YEP! Track & Field Youth Clinic

This free program is targeted to serve young people in middle school and high school (ages 11–17).

YEP Track and Field program

Howard County YEP! Track and Field Youth Clinic

Discover your love for Track and Field while enhancing your athletic skills to become a top competitor.
Join the YEP! Track and Field Team through Howard Community College!

Program is currently full for 2025.

Program Design


The program was designed to introduce participants to the basic skills and techniques of track and field through our Fundamental program.  Participants will then continue to envision concise goals as well as develop specific skills as they progress through the Developmental program.  As they continually progress through developmental training, they are no longer regarded as participants, they become athletes focused and poised.  They begin to embrace their competitiveness in the Performance program. All three programs are modular and designed to run concurrently.

The intended outcomes of the program are:

Participants advance through the three tiers of development: fundamental, developmental, and performance.
Grow the participation from 30 participants in 2023, to 60 by the conclusion of the program.
Participants will decisively choose event groups to develop in.
Through meet management software, participants’ competition results will be recorded and compiled.
Participants will learn how to objectively set goals.
Participants will run faster, jump, and throw farther.
Participants will discover their athletic potential and value.
Participants will lead active, fit, and healthy lifestyles.
Participants will learn sportsmanship, teamwork, and accountability.
Participants will network by meeting athletic coaches and staff.
Participants will be offered competitive meet opportunities.
 

YEP Track and Field Jump

The first phase of the 2025 season will host two-hour developmental training sessions once a month. Please observe the schedule below:
Date(s) Event Time
Saturday, January 25, 2025 Developmental Practice 10AM - 12PM
Saturday, February 22, 2025 Developmental Practice 10AM - 12PM

Phase two will be a twelve-week block of training which will offer more training days throughout the week as well as opportunities to compete amongst each other in a competitive training environment. This phase will build upon the mental, emotional, and physical attributes needed to compete at their best ability.
  • Starting March 10th, training will be two hours held on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 5PM - 7PM at the Howard Community College Track & Field Complex
  • YEP! Track & Field athletes will be separated into specific event groups to hone their event skills
  • To evaluate the skills and performance of our participants in a competitive setting, we will organize up to two inter-team track meets held at Howard Community College. Please observe the dates of these events below:
Date(s) Event Time
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Spring ZOOM Info Session 5-6PM
Saturday. April 5, 2025 First Inter-Team Meet 10 AM - 2PM
Saturday, May 24, 2025 Second Inter-Team Meet 10AM - 2PM 

Phase three will run concurrently from phase two and run up to nine weeks in length. Practices will be held on Mondays, Tuesday, and Thursdays from 5-7pm. This phase will continue to develop the mental, emotional and physical attributes needed to compete at their best ability.
  • During this phase an AAU team will be formulated and recognized by the Amateur Athletic Union
  • YEP! Track & Field athletes will continue to be separated into their specific event groups
  • YEP! Track & Field athletes will be encouraged to compete in AAU District, Regional, and National level meets. Please observe the dates of these events below:
Date(s) Event Time
Saturday, May 31, 2025 DMV Youth Challenge Meet All-Day
Saturday, June 7, 2025 AAU District Qualifier All-Day
Saturday, June 21, 2025 AAU Region Meet All-Day
Saturday, July 12, 2025 IYC Championships All-Day
Saturday, July 26, 2025 AAU Junior Olympics All-Day

"HCC and the athletic department are excited to be in a position to provide free athletic development training for Howard County youth athletes. We intend to create an environment where commitment, consistency, and courage are the necessities for a championship-level experience. It is our hope that through our program, our athletes will strive daily to create better versions of themselves mentally, emotionally, and physically," says Philippe DeRoserier Jr., manager of fitness and recreation.
Any questions pertaining to the YEP! clinic, or Howard Community College's Track and Field program, should be directed to Coach DeRosier at: pderosier@howardcc.edu.