“The coaches and directors of the Winter Park Flyers are committed to promoting excellence in the classroom as well as on the playing field. Our summer program/season will be structured towards improving your child’s performance on the playing field as well as improving her performance in the classroom.”

Who are the Winter Park Flyers?		What is USA Track & Field & AAU?
The Winter Park Flyers Track Club is a private organization made up of Orlando area high school track and field coaches, teachers and Orlando area business professionals. We are in our inaugural season of 2006 and our goal is to promote the sport of track & field and academic excellence in the Orlando metropolitan area through age group track competition and PSAT/SAT/ACT preparation classes. For the purpose maximizing the opportunity to focus on fundamentals and technical development, our track club will consist of only middle and high school athletes. Athletes between the ages of 13-18 (or 7th-12th grade) are encouraged to join. The Flyers are a member of USA Track & Field's Florida Association (USATF) and the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU).		USA Track & Field (USATF) is the national governing body of track & field and AAU is the Amateur Athletic Union for all youth sports. Before any athlete can compete in a USATF or AAU-sanctioned meet, whether as a member of the Winter Park Flyers or not, he/she must first become a member of USATF and AAU. Included in the Flyers membership fee is the cost of the athlete's USATF and AAU membership. Any athlete wishing to join the Flyers must, after paying the club membership fee, complete a USATF and AAU membership application and return it to the club along with proof-of-age verification, such as a copy of a birth or baptismal certificate, state or military I.D. card, or driver's license. The athlete is encouraged to apply for their USATF membership as soon as possible to ensure that they have their USATF membership card (usually called a "USATF card" or sometimes, by long-time summer track veterans, a "TAC card") in hand before their first meet. See attached membership forms in packet.