USA Track & Field (USATF) Membership

Team Coaches are unable to manage the administration of memberships on behalf of the athletes. This membership is required for the Summer Elite and Cross Country Programs.

• It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to purchase and manage memberships for their athlete(s).
• USATF Youth membership is $30-$40 per calendar year (plus transaction fee).
• Age-verification is a separate process from purchasing a membership.

USATF Connect

• USATF Connect is the updated membership portal. For any questions or problems with USATF Connect, send an email to the national office staff at [email protected].
• 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 membership (i.e. athlete) to your account for management purposes.
• You should set the Club Affiliation by attaching your membership to Smyrna Elite Track Club.

General Notes - Age Verification Documents

• 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.
• Age verification is a manual process done by the National office. When a valid document is uploaded, the status is set to Pending until processing is complete.
• 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
• Team Coaches do not age verify the athletes for USATF.

Meets that require USATF Membership and Age Verification

Elite Track (June / July)

• 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

Cross Country (November / December)

• USATF Georgia Association Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
• USATF Region 4 Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships
• USATF National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships