What is the Northern California Speedskating Association?
The NCSA is an affiliate of U.S. Speedskating, the governing body of speedskating from the Club level to the Olympic level. The NCSA was founded in 1988 to support Short Track ice speedskating at the Club level in the Bay Area and has expanded to the Sacramento Area. The Clubs within the Association currently are the Oakland Ice Speedskaters (Oakland), the Silicon Valley Short Circuits (San Jose), and the Sierra Speedskaters (Roseville). The Clubs put on race meets every year, host the State Championships every other year and have hosted the National Championships most recently in 1999. The Clubs provide reserved ice time for structured Short Track speedskating practice sessions, coaching, padded rink walls and some loaner equipment. There are active NCSA members living throughout Northern California, including past and present National Champions of all age levels.
