USA Track & Field (USATF) Memberships

 

As of Cross Country 2020, Walton-Pope no longer does the administration of memberships on behalf of the athletes. 

• It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to purchase and manage memberships for their athlete(s).

• USATF Membership page.

• USATF Youth membership is advertised as $25 per year. But with various service charges and transaction fees, it appears a one-year youth membership costs $26.50 + $1.42 = $27.92

• Age verification is a separate process from purchasing a membership.

 

USATF Connect

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USATF Connect is the updated membership portal, introduced in early 2020.

• For any questions or problems with USATF Connect, send an email to the national office staff at membership@usatf.org.

• "How To" videos - how to use USATF Connect

• In general, the parent/guardian creates an account on USATF Connect (this step is free)

• Then, each athlete is added to the account via the "Add New Member" button. Under this option, you can attach an existing memberships (i.e. athlete) to your account for management purposes.

• If your athlete had a membership in the old USATF system, then there is a "Recover Account from Previous System" on the login page. You enter the membership number, password on the previous account, and the current email you wish to associate with this athlete.

• You can attach your membership to Walton Pope Youth Running Club, #197.

 

General Notes - Age Verification Documents

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• Age verification is required if the athlete wishes to compete in certain USATF Junior Olympics events for track and field or cross country (see list below.)

• Age verification is only done for new USA Track & Field (USATF) memberships.  

• Renewals do not need to be age verified again.  Once athlete is age verified, always age verified.

• Valid forms for use in age verification for the athlete (only one of the following is needed):

  • Birth certificate

  • Passport

  • Certified baptismal record

  • Driver's license or learner's permit

  • U.S. Government ID

• Age verification documents uploaded by the parent/guardian via USATF Connect

  • Video: Add Athlete Verification Documents, for example, "Date of Birth Verification" and "Citizenship Verification".

  • As described on the USATF website page Date of Birth Verification, accepted age verification documents include copy of birth certificate, passport, certified baptismal record, driver’s license, or U.S. government identification.

• Walton Pope Youth Running Club does not age verify the athletes.

 

Meets that require age verification

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The following USATF "competitive season" meets require an age-verified USATF membership:

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• June / July (Track)

  • USATF Georgia Association Area A/B/C Junior Olympic Track & Field Preliminary Meets

  • USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

  • USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

  • USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships

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• November / December (Cross Country)

  • USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships

  • USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships

  • USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships