Happy New Year to all our South Barwon athletes and families. We hope that you’re having a wonderful holiday and that 2024 is treating you well so far!

This Saturday we’re back at Landy Field for the Geelong Combined Events Day. If you are competing at the State Combined Events on the 20th and 21st of January at Lakeside, the Geelong event allows you to practice the same events. However, all of our athletes aged 8+ are welcome to take part.

The Combined Events will run between approximately 8.15am and 12pm. Points will be awarded based on performance in each of the athletes’ five events, with the top three competitors across all the events in each age group (for both girls and boys) being awarded medals on the following Geelong events day. For full details of the day and scoring system, see the notification from GLAC on the Teams App. The events for the day are available on ResultsHQ.

OnTrackers

OnTrackers will be running as normal on Saturday, from approximately 8.30 – 10.00am.

Volunteering

South Barwon will be responsible for the back-straight timing and long jump as normal. If you are able to do a duty this week, please let us know via our Facebook page. We are also on packup duty this week, for both OnTrackers and the main events this week and would appreciate all our South Barwon families pitching in to get the equipment away quickly.

Looking forward to seeing everyone again on Saturday!

PS: Dates for the rest of the season have been updated on the GLAC website.

We’re hoping for warmer (or at least less wet) weather this week, so we can be back at Landy Field this Saturday for the last day of Little Athletics competition for 2023. As we missed last week, this week will be Program 2 again. This means that Walks events will be happening for athletes aged 9 and up and all competitors need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants.

Volunteers

Please note that families who haven’t yet done two duties have been assigned to empty volunteering spots – please check the list below to confirm if you have been rostered on for this week.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• L. Wolf
• M. Merry
• M. Munn
• K. Findlay
• C. McDougall
• A. Gundry
• Templeton family
• C. Prickett (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• C. Cannon and R. Nicholls/S. O’Neill (Long Jump)
• J. English (Back Straight)

Relay training

Congratulations to the South Barwon athletes who will be competing in the State Relay finals on the 16th of December at Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne. Keep an eye out for messages from your coaches and team managers about final training sessions and other preparations for this event.

See you on Saturday!

It’s Summer, and in true Geelong style, the weather is looking questionable again this weekend. Please keep an eye on the Geelong Little Athletics Centre facebook page on Saturday morning for any updates.

This week’s events

It’s Program 2 again this week, which means Walks for athletes aged 9 and up. For the Walks events all competitors need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants.

Volunteers

Please note that families have been assigned to empty volunteering spots before Christmas. Please come by the South Barwon table this week to check your spots. Due to sickness, we still need a couple of volunteers to help out this Saturday – please leave us a message on Facebook if you’re available.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• A. Gundry
• A.Grey
• Feldman Family
• C. Lian
• Jess Family
• S. Johnson (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• C. Cannon and J. McPherson (Long Jump)\
• J. English (Back Straight)

Can all these volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am?

Looking forward to seeing everyone at Landy Field on Saturday!

Congratulations to all our South Barwon athletes who competed for Geelong at the Regional Relay Carnival last weekend. It great to see teams supporting each other and encouraging each other to run their hardest around the track at Melton Little Athletics Centre.

This week, we’re back at Landy Field and back to program 1. The long range weather forecasts suggests that there might be thunderstorms on Saturday morning, but we all know how quickly things can change, so keep an eye on the Geelong Little Athletics Facebook page for any last-minute updates.

The events for program 1 can be found below.

Athlete of the Week

Our South Barwon Little Athlete of the week for Week 6 of competition was Harry R (U8B). Harry showed great resilience, recovering from a fall on the hurdles to keep competing and get a personal best of 2.65m on Long Jump.

Each week we’ll pick out an Athlete of the Week, based on effort and attitude, who will receive a $20 Rebel Sport Gift Voucher.

Uniform

From this week onwards, could families requiring uniform let us know by Facebook message or email ahead of Saturday. As most of our athletes have their uniforms now, we won’t be bringing all of our stock to Landy Field each week.

Volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties over the past couple of weeks. We’ve still got some spots on the calendar to be filled before Christmas – every family should have done at least two duties by this date. If you haven’t already, please come by the South Barwon area this Saturday and add your name to the whiteboard. We will soon be allocating families who have not yet done a duty to the remaining spots.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• M. Merry
• E. Knuckey
• S. Indarto
• C. Hargreaves
• A. Miles
• J. Ringin
• S. Dhaliwal
• L. Mckenna (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

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

Can all these volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am?

See you on Saturday!

Coles Community Round

This Saturday (11 November) is Coles Community Round. Coles Community Round is a celebration of the Coles Little Athletics partnership at Little Athletics Centres across Australia. We’d like to encourage our South Barwon Athletes to come in their normal uniforms, but to accessorise with the Coles colours of red and white. Some examples might be hair ribbons, socks, streamers or face-paint – please no balloons, though, and remember to take everything home with you at the end of the day!

Athlete of the Week

Each week we’ll pick out an Athlete of the Week based on effort and attitude, who will receive a $20 Rebel Sport Gift Voucher.

This week our South Barwon Athlete of the Week award goes to one of our OnTrackers, Bella O (U6G). Bella’s new to our club – and to athletics – and she impressed us on Saturday by giving everything a go, and especially by putting so much effort into her long jump!

This week’s events

This week is Program 3. Please find a list of the events for each age group below.

Volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties over the past couple of weeks. We’ve still got some spots on the calendar to be filled before Christmas – every family should have done at least two duties by this date. If you haven’t already chosen your spots, please come by the South Barwon area this Saturday and add your name to the whiteboard.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• H. Bailey
• C. Graham
• K. Maugeri
• M. Seitshiro
• B. Martin
• K. Yates
• T. Sherman
• D. Mather (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• J. McPherson and J. Carracher (Long Jump)
• B. Smith (Back Straight)

Can all these volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am.

See you on Saturday!

Who’s ready for another week of competition at Landy Field? Hopefully the families of our 8+ athletes have been able to log into the ResultsHQ accounts and see their times and distances for Week 4. It’s great to see so many personal bests already!

Athlete of the Week

Each week we’ll pick out an Athlete of the Week based on effort and attitude, who will receive a $20 Rebel Sport Gift Voucher.

Will F (U9B) was our South Barwon Little Athlete of the Week on October 22. Will F ran a great 800m, achieving a personal best of 3:07.62.

This week’s events

We’re back to Program 2 this week, which means Walks for athletes aged 9 and up. For the Walks events all competitors need to wear shorts that are a minimum of 10cm above the knee – no leggings or trackpants.

Volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties over the past couple of weeks. We’ve still got some spots on the calendar to be filled before Christmas – every family should have done at least two duties by this date. If you haven’t already chosen your spots, please come by the South Barwon area this Saturday and add your name to the whiteboard.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• B. McDougall
• Casey family
• B. Pola
• M. Seitshiro
• A. Gray
• Hargreaves family
• C. Feldman
• L. Mckenna (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• C. Cannon and S. O’Neill (Long Jump)
• J. English (Back Straight)

Can all these volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am.

South Barwon is also on set-up duty this week, so we also require additional helpers to arrive at about 7.30am to get this done. If you can help out with set-up, please leave us a message on Facebook or email us on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com.

Uniform update

We will have most South Barwon uniform items available for sale on Saturday. Size 6 and 8 shorts are still on back-order. We will contact families who have already purchased these shorts as soon as they become available.

See you on Saturday!

Thanks to all the South Barwon athletes who came out and gave their all at Landy Field last Saturday. We saw lots of new personal bests already, as well as a GLAC record broken by South Barwon U17B athlete, Jaxon, who ran the 800m in 2:14.22.

South Barwon Little Athlete of the Week

Each week the South Barwon Committee will be looking out for one of our athletes who displays a great attitude and gives it their all to be our SBLAC Athlete of the Week and receive a $20 Rebel Sport Gift Voucher. Congratulations to Isobel G who was our Athlete of the Week for Week 2. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for future announcements.

This week’s events

We’re back to Program 1 this week, repeating the events that our athletes did in the first week of the season. By the Monday after each session, your athlete’s results should be up on ResultsHQ and you can see how their times and distances improve (U8s and up).

This week’s volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties over the past couple of weeks. We still need one extra general volunteer and one OnTrackers volunteer for this Saturday. If you can help out, please leave us a message on Facebook or email us on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• A. Sherry
• C. Graham
• M. MacFarlane
• A. Miles
• K. Mangeri
• J. Foliniatis
• K. Yates
• S. Johno (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• R. Nicholls and B. McDougall (Long Jump)
• J. Javni (Back Straight)

Can all volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am.

See you on Saturday!

Thanks to all the families who braved the wind and rain last week, so our Little Athletes could compete in the Week 2 program. The weather forecast is looking more settled this week, and we’re looking forward to seeing you again you all again at Landy Field this Saturday.

Getting started

If you haven’t already collected a bib, and you registered (and, if you’re new, provided your proof of age documentation) before Wednesday 18 October, we should have your competition bib at the South Barwon tent on Saturday morning. All competitors will need to be accompanied to the bib collection point by a parent or guardian, as we will have the volunteering duty rosters available for the pre-Christmas events.

We will also have uniform items on display and for sale at our tent, but only until 10.30 this week. If you would like to order beforehand and beat the rush, please send us a message on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com or via our Facebook page.

This week’s events

This week is Week 3 on the GLAC program. Events start from around 8.00am, 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 start at around 8.30am.

This week’s volunteers

Many thanks to the families who have signed up for volunteer duties over the past couple of weeks. If you haven’t already, please select your two 2023 duties by choosing an empty spot on the whiteboard at the South Barwon tent.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• H. Barley
• J. Mason
• Casey family
• A. Wilkinson
• G. Laurie
• B. Pola
• A. Gray
• D. Prickett (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• R. Nicholls and S. O’Neill (Long Jump)
• B. Smith (Back Straight)

Can all volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am.

Please remember to follow our Facebook page for updates during the weeks ahead.

Thanks to all our South Barwon athletes and parents who contributed to an amazing first meet of the season last Saturday. We’re looking forward to seeing you all again on the 14th!

Getting started

If you haven’t already collected a bib, and you registered (and, if you’re new, provided your proof of age documentation) before Wednesday 11 October, we should have your competition bib at the South Barwon tent on Saturday morning. All competitors will need to be accompanied to the bib collection point by a parent or guardian, as we will have the volunteering duty rosters available for the pre-Christmas events.

We will also have uniform items on display and for sale at our tent. If you would like to order beforehand and beat the rush, please send us a message on southbarwonathletics@gmail.com or via our Facebook page.

This week’s events

This week is Week 2 on the GLAC program. Events start from around 8.00am, 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 start at around 8.30am.

This week’s volunteers

Many thanks to the families who signed up for volunteer duties last week. If you haven’t already, please select your two pre-Christmas duties on Saturday by choosing an empty spot on the whiteboard at the South Barwon tent.

This week’s general volunteers are:

• A. Sherry
• L. Wolf
• N. Jones
• J. Mason
• A. Wilkinson
• C. Hargreaves
• M. Munn
• M. Judd (OnTrackers)

Our chiefs for this week are:

• C. Cannon and J. McPherson (Long Jump)
• J. English and J. Javni (Back Straight)

Can all volunteers please meet at the South Barwon tent at 8am.

Relays information session

A Relay Information session will be held at the Pavilion Building, Landy Field, this Saturday at 12pm. Please attend if you’re looking to be a coach, team manager or competitor in this season’s relays (note: relay competitors need to be U9s and over). The Regional Relay Carnival will be held on Saturday 18 November, and the State event will be on Saturday 16 December.

Welcome to Little Athletics for the 2023-24 Season. We’re so excited to be heading back to Landy Field on Saturday morning.

Bib collection & volunteer sign-up

We will have competition bibs at the red South Barwon tents for everyone who registered (and in the case of new families, provided their proof of age documentation) before the end of Wednesday. 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.

We still need a couple more adult volunteers for this Saturday too. If you can help, please let us know on Facebook.

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 at our tent on October 7. 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 at the tent on Saturday.

Events

This week is Week 1 on the GLAC program. Events start from around 8.00am, 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 start at around 8.30am. 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 at the tent. We’re so pleased to have so many athletes signed up to compete for South Barwon this year. Have a great season, everyone!