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 2008-2009 Registration days have already commenced, however if you still wish to register you can. Just print and fill out the registration form (PDF 51Kb), then bring it along to the next available club meet. Please note that there are no Eftpos services available at Woden Park.

Uniforms will also be available for purchase at any of the scheduled club meets.

Note: If child is registering with the club for first time proof of age (eg birth certificate) must be sited by a club official at time of registration.

On registration, each child will receive:

  • a registration number patch;
  • an age patch;
  • the Woden club handbook; and
  • a recording book for tickets.

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Fees

The registration fees for the 2008-2009 season (unchanged from last year) (October to March) are $100 for one child, $90 for the second child two, $80 for a third child and $70 for a fourth child. This registration fee coveres affiliation to the ACTLAA ($60 per child), insurance, entry fees to most ACTLAA run carnivals, payment of ground hire, equipment purchases, club awards and 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 to U17
50m XX       
70m XXXX     
100m XXXXXXXXX
200m XXXXXXXXX
400m  XXXXXXXX
800m   XXXXXXX
1500m    XXXXXX
Walk   700m1100m1100m1500m1500m1500m1500m
Hurdles  60m60m60m60m60m80m80m / 90m90m / 100m
Long Jump XXXXXXXXX
High Jump  XXXXXXXX
Triple Jump     XXXXX
Shot Put XXXXXXXXX
Discus XXXXXXXXX
Javelin     XXXXX
On TrackXXX       

* Note: This season there are some new changes relating to age group eligibility for participation in ACTLAA carnivals.
See here for more information.

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.

Month of
Birth		 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
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 where children can keep their results tickets after events. It is compulsory to wear the club uniform with registration number and age patches for ACTLAA inter-club com- petitions and carnivals.

Uniform Prices:

Clubs uniforms are available for each week at the club at the following prices, for Season 2008-09:

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

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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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