Little Athletics Victoria

E-News: October 2016

Season 2016 / 2017 Begins!

Hey MEMBERLASTNAME family,

With the 2016 / 2017 season well under way, it is time to send through our first edition of E-News for the season. E-News is designed to keep all of our members up-to-date with what is happening in Little Athletics in Victoria (plus those Centre's right on the border!).

This email will be sent monthly to all members and will contain key pieces of information coming from the Centre's and ourselves that you may find relevant to yourself. This edition includes: Latest News, Centre News, Upcoming Events, Calendar and Centre Open Days, LAVic TV and news on the SUBWAY member bib.

Happy Reading!
 

 
 

Shane Crawford and Lauren Phillips want you to join Little Athletics in Victoria this season! Thanks to the team from Kids' WB and all our Little Athletes who helped with the filming.

The 2016 / 2017 Season Officiating Booklet has been released. This is a great resource for Athletes, Families and Centres for the upcoming season.

 
 

Hume Little Athletics Centre

Hume LAC have moved into their new clubrooms, office and store that has just been completed by the Hume City Council. They have also just had four new flood light towers installed around the track.
 

 

Beaufort & District LAC

Despite the very unkind weather conditions during the weeks prior, Beaufort & District Little Athletics Centre conducted their inaugural Little Athletics meeting on Friday the 7th of October 2016. They are competing at Goldfields Recreational Reserve.

 

 
 

The SUBWAY Region Relay Championships are our main team competition for the season.

19th / 20th of November 2016

The Jetstar U6 - U8 Carnival is taking place at the Tom Kelly Athletics Track, Doncaster East.

27th of November 2016

 
 

October

19/Oct - Online State Multi-Event Entries Open

23/Oct - Race Walking Judging Seminar - George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill

23/Oct - U9 to U16 Race Walking Clinic - George Knott Athletic Field, Clifton Hill

23/Oct - Box Hill LAC Relay Open Day - Box Hill LAC

31/Oct - Online SUBWAY Region Relay Entries Close (at 11:59pm)

 

November

7/Nov - Online Region Track & Field Entries Open

13/Nov - Mentone Relay Open Day - Dolomore Reserve, Parkdale

19-20/Nov - SUBWAY Region Relay Championships

26/Nov - Multi Round - Multi Event Theme

27/Nov - Waverley / Oakleigh Open Day

27/Nov - Jetstar U6-U8 Carnival - Tom Kelly Athletics Track, Doncaster East

 

 
 
Event Changes for Season 2016 / 2017 - Regions & States
Little Athletics Australia have a set of standard events for all Associations across Australia. This season Little Athletics Victoria are conforming to these standard events which means the below changes to events will be made at a Region and State level;

70m: U11-U12 - Discontinued
80m Hurdles: U9-U12 - Discontinued
300m Hurdles: U13-U14 - Changed to 200m Hurdles

Triple Jump: U9-U10 - Discontinued
1100m Walk: U9 - Changed to 700m

1500m Walk: U11 - Changed to 1100m

 
 
 

Have you visited your local SUBWAY Restaurant after your weekly competition yet? You may have noticed the following writing on the back of your chest patch:

 

Receive a FREE COOKIE with any purchase when you show this patch at a participating SUBWAY Restaurant on Competition Day.

 

We encourage all our athletes and their families to check into their local SUBWAY Restaurant after each of your Centre's weekly competition's.

 

 
 

You are a receiving this email as you are a member of an affiliated Centre of Little Athletics Victoria. For your convenience we will only send this email to one athlete per family. If you unsubsribe from this email, you will not receive any further Newsletters for Season 2016 / 2017.

Have any questions? Contact office@lavic.com.au