Newbury Park Track Club and Other Ventura County Youth Track Clubs

The Newbury Park Track Club (NPTC) is a youth recreational sports program in track and field. Founded in 1968, the NPTC is the oldest continuously running youth sports organization in the Conejo Valley.

Registration takes place in December/January (for spring track season) and early summer (for fall cross country season) each year. Age groups range from 7 to 16 years. Teams are as follows:

• Gremlins: Ages 7-8

• Bantams: Ages 9-10

• Midgets: Ages 11-12

• Youth: Ages 13-14

• Intermediate: Ages 15-16

Each team is coached by at least one coach, with additional support from parents and specialty coaches as needed.  Athletes compete fairly and equally.  All athletes are eligible to compete an equal amount, and all have an equal chance to earn first place awards.

For more information, visit www.nptrackclub.org.

NPTC is a member of the Ventura County Youth Track Conference, a non-profit, tax-exempt California corporation.

Other clubs currently in the conference include: Camarillo Cosmos, Heritage Valley Blazers, Moorpark Striders, Ojai Roadrunners, Oxnard Stars, Thousand Oaks Flyers , Gold Coast Spartans and Ventura Tigres.

Gold Coast Youth Football League

The Gold Coast Youth Football League is a tackle league for players ages 6-14 years old in Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. Local chapters in Ventura County and adjacent areas include (as of January 2023):

• Calabasas Rams www.calabasasrams.com

• Camarillo Stingers www.camarillocougars.com

• Fillmore Raiders www.fillmoreyouthfootball.net

• Newbury Park Steelers www.npsteelers.com

• Oxnard Knights www.oxnardknightsfootball.com

• Santa Paula Cardinals www.spyfl.org

• Simi Valley Bulldogs www.simivalleybulldogs.com

• 101 Jaguars www.101jaguars.org

• 805 Warhawks (Ventura) 805warhawks.com

More information at www.gcyfl.com.

Free Airplane Rides for Kids in Camarillo and Santa Paula

Each month, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 723 offers free flights to youth ages 8 through 17, weather permitting.

The EAA Young Eagles program was launched in 1992 to give young people the opportunity to fly in a general aviation airplane. EAA volunteers will explain what you will see and do pre-flight, then take you on a 15 to 20 minute flight. After the flight, your pilot will present you with your own Young Eagles logbook, along with an entry for the flight.

In Camarillo, flights take place from the EAA Hangar Area at 501 Aviation Drive at the Camarillo Airport on the first Saturday of the month. Look for signs; it is next to Commemorative Air Force, CAF Museum, and near the Animal Shelter. Please park on the street, Aviation Way. DO NOT PARK in the CAF Parking Lot.

In Santa Paula, flights are from Santa Paula Airport and take place on the first Sunday of each month. Look for signs.

Visit chapters.eaa.org/eaa723/young-eagles/eagles-flights for more information.

AYSO Region 82 - Santa Paula

American Youth Soccer Organization Region 82 serves Santa Paula and is for children ages 4 to 18 as of 7/31 each year. Pre-registration for the summer runs from March to June.

For more information, visit www.ayso82.org.

Santa Paula Skate Park

The Santa Paula Skate Park is located at Veterans Memorial Park on the corner of 10th St. and E. Ventura St. The park has been open since August 2004. Park hours are 8 a.m. until sundown, helmets are required, no bikes are allowed and access to the park is free. 

Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley

The Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley was originally founded as a Boys Club by the Santa Paula Police Department in 1949, it was not until 1968 that girls also became members providing daily access to safe, supervised activities that foster children to become productive, responsible and caring citizens. There are ten sites serving the cities of Santa Paula, Fillmore and the unincorporated area of Piru.

The Club concentrates on five areas of youth development: character & leadership development; educational & career development; health & life skills; the arts; and sports, fitness, and recreation. The Club’s activities primarily take place after school, during school recesses, in the evening and on weekends. Over 1,650 youth and community members utilize the Club. To learn more, visit www.bgclubscv.org.