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Youth track and field in California

44 programs in 43 cities. The most are in San Diego, Bakersfield, Berkeley. OpenStreetMap also maps 4,291 public running tracks in California.

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California at a glance

Programs listed
44
Cities with programs
43
Most programs
San Diego (2), Bakersfield (1), Berkeley (1), Bodega Bay (1), Burbank (1)
Mapped to a street address
77% (the rest at ZIP or city centre)
Public running tracks (OpenStreetMap)
4,291
By type
Club 42 · League 2

Statewide organizations

  • High school sports

    California Interscholastic Federation

    State high school athletics association (NFHS member): school sports, eligibility, seasons and state championships

    Website (opens in a new tab) ↗

Names and links from public directories: NFHS member state associations, USA Swimming LSC websites, USA Wrestling state associations, US Youth Soccer state associations.

San Diego 2

Bakersfield 1

Berkeley 1

Bodega Bay 1

Burbank 1

Calabasas 1

Canyon Cntry 1

Chico 1

Chino 1

Chula Vista 1

Downey 1

Eastvale 1

Fresno 1

Gardena 1

Glendale 1

Hayward 1

Hercules 1

Irvine 1

Lancaster 1

Los Angeles 1

Menifee 1

Merced 1

Mission Viejo 1

Morgan Hill 1

Murrieta 1

Norco 1

Northridge 1

Oakland 1

Palmdale 1

Pleasanton 1

Riverside 1

Salinas 1

San Clemente 1

San Francisco 1

San Mateo 1

San Pablo 1

Santa Ana 1

Santa Clarita 1

Simi Valley 1

Sn Luis Obisp 1

Stevenson Ranch 1

Westlake Village 1

Yuba City 1

Youth track and field: ages and seasons

Typical starting ages
Youth track clubs often take athletes from about age 6 or 7, grouped by age divisions.
Seasons
Cross country is mostly a fall sport. Outdoor track runs in spring and summer, with some indoor meets in winter.
National organizations

General orientation only. Every program sets its own ages, fees and calendar.

How to choose a youth track and field program

  • Clubs and travel teams usually hold tryouts or evaluations. Ask about the total season cost (dues, uniforms, travel and tournament fees), how often they practise and compete, and how playing time is decided.
  • Leagues and rec programs register by season, often several weeks before play starts. Ask whether teams are balanced by skill and whether every child gets playing time.
  • Check that coaches have passed background checks and current safety training (for example SafeSport and concussion awareness).
  • Confirm the age or grade rules and any birth-year cutoff before paying.
  • Listings here are unverified. Contact the program directly, and if you run it, claim the listing to fix the details.

About these listings. Listings come from public sources. IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File: nonprofits in the recreation and sports group with a recent filing, whose registered name identifies them as track and field programs. Their city is the registered mailing address, and their category is inferred from the name. Every listing is unverified until the program confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Always confirm ages, fees and tryouts with the program.

Data: IRS EO BMF and U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, Geocoder), public domain. Places-to-play data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles. Nonprofit records link to ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

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