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This serves as a formal announcement for Team USA Athletes’ Commission (Team USA AC), the representative group and voice of Team USA athletes, upcoming Leadership Elections.  
 
Team USA AC is responsible for broadening communication between the USOPC and active athletes and serves as a source of input and advice to the USOPC board of directors. The Team USA AC consists of at least one athlete from each National Governing Body ("NGB") in which the United States is represented at the Olympic and Pan American Games, one athlete from Sports on the program at Delegation events that are governed and managed by the USOPC, six athletes representing the Paralympic Sport Organizations or NGBs designated to govern a Paralympic sport, and seven athletes elected to serve on leadership by the Team USA AC, four serve at-large, two vice chairs and one chair.   

Nomination Period: August 1 - August 31

Eligibility: Team USA AC athletes are eligible to run for this open Leadership position if they have previously served as a Representative or Alternate on Team USA AC.  

Term: The elected individual will serve through the end of 2026. Since the remaining term is under two years, it will not count as a full term for the purposes of term limits.

For questions and more info email: teamusa.ac@teamusa-ac.org

As part of the USOPC Women’s Health Initiative the USOPC has created a Women’s Health Task Force. Part of the motivations for creating this taskforce was to ensure we capture the athlete voice around women’s health-related topics. . The group works on developing resources and education on a variety of topics including: Trauma/Abuse/ACE, Menses, Fertility, Prenatal/Pregnancy/Postnatal, Pelvic Pain/Dysfunction, Hormones, REDS, Equipment (Sport bras, shoes), Nutrition, Training Guidelines and Sexuality. The group is looking for one additional athlete to join the task force.

Requirements:

• 10-year athlete
• Preferably a summer female para athlete

Preferred Skills:

• Strong reading comprehension skills
• Detail oriented
• Interest in the medical field.
• Obtained or working towards a degree in the medical field.Including but not limited to (Medical, Nursing, Dental, Physical Therapy, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology)

Time Commitment:

One hour-long meeting once a month and then some subcommittee meetings based around projects which could be an additional 1-2 hours/month. 

Appointment Process:

Please provide a statement of interest along with a resume to teamusa.ac@teamusa-ac.org and Team USA AC Leadership will be making the final determinations.

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The Ethics & Compliance (E&C) team and the Dispute Resolution Unit (DRU) are working together to improve the dispute resolution system within the Olympic and Paralympic Movement. As part of these efforts, we are seeking to identify a pool of eligible USOPC 10 Year Athletes who are interested in serving as panel members in cases that will be adjudicated through this updated process.

E&C and DRU are looking for USOPC 10 Year athletes who can meet the time commitment and requirements detailed below to join a pool of Athlete Representatives who are willing to serve as panel members for disputes across NGBs.

Time Commitment

• Able to attend quarterly meetings to discuss developments in sports law and to receive helpful information for their role as a panel member
• Able to participate in 1- 2 hearings a year (each of which may be several hours long)
• If selected as a Panel Member for a case, able to spend about 1 hour per week for a few months on various administrative issues (attending meetings and preliminary hearings, ruling on motions, answering emails, reading submissions, etc.)

Requirements

• Meet the USOPC 10 Year Athlete Definition
• Have an interest in law or pursuing a legal career (existing lawyers, law students, and those interested in the law are strongly encouraged)

How to Apply

Please send an email a resume and statement of interest to teamusa.ac@teamusa-ac.org if you are interested in this opportunity.

Applications close Sept. 8

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