| National Sports Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 821 Mirror Lake Drive Lake Placid, New York, 12946 USA |
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| Information | |
| Established | 1977 |
| CEEB Code | 332761 |
| Head of school | David Wenn |
| Teaching staff | 12 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 77 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Average class size | 8 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6.4 (as of 2007-08)[1] |
| Team name | Mountaineers |
| Accreditation(s) | NYAIS and NAIS |
| Website | http://www.nationalsportsacademy.com/ |
National Sports Academy is a private preparatory school for winter-sport athletes in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
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The school began in 1977 as Mountain House, a winter tutorial program for student-athletes. The school changed from a winter-only program to a traditional school calendar in 1981, and changed its name to National Sports Academy on March 17, 1989.
The school is housed in the former Winterset Inn, which housed Italian athletes during the 1980 Winter Olympics.
The school's student athletes focus on one of ten winter sports: Alpine skiing, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, biathlon, figure skating, luge, and boys’ and girls’ hockey. Academic studies are addressed by a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum and specialized curricula and tutors for students who travel to compete.
Student groups and activities at National Sports Academy include a community service committee, a cultural arts committee, Coffee Haus, dodgeball club, ping pong tournaments, student council, a sustainability and stewardship council, ultimate Frisbee club, and yearbook.
National Sports Academy has had 34 National team members, 21 members of the U.S. Ski Team, five Members US Jr. Luge Team, 2 members of the Czech Women's Ice Hockey Team, and its alumni have won five National Nordic Skiing Titles, 5 Nordic Skiing Medalists, eight Jr. National Skiing Titles, and one Women's National Luge Champion.