The Cambridge Youth track team is a not-for-profit club created to share the benefits of the sport of track and field to the North Fulton community. Cherokee County and the city of Atlanta have robust youth track programs but North Fulton had limited options for the sport. The Cambridge Youth Track & Field Club strives to provide our youth athletes the opportunity to develop their speed, strength, self-esteem, and endurance through good sportsmanship, self-discipline, leadership, and goal achievement. Our coaching staff is committed to developing well-rounded athletes who understand the fundamentals of training and competing in track & field while also developing sound athletes of sound character.

Our event head coaches are former track athletes or current professional athletes who are true experts in the sport of track and field. We will also have volunteer/parent assistant coaches to support the head coaches. All coaches have to complete an annual USATF Background Check as well as complete USATF Safesport training that covers critical areas such as bullying, harassment, physical and emotional misconduct. We also have several coaches on staff that are USATF Level 1 certified coaches. Our club’s programming will be created and reviewed by Olympic track & field athlete, Dwight Phillips.

We plan to practice 2-3 times per week typically from 6:00pm until 8:00pm. On big meet weeks we may offer 3-4 practices for the week. We cannot specify exact days, as the High School teams have priority, and our practices have to work around their schedule. If their games or meets are rained out, our practices are subject to being moved or cancelled. All of our practices and meets will be posted on our website HERE. 

Track practices will primarily be at Cambridge High School. We will have additional speed and strength training practices at local grass fields (all locations will be on calendar).

Events offered at Cambridge Track & Field Club:

Running Events: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, hurdles

Running Relay Events: 4x100m, 4x400m

Field Events: Shot Put, Javelin, Discus, Long Jump, High Jump (will add pole vault if we recruit an expert coach)

The Track & Field season begins in early March and extends through May with four developmental track meets. The USATF competitive season begins in June and will continue based on individual athlete performance at the area meet, state, regionals, nationals and Junior Olympics thru the end of July. The USATF competitive season is completely optional for athletes and parents who want to move forward to the next level of competition.

Athletes compete against other athletes in 2 year age intervals by gender and by age group. The age is determined as of December 31.

* Athletes must be at least 7 years of age on December 31st of the current year to compete in the National Junior Olympic Championships

** Athletes born in 2004 are eligible to compete the National Junior Olympic Championships if they do not turn 19 prior to the start of the meet

Here is the events offered by age group and we follow USATF guidelines: