What do you mean by “athletics team?” Really.
Can youth athletes join Tulsa Athletics Club?
Yes! But…
Tulsa Athletics Club coach George Perry believes two of the greatest risks to a young athlete are early specialization and over-training. Part of what brought him into the coaching world was seeing how many collegiate runners were physically and psychologically burned out at age 22, years before they would hit what should be their athletic peak. That burnout, though, can start before an athlete even reaches high school.
Young people should play as many sports as possible in as many different contexts as possible: playing a game in the yard with a few friends is just as valuable (may be more so) than the high-pressure, high-dollar industry of travel teams and “development clubs.”
Tulsa AC accepts youth athletes starting at age 13.
Any athlete between the ages of 13 and 17 must meet either condition:
1) Play two different competitive sports each year (cross country and distance running on the track are not “different!”), and have two 3-week periods of no organized activity each year.
OR
2) Play one competitive sport and have at least two months of no organized activity each year.
Tulsa AC will not train youth athletes while they are in-season for an outside team, (school or club) nor within three weeks of the end of their most recent season.
Do you have any other teams besides athletics?
Not yet! Emphasis on “yet.” Let us know what team you’d like to see next and we’ll take a look at it.