Congratulations to our South Barwon athletes who competed at the Regional Relay Carnival in Werribee last week. Geelong had great results across the age groups, and it was great to see athletes from across our different clubs coming together and working as a team.

We are looking forward to seeing you this coming Sunday at Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio. Like our last Sunday competition, we’ll be kicking off with a South Barwon community warm up at the start of the front straight (by the triple jump) at 8.30am. All athletes and supporters are welcome to join in.

This week’s events

We’re back to Program 3 this week. You can find the track and field events for each program on the Geelong Little Athletics website.

Please make sure you have your Coles patches stuck or sewn to your uniform t-shirts and singlets, and that you bring your competition bib. There is now $10 charge for reprinting bibs at the competition office.

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: H. Bailey (chief), M. Merry, B. Martin
• Long jump 1: A.Wilkinson (chief), K. Rush, J. Mason, S. Andrews
• Long jump 2: C. Cannon (chief), K. Shea, F. Johnson, Sizeland family
• OnTrackers coordinator: L. McRae

Each month, parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fishermen’s Pier Restaurant.

Uniforms

All pre-ordered South Barwon t-shirts and hoodies can be collected from the South Barwon table this week.

Our custom South Barwon socks, from our sponsor, Steigen are also now available for pre-order in blue or white.

See you on Sunday!

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone back at Goldsworthy Reserve this weekend, for the first of our Sunday morning sessions. South Barwon is on set-up duty this week, so it’d be great if as many of our families as possible could arrive by 8:15am to lend a hand. The more people we have, the quicker we can get things done, and all be ready for first calls at 8:45am.

This week’s events

The program order has been shifted around a bit this season to accomodate volunteer availability. This week we will be running our Program 1 events (see below) and the following week will be Program 3.

Coles Community Round

This week is Coles Community Round, acknowledging Coles’ ongoing support of Little Athletics. Be sure to have your Coles patches on your uniform t-shirts and feel free to add a bit of extra red and white to your normal South Barwon uniforms to help us celebrate this community event.

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: Jimmy Javni (chief), Hannah Carson, Anna Gundry, Harley Bailey
• Long jump 1: Brad McDougall (cheif), Andrew Miles, Kristen Patel, Justin Mason
• Long jump 2: Adam Wilkinson (chief), Candice Honey, Rory Flynn, Karl Waddell
• OnTrackers coordinator: Fiona Kaiser

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant.

Uniforms

Pre-ordered hoodies and hats are still in production, but if you are wanting to collect other pre-ordered South Barwon uniform or buy shorts/hats, please visit the South Barwon table before 10.30am this week.

Please remember to bring your competition bib as there will now be a $10 charge for reprints. Some suggestions from our parents are: leaving it in the car, keeping it in your South Barwon shoe bag or even pinning it straight back on uniform singlets as soon as they come out of the wash!

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

It was fantastic to see everyone out on the track again on another sunny day last Saturday. Already we’re seeing some great personal best results, as well as new friendships forming between the athletes.

This week’s events

This week, we will be running Program 2 again. This means we’re back to  walks week and all athletes wanting to take part need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants. We will return to Program 1 events again on Sunday 10th November.

Please remember to bring your bib each week, as there will be a charge for reprints. Some suggestions from our parents are: leaving it in the car, keeping it in your South Barwon shoe bag or even pinning it straight back on uniform singlets as soon as they come out of the wash!

Volunteers

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: J. English (chief), T. Van De Ven, A, Martin. J. Gardiner
• Long Jump 1: B. McDougall (chief),C. Hargreaves, A. Casey, D. Ellis
• Long Jump 2: J. Carracher (chief), R. Shea, I. Sizeland, J. Mulhenberg
• OnTrackers Coordinator: F. Kaiser
• Starter: J. Javni
• Walks Judge: C. Moores

Each month, the parents and carers who have completed a volunteer shift will be put into a draw to win a $50 voucher from out sponsor, Fisherman’s Pier Restaurant. Thanks Fishermen’s Pier for supporting our club and congratulations to our October winner, Andrew Miles!

Athlete of the Week

Each week we’ll be looking out for an athlete who demonstrates the South Barwon spirit. Last week, the athlete of the week award went to Matilda for showing incredible dedication, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship and also giving her best in every event. Congratulations on your four PBs last week, Matilda!

Go South Barwon!

We can’t believe that we’re already heading into Week 3 of the season. Thanks to all those athletes who have completed their trials and chosen to registered with South Barwon. We’re so excited to have you as part of our community.

This week’s events

Please arrive at 12.45 for first calls with competition getting underway at 1pm. This week we will be running Program 3.

Remember: if you have any feedback about how the events are running our our temporary location, please feel free to send it through to us on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com and we will escalate it to Geelong Little Athletics Centre if necessary.

All athletes are required to have a Coles patch sewn or stuck to their uniform t-shirts or singlet. Please ensure that you have done this before this Saturday You should have received a patch when you purchased your uniform items. If you didn’t, please visit our South Barwon table when you arrive this week.

Uniform

We now have limited singlet sizes available. However you can pre-order and pay via the Indigo Wolf website by close of business each Wednesday to have your uniform available for pick up on Saturday.

Our new custom South Barwon socks, from our sponsor, Steigen are also now available for pre-order in blue or white.

Volunteering

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far. This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: H. Bailey (chief), K. Yates, C. Graham, J. English
• Long Jump 1: A. Wilkinson (chief), J. Javni, A. Hamilton
• Long Jump 2: A.Carrol (chief), J. Murray, I. Desoyza, B. Gore
• OnTrackers Coordinator: A. McArthur

If you haven’t got your 2024 duties sorted, please visit the South Barwon table on Saturday and sign up for a spot. This will be your last chance to chose your own duties. After this week, families who haven’t selected their own duty spots will be assigned to a future date on the calendar.

See you on Saturday!

It was so exciting to see so many of our South Barwon athletes and families at Goldsworthy Reserve last week. It may be a different venue, but with over 110 registered athletes, South Barwon is building an amazing community and it’s going to be a great season ahead. Please remember to download and read our athlete information booklet. Whether you’re a returning family or this is your first year of athletics, there’s lots of useful information in there about the season.

This week’s events

Going forwards, when we’re at Goldsworthy Reserve on Saturdays, we’re asking everyone to arrive at 12.45 for first calls with competition getting underway at 1pm. This week, we will be running Program 2. In Program 2, we have the Walks events running for athletes aged 9 and above. All athletes who wish to compete in the Walks need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants.

Coles Patches

All athletes are required to have a Coles patch sewn or stuck to their uniform t-shirts or singlet. Please ensure that you have done this before next Saturday’s session. You should have received a patch when you purchased your uniform items. If you didn’t, please visit our South Barwon table on Saturday.

Uniform

We now have limited singlet sizes available. However you can pre-order and pay via the Indigo Wolf website by close of business each Wednesday to have your uniform available for pick up on Saturday.

Our new custom South Barwon socks, from our sponsor, Steigen are also now available for pre-order in blue or white.

Volunteering

Thanks to everyone who has put their name down on our volunteering roster so far.If you haven’t got your 2024 duties sorted, please visit the South Barwon table on Saturday and sign up for a spot.

This week’s volunteers are:

• Back straight: John English (chief), Amanda Martin, Michelle Merry, Harley Bailey
• Long Jump 1: Brad McDougall (chief), lKarl Waddell, Julia Mulhenburg, Belinda Williams
• Long Jump 2: Benn Pola (chief), Gordon Laurie. Charlotte Hargreaves, Jo Sizeland
• OnTrackers Coordinator: Alistair McArthur
• Walks Judge: Christie Moores

Could these volunteers please meet us at the South Barwon area (bays 9 & 10) at 12.45pm.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Welcome to Little Athletics for the 2024-25 Season. It will be great to see all our new and returning families at Goldsworthy Reserve in Corio from 1pm this Saturday. We’ve got over 100 registered athletes for South Barwon so far and a large number of trial athletes too, so things might be a little manic at the start, but we’re so excited to embark on another season filled with fun, growth, and community spirit!

Bib collection & volunteer sign-up

We will have competition bibs at the South Barwon area for everyone who registered (and in the case of new families, provided their proof of age documentation) before the end of Thursday. These bibs are worn throughout the season at Landy Field as well as at regional and state events.

All competitors will need to be accompanied to the bib collection point by a parent or guardian, as we will have the duty rosters available for the pre-Christmas events. Each family needs to commit to two pre-Christmas volunteering shifts. Those who don’t select their own dates in the first two weeks will be assigned a slot on the duty roster – which this year will be displayed on a white board at the South Barwon tent.

Uniform sales

On our competition days at Landy Field, all South Barwon athletes compete in our red and blue uniforms. There’s a range of options to choose from, and we will have some samples on display and for sale in our area on October 12. If you’d like to purchase beforehand and beat the rush, please send us a message on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com or via our Facebook page.

Remember, all uniform tops need to have a Coles patch sewn on. We will have these available on Saturday.

This week’s volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties already. We really appreciate your help in getting the season started for our athletes.

Back Straight:

• B. Smith (Chief)
• J. Ringin
• H. Carson

Long Jump 1:

• B. McDougall (Chief)
• A. Miles
• A. Maugeri
• C. Moores

Long Jump 2:

• J. Carracher (Chief)
• B. Martin
• J. Muhlenberg
• A. Wilkinson

OnTrackers:

• Alistair McArthur

Can all volunteers please meet at the South Barwon area at 1pm?

South Barwon is also on pack-up duty this week so we would appreciate it if our families could stick around at the end of the session to help tidy away the equipment. This duty rotates between clubs each week and it’s a much quicker process if everyone pitches in

Events

This week is Week 1 on the GLAC program. Events start from around 1.00pm, so listen for the announcement for your child’s age group. Each event call is made three times before the event begins. OnTrackers, the program for our U6s and U7s, will be called separately – please wait in the South Barwon area until you are called sou our athletes can walk across together as a group. The weather’s looking good for Saturday so far, but be sure to follow our Facebook page where we’ll post updates if there are cancellations or changes.

If you have any questions about Little Athletics, the South Barwon Little Athletics Club or how the season will run, feel free to come and talk to us in the South Barwon area (bays 9 and 10, under the shelter). We’re so pleased to have so many athletes signed up to compete for South Barwon this year and we can’t wait to see how they compete and improve over the months ahead.

Have a great season, everyone!

Just like that, our 2023-24 athletics season is coming to an end. Our last day of competition at Landy Field is the Geelong LAC Stiegen Championship Day this Saturday (2 March). We’re looking forward to seeing our South Barwon athletes shine in their chosen track and field events!

OnTrackers

The OnTrackers program will continue with its usual format on Championships Day and will be followed by presentations for our Under 6 & Under 7 athletes.

March Past

As part of Championships Day, all clubs will take part in the Annual March Past parade. Could we ask that all our athletes come dressed in their correct South Barwon uniform and be ready by 8am to assemble in their age groups. The March Past will begin at 8.15am, followed by the national anthem. Competition for U8-U17s begins at around 8.45am.

Events

On Championships Day, U8-U17 athletes can only participate in the events that they have registered for. No changes can be made to the events on the day. As GLAC will be running almost all the events that have registered participants, this will be a longer day. There will be first, second and third place medals for each event, which will be presented as soon as possible after the events completion.

Lunchtime events

During the Championship Day lunchbreak there will be a parents relay – make sure you stick around to cheer on the South Barwon team!

There will also be a meeting about Cross Country for those interested in taking part during the winter season.

Volunteering

Thanks to all the families who have volunteered to help out this week. You can see a list of our volunteers below (note: if you have organised changes to your shift in the last 24 hours, this will not be reflected here).

Thank you

Finally, on behalf of the SBLAC committee, thank you so much for a wonderful season. We’ve loved seeing so many personal bests each week as each of our athletes continue to improve. Thank you to all the families who have helped out with volunteering on the long jump, on the back straight, and with so much organisation behind the scenes. We look forward to welcoming you all to our South Barwon presentation day later in the year – we’ll be in touch via our Facebook page for more details.

Thanks again, and have a great Championship Day!

Well, just like that we’re approaching our last day of normal competition at Landy Field for the 2023-24 Athletics season. It’s program three again this week, and we’re looking forward to seeing our athletes and families at the track on Saturday morning.

Volunteering

South Barwon’s on set-up duty this week, so we’d appreciate all the help we can get to ensure everything’s ready for the events to start on time. Please meet us at the South Barwon area at 7.30am.

In addition, this week’s general volunteers are:

• G. Laurie
• J. Mason
• A. Wilkinson
• A. Sherry
• S. Dhaliwal
• R. Nicholls & S. O’Neill
• B. Smith
• J. Welsh

Our chiefs are:

• M. Smith & B. McDougall (Long Jump)
• J. Javni (Back Straight)

Geelong LAC Steigen Championship Day (2 March)

Saturday 2 March is Championships Day for all U8-U17 athletes who have nominated for events. The start lists for each event will be updated to reflect the nominations, and changes are not possible. As all events will be run, this will be a longer session these athletes.

OnTrackers will run as usual, with a presentation after the session completes.

Please see your emails for other important event information from Geelong Little Athletics Centre.

See you on Saturday!