Feb. 27 PA Youth Meeting Notice & Info

February 18, 2010

 

Hello Pacific Association (PA) Youth Coaches & Parents of Unattached Athletes:

 

If you plan to attend the PA / USATF Youth BOA meeting on February 27 you must ensure that your club has renewed their 2010 membership and is listed on the PA website no later than February 26.  Each registered club will have one vote in the meeting.  The vote can only be held by a registered 2010 PA / USATF adult club member.

Key dates for your 2010 USATF youth track & field season:

• March 1
  • Last date to renew individual PA/USATF membership and maintain your LiveScan Background check from last year.  If you renew after March 1^st you must complete a new scan at your own expense
  • CLUBS:  all adults who are coaching youth athletes or engaging with a youth athlete during a practice or competition MUST be LiveScanned
• April 30 - Renew your club immediately
  • If you wait until after April 30 and there is a $100 late fee
  • Until you register your club within USATF … all of your athletes are free agents and can be recruited by any other team
• June 12-13 - Pacific Association Youth Championships (PAC) 
  • This is not a qualification meet for any Junior Olympic (JO) meet.  This meet is our championship meet to wrap up our spring season
• Summer Junior Olympics
  • As the hosting USATF Association we are renamed:  Region 16
  • There will only be one T&F and one Multies qualification meet to the 2010 USATF Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships for youth in the PA
• June 25 -27 - Region 16 Multies Championships
  • Top 2 finalists advance to USATF JO T&F Nationals
• July 9-11 - Region 16 Track and Field Championships
  • Top 3 finalists advance to USATF JO T&F Nationals
  • All advancement forms and relay declaration forms for this meet must be sent to:
    • Maria Castillo
    • 221 Waterview Terrace
    • Vallejo, CA  94591
  • If your advancement forms have not previously been validated then include a copy of the proof of birth document with each form that needs to be validated
•  July 24-25 - Sub-Bantam Championships
• July 27–August 1 - USATF JO T&F Nationals
• August 1-5 - USATF Level 2 Coach’s Certification
  • Must pass USATF Level 1 or USATF Developmental Coach’s clinic to register and attend USATF Level 2 Coach’s clinic)

 

Critical information for 2010 season

 

• Individual Membership
  • Membership in USATF is on a calendar-year basis from January 1 to December 31.  However, if you joined PA/USATF on or after November 1, 2009, your membership has been extended through the 2010 calendar year.

• USATF Athlete Membership Registration
  • Register in advance of a competition/championship event as PA/USATF cannot guarantee a membership representation will be present to receive your USATF application on the day of the event
• Date of Birth Validation
  • Check the PA membership listing online to ensure your date of birth validation transferred from prior year records to the national database.  How do you do this?  Search for your name at the online PA membership list located at http://www.pausatf.org/data/members.php.  In the fifth column titled “Age” your age will be underlined if your date of birth is validated in the USATF national membership database
  • If your date of birth is not validated send a copy of your proof of date of birth to Heike Mansoor at [email protected] or mail it to Pacific Association Office: 120 Ponderosa Ct., Folsom Ca 95630.   Write your 2010 USATF membership number on your document copy