2009 USATF Junior Olympic

Track & Field Advancement Forms

Blank Junior Olympic (JO) Advancement 3-part forms are available by going to the 2009 Youth Track & Field schedule and scrolling down to the June 26-28 meet section. This is the Pacific Association Junior Olympic (PA/JO) Championships.

Prior to the PA/JO, each athlete (club member or unattached) is required to have their JO advancement form validated by Tony Williams, Sr. (Youth Membership Chairperson). Validation is to ensure an athlete is competing in the correct age group and has a current 2009 USATF membership. The act of validation is a stamp that is placed on each form.

Tony is available throughout the track and field (T&F) season to verify your JO advancement forms. If you do not plan to compete in any youth spring T&F meets, contact Tony to complete validation before the PA/JO entry deadline date of Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Tony can be reached at:

pa.youth_membership_chair@yahoo.com

PROCESS CHANGE

In addition to electronically submitting your registration, each club and unattached athlete is required to submit validated JO advancement forms simultaneously with payment. Advancement forms and payment must be received before an athlete will be registered to compete in the meet.

• Mail JO advancement form and payment to:
• Maria Castillo @ 221 Waterview Terr, Vallejo, CA 94591
• Postmark date no later than Thursday, June 18, 2009
• If the JO advancement form is not stamped with a validation stamp and the athlete is not listed on PA / USATF website with a validated proof of birth, you will also need to send a copy of proof of birth with the JO advancement form
• If you have questions please contact Maria at pa.youth_officialchair@yahoo.com or 707-648-3423.

When you arrive at the PA/JO for packet pick-up remember to bring your PA Youth Committee binder which contains a copy of proof of birth documents sorted in alphabetical order by athlete’s last name (not sorted by age division). It is always recommended that you have one extra copy of each proof of birth in case the Youth Membership Chair does not have it on file.

Check the PA/USATF website (http://www.pausatf.org/data/members.php) or www.leaguelineup.com/judgetony to verify your proof of birth for each athlete. If their name does not show up, you will need to provide a copy of their proof of birth to Tony Williams. The website is updated weekly. Please do not send any proof of birth to the main PA office in Folsom two weeks prior to the JO’s.

Be ready to produce verification of 2009 USATF membership numbers for each youth athlete. Check http://www.pausatf.org/indexclubsa.php to verify that your athletes are listed under your team. Unattached athletes can find their membership number listed in the unattached roster.