Team USA is our Dragon Boat Team and is comprised of Paddlers from around the country representing the USA at World Championships.

Team USA Registration is now Open on our Registration Page

Paddler Tryout Waiver Form
If you are trying out for Team USA please ensure to fill out the Tryout Waiver and give to the coach at the tryout you are attending.

Coaches for USDBF Team USA.
The USDBF has worked hard for several years revising and developing its Team USA Coach Selection process. With the help of many coaches and paddlers from across our nation, we created a Team USA Coach Selection Committee and application process that was used for the first time for 2015 TEAM USA. We are excited to continue the process and have made some adjustments based on coach feedback for TEAM USA 2017. The 2017 coach application process is now open. The coach application can be found at the bottom of this page

The USDBF would like to thank the members of the High Performance Coach Selection Committee and the Coaches listed below for their contribution to TEAM USA. We look forward to building on the 2015 successes and improving the overall TEAM USA experience.

2017 TEAM USA COACHES

• PREMIER CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Bob McNamara
• PREMIER WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Hype Mattingly
• PREMIER OPEN HEAD COACH
  • Bob McNamara
• SENIOR A CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Jeff Kuhn
• SENIOR A WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Carol Hoekstra
• SENIOR A OPEN HEAD COACH
  • Jeff Kuhn
• SENIOR B CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Peter McNamara
• SENIOR B WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Pat Barker
• SENIOR B OPEN HEAD COACH
  • Peter McNamara
• SENIOR C CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Pat Bradley
• SENIOR C OPEN HEAD COACH
  • John Dyer
• SENIOR C WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Linda Dyer
• U 24 CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Randy Ng
• U 24 WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Randy Ng
• U24 OPEN HEAD COACH
  • Randy Ng
• U18 CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Sunny Chan
• U 18 WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Sunny Chan
• U 18 OPEN HEAD COACH
  • Sunny Chan
• U16 CLASS HEAD COACH
  • Team of Richmond, Marquart and Nelson
• U 16 WOMEN HEAD COACH
  • Team of Richmond, Marquart and Nelson
• U16 OPEN HEAD COACH
  • TEAM of Richmond, Marquart and Nelson