Dandenong Districts Little Athletics Club Info
It's fun
Children like fun; more than that, children need fun.
Little Athletics Saturday morning or Friday twilight competitions provide it. With a wide range of running, walking, throwing, jumping and play training
events
It's for fitness
 Not only is Little Athletics a whole lot of fun, its also a great way to keep
fit. A healthy body means an alert mind and greater resistance to many physical
ailments. Also, a child who learns how to keep fit in youth is more likely to stay fit
for life
It's for the family
Little Athletics is more than fun and fitness. It's a family movement that
promotes family participation. It's a real chance for Mum, Dad, other family
members to do things together regularly.
Parents are involved as voluntary helpers and officials at athletic events. Any boy or girl of
5 to 15 years of age can register to join Dandenong Districts.
Competition
The Summer Track and Field Season runs from October to March on Saturday
mornings and with the occasional Friday
night twilight.
Saturday Mornings: 8:45am to 12 noon
Friday Nights: 5:30pm to 8.30pm.
The Winter Cross-Country Seasons runs from April to September in the same
location as the Track and Field season. although it starts at 9:30am with a
finishing time around 11:00am on a Saturday only. The course starts at the
Dandenong little Athletic Centre Clubrooms, proceeding along the Dandenong
Creek Trail and finishing back home at the clubrooms.
Participation, Enjoyment and PB's
We hope that you will have fun and along the way make new friendships, take
defeat and success in the right spirit and above all compete as a member of the
team.
The emphasis is on participation, enjoyment and on improving on their own PB
(Personal Best performance in each event)
Events are conducted in age groups.
Venue
Barry
Powell Little Athletics Track, Robert Booth Reserve, Dandenong, Victoria,
Australia.
Please click the Dandenong Little Athletics Centre website link below for
location map. (Melways 90 H6)
Dandenong
Little Athletics Centre
Club Colours and Uniform
A green and red shirt with a lightning bolt
diagonally across the back and front. White "Dandenong Districts LAC"
writing on front and back. Runners must be worn for all
competition. Spikes can be worn
by Under 12's and above. Shorts (above the knee) must be worn for long distance events over 800m. The Registration Patch is placed on the front,
held by small safety pins or velcro.
Results
 The
children gain result details of their events which are written on tickets. These
can be kept in the booklet, provided in the information bag, given to each
athlete upon registering. This is so every athlete can see how they
improve over the season.
The club records the results of these tickets to keep a tally of the
athletes progress for end of season awards.
Training
General Track and Field training is held throughout the summer season on
Tuesdays 5pm-6pm and Thursdays 5.30pm-6.30pm conducted by a club Coach for all events. The aim is to learn new skills, polish up old ones
and generally improve performance. All U6 to U15 athletes are most welcome.
Parent Duty
Parent/Carer involvement is absolutely necessary to ensure smooth running of
the program.
All Officials, are parents, just like yourself, and have volunteered their
services.
It is the clubs duty to provide one 'parent' for every family
registered. This means every family is required to do duty every week. This is a
requirement with registration of your child/ren. Please inform the club if there
is any difficulty in fulfilling this requirement.
No experience is necessary as there are many experienced people
at the Dandenong Centre who are happy to show new parents what is
involved with a particular event.
Being actively involved in running of the program will enable you to gain
knowledge about each event, socialise with other parents and shows your child
that you support their athletic activities.
Without all the required Officials, the full program cannot be run and
your children
will miss out on events, as well as the program running longer than it
should.
Please sign on by 8:30am on Saturday mornings or 5:15pm on Friday nights
Fees for 2007/08 Season
Dandenong Districts Little Athletics Club (Track & Field / Cross Country) -
TBA per Child
Pro rata (19 Feb onwards) - TBA
Cross Country Only - TBA
The fee structure represents very good value compared to the cost of other
sports. This works out to be only $2 p/w.
Club Shirts are available for purchase at $20 each.. Adult shirts are
available for purchase at $40 each
These fees include the Region & State Championships for Relays which are paid for by the Dandenong Little Athletics Centre. The Cross
Country winter season is also at no extra cost.
There are no refunds once fees are paid which is why we prefer all new
children to try out a day for free first before deciding. Most of the fees go to
the VLAA and
DLAC
which we are not able to get back once paid.
Memos, Notices & Newsletters A plastic Filing
Box will be near the tent with each family
having a folder with their name on it.
Please check this weekly for memos,
notices and newsletters.
Dates
For this seasons full Track and Field dates, please see the
Dandenong
Little Athletics Centre webpage
at:
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~dlac/page3.html
New member and Frequently Asked Questions
For Dandenong Districts related Frequently Asked Questions, please see our
FAQ
page.
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