About Us
Your Legacy starts here!
The Legacy Park Track Club is a grassroots youth program founded in 2023 and based in Decatur, Georgia. We are sanctioned by the Amatuer Athletic Union (AAU) and members of the USATF. Accepting young athletes ages 6-18.
Mission Statement
We are committed to developing our youth and preparing them to excel at the next level. We believe in training hard and smart pursuing academic and athletic excellence.
Participation goals
The main goal is to build a foundation of strength, stamina and confidence that will enable our athleties to maximize their potential. Introduce exercises and techniques that will improve and develop running form, technique and max velocity. Using the challenges of this sport our athletes will encounter and overcome to develop critical skills to be productive and successful members of society.
Training Philosophy
Our athletes will train in groups based on event disciplines and the focus will be on developing technical, physical and mental skills needed to improve athletic performance. Our program includes not only event specific training but strength and conditioning components as well.
Coaching Staff
Tramell Smith ; Head Coach
Coach Tramell Smith has an unrivaled passion for positively impacting the lives of our youth through the sport of track and field. He competed for 12 years from high school all the way to a short stint as a professional runner. Primarily an 800m runner, Tramell was an Illinois state champ and multiple time HS All-American. The University of Illinois offered him a full athletic scholarship and Tramell completed his collegiate career as a 8 time Big-10 Conference champ, 3 time All-American and National runner-up as member of 4x4 relay. After college Tramell moved to Lubbock, Texas and trained/competed as a professional runner while assisting Texas Tech University as a volunteer assistant coach. Upon retiring from the sport he eventually made it to Georgia where he now works as a full time Personal trainer and Strength Coach and just completed his 11th year as an assistant coach for Decatur High School. In that time span Tramell has coached 17 individual state champions, won 4 team titles and coached athletes to 3 state records. With more than 25 years experience in the sport of track & field Coach Smith’s main philosophy is “in this sport you get what you give” and uses this thought process to prepare the kids for competition and for life.
Registration
AAU Membership Required
all members must have current AAU membership. To sign up click here:
https://play.aausports.org/joinaau/membershipapplication.aspx
Winter Season - Nov 11 - Jan 26
Practice will begin on November 11th @ Legacy Park, when school is out practices will rotate between Legacy Park (on Mondays & Fridays) and Cheney Stadium located (Weds) 741 Connally St SE, Atlanta, Ga. Strength and conditioning sessions will be offered @ Pinnacle Fitness (45 Old Ivy Rd NE, Atlanta) on Thursdays @ 4:45 and Sundays @11:30 am.
Schedule
Full event participation will be dependent on athletes performance and qualifications but the potential schedule
1) Dec -08 2024 TFCUSA WINTER INDOOR GRAND PRIX (Youth) The Crossplex Birmingham AL
2) Dec - 21 The Galleria Games (Youth) Birmingham Crossplex Birmingham AL
3) Jan - 12 Clemson High School Invitational (Youth) Clemson University Clemson SC
4) Jan - 26 COACH MIAMI PRESENTS the BAMA SHOWCASE (Youth, Open, Masters) Birmingham Crossplex Birmingham AL
Tuition
The competition team will be $400 for new members (300 if returning) for the Winter season and includes practice uniforms, competition jerseys and warm ups, registration fees for meets($40-50 per meet), beverages and snacks for practices/meets as well as covering costs for the coaching and venue for strength and conditioning sessions. IF Cost is an issue please let the coaches know as we do have partial and full scholarship opportunities available.
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