TAAF Track and Field - Youth

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Youth Boys & Girls Track & Field (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 & Under Divisions)

T.A.A.F. State Track & Field qualification begins at the local level with the track athlete being registered thru their member city track team, affiliate track team or as an unattached athlete. All Athletes must be registered through TAAF before participating in any local, circuit, or regional meets. Circuit meets, depending on region, are available to the athlete for practice. The T.A.A.F. registered athlete must qualify thru regional competition (the region in which they are registered). Once the athlete qualifies at region level, he or she advances to the T.A.A.F. State Track Meet held at the T.A.A.F. Summer Games of Texas.

Athletes must participate in the Region they are assigned. In order to participate in another Region's Circuit Meets the Team or City will need permission from the regions Regional Director and or Regional Track Commissioner via e-mail and then the State Office will need to be alerted via e-mail prior to the circuit meet registration deadline each week. Each Region has different Circuit Meet registration deadlines, please contact the Regional Director and or Regional Track Commissioner to confirm region circuit meet deadlines. Region Directors and or Regional Track Commissioners have the right to refuse any teams or cities from participating in their circuit meets.

ALL Unattached Athletes and New Affiliate Memberships must be processed no later than 3 working days prior to Region deadline or June 27th, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. Please check your region to view exact date.  Unattached athlete membership includes membership and athlete registration. Only Step 1 & 3 on the online options page apply to Unattached athletes.

Membership, Athlete registration and region entry to region qualifier is entered thru the T.A.A.F. online registration website by going to the TAAF Online Registration page 

 

General Information:

 

Background Checks:

Cleared Coaches List - updated 6/5/2025 at 5:00pm

PLEASE NOTE: After June 15 a late athlete registration fee will be $15.00 or 16.00/athlete depending on your region for team athlete registrations.
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2025: 

          Region Track Qualifying Meets Registration and Entry Deadline: REVIEW YOUR REGIONAL QUALIFYING MEET INFORMATION AS SOME REGIONS CAN BE COMBINED - TRAVEL MAY BE REQUIRED - NO REFUNDS. Once your region has closed, reach out to your Regional Meet Director or Regional Director for any questions or concerns. All qualifying meet information is subject to change. Regional Qualifying Meet information is subject to change. Athletes that qualify and wish to advance to the State Games must pay for state event entries at their regional meet.

All coaches must first pass a background check by June 30th or two weeks prior to participating in any TAAF events. www.taaf.com/background-check. Beginning May 1, 2024 Background Checks will go up to $16/coach

For 2025, Texas A& M University is requiring coaches that will be requesting a coaches pass must have a Child Protection Certificate, along with their background check. In order to receive your Child Protection Certificate, please follow the instructions below:

  • Use the link below for individuals who need to take the training and use the password below. When a coach is done with the program, they will receive an email confirmation of completion. They are required to email those certificates to the program director (please send to taafsports@gmail.com) who is required to save them for five years.
     
    The URL for the external gateway is https://apps1.system.tamus.edu/traintraq/web/External/ExternalGatewayLogon.aspx
     
    Current password as of June 02 is u35VzmP8oGp
    The next password update will take place on July 12
    The course number is: 2111652
     
     If you encounter any problems with the training itself, please email TrainTraqHelp@tamus.edu.


Please review below for your regional qualifying meet information and athlete registration and event entry deadlines (if your region is not listed below, we do not have qualifying meet information yet - please wait to do your 2025 membership until you know your regional qualifying meet information):

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