Alabama USA Track & Field’s mission is to promote competitive excellence, interest, and participation in the sports of track & field, long distance running, and race walking. Our youth track & field program has the largest participation of our competitive activities. Our national organization USATF provides our youth track and field athletes many opportunities to grow and develop through Association, Region, National and International Championships. Alabama plans to offer as many opportunities as possible in addition to the above mentioned meets.
The reorganization of USATF voted at the meeting in Reno, for major changes to USATF. Through the creation of the new Youth Division, USATF recognized that our youth programs are the future of our sport. USATF's largest competitive track and field program for youth is the Junior Olympics, where over 65,000 youth athletes compete each year in the Track & Field and Cross Country championships. Each year, meets are held at the state, regional and national levels.