Muskegon Luge Adventure Sports Park
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Youth Luge League

A season-long program where kids learn to luge and race alongside their peers.

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Developing Luge Athletes

Developing Luge Athletes

Youth Luge League is a grassroots program built for kids ages 8 to 16. Muskegon has been running it for more than thirty years, and in that time hundreds of young athletes have come through the league — some just looking for a fun way to spend a winter night outdoors, others chasing a spot on the national stage.

A young athlete sliding on a luge sled
Youth luge athletes with their sleds

Getting Started

Every new athlete starts in the same place: safe sliding procedure. Kids are geared up with elbow pads, a helmet, and a well-maintained luge sled, and Coach Doug walks each one through how the sled works and how to steer it before they ever hit the track.

Luge has a reputation as the fastest sport on ice, but our track is built with the novice slider in mind and runs well below Olympic speeds, where riders top 90 mph. Most nights, your athlete will hit around 30 mph on good ice — plenty fast to feel like 90 to a first-timer!

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U.S. Center for SafeSport

Teaching Your Kid A New Sport

This program is about more than the sled. Coach Doug Ogden works with every athlete on and off the track, teaching the fundamentals of luge while building the kind of skills that carry over into any sport.

Athletes who show they're coachable and driven to improve can be invited to screening camps with USA Luge. From there, standout kids may travel to Lake Placid for further evaluation, with a shot at USA Luge's Junior National camps and, eventually, the Junior National Team.

Requirements

  • All participants must have a waiver signed by a legal guardian
  • Parents or guardians should be in attendance at practice
  • All safety equipment provided
  • Attendance Tuesday nights 6-8pm, January 3 - March 7
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Registration Fees

Price

Season Pass Holder Registration

Season Pass Holders have been emailed a promo code to redeem this price at checkout. If you did not receive the promo code, email info@msports.org.

$80

Non-Season Pass Holder Registration

$120

Watch The Youth Luge League In Action

Get a feel for what a night on the track looks like — take a look through these videos before your athlete signs up.

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Whether your child is in it for the full season or just wants to try a night on the track, they'll get hands-on coaching from their very first run.

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