Our Motto is Family, Fun and Fitness.

Eligibility:

*Children are eligible to be registered for Little Athletics after they turn 5. We cater for children from the ages of under 6, to under 17.

Philosophy:

*Our centre philosophy is to encourage children of ALL abilities to improve their own personal times and distances in our weekly events throughout the season. We champion effort and sportsmanship and do not focus on first over the line as a measure of success.

Facilities:

*We use a 400m circular grass running track for laned and un-laned events and a synthetic surface for our long and triple jump run up’s.

Location:

*Camperdown College Sports Precinct, Corner of Frederick and Fuller St, Camperdown. Directly behind the basketball stadium.

Times:

*Our Sessions run from 4.15 on Friday nights during competition season. Please be there at least 15 minutes early for announcements and sign in 

Dates:

*Our Season runs from 6th October to 1st March, (Term 4 and Term 1) with a break for Christmas school holidays.

Events offered: 

*These vary with age group to support developmental levels, our centres weekly events include sprints,(100/200/400mtrs) middle distance running, (800/1500mtrs) Hurdles, Long jump, Triple jump, High jump, Discus, Shot put and Javelin.

Event program: 

*Athletes compete in up to five events each Friday competition night, usually composed of 3 running races, 1 throwing and 1 jump’s event. Children in the u6 to u8 age group also have an “On Track” skills sessions as part of their program.

Inclement or unsuitable weather conditions:

*Adjustments to the program may need to be made in unsuitable weather, and the use of Camperdown Community Stadium may become necessary.

Volunteering:

*Our weekly program cannot run without the support of Parent Helpers. We encourage ALL parents to help out where possible, it can be as simple as raking the long jump pit, holding a tape measure, recording distances, or handing out places at the finish line. Do not be afraid, we all started somewhere! Our night’s run much quicker with Parent Help, and our kids love to see us being involved and enjoying what they do!

You don’t have to ask to help out, but please feel free to speak to one of our committee at each event, or our age group managers to offer a hand.

We will be very grateful!

Coaching:

Event Guidance on our competition nights, is supported by centre Coaches Kathy Hallyburton, Lauren Murphy & Kristy Clarke. Our weekly event rotations are officiated and guided by members of our committee, many of whom have completed LAVic’s introduction to Coaching courses, Officiating courses or have relevant qualifications.

We also offer training on Monday nights for registered athletes.

Our centre is grateful to have specialized coaching on these nights from Stuart Canavan from the Regional Institute of Sport and supported by Kathy Hallyburton.

Our club also has the ability to connect you with coaching and other competition opportunities outside of our club, where applicable.

Regional Carnival/State Championship’s:

*Children experience a full range of events each week at centre level, consisting of Sprints, Throws, Jumps, Long distance and Hurdles.

Athletes aged from under 9 and above, have the opportunity to compete at Region Carnivals and State Level Championships (subject to qualification at Region events). All events outside of centre Friday nights are paid for on an per event basis through the LAVic email links provided to parents throughout the year.

Uniforms: 

*Our Centre Uniform club shirt is provided on a hire agreement basis (NO COST to parent or athlete,unless damaged.) and athletes are expected to purchase and wear Black Shorts for our  Friday night competition night.

**If an athlete competes at regional or state level, the club provides them with an LAVic approved centre competition top to wear for the duration of that event * Club tops CANNOT be worn at Region or State Events**

It is a requirement that Commonwealth Bank name tags and Coles sew on patches are always attached to both club and centre t-shirt’s due to state level sponsorship agreements.

Registration Pack and Uniform Pick Up Sessions:

*In order to avoid congestion and long delays on our first  competition night, Our uniform pick up sessions will be held SEPARATELY to our competition night in 2025 – 2026. Shirt collection will be as follows:

Monday 6th October 2pm-5:30pm.

We would encourage members to register prior to this date to ensure your athletes are are able to compete at the first week of competition

Membership Details:

*Full and Trialing memberships will be available via a registration link as soon as our registration portal opens. We anticipate that this will be available mid to late September. Trialing membership offers two weeks of centre competition for the first two weeks of the season only, with full program access, without committing to our membership fees. (Please note that trailing members results are not added to end of year awards points or presentations as per LAVic rules. Once membership becomes fully financial, all results are available weekly via our results portal.)

Membership Expression Of Interest:

*Little Athletics Victoria will be offering an expression of interest for parents to pre-register, this is expected to open by late June. By pre-registering for information, this will allow you to be notified in advance of registrations opening. (Please note this is not an intention to join, simply an opportunity to get information early!) 

Keep an eye on both LAVic’s and our centres social media for more information closer to season start. For further information on memberships prior to portal opening, or if you have any questions or queries, please feel free to contact us via the contact options below.

Club Contacts:

Kristy Clarke: President 0408584044

Krystal Roberts: Secretary 0428844755

or you can contact via club email:  camperdown@lavic.com.au

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