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RUN FOR FUN Nov/Dec 2012 A Word from the 2 Use ‘MY RESULTS’ President to Track Your Editorial 3 The ROC 4 Championship 5 Results! News Little Athletics Australia and IMG Sports Technology Group have developed a results tracking State Team system called My Results. 6 Update My Results is a digital initiative by Little Athletics Australia to allow a Little Athlete to record and Coaches Corner 7 track their individual progress in all events on the Little Athletics program. It’s a fun way to keep track of your own performance! Introduction to 8 Coaching Course My Results includes a web app for use on your smart phone so that as soon as your event is finished you can add your result to your results database. Then when you’re in front of a desktop Development 9 computer you can see graphs showing your results over time. Diary To access my results go to myresults.littleathletics.com.au. Use your online registration username JETS 12 and password and get tracking! (If you do not know your username and password you can get them from LANSW via [email protected]) Centre News 13 We hope you enjoy this initiative and are already achieving many PB’s this season! Find a Word 16 Special Points of Interest... Get Behind Pinkletics! • Rule Changes Pinkletics 2012 is an initiative of the McGrath Foundation and Little Athletics Australia encouraging Little Athletics centres nationally to turn pink in support of the McGrath • State Team Selection Foundation. • Coaching Clinics All proceeds will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to raise money to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia, as well as to increase breast awareness in • Like Father, Like Son young Australian women. • Coolamon LAC We are asking all Little Athletics NSW families to support Pinkletics. If your centre is hosting a Pinkletics Day make sure you take part and give generously on the day. If your centre has not • Oberon LAC registered, you can still support this great initiative by making an online donation via one of the centres that is taking part. To make a donation or find out more about Pinkletics, go to www.mcgrathfoundation.com.au. Click on the Pinkletics banner and then Find A Club. Pink up for the McGrath Foundation! Please get behind Pinkletics and help us achieve our national target of $100,000. HOST A 2 012 FUNDRAISING DAY! So come on - grab the family and get your HOT PINK on... FOR A FUN DAY OUT TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE MCGRATH FOUNDATION! Pinkletics 2012 is an initiative of the McGrath Foundation What’s in the Pinkletics kit? and Little Athletics Australia encouraging Little Athletics • 50 pairs of hot pink McGrath Foundation shoelaces centres nationally to turn pink in support of the • 50 Pinkletics temporary tattoos McGrath Foundation. • 50 pink face paint sticks Be one of the first 200 clubs to register to host a Pinkletics • 50 participation ribbons 2012 fundraising day during the month of November and your club will receive a limited edition Pinkletics kit valued • 50 hot pink McGrath Foundation balloons at $500! • 3 collection tins All proceeds on the day will be donated to the McGrath Foundation to raise money to place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities right across Australia, as well as to increase breast awareness in young Australian women. To register for Pinkletics 2012 please visit mcgrathfoundation.com.au www.facebook.com/mcgrathfoundation www.youtube.com/mcgrathfoundation www.twitter.com/mcgrathfdn www.foursquare.com/mcgrathfdn A WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT... DERECK FINEBERG Firstly, on a sad note I wish to convey my personal condolences to our CEO Kerry O’Keefe and her family at the loss of her father Jim Many Zone Championships will be conducted Arkins on 17 October. Jim was a life member of during the November-December period so I hope LANSW, a Little Athletics Australia Roll of they are successful for all concerned. This season Excellence inductee and was a widely liked and sees the introduction of the eight region structure respected man in and out of Little Athletics. He and an expansion of the new qualifying process will be greatly missed. from zone level. Good luck to every athlete and I hope these changes bring improved equity to On a happier note it is very encouraging to see a qualifying. significant increase in registrations for this season. No doubt publicity on the back of the This will be the final E-News prior to Christmas so recent Olympics is a factor, however, regardless on behalf of LANSW I would like to wish of the reasons it is terrific to see and is also just everyone in our Little Athletics family a happy and reward for a lot of hard work by centre personnel. safe Christmas and New Year. Our challenge now is to ensure all these athletes and families enjoy the experience and to retain the vast majority of them for coming seasons. Cheers, Dereck Fineberg (OAM) I hope all who attended the recent Trans Tasman PRESIDENT Trials enjoyed taking part and good luck to those who were successful in making the team for the Trans Tasman Challenge in January. 2 editorial The season is well underway now and it looks like our registrations are up across the state. This is a good thing and shows there is much interest in our sport. Being an Olympic year always brings greater attention and McDonald’s has done a great job with some extra advertising. Feature articles in the Daily Telegraph have also assisted with lifting the awareness of Little Athletics. Increased registration numbers brings with it extra challenges and hopefully most centres are keeping their members informed about what is happening and adjusting programs to ensure competition programs can run efficiently. One of the benefits of Little Athletics is that athletes and parents can choose their level of commitment to the sport. If they are just out to have fun and a little exercise this is possible and most of these athletes choose to only compete at their centre. Keener and more dedicated athletes can choose to compete at other centres gala days and Little Athletics NSW carnivals. The great thing about gala days and Little Athletics NSW carnivals is that are communal and create camaraderie between athletes. Centres enjoy friendly rivalry, and support not only their athletes, but also all athletes who are competing. Do remember to support and congratulate all athletes not just your own. Carnivals and gala days are also a great way to meet new friends who you can catch up with each time you see them. Wherever possible, also thank officials for their time. Without these officials, carnivals cannot be run. Finally, please enjoy your Little A’s experience, don’t be afraid to ask questions and please give feedback as to what Little Athletics NSW and centres do well and not so well. Michael Gray Business Development Director 3 The ROC (The Rules of Competition) Did you know..... STANDARD RULES The following are some of the rule changes for this season as a result of the adoption of Little Athletics Australia Standard Rules: 1. Three point start The three point start will no longer be an acceptable start method. 2. Running out of lane If an athlete runs on the inside lane line (of their lane) on a bend the material advantage test will only apply to under 11’s and below. 3. Progression to final eight in field events A count back will now be done at the end of the third round to determine which athletes are given an additional three trials. 4. Signals by javelin officials Officials in the landing area will use hand signals to indicate fouls instead of flags. Only the chief judge will have red and white flags. Out of sector - the sector judge will point past the sector lines Not point first - the judge will wave their hand from side to side What is the ROC? The ROC is the LANSW Inc Rules of Competition. It contains the requirements for competition for LANSW Carnivals. Whilst the basic rules for athletic competition are contained in the IAAF Competition Rules we have modified those rules to suit children. These modified rules are contained in the ROC. Where can I find the ROC? All centres should have a copy of the ROC. The ROC can also be found in the Competitions section of the LANSW website. 4 Championship News Trans Tasman Trials The Trans Tasman Trials were conducted at Myimbarr Community Park, Flinders, on Sunday, 4 November. Athletes from 73 Little Athletics centres attended the Trials. All athletes seemed to enjoy themselves. Many thanks to the Lake Illawarra Little Athletics Centre for their preparation of the ground and assistance on the day. The Trans Tasman Trials results and Team to compete in Sydney on 13 January has been posted on the website. State Relay Championships The State Relays, to be held on the weekend of 24 and 25 November at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre, should be a great weekend of athletics. The total number of teams entered is 1330. The Junior Day (U8-U11) has 719 teams entered and the Senior Day (U12-U17) has 611 teams entered. State Multi-Event Entries for the State Multi-Event for athletes in the U7 to U17 age groups (to be held at Waratah Sports Ground, Orange, on 2 and 3 March 2013) close at the Little Athletics NSW office on Wednesday, 6 February 2013. Online entry is already open. More information regarding the State Multi-Event will be posted on the website as it comes to hand.