Entry Information

This page contains entry information regarding the 2009 World Youth Trials ONLY. There is a different entry process for the USA YOUTH Championships.

You must be a 2009 USATF member to enter the 2009 World Youth Track & Field Trials.  If you do not have a 2009 membership, please complete a membership application first. You must also be a U.S. citizen and meet the eligibility requirements and qualifying standards.

Entry Process

• Online is the only method of entry.
• A 2009 USATF membership is required to enter (please join online if you are not a member).
• To enter the Championships, you will be required to provide your 2009 USATF membership number and password (click here to retrieve your password if you don't know it).
• For entries close to the deadline:  although every reasonable effort will be made, we cannot guarantee responses to requests for passwords made close to the entry deadline. Please do not wait until the last minute to enter!
• After completing your entry online, please fax a copy of your birth certificate or the information page of your passport to the USATF National Office at 317-261-0481.

Qualifying and Eligibility Information

• Qualifying standards
• Eligibility requirements
• Membership application

• Proof-of-age verification is required for this meet.  If your entry is listed as "info needed" on the Status of Entries page or if you are notified during the online entry process, you must submit a proof-of-age document (a copy of your birth certificate or passport) with your membership number written on it to be RECEIVED by USATF on or before June 22 as follows:

  • Fax: 800-833-1466 -- attention: USA Youth Championships
  • Postal mail: World Youth T&F Trials 132 East Washington Street, Suite 800, Indianapolis, IN 46204

  Athletes will not be considered to be entered in the meet and will not be able to pick up their packets on-site unless their status is listed as "accepted" on the Status of Entries page.

   

Entry Fees and Deadlines

All fees are non-transferable and non-refundable.

Online entries must be paid for by credit card (USATF only accepts Visa) or electronic funds transfer ("electronic checks").

NOTE: No late entries will be processed. The online entry system will not accept entries after June 24,   Requests for entry consideration after the deadlines will not receive a response. Please enter on-time!

Entry Forms

• Online individual entry form
• Update your mark(s) and/or affiliation before the close of entries
• Online club entry form (batch entry for clubs)
• Update your athletes' marks and/or affiliations before the close of entries
• Note: The Heptathlon, Decathlon, and Racewalks will be contested in conjunction with the 2009 USA Youth Track & Field Championships. Please visit the entry page for the 2009 USA Youth Outdoor Track & Field Championships to enter these events.

Entry Status

To check the status of your entry visit the Status of Entries page (statuses are updated hourly). ALL received entries (both online and paper) are shown on the Status of Entries page.