles from data found in our own research, and from third-party input - some of it may be outdated, incomplete or inaccurate. Because our goal is to inspire new fans to follow your careers and come out and cheer for YOU at competitions, your personal input would be tremendously valuable. Please correct any erroneous info by Contacting Us.
In addition, we would LOVE to supplement our profiles with a short 'Rocker-U IntervU'. We want people to know what makes you unique OFF the ice - on the Featured Skater page, you'll see what the interview and resulting profile would look like. I'm also assembling a slideshow of 'candids' for the Athlete's Lounge. Y'all may be hearing from me soon!
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