Track meet Registration & Meet Tips

Coacho.com Registration

You must have a (free) account on coachoregistration.com to register for open track meets

Create an Account

Visit CoachORegistration.com and select Create Account.
Enter parent/guardian information and set up your login.
Confirm your account if you receive a verification email.

Add Your Athlete

Log in and go to My Athletes or Athlete Profile.
Select Add Athlete.
Enter your athlete’s information and save the profile.

Join Over the Mountain Track Club

In your athlete’s profile, go to Teams/Clubs.
Search for Over the Mountain Track Club.
Select the team and save.

From the homepage, select Track & Field Meets.
Search for the meet you want to enter.
Open the meet page and click Register or Enter Athlete.
Select your athlete and choose their events.
Complete payment and submit entry.

Confirm Your Athlete’s Entry

Return to the meet page.
Check Entries or My Entries.
Make sure your athlete’s name and events appear correctly.
Heat sheets will be posted on xpresstiming.com for most meets the day before the meet.

If you run into any issues, email support@coacho.com for help.

If you are not affiliated with our track club on coacho.com, you will be responsible for picking up your athlete packet (generally contains bib and event wristband) as you entered. All athletes who are properly registered with Over the Mountain Track Club will pick up their bib and event wristband at our team tent.

If a coach is not at a track meet, the first OTM athlete who arrives can 1) pick up the entire OTM team packet and contact with other athletes via slack to come and get their bibs when they arrive OR 2) take their bib from the OTM team packet at the gate, and then leave the OTM team packet with the event staff for the next athlete.

AAU Membership Registration

Only required if you plan to compete in any AAU meets
Visit aausports.org and select Youth Athlete Membership.
Choose Track & Field as your sport.
Enter our club code: (OTM will update this asap)
Complete athlete and parent/guardian information.
Pay the annual AAU athlete fee ($14).
Save your athlete’s AAU number for meet registration.

AAU Meet Registration

Visit Athletic.net and log into (or create) your parent/guardian account.
Add your athlete to your profile if you haven’t already.
Search for and join our team: Over the Mountain Track Club.
Once approved, go to your athlete’s profile or the team page.
Find the meet you want to enter under Upcoming Meets or by searching the meet name.
Open the meet page and click Register or Enter Athlete.
Select your athlete and choose their events.
Enter required membership number (USATF) if prompted.
Complete payment if the meet requires online entry fees.
Confirm your athlete’s entries by checking the Entries section on the meet page.
If you do not pay for your entry - and do not delete it - prior to the meet closing time, you will be charged the meet entry free by OTM, regardless of whether or not you compete.

USATF Membership Registration

Only required if you plan to compete in any USATF meets.
Go to USATF Connect and create or log into your account.
Purchase a Youth Athlete Membership ($30/year).
Select Track & Field as your sport.
Enter our club code: 090210
Upload age verification (birth certificate, passport, or government ID).
Wait for approval (typically 1–3 business days).
Save your athlete’s USATF membership number.

USATF Meet Registration

Visit Athletic.net and log into (or create) your parent/guardian account.
Add your athlete to your profile if you haven’t already.
Search for and join our team: Over the Mountain Track Club.
Once approved, go to your athlete’s profile or the team page.
Find the meet you want to enter under Upcoming Meets or by searching the meet name.
Open the meet page and click Register or Enter Athlete.
Select your athlete and choose their events.
Enter required membership number (USATF) if prompted.
Complete payment if the meet requires online entry fees.
Confirm your athlete’s entries by checking the Entries section on the meet page.
If you do not pay for your entry - and do not delete it - prior to the meet closing time, you will be charged the meet entry free by OTM, regardless of whether or not you compete.

Track Meet Tips

Come prepared to hang out... track meets have a reputation of taking a long time. So bring a lunch, snacks, sunscreen, and plenty to drink.
While Coach Stephen & Lisa will not be at every meet, OTM has a large tent that will be set up at each meet that Coach Stephen & Lisa attend. Feel free to bring your own tent to set up adjacent to ours or just hang out at our tent. Choccolocco Park has made some renovations, but in the past, we always set up in the grass. Plan to bring a blanket or chairs to sit on.
When you get to the track meet, come find our tent and get your athlete's race bib and wristband. The bib will need to be attached to their jersey before they compete.
If there are no OTM coaches at the meet, the first OTM athlete who arrives will pick up the team bibs and communicate with other competing athletes on our Team Slack to coordinate bib pick up.
You, the parent, are responsible for getting your athlete to their registered events. If your child is going to a field event or running event, see if any other OTM athletes need to go to to that event as well. We are a team - let's help each other out as best as we can!
The OTM coaches in attendance at track meets usually have a child competing. Please keep in mind OTM coaches are parents first and their first importance is seeing their own child compete.
Listen for the loud speaker announcing check in for running and field events. Generally, for running events, check-in is one or two events before their competing event. Check-in will usually be at a table, where they'll possibly give you a numbered sticker to place on your hip. For field events, check-in will be at the field event competition location.
Running events take precedence over field events. If it looks like you may have a conflict, quickly check into your field event, tell the official you have to go race, then compete in your running event. Return to your field event to compete as quickly as possible- even if you're late. The official should let you get your throws or jumps in. *The high jump official will make you jump whatever height they are currently at in the competition (they will not lower the bar).
For sprint races (400m or less), runners must stay in their lane.
For the 800m race, the officials will typically mark off and show the athletes when to move out of their lanes & into lane 1.
For races 1500m or more, runners will start in a waterfall start (curved line) and all move to lane 1 as soon as possible.
Track meets are a great opportunity to make friends, build community, and set personal records (PRs). OTM Track Club has become like family and so many great memories have been made as a team over the years. Just remember - this is all FUN! If your child sticks with track and field as they grow older, they will make friends from OTM and other teams that they'll see year after year. We hope that you and your family are able to make memories at track meets with us this summer!

Registration Tips

If you're new to track and field, register for events that sound fun! It's all about the experience and getting a personal record (PR) for you - don't worry if you're not the very best...just give your very best.
For reference, one lap around the track is 400m.
If a detailed schedule of the meet is posted on coacho or athletic.net , refer to it when deciding which events to register for. (This would be found under "Meet Information" or "Meet Schedule" on the meet homepage.) If you're not wanting to spend the day at the track meet, try to choose events that look closer together in time.
The age your athlete will be on 12.31 is the age category they will compete in, unless otherwise noted on the meet set up summary.
A "rolling" schedule means they'll start the first event at a certain time and just move down the list of events as quickly as they can. It's hard to estimate specific event times on a rolling schedule - you just have to be ready for check-in as your event approaches.
If you'd like to be part of a relay team, make sure you email OTM or post to our Team Slack to discuss this several days prior to the registration deadline in order to help recruit a full relay team. Relay teams generally consist of 4 kids of the same age category and gender. Only OTM Track Club can register athletes for a relay team. The relay event usually counts towards the maximum number of events per athlete.

Create an Account with Coachoregistration.com and join Over the Mountain Track Club

First time registering only....

Go to coacho.com and click ONLINE REGISTRATION to open the calendar page

Scroll down on the calendar and click on the meet you would like to enter.

Click ENTER THE MEET.

Click ADD ACCOUNT at the top right side of the page

Select #2 and click NEXT to "register 1 or more individual athletes for a competition"

Select YES when asked "Are you a member of a club/team?"

Fill in the necessary information on the next page and then click CREATE ACCOUNT

Activate your Account

Click Join a Club/Team

Type "Over the Mountain Track Club" then click Look Up

Select [UYO] Over the Mountain Track Club - Hoover, AL - Contact: Stephen Burns and then click Join

On the next page, click OK

The next page should say "Change Account from UNA to CLUB/TEAM MEMBER: SUCCESSFUL"

If you have multiple athletes in your family, click My Home and then Add/Edit Athletes

FYI

If you run into issues, email support@coacho.ocm

If you are not affiliated with our track club on coacho.com, you will be responsible for picking up your athlete packet (generally contains bib and event wristband) as you entered. All athletes who are properly registered with Over the Mountain Track Club will pick up their bib and event wristband at our team tent.

Registering for USATF Junior Olympics Meets

OTM Track Club is a USATF club and we encourage our athletes to compete in the USATF Junior Olympics Meets. The USATF Alabama Junior Olympics Championship is a qualifier for the USATF Region 6 Junior Olympics Championship, which is a qualifier for the USATF National Junior Olympics Championship.

In order to compete in these meets, an athlete must have a valid USATF membership. Here are the steps:

Click HERE to visit USATF to join or renew your membership.

Be sure to affiliate with "Over the Mountain Track Club" - if needed, our club code is 090210.

If you are a new USATF member, you must have your birthdate verified. This takes, at a minimum, 5 business days to complete, and is a requirement prior to registering for any USATF track meet. Click HERE to learn how to verify your birthdate.

Once you are a valid USATF member, you can register for USATF track meets. While most track meets are listed on coacho.com, USATF track meets are listed on athletic.net. Here are the steps to register on athletic.net:

Log into (or create) an athletic.net account.

If needed, search "USATF Alabama Association Junior Olympic, Open & Masters Championships" (for the state meet)

Follow registration prompts.