Track and Field is designed to.......
*Promote physical health and youth fitness through track and field, and long-distance athletics.
*Teach fundamental and sound track & fieldtechniques.
*Strengthen self-image through healthy competitions.
*Allow participation regardless of running level and abilities.
*Emphasize the importance of health and nutrition.
*Reinforce the significance of promoting and sustaining healthier lifestyles, while seeking to reduce the growing problems of inactivity and childhood obesity.
*Encourage parents to be more involved in children’s health choices and activities.
*Expose youth to character building activities
*Build camaraderie and foster lasting friendships.
*Encourage spiritual maturity.
*Offer a beginning toward seeing different places and cultures outside the community.
*Empower youth to set specific, measurable and achievable goals, and develop skills toward achieving those goals.
*Develop youth as individuals and leaders within the community.