U.S. Biathlon Membership
Last year, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) implemented a new age-group year starting July 1 instead of Nov. 1 as it had previously been. As summer events get bigger, IBU felt athletes should be competing in the age group they would be racing in during the coming season, rather than the one they just completed. We agree, and this new start date lines up with U.S. Biathlon's fiscal year as well. As such, we have made the decision to move our membership cycle to run July 1-June 30 starting this season.
It is important to note that this new membership cycle will not impact current memberships and no other major changes are planned for membership types or prices this season. We hope that with the new membership cycle, it will be clearer what competition category you are in and what membership fits best.
You may have some questions, and we hope the below FAQ helps answer them!
FAQs#
Yes! All current memberships will remain valid until their expiration. You can choose to renew now to take advantage of the discount code, or wait until your current membership expires.
No, all memberships going forward will be valid from the date they are purchased until the following June 30.
No, individual memberships are not changing in any way except their cycle begin/end dates! Club membership fees will increase slightly, but there will no longer be a fee for summer event insurance for clubs.
We understand this might seem confusing. Please feel free to reach out to our Director of Operations, Sara Studebaker-Hall, at sara@usbiathlon.org with any questions.