Final Week and State Champs
Many thanks to all who helped and attended Trophy Day on Saturday. Despite the heavy rain and having to hold the event in the clubhouse it went reasonably well.
For those who have not collected certificates, plaques and trophies these are available in the clubhouse this Tuesday night from 6pm to 7:15pm.
Training this week - Tues and Thurs
We will continue with Training this Tues and Thurs night from 6pm at Windsor Park. All of our coaches will be there so it will be a very good opportunity to get in some final training particularly for those attending the State Champs this weekend. All athletes can attend training this week. Final training for this season will be this Thursday.
State Champs
Timetable and list of athletes for the State Champs this coming Fri to Sun 23 to 25 March have been circulated, refer to last week items available by clicking on the link Sat 17 March 2012AGM and Trophy Day - Sat 17 Mar. Athletes should be at the stadium at least 1 hour prior to scheduled time as the events can be moved forward. Athletes should attend to their own warm-up and this should be able to be done at the smaller track where the State Relays were held. The events will be held in the large stadium. Full uniform - shirts and shorts, number, age patch and IGA badge must be worn. We will not have a tent given the layout of the stadium but families should try to sit together if possible.
It is a wet weather track and the events will proceed even if it is raining.
This will be the final message for this season and we will start up again in late August.
Thady Blundell
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
Sat 17 March 2012
This Saturday will be our AGM from 2pm, last competition from 3pm and Party/Trophy Day from 4:30 pm.
All Parents are invited to attend the AGM in the clubhouse from 2pm and the Agenda can be found here. There will be training from 2pm so children will be occupied.
The Program for the 3pm competition can be found here. This will be a very flexible program where the athletes can go to the events that they wish to participate in. We will not break up into age groups although we will have the races amongst athletes of similar age. It is good opportunity to try for a personal best in particular events.
There will also be a cross-country race at 4pm.
The Trophy and Certificate presentation will start at 4:30pm and go through until about 6:30pm or so. There will be sausages and hamburgers supplied and some drinks but again would the u6 to u8 families bring desserts, u9 to u11 salads and u12 and above cold drinks. The raffle will be drawn after 4:30pm and tickets can still be purchased on Saturday. Click here for the Trophy Day flyer
We will also be having a working bee to finalise the new High Jump and Long Jump areas from 12 noon and if any parents can attend to help that would be greatly appreciated. Just bring a shovel.
Training - Thursday 15th and Next Week.
We will having training tonight (Thursday 15th) and next week on Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm on each night. A number of coaches will be in attendance.
Thanks to all the parents and athletes for their participation this season. We will start up again in late August.
Good luck to our athletes competing at the State Champs the weekend of the 24th of March.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
AGM and Trophy Day - Sat 17 Mar
The flyer for this Saturday's events can be found here.
The AGM starts at 2pm and all parents are invited to attend. It will go for about 1 hour. There will be coaching on from 2pm so children will be occupied. There will be a Centre Manager's report, Treasurer report, election of the new committee and other agenda items.
We will have a short program starting at 3pm including a cross-country race of various distances depending on age as well as other events.
We will then start the trophy presentations and party at about 4:30pm. Some food will be provided but would families with u6 to u8 children please bring desserts, those with u9 to u11 children bring salads and those with children u12 and above bring cold drinks.
We will also hold a Working Bee from 12noon on the day to finish the work around the new high jump and long jump areas. The work will take about an hour to an hour and a half and if you can attend please do and bring a shovel - there will be some spreading of soil.
Training - Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm
We will continue training this week on Tues and Thurs from 6pm at Windsor Park and also next week on Tues the 20th and Thurs the 22nd leading up to the State Champs. All athletes are encouraged to attend and we will train in a number of events each night. We will have 4 to 5 coaches in attendance each night.
State Champs
The State Championships will be held from Friday 23 March to Sunday 25 March. The list of qualifiers with events can be found here so please note your events.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
10th March 2012 - Championship
Club Championship - Saturday 10 March - 3pm sharp
The club championship is this Saturday. The program can be found here and will start as close as possible to 3pm so try to arrive to ensure participation in all events. There will be warm-up from 2:30 and hurdles will be on the track from about 2pm for athletes who wish to practice earlier. All athletes should attend even if they haven't been in attendance in recent weeks. With the point scoring system which does provide bonus points for PBs all athletes are in with a chance.
Trophy Day/AGM - 17 March
Our final day will be Saturday 17 March and the flyer can be found here setting out activities on the day. We will have the AGM at 2pm, a short program with cross country race from 3pm and Party and Awards from about 4:30pm.
We ask that each family bring either dessert, salad or drink and we have suggested that families with athletes in the u6 to u8 bring dessert, u9 to u11 bring salad and u12 and above drinks.
We do need a few new committee members and if anyone wishes to get involved please attend the AGM.
State Championships
The State Championships will be the following week starting on Friday 23 March and list of qualifying athletes will be circulated soon but all athletes who came in the top 4 at the Regional Championships in the u9 age group and above were automatically entered in the State Champs.
Training - tonight 6pm
Finally training is on tonight at Windsor Park with javelin, walks, jumps, sprints, and mid-distance groups.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
Week of 5 March 2012
Parent/Athlete Challenge and Fundraiser
Despite the wet weather we did manage to hold the Parent/Athlete Challenge this past Saturday and thanks to all those who helped out. It stopped raining at just after 2:30pm and we had to do a quick set-up but all went reasonably smoothly with about 100 of our athletes in attendance despite the conditions. Many parents participated in the 100m and 800m races with no major injuries reported.
Club Championship - Saturday 10 March from 3pm
As a number of athletes did not attend because of uncertainty about the weather this past Satruday and with the difficulty in recording results particularly in the 800m given parent involvement in that race it has been decided to hold the Club Championship just as a one-day event this coming Saturday 10 March. The program will be circulated soon.
Results from the Championship will be presented at the Trophy Day on Saturday 17 March. The order of finish for the Club Championships will be based on order of finish in each event with bonus points for Personal Bests - so everyone is in with a chance to win. Medals will be awarded to the top 3. This will in addition to our other awards we give out on Trophy Day.
Tickets for our raffle will be on sale this coming Saturday, to be drawn on Saturday 17 March.
Coaching this Week - Tuesday and Thursday
Weather permitting we will hold training Tuesday and Thursday this week from 6pm at Windsor Park. Over the course of the 2 days we will try to hold training in all events. As long as it is not raining at the start time we will proceed with the training sessions.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
Week of 27th Feb 2012
Training this week
Windsor Park has dried out so we will be able to have training this Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to about 7:15pm. The forecast for the week is for dry conditions.
Parent/Athlete Challenge - Saturday 3 March
We will now hold the Parent/Athlete Challenge this coming Saturday at Windsor Park from 3pm. The regular events that are on that schedule will be the first day's events for our club championships. The remainder of the events will be on 10 March. The results of the club championships will be in addition to the regular end of year awards we present at Trophy Day on 17 March.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
Saturday 3rd Mar 2012
The Parent/Athlete Challenge and Fundraising Day will be this Saturday from 3pm at Windsor Park. The program can be found here. All athletes can bring a friend if they wish and the friend would participate for free as a triallist - they just need to sign up at the tent near the track. Parents can run with their children in either 100m or 800m events. There is no need to register - just show up from just before 3pm.
Gold Coin donations would be appreciated for the novelty events and we will also have a raffle on the day with some very good prizes. Proceeds will go towards purchasing new equipment for the club.
The events on the program will be the start of the events that will be counted in the Club Championship which will take place this Saturday and the following Saturday 10 March 2012 with results announced at Trophy Day on 17 March.
Junior Carnival/Senior Pentathlon - Sunday 4 March
The entry list and program for this Sunday's Junior Carnival and Senior Pentathlon can be found here with details of athletes registered here. Athletes need to be there 1 hour before each event. We will not have a tent there and athletes will need to properly warm up themselves and listen for announcements. There will be no loudspeaker calls for the first events so find out where the marshalling areas are and head to them well in advance of first events.
Training Tonight - Thursday 1st March
We will be having our Thursday night training tonight from 6pm with a number of coaches in attendance. We will have javelin, walks, mid distance, sprints, hurdles and a junior group and hopefully jumps as well. All athletes are encouraged to attend.
Thady Blundell
Centre Manager
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654
EVENT CANCELLED 25 Feb 12
EVENT CANCELLED FOR SATURDAY 25th FEB 2012
Unfortunately due to large amounts of water on the ground at Windsor Park we have had to cancel today's competition.
We wil try to have the Parent/Athlete Challenge take place next Saturday.
For those undertaking the coaching course at Bracken Ridge tomorrow this is still proceeding.
Thady Blundell
City North Little Athletics
0418 621 654