One Step Ahead Winter 2013, Vol. 1 | Page 5

USATF News & Notes

USATF CHANGES FOR 2014

2014 Membership

If you already renewed your membership for the year 2014, then you may have noticed some changes to both Individual membership and Club Membership.

Individual Membership

• Permanent ID numbers are assigned to all multi-year members, new members and renewed members.

• Mutli-year members will receive an email providing them with their new membership #.

• Individual members now have the option to "go green" and opt out of receiveing the traditional membership card and packet. They will instead access a digital membership card. This option is located on the online membership application.

• Email address are now required for all members.

Club Membership

• Clubs will automatically receive an Evidence of Coverage Insurance Certificate (not to be confused with a 3rd party Certificate of Insurance).

• Clubs are now able to purchase their 3rd party Certificate of Insurance at the same time of application/renewal of their Club membership. (Certificates will not go out until the club is approved in the system.)

Youth Clubs now need to submit the Individual Membership numbers of all their coaches and volunteers at the tme of club application or renewal.

• Multi-year clubs need to enter their 2014 practice schedules as soon as they have their dates in order to be covered by the General Liability Insurance Policy for club practices.

• Multi-year Youth Clubs will be contacted and asked to provide the ID numbers of all their coaches and volunteers. Background Screenings must be completed on all by January 1st, in order for the club to remain in an "active" status.

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2014 Event Sanction Fees

Entrants Members Non-Members

1-100 $100 $150

101-250 $125 $175

251-500 $225 $275

501-1,000 $400 $350

1,001-2,000 $625 $675

2,001-4,000 $750 $900

4,001-6,000 $1475 $1525

6,001-15,000 $3200 $3250

15,000+ $5225 $5275

At the 2013 USATF Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Gary Westerfield was inducted in the Officials Hall of Fame at the Officials Award and Hall of Fame Banquet

Gary is a very active member of our association, he was a founding member, a past President, a past Race Walk Chair, and current Treasurer and Officials Certification Chair.

Gary Westerfield Inducted in National Officials Hall of Fame Class of 2013