illawong little athletics e-news 20 march 2012 - Illawongathletics.org

ILLAWONG LITTLE ATHLETICS E-NEWS20 MARCH 2012STATE MULTI’SCongratulations to the 7 athletes that made the trek to Cessnock to compete in the State Multi EventChampionships in very muddy conditions to achieve the following results.U8 – James Apostolakis - SilverU8– Theo Christian – 4thU9 – Stephanie Potter – 21stU12 – Gabrielle Potter – 30thU 12 – Harry Brierley – 14thU13 – Brittanie Northey – 28thU17 – Michael Northey – 7thThis is a very tough competition and all athletes did a great job to finish so well.STATE CHAMPIONSHIPSGood luck to 36 athletes competing at the State Championships this weekend. Competition commencesthis Friday nightA few important things to note: The Illawong parent assistance roster is posted on out Illawong website – if you can do theFriday night duty please contact Deb ASAP – at the moment we have no-one rostered . On Saturday please relieve the Illawong person at the Javelin event. The start times for eachevent are listed and we hope the program runs to time. The timetable of events lists the start time of the events – NOT the call time. You need to be outthere early so you don’t miss your call to marshalling. You must be in complete Illawong club uniform (as you were at zone and region). Your souvenir State Jacket (provided by the club) will be available for collection from the teammanagers from Friday night (look for Helen Nisbet on Friday night; Deb or Michelle on Saturdayand Sunday). Other souvenir apparel is available for purchase at the track. A Frequently Asked Questions sheet is available on the LANSW website which is recommendedreading.PRESENTATION DAYDue to renovations at Club Central, Menai our presentation day venue has had to be changed. We willnow be holding it atLucas Heights Community School Junior HallSaturday 31 st March, commencing 4pm,.We thank Club Central, Menai for their generous support of our little athletics club and look forward toreturning to Club Central next year.

AUSTRALIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPSCongratulations to the Illawong Little A’s athletes who qualified for, and competed at, the AJAC last weekat Homebush. This was a major 5 day competition run by Athletics Australia for athletes who qualified attheir State Championships in the Under 14 to Under 20 age groups, and produced some outstandingathletics.Congratulations to the following:Adam Engeler – gold, U14 high jumpHarrison Brierley – bronze, U14 high jump; 8 th U14 triple jumpBrooke Salzmann – 5 th , U14 80m hurdles; 8 th U14, 100m; 7 th U14 long jumpMichael Northey – 7 th , U17 high jumpScarlett Wynn – qualified for championships but not compete on the dayWell done Illawong athletes! Hopefully more athletes in the U12-U17 age groups will dual register withANSW next year and also participate in these higher level championships.WANT TO GET MORE INVOLVED? LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW LITTLE A'S WORKS?We need your help. Illawong need more people to join our committee next season - whether to take on a setrole or simply as delegates (open to all financial members of the club).If interested please speak to any of the Illawong officials or email us. Our AGM is on 10th May, held in theOperation Room at The Ridge and you are all invited. Positions for next season fall vacant and need to bevoted on so if interested please let us know ASAP. Without more members we may not have a club.OFFICIALS ACCREDITATIONWould you like to know more about an event?Do you know whether the athletes are throwing or jumping correctly?Do you want to be more confident in judging events and knowing that you are applying the correct rule?Our zone coordinator, Ray Loveridge, is able to assist you with gaining Officials Accreditation - availableto all parents and athletes in the senior age groups. Ray will go through the rules with you and showyou how to judge the events. A simple multiple choice exam is all you need to do for a D gradeaccreditation. C grade is multiple choice plus a couple of practicals.You can gain accreditation in any or all events (starts, jumps, throws) – it is up to you how many you do.The Illawong Club and the Association would like to see all Age Managers hold at least D gradeaccreditation in field events - see any club official for more information.REMEMBER:All records need to be verified by an official/parent with official accreditation. If a record jump orthrow is set – the throw or jump should not be cleared until it is checked and signed off -otherwise the record cannot be counted. Age managers with accreditation will be able to sign off.

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