PARENT INFORMATION

Woden Little Athletics is run entirely by volunteer parents. On competition days, there can be 200 or more children taking part in four or five events each. With twelve age groups each for boys and girls, this can be a colossal undertaking.

Parents must be prepared to help each Saturday morning to ensure everything runs smoothly and children obtain the maximum benefit from their events. We require parents to assist with a variety of tasks ranging from assisting at an event , being the manager of an age group, being a time keeper or helping in the canteen. Children appreciate the presence of their parents as officials. It is a family undertaking and it is an enjoyable and rewarding task if everyone does their share. You don't need any previous experience to be an official and there are a number of qualified and more experienced officials to help you out. Also, during the first few weeks of the season, familiarisation sessions for parents will be held to explain what is involved in officiating in the various track and field events.

A roster system will also be used for ACTLAA Carnivals. Each club is expected to provide a quota of officials for each carnival and the Club requires a parent of each child participating at these carnivals to volunteer to officiate for at least two hours. In addition to conducting Club competition, there are a number of coordinating roles and off field duties that have to be done. These include Committee positions such as President and Treasurer and looking after fund raising, registrations, recording performances, awards, equipment, uniforms, the officials roster and the canteen.


Registration

The Woden Little Athletics Club accepts registrations throughout the season. For any queries please email
the Registrar at registrar@wlac.org
On registration, each child will receive:
  • a registration number patch;
  • an age patch;
  • the Woden club handbook; and
  • a recording book for results.

To register your child, you have two options:

OPTION 1

  • Register on line, enabling payment by credit card, or bring a cheque (or cash) with the receipt along to any of our regular club meetings (see calendar here).

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    RE-REGISTRATION (Individual Member) - If you have been registered before, click on the 'Existing Members' button and enter your username and password (if you have forgotten them, you can click on the 'Username & Password' button on above menu, to retrieve them). Once you have logged in, click on the 'Registration Renewal' button on main menu bar. Please note that the username and password is unique to each athlete. i.e. if you are registering more than one athlete, you must use a separate username and password for each athlete.
    NEW REGISTRATIONS (Individual Member) - If you are registering for the first time, click on the 'New Members' button. You will need to use WODEN LITTLE ATHLETICS CLUB as the centre and know the age group that you will be in. To find your correct age group see below. For new registrations, the club needs to sight a copy of your childs birth certificate.
    OPTION 2

  • Registration forms are available here. Bring this with payment to our regular meetings (see calendar here). For new registrations, the club needs to sight a copy of your childs birth certificate.
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    Fees

    The registration fees for the 2011-2012 season (October to March) are $110 for one child, $100 for the second child two, $90 for a third child, $80 for a fourth child,$70 for a fifth child and each subsequent child. This registration fee covers affiliation to the ACTLAA ($60 per child), insurance, entry fees to most ACTLAA run carnivals, payment of ground hire, equipment purchases, club awards, certificates and coaching fees.

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    Events

    Note that not all events are conducted in every age group. The weekly program will be based on a combination of five possible events for each age group.

      U6 U7 U8 U9 U10 U11 U12 U13 U14 U15 U17
    50mXXX        
    70mXXXXX      
    100mXXXXXXXXXXX
    200m XXXXXXXXXX
    400m  XXXXXXXXX
    800m   XXXXXXXX
    1500m    XXXXXXX
    Walk   700m1100m1100m1500m1500m1500m1500m1500m
    Hurdles - Girls  60m60m60m60m60m80m80m / 200m90m / 200m100m / 200m
    Hurdles - Boys  60m60m60m60m60m80m90m / 200m100m / 200m100m / 200m
    Long JumpXXXXXXXXXXX
    High Jump  XXXXXXXXX
    Triple Jump     XXXXXX
    Shot Put XXXXXXXXXX
    Discus XXXXXXXXXX
    Javelin     XXXXXX
    On TrackXXX        


    High Jump
    The starting height for the High jump bar in each age group.

     U8U9U10U11U12U13 - U15U16 - U17
    Boys70cm75cm85cm95cm105cm110cm110cm
    Girls70cm70cm80cm90cm100cm105cm110cm
    Bar typeElastic RopeElastic RopeBarBarBarBarBar

    The bar or rope should rise 5cm each round until there are 6 or fewer competitors remaining, at which point the bar should raise by 2cm each round.

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    Age Groups

    Age groups are determined by the child's age at 1 October and the child competes in that age group for the whole the season. Children who are younger than five on 1 October can be registered if they will turn five by the end of March the following year. Download the Age Calculator here>.

    Month of
    Birth    		 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
    JanuaryToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6U6
    FebuaryToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6U6
    MarchToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8 U7U6U6
    AprilToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6Too Young
    May Too OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6Too Young
    JuneToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6Too Young
    JulyToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8 U7U6Too Young
    AugustToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6Too Young
    SeptemberToo OldU17U16U15U14U13U12U11U10U9U8U7U6Too Young
    OctoberU17U16U15U14U13U12U11 U10U9U8U7 U6U6Too Young
    NovemberU17U16U15U14U13U12U11 U10U9U8U7 U6U6Too Young
    DecemberU17U16U15U14U13U12U11 U10U9U8 U7U6U6Too Young

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    Uniforms

    The Woden Little Athletics uniform consists of:

    A gold t-shirt with green trim and "WODEN" on the back plus emerald shorts, bike pants or scungees. Alternatively, girls can choose to wear a one or two piece emerald green and gold bodysuit. The uniform is encouraged, but not required for regular Club meetings.

    The registration number and age patch must be worn at every Club meeting on Saturday morning. The registration number must be sewn or pinned to the front of the t-shirt and the age patch sewn or pinned on the left shoulder. (Note: the patches should be ironed before sewing to set the colours).

    We suggest that you sew the registration patch on three sides, leaving the top open to create a pocket. It is compulsory to wear the club uniform with registration number and age patches for ACTLAA inter-club competitions and carnivals.

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    The uniform shop will be open for Registration days and during the season. We have some stock on hand but there can be a delay in reordering of up to 6 weeks, so get in early.

    For any queries please email the Uniform Coordinator at uniforms@wlac.org


    Uniform Prices:

    Clubs uniforms are available for each week at the club at the following prices, for Season 2011-12:
    • Shirts - $25
    • Shorts - $15
    • Lycra Tops (girls only) - $30
    • Lycra Bottoms (girls only) - $30

    Shoes:

    Shoes are compulsory for all events. This is particularly important for the Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, Hurdles and Triple Jump. For safety reasons, children will not be permitted to compete in these events without shoes. Athletes in the Under 9 to Under 17 age groups may wear spikes. The maximum length of the spikes permitted on grass is 9mm. At Bruce Stadium, it is 6mm. Athletes wearing spikes in track events MUST put them on in their lanes at the start of the race and MUST REMOVE them at the finish line before they leave their lane. Any infringement of this rule will result in the athlete being forbidden to wear spikes.

    Spikes may be worn only in running events up to and including the 400 Metres and in the Hurdles, Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump. In jumping events, those athletes wearing spikes must make sure that they do not endanger themselves or their fellow competitors while waiting for their turn. The official at these events is entitled to ask athletes to remove their spikes, if the official thinks that they are causing a problem

    Sun Smart:
    All children must wear a hat and should apply sunscreen to exposed skin on arms, face, neck and legs. Parents are strongly encouraged to set an example for the children.

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    Lost Property

    Please mark all your child's belongings. There is a lost property basket in the equipment shed, which will be overflowing with misplaced items by the end of the season. Please check there for any missing items.

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    Insurance

    All registered athletes and those parents helping are covered by insurance while participating in Little Athletics activities. The officials manager records the names of those helping with events to ensure that they are covered by insurance. Please enter your name on the sheet provided.

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    Wet Weather

    In the event of wet weather, the ground will be inspected at around 8am on Saturday morning. If it is necessary to cancel a club meet, we will have a message on the home page of this website, on the mobile phone and we will try to have announcements on radio. If grounds have been closed by the ACT Government, there will be a message on the Sportsground Wet Weather Line (phone 6207 5957).

    At Woden, it is our policy to provide a program every scheduled club meeting if possible. If the condition of the ground will not support the planned program, the club will organise an abbreviated program possibly built around sprints, training and limited field events.

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