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!

REGISTER NOW FOR 2026 SESSIONS HERE!

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.
 

The first phase of the 2026 season will host two-hour developmental training sessions once a month. Please observe the schedule below:

Date(s)	Event	Time
TBD	Developmental Practice	TBD
TBD	Developmental Practice	TBD

 

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.

• Training will be two hours held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5PM - 6:30PM 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
TBD	Spring ZOOM Info Session	TBD

 

Phase three will run concurrently from phase two and run up to nine weeks in length. Practices will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5-6:30pm. 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
TBD	DMV Youth Challenge Meet	TBD
TBD	AAU District Qualifier	TBD
TBD	AAU Region Meet	TBD
TBD	IYC Championships	TBD
TBD	AAU Junior Olympics	TBD

"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.