Saturday 18th November, 2017 is ‘Bring a Friend’ Day at little Athletics.
It would be great for our kids to bring a friend to show them how much fun athletics is (and give them free bananas!).
If you bring an extra child please see the registrar Tiffany for a special bib.
The purpose of the general training session is to provide an opportunity for athletes to build their general fitness base in a fun environment. Parents are welcome to train with their children. Opportunities for event specific training will also be provided throughout the year.
As you are aware, athletics is a largely volunteer-run sport, so if any of the coaches ask for any assistance, please help.
Bad weather: Please monitor the Croydon Little Athletics Facebook page for updates on any potential cancellations of training due to bad weather.
Croydon Little Athletics Centre competes every year in the Box Hill Invitational, Eastern Metropolitan Region and State Relay Championships. Last year, we had many teams qualify for the State Championships. Details of the season are:
Box Hill Invitational Relays: Sunday 12th November, 2017 @ Hagenauers Reserve, Box Hill Nth
EMR Regional Relay Championships: Saturday 25th November, 2017 @ Nunawading Athletics, East Burwood Reserve, Burwood East
State Relay Championships: Saturday 16th December, 2017 @ Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park
Athletes: Under 9 – Under 15
Competing in the Relay Championships is a great opportunity for our athletes to represent our Centre in team based competition, to learn relay racing techniques and understand what it takes to work with others.
The Relay events include both same sex and mixed teams in the following events:
Please refer to the Relay Section of the Centre Handbook for full details regarding the Relay Championships (including availability, team selection, training, centre uniform and parent duty at the event.
Please email croydon@lavic.com.au ASAP to be involved in these fun events.
Click here to view the 2017 Relay season information
The 2017/18 Season kicks off this Saturday 7th October.
Please ensure children are registered online via LAVic website, this includes children who are wanting to join us on a ‘trial’ basis. Don’t leave this task till Friday night, as bibs are being printed as we speak, and you run the risk of your kids not being able to compete on the first day!
Bibs will be ready to collect from your club tables, so allow some extra time in the morning for everyone to gain access to their info and ensure we are all ready to roll for first events. Club Managers will give athletes a welcome before 9am, with events kicking off after that.
Our first day will be busy busy busy, so please bear with us as we ensure to do our best at having a smoothly run day for all involved.
Please keep an eye out for new athletes and ‘trial’ athletes, new families need guidance, so ensure you help out those that look a little lost and confused as to where to be and what to do!
And don’t forget parents… without your help to assist with duty tasks, we cannot run events….. so your help is extremely important to the children being able to participate in Little Aths. Make sure you let your clubs know when you are available to help.
Last but not least…. SUNDAY 8th October is our fundraising BBQ at Bunnings Chirnside Park – please volunteer to help if you can.
See you Saturday, don’t forget some sunscreen and a bottle of water!!!!
We are holding a Bunnings BBQ on Sunday 8th October, 2017 to raise money for equipment for our Centre and we need YOUR help to make it a success.
We’re using SignUp.com (the leading online signup and reminder tool) to organise the roster.
Please sign up to help at our Bunnings Sausage Sizzle!
Here’s how it works in 3 easy steps:
1. Click this link to go to our page on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/login/entry/336999337246276026
2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on SignUp.com)
3. Sign up! Choose your spots – SignUp.com will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!
Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact us and we can sign you up manually.
Thanks for helping our Centre.
Click HERE to register now!
Our information day is on Saturday 9th September from 9am to 11am at Croydon Athletics Track, Town Park, Norton Road, Croydon.
Click here to view our flyer 2017-18 Information Day Flyer
Information on how to register How to Register Doco
Age Group Calculator HERE
Our Presentation Night and AGM are coming up on Saturday 22nd April, 2017. Please see the attached documents for details of this fun night and Committee position descriptions. Payment of $20 per family (immediate family – extra adults, grand parents etc $5 each) to be made by direct deposit to our bank account, details below.
Croydon Little Athletics Centre Presentation flyer
2016-17 AGM Information for families
This week is our last competition for the summer season – Championship Day! This is a fun day for the kids to compete in four events with a chance to be presented with a medal on the podium. With so many events being run the day will go longer than usual, depending on your child’s events, so please ensure you have enough water, sunscreen etc as the forecast is for a warm day.
Please arrive around 8.00am to find out the events your athlete is competing in, as the day will start at 8.30am.
We will have some special guests presenting medals including someone from the Council and a representative from major sponsor Subway who will be assisted by the Subway mascot.
One of our major sponsors, AKT Trophy Centre, will be in attendance to provide personalised result stickers for the medals. For $3.00 athletes can have a sticker printed with their name, date, event, and result to put on the back of their medal.
The BBQ will be running, the canteen will be open and first aid will be in attendance.
Our Centre Presentation Night is coming up in April, date to be confirmed shortly. This will be a fun night with DJ, photo booth, pizza dinner, raffle and silent auctions. The cost will be $20 per family. Individual Club presentations will also be held as well as Centre presentations and the AGM. For those interested in joining the Committee for next season please see one of our Committee members. Positions descriptions will also be circulated along with more details of the night.
Our relaython donations have been counted and we raised an amazing $410.05 for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. We thank everyone for their generous donations.
Congratulations also to our athletes who represented Croydon last weekend at the State Track and Field Championships. There were some great results, many PB’s and special mention to Joseph (U15) who won bronze in the high jump. Fantastic effort!
Hi CLAC families,
Thanks to everyone for making our re-opening last week a great event. We had lovely weather to showcase our new track, discus and shot put facilities. Our relaython was a success thanks to all the athletes and parents that helped out. We will let you know how much we raised for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal when the total is finalised.
Competition this week is Friday night due to State Track and Field Championships being held this weekend. Set up from 5pm, warm ups from 5.45pm, events start at 6pm.
The BBQ will be running, the canteen will be open and first aid will be in attendance.
Upcoming events are as follows:
Saturday 18th March – Championship Day!
Centre Presentation Night : date to be confirmed
Good luck to all our athletes representing Croydon this weekend at the State Track and Field Championships. “Be your best.”
See you at the track!
Croydon Little Athletics Committee