2026 Valley United Striders
Track & Field Post Season
This year The Valley United Team will be competing in the USATF season! The National Jr. Olympics will be held at Cerritos College in Norwalk, CA.
Valley United is comprised of all participating teams in the Valley Youth Conference, and surrounding High Schools. Only VYC IEC qualified athletes will be invited on the team!! All High School athletes are welcome. Athletes who did not qualify for IEC’s must receive approval from Valley United President to join the team (approval notifications will be sent out the first week of practice). Most Practices will be at Cesar E Chavez Learning Academy High School-Monday, Tuesday, Thursday – 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM.
Upcoming Practice Schedule: 5/18/26, 5/19/26, 5/21/26, 5/26/26, 5/27/26, 5/28/26
Parent Orientation : Wednesday May 20th 6:30pm via Zoom
To participate as a Valley United, athlete, you will need to purchase a USATF membership card by logging onto the usatf.org/membership website and get your card. Be sure to attach to the Valley United Track Club team # 33-0015. You will either need to renew your card if you already have one, or get a new membership, if you have never had one. If you are getting a new card, please be sure to upload your birth document at the same time. This will take 5 to 10 days to get as only the National office can verify it. (Please do not get a new card if you have already gotten one, if you are having trouble logging in call the office for help) You can not compete until this is done!!
You will need to fill out the Jot Form registration on our website, valleyunitedstriders.com when it is available. The fees will be listed at that time. Once you have completed the online application process your athlete will be added to the Valley United Team. All athletes will need to order a uniform if you do not have one already. We are always striving towards making the transition between Valley Youth Conference competition and USATF competition easier for all involved. We welcome everyone to the Valley United Striders and look forward to an awesome and exciting season.
2026 Season – SCA Association Championships will become Region 16. Region 15 championships will remain Region 15 but will just include San Diego-Imperial and Nevada.
Upcoming Optional Meet:
March 28th – Pacific Coast Shockwaves “A” Meet- California High School, Whittier, CA (2025 JO Banquet 1st place winners & athlete of the year will be honored during this meet)
Mandatory Meets:
May 23rd – 24th – LA Jets 40th Annual Invitational – West High School, Torrance CA
May 30th – 31st- West Coast Classic Track & Field Invitational – Cerritos College
June 11th-14th – USATF Association- TBA- Top 5 finishers move to Junior Olympics Championship
July 27-August 2 -National Junior Olympics – Cerritos College, Norwalk, CA
Optional Meet – California State Games – Athletes will register and pay for this meet on Athletic.net Coaches may not be in attendance
2026 Track & Field Post Season Registration
Opens May 2026
JOIN VALLEY UNITED TRACK & FIELD
Valley United Striders USATF team Number is 33-015
Valley United Striders AAU team Number is WYBT8T
Who we are …
The Valley Youth Conference simply put is the Best Conference in Southern California, having been in existence since 1966. The Conference acts as a governing body with well established playing rules and standards that are first and foremost, fair to all competitors.
We are a non-profit volunteer organization devoted to youth through athletics. We offer a year round sports program through football, track & field , cross country, and cheerleading for boys and girls ages 5 to 18. Our goal is to provide a safe, healthy environment for our youth to develop in both athletics and citizenship. We encourage scholastic achievement, and have annually awarded thousands of dollars in academic scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have participated in one of our many athletic programs. We encompass the entire San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, Pasadena, West Los Angeles area, and Simi Valley.
The Valley Youth Conference helps develop and guide the youth of today into the leaders of tomorrow. Over the past forty years our members have grown up and returned to the Valley Youth Conference as leaders, coaches and volunteers to give children the same opportunities, benefits and rewarding memories that can last a lifetime to the over 5,000 families that participate annually.
Valley United President
Tiffany Armstead
Armsteadt21@gmail.com
Valley United Administrator – Complaints
Tameisha Warner
tswarner74@gmail.com
2026 Division Head Coaches: (Will be Announced in May 2026)
Ages: 7-8 / Born: 2018-2019
- Gremlin Girls – Head Coach:
- Gremlin Boys – Head Coach:
Ages: 9-10 / Born: 2016-2017
- Bantam – Head Coach:
- Bantam – Assistant Head Coach:
Ages: 11-12 / Born: 2014-2015
- Junior – Head Coach:
- Junior – Assistant Head Coach:
Ages: 13-18 / Born: 2008 – 2013
- Youth & Up – Head Coach:
- Youth & Up Assistant Head Coach:
Distance – Head Coach:
Valley United Striders
Cross Country 2026 Registration Coming October 2026
Valley United Striders AAU team Number is W387CD
Valley United Striders USATF team Number is 33-0015
Who we are …
The Valley Youth Conference simply put is the Best Conference in Southern California, having been in existence since 1966. The Conference acts as a governing body with well established playing rules and standards that are first and foremost, fair to all competitors.
We are a non-profit volunteer organization devoted to youth through athletics. We offer a year round sports program through football, track & field , cross country, and cheerleading for boys and girls ages 5 to 18. Our goal is to provide a safe, healthy environment for our youth to develop in both athletics and citizenship. We encourage scholastic achievement, and have annually awarded thousands of dollars in academic scholarships to graduating high school seniors who have participated in one of our many athletic programs. We encompass the entire San Fernando Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, Antelope Valley, Pasadena, West Los Angeles area, and Simi Valley.
The Valley Youth Conference helps develop and guide the youth of today into the leaders of tomorrow. Over the past forty years our members have grown up and returned to the Valley Youth Conference as leaders, coaches and volunteers to give children the same opportunities, benefits and rewarding memories that can last a lifetime to the over 3,000 families that participate annually.
Welcome to Valley United Striders!
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce the VALLEY UNITED STRIDERS ALL STAR TEAM. Restructured in 1986, Valley United has served as a vehicle for our top athletes of the VYC to unite together and compete locally and nationally. The team originally goes back into the 1960s. The Valley United Striders is the second oldest team in the State. Our USATF team number is 33-015.
The Valley United Striders competes in the USA Track and Field circuit as well as the AAU. Over the past decade Valley United has proven itself to be a dominating force locally and a nationally recognized power house. Our club has produced many National Champions, broken records, set records and won National Team Titles in both Cross Country and Track and Field.