. Welcome on behalf of myself and your 2023-2024 Committee, I would like to welcome all our new and returning families to Mount Druitt Little Athletics.
Mount Druitt LAC web page http://www.mountdruittlac.com.au is new and will regularly be updated with news, important dates, and information. Please like and follow our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/mountdruittlac as it will continue to be the most up to date source of news and upcoming events such as Gala Days, Championships, and fundraising.
http://www.Instagram.com>mountdruittlac2770 is new to Mount Druitt and will also be regularly updated with our Athletes enjoying their time competing and making new friends.
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New and Returning Members please carefully read the Handbook as changes are made yearly.
The last three seasons have certainly challenged us due to poor weather, smoke and COVID. The 2022/ 2023 season was a better season and we hope to move up from there in 2023/2024.
In Little Athletics we work together.
Our Age Managers and Committee are volunteers, please support them as they all work very hard to ensure all our children compete fairly and above all enjoy themselves.
I would like to thank our returning committee members for standing for another year, your commitment is greatly appreciated and warm welcome to our new committee members.
This season we would really appreciate any assistance setting up on competition nights. Just come down to the field at 4pm to lend a hand. We also need help with mid-week mowing and linemarking, if you are interested in learning? speak to Ronald to volunteer.
Our best wishes to all our Athletes for a fun and rewarding season.
Regards
Simon Howie President.
Registrations opening the 1st of August 2023
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Mount Druitt little Athletics Centre competes at Hanna Reserve, Hyatts Road, Oakhurst NSW 2761 Competition commences each Friday evening at 5.45 pm sharp for the U/10-U/17 age groups, for javelin throw, and at 6.00 pm sharp for Tiny Tots and U/6-U/17 age groups and concludes around 9pm.
Javelin throw is held every second week on the top field for U/10-U/13 in Week 1 and U/14-U17 in Week 2. All age groups not competing in javelin should assembly around their basket at 5.45pm.
Competition will be held on the three Wednesday evenings (replacing Friday night competition) before these major events: West Met Zone Championships, Region 6 Championships and State Multi-Event Championships.
Competition is run in accordance with our two-weekly programme running over 21 weeks from the 3rd Friday September 2023 to the 2nd Friday March 2024. Officials and Age Managers should sign in and collect your folders fifteen (15) minutes before Competition.
Officials should sign in thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of Championships Day and other Special Events.
REGISTRATIONS: All athletes must register or renew online at http://www.mountdruittlac.com.au/registrations.html Online Registrations open first of August each season. Active Kids Vouchers are accepted.
Registrations will be open to all Boys and Girls with dates of birth from the 01/01/2005 to the 31/12/2018. Tiny Tots with dates of birth from the 01/08/2018 to the 31/12/2018 may not trial, register or compete until their 3rd Birthday.
Registration Days are held on the 2nd & 3rd Saturday, 3rd & 4th Sunday of August, and 1st and 2nd Friday September. Registrations will also be accepted every competition evening throughout the season but only between 5pm & 6pm.
REGISTRATION FEES Tiny Tots (Under 4’s to Under 5’s: $80 per child Under 6’s to Under 17’s: $120 per child. Children of all ages who have never been registered with Little Athletics are eligible for a two-week trial.
Your Registration Fees includes LANSW affiliation, insurance and for all athletes, affiliation with an LANSW Club for athletes in the U/12-U/17 age groups, ground and canteen hire, Medals, Certificates, Trophies and free entry for Zone, Region, and State Championships.
Upon registration, each child will be issued with a) One LANSW registration number (Middle front of shirt or crop top) b) One age group patch (Left side of shorts, bike pants or top left shirt or crop top) c) One Coles sponsor patch (Top Right shirt or crop top, must be above registration number) d) One Centre Handbook per family.
PROOF OF AGE is required for all new Registrations and Transfers. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS, the majority of your Registration Fee goes directly to the LANSW. TRANSFER FEE: $40 per U/6-U17 athlete and $20 per Tiny Tot. This is the difference between the LANSW’s Affiliation Fee & our Centre’s Fee.
DUAL REGISTRATION Nepean Seniors is our affiliated Club ANSW Club.
We are currently waiting for up to date information on Duel Membership and prices for 2023-2024 season. As soon as this information is available to us it will be updated.
UNIFORMS Centre Uniform consists of Bottle Green (main Colour) with indigenous design over shoulders and down sides on singlets and pants. Full uniform is required for all LANSW Championships & Gala Days Crop Top $60.00 Unisex Singlet $60.00 Hipsters (Short Bike Pants) $60.00 Unisex Shorts $60.00. Life Member Miriam Ebejer can help you out by sewing your patches: 0408 111 391 (Fee applies).
Athletes are expected to be in uniform within 2 weeks of registration unless uniform supplies are not available. Singlets should be tucked inside Running Shorts, Hipsters and Bike Pants if your age patch cannot be seen when in the competition area.
All athletes shall only compete in our Centre’s Approved Uniform when competing at our Centre’s competition nights and other Centre’s Gala Days and all LANSW events.
ATTENDANCE Athletes are encouraged to attend weekly for experience, awards, points, and representative selections. If a lengthy absence occurs through illness, injury, or any other valid reason or if you or family member is unwell, please notify our Records and Rankings Office, Renee Howie on 0451061145 or Facebook message or enquiries@mountdruittlac.com.au Failure to notify the Records and Rankings Officer could jeopardise your child's awards eligibility.
The provision of medical certificates will ensure that the Centre can properly assess the issue of awards - but will not give 100% attendance. 66% attendance is a requirement for all Athletes to be eligible for All Awards.
If you have some concerns that you haven’t met this minimum requirement, please discuss with the President so that your case can be submitted before the committee rather than being disappointed on the day of presentation.
PARENT/GUARDIAN RESPONSIBILITIES Being involved excites your kids and makes them proud of their Centre and their family. At Mount Druitt Little Athletics Centre, we believe family is the backbone of our Centre and we hope to provide all participants adults and children with a fun, friendly, safe, and inspiring environment to attend each week.
Our Centre’s policy is that at least one parent/guardian must attend the field always while their children are competing or training. Being in your car or in the car park all night does not qualify. NOTE: Any child found not to have a parent/guardian in attendance will be removed from the competition area. We are not a Child-Minding Service.
These rules are in place to ensure that rapid action can be taken in the case of an emergency on any competition or training night. This also ensures parents/guardians meet their responsibilities as helpers on the night.
At least two Parents are required to assist our Age Managers with Spiking, Measuring, Raking Retrieving at field events and lap counting and placing judging at track events. However, the more the merrier.
If an Age Group is unable to get at least two Parents/Guardians to assist, then the age group cannot take the field until these positions are filled. Exemptions are made in the case of an age group having parents assisting in official roles and age groups elsewhere. If your age group has plenty of helpers, please consider helping an age group that is short of helpers.
Assistance will also be required for: Time Keeping, Place Judging, Starting and other duties as requested to ensure our competition nights flow smoothly and to make it a shorter night for everyone.
Any Parent wishing to accept a permanent official position, for at least two seasons will be issued with a Mount Druitt Little Athletics Polo Shirt. One free water and unlimited free tea and coffee, during competition nights, will be provided for all our officials and age managers.
Parents please also remember that before entering your child into a Special Event (i.e.: Zone, Region, Centre Championships etc.) that you will be required to assist at these events on a roster system. If you are unable or unwilling for any reason to assist at Mount Druitt’s rostered event you may jeopardising your child’s entry into these events and eligibility for awards as outlined in the Awards section in our Handbook.
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS OF ADDICTION Alcohol and drugs of addiction shall not be consumed during Mount Druitt Little Athletics Centre event. This is not only our Centre’s rule but is also a Council Regulation and condition of the ground hire and a requirement of LANSW. Anyone found consuming alcohol, to be intoxicated or under the influence of any drug within the Hanna Reserve Precinct on any competition night, training night or any event will be asked to leave.
This includes both playing fields, long jump pit area, discus areas, spectator areas, car parks, cricket nets and amenities block. Failure to abide by this rule could jeopardise yours’s and your child’s insurance.
BEHAVIOUR Age Managers are generally responsible for the athletes, however if after warnings problems continue with disruption to other athletes, the following course of action should be taken.
1: Time out/leave the ground for 1 event (Age Manager without committee permission)
2) Time out/leave the ground for 2 events (Age Manager without committee permission)
3) Loss of competition points for the night or the event. (Age Manager in consultation with a committee person) 4) Asked to leave for the remainder of the night (Age Manager in consultation with a committee person)
5) A formal letter advising that you can no longer compete without an adult present (By committee only)
6) Suspension for rest of Season.
OFFICIALS All Centres are run by parents/ of Little Athletics registered with that Centre and other interested person, most of whom have no prior knowledge of the sport. By helping your child and others each Friday night (or when available), this enables us to finish competition on time - and not miss events before the lights go out.
This assistance is both rewarding and enjoyable, particularly from your child's viewpoint - athletics is a family sport. Parents can assist in the following ways with little or no experience, YOU LEARN AS YOU GO: -Recording, timekeeping, place judging, starting, umpiring, judging, measuring, raking, lifting high jump bars, retrieving etc.
EXAMS FOR OFFICIALS Mount Druitt Little Athletics Centre, The Association and the Zone encourage the qualification of officials. Online exams can be done through Athletics Australia by visiting Little Athletics NSW: https://lansw.com.au/officials-courses-seminars Level 1 will give you the accreditation where you can officiate at our and other clubs, or zone level.
To officiate at other LANSW and Region carnivals there are further accreditations organised throughout the season in conjunction with the Zone Any parent/official who would like to further their experience beyond our club please discuss with the Officer for Officials or the President.
PUBLICITY Information on coming events and carnivals as well as Sponsors will appear on our website, Facebook, Instagram and any other social media.
COACHING Coaching for Track and Field events is available for Registered Athletes. Bring along a towel and a bottle of water. For times and dates please see Josh (field), Conner (track) or a committee member and they can advise you when it is on or point you to Josh or Connor to discuss in more detail.
FUND RAISING, We hold raffles on Gala Days, centre champs and during the Season. If you know any local business that would like to donate a raffle prize, please let us know. We will also call for volunteers to help with any Bunnings BBQs and invite you to participate in our Fundraising activities.
GALA DAYS Gala Days are just for fun events held throughout the season by many Centres. They are an opportunity to compete against athletes from other Centre’s in various standard and fun events. Usually, you get to pick 4 events from a short list and could win medals or trophies and there is an entry fee.
WET AND HOT WEATHER CANCELLATIONS: Decisions to cancel or compete are never taken lightly. The HEALTH AND SAFLETY of our athletes, parents and officials will always be our number one priority but we must also give families value for money.
We will consider LANSW very strict extreme weather rules, directions from Blacktown City Council, RADAR and forecasts from the Bureau of Meteorology and our extensive knowledge of local weather conditions before making any decision. Decisions to cancel or compete are made around 5PM and will be posted on Facebook shortly after.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ASSUME COMPETITION WILL BE ON. The program cancelled will then transfer to the next available competition night. Blacktown City Council ground closures will be strictly adhered to and are posted on Facebook, 9839 6575 or http://services.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/wetweather. Competition or training is not permitted on a closed ground.
EQUIPMENT Assistance is always required in setting up and packing away the equipment each competition night. Our Equipment Officer is usually at the ground from 4pm, please don't hesitate to volunteer your assistance. Help is always needed to setup, move, and pack up the hurdles, please don’t wait to be asked.
We are always seeking volunteers to assist with mid-week line marking, mowing, and maintaining equipment, please speak to our Equipment Officer Ronald.
ETIQUETTE & SAFETY When Etiquette and Common-sense are in operation, it promotes safety amongst athletes and officials and allows events to take place smoothly.
* Walk and Running training should be separated so that neither group gets in the way of the other.
* Do not walk across any run-up areas, go around the back.
* When athletes are throwing the Discus and Shot Put, the area in front of the circle is OUT OF BOUNDS. Everyone should walk BEHIND the circle.
Athletes should wait well back from the circle at Shot Put and behind the cage at Discus and NEVER holding onto the cage.
* When an athlete is High Jumping, the area behind the bags should be kept clear to avoid distraction. * Only cross the running tracks beyond the finish lines and take extreme care if a race is in progress.
* Only athletes, officials & helpers are to be at the Javelin area (top field) when it is in progress.
* Please follow your program
* Age groups waiting to use a field competition area, or a track start should be 10m away from another group.
RULES OF COMPETITION OBJECT The object of these Rules shall be to set down the requirements for Competition for all meetings conducted by the Association, or on behalf of the Association. All such meetings are to be conducted under the rules as set down in the IAAF Handbook, LANSW ROC and LAA Standard Rules or as otherwise stated in this Handbook.
UNIFORM All Athletes registered with the LANSW and competing at this Centre, other Centres, Zone and LANSW meetings shall compete only our Centre Approved Uniform as notified to the LANSW each year.
Large Registration Number shall be firmly fixed to the front of the athlete’s top with the border clearly shown, on smaller sized crop tops for athletes in the U/12-U/17 age group the lower sponsors band may be folded under not cut off.
Small Age Patch Number shall be firmly fixed on the left leg of the athlete’s shorts, bike pants or hipsters.
Coles Sponsors Patch shall be firmly fixed to the athlete’s top above and right of the registration number.
On Small sized crop tops the Coles sponsors patch may cover only the boarder of the Registration Number patch.
Unless these patches are attached as stated, competition will not be permitted at Gala Day, Zone, Region, State, State Multi, State Relays, Road Walks or Cross County events.
If any Patches are lost, please notify our Centre Registrar or any Centre Committee Person.
It is the parents' responsibility to have these patches replaced (Additional age patches will be available at a cost of $1. Replacement of lost numbers cost $5) in accordance with the Association's rules, with no exceptions.
REPORTING FOR EVENTS Athletes are required to be at the field Fifteen (15) minutes prior to start of weekly competition for assembly and are generally required thirty (30) minutes prior to the start of Championships.
Athletes should WARM UP before any competition. Start with one slow jog/lap of the Track and finish with gentle stretching exercises. This will save body/muscle damage which can occur by competing when cold. Other warmups and stretches can be done away from events in the grass area outside the track.
Once children have been marshalled to their event/s, they are completely in the charge of the Age Manager and Officials of the event/s, until the Officials has dismissed the entire age group: - (a) During weekly competition, the Judge should be the only person to speak to the competitors in the progress of the event. Age Managers should assist in keeping competitors from being restless.
The Executive Committee or Officials from other events are permitted to talk to competitors - provided no disruption to the event is caused and assistance is not being provided. (b) The Judge may advise a competitor ONLY if he/she feels the competitor is competing in a manner dangerous to them. (c) The only time coaching can take place is during normal training nights. If any Officials, Parents, Relatives etc. wishing to encourage their children on the Track, this is only permitted from OUTSIDE the fence.
Spectators are not allowed on the field during any competition. The only people allowed on the field are the registered competitors and SIGNED ON Officials and parent helpers.
While all the above is in progress, no problems should arise with injury through lack of concentration and no problems should arise with the STRINGENT INSURANCE RULES WHICH NOW APPLY should an accident occur.
COMPETING IN EVENTS Because of many incidents that have occurred in the last few seasons, the Executive has been forced to implement some changes for athletes competing in events - including both track & field. Concern has been expressed that a number of athletes e.g., Walking, talking, skipping, running backwards etc. and not competing in the spirit of the event. Competitors noted by officials behaving in this manner, will be disqualified and no points for the event will be awarded. The Centre recognises the need for some athletes to walk during a running event, and these athletes will not be disadvantaged.
Competitors, who once having started an event, and having a genuine reason for retiring from the event, will be awarded one (1) point for competing.
FOOTWEAR Shoes SHALL always be worn during competition & training at this Centre & at all Association conducted events. Competing in bare feet is no longer allowed. Running shoes may be worn by athletes as purchased off the shelf. Spiked shoes shall not be worn by any athlete competing in Tiny Tots, U/6, U/7, U/8, U/9, and U/10 age groups.
Athletes in the U/11/U12 age group may wear spiked shoes only in track events which are run entirely in lanes (70m, 100m, 200m and 400m only) and all field events except Discus and Shot Put. Spikes shall not be worn in walks. Athletes in the U/13 to U/17 age groups may wear spiked shoes in all events except Shot Put, Discus and Walks.
The maximum size of spikes at this Centre is 12mm on the grass track and javelin run-up, 9mm on the long jump run ups and all spike holes shall be filled. Maximum spike length varies at different grounds. Most synthetics tracks only allow only 7mm “Christmas Trees”.
STARTING BLOCKS: Starting Blocks may be used at the discretion of the athlete; the athlete must show that they can use them proficiently to not hold up the starting of the event in a reasonable time.
GRADING Grading is necessary to give all athletes a fair chance at competition; it assists the Centre to allocate points; it is used to select athletes for representative carnivals by studying the individual times and distances as well as consistency. Once this has been completed, the athletes are selected on ability.
RESULTS Most Little Athletics Centre including ours use the Results HQ system for recording and posting results. Each family will receive a username (the email addressed you registered with) and login and can view their results at: https://www.resultshq.com.au or using the Results HQ app which is free to download from apple or android store.
Results are entered by our Records and Rankings Officer after each competition night (usually over the weekend). Please remember our Records and Rankings Officer is also a volunteer and will be entering results in their own time. Please be patient. Track and field event score sheets can be viewed on request.
POINT SCORE SYSTEM Point scores are worked out over the whole season of weekly competition. Points are recorded weekly.
Kathy Steele
Kathy Gross
Kristy Steele
Equipment Officer/ Officer of Officals
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