1. Parent Information Evening Wednesday 23 September 2015 Phil Bossert, President Joondalup Little Athletics Centre

2. Agenda 1. About Little A’s 2. Joondalup Centre 3. Dates and events 4. Code of conduct 5. Parent’s Responsibilities 6. Questions

3. About Little A’s Little Athletics promotes that it is important to "Be your Best" ®. The emphasis is on fun, participation, performance, technique and getting involved with your family in physical and healthy activity. The motto of Little Athletics is 'Family, Fun and Fitness".

4. Joondalup Centre - Administration Established in 1992 From a Centre / Club base to Centre base only in 2013 Committee: President : Philippe Bossert Coaching Coordinator: Deb Spratling & Julie Daines Championships & Special Events Officers: Michelle Fernandes & Simon Joliffe Recorder/Vice President : Lorraine Husten Registrar: Cheryl Marshall and Pauline Hay Treasurer: Kim Ryan Fundraising: Linda Ray Communications: Ian Harris Secretary: Sharon Fraser Equipment: Marty Gray and Paul Daines Technology: Vacant

5. Joondalup Centre – Administration cont. Communication to membership via email Weekly Newsletter – later moving to fortnightly Special announcements Email communication from coaches and age group managers Facebook – Joondalup Little Athletics Latest update if training cancelled Website – website will be updated regularly App (not far off) – notifications re training Queries – president@jlac.org.au

6. Joondalup Centre – Training Under 6 – Under 12 age based training Under 10 – Under 12 event based coaching for Middle Distance and Sprints Under 13 and older event based training One session general training Age Based Coaching Girls Boys Under 6Thursday4:30pm - 5:30pm Thursday4:30pm - 5:30pm Under 7Tuesday 5:00pm - 6:00pm Wednesday4:30pm - 5:30pm Under 8Tuesday 5:00pm - 6:00pm Tuesday5:00pm - 6:00pm Under 9Wednesday4:30pm - 5:30pm Thursday4:15pm - 5:30pm Under 10Tuesday4:15pm - 5:45pm Wednesday5:00pm - 6:00pm Under 11Wednesday4:30pm - 6:00pm Thursday5:15pm - 6:30pm Under 12Tuesday 4:15pm - 6:00pm Tuesday 4:30pm - 6:00pm Event Based Coaching Under 10 - 12Specialist Sprints CoachingMonday4:30pm - 6:00pm Middle DistanceThursday4:30pm - 6:00pm Under 13 +General Training (all events)Wednesday5:45pm - 7:00pm Long JumpWednesday5:45pm - 6:45pm Middle DistanceMonday and Wednesday5:00pm - 6:00pm SprintsMonday5:00pm - 6:00pm Hurdles Tuesday evenings (every second week commencing 07/10)5:30pm - 7:00pm Throwsyet to determined High Jumpyet to determined

7. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal) Season starts on the 10 th of October (last Saturday of school holidays) Pre-Christmas competitions finishes 19 December Multi event for up to U11, Joondalup Gift for U10 and older, followed by Christmas Party Post-Christmas to start 9 January Twilight Meets (Saturday from ~5pm – 3 week program – Friday 22 Jan) Championship Day 1 – 13 Feb 2016 Championship Day 2 – 20 Feb 2016 AGM – 12 Mar 2016 Special events Relay Trials – 18 October (morning) Every athlete will run relevant track events twice No competition points earned

8. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal) Competition Day Set up commences at 6.00am Set up / pack away and BBQ by age groups First event marshalling at 7.30am Day usually completes by midday for the older age groups, earlier for the younger age groups We operate on a coordinator/parent helper system You follow your children rather than being stuck on a long jump pit with a rake all day Coordinators have knowledge of events/rules Coordinator workshop organised, date TBA

9. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal) Program A U6 BoysU6 GirlsU7 BoysU7 GirlsU8 BoysU8 GirlsU9 BoysU9 GirlsU10 BoysU10 GirlsU11 BoysU11 GirlsU12 BoysU12 GirlsU13 BoysU13 GirlsU14 BoysU14 GirlsU15 + 18611152016391320 2314151119161318 1500m 100m Shot Put High Jump (S)DiscusLong Jump 1500m Long JumpHigh Jump (F)Long JumpHigh Jump (F)Discus Long Jump Discus 100m 400m Long Jump Javelin 400m 200m Turbo Javelin Long Jump Discus 400m Shot Put High Jump (F)Long JumpHigh Jump (F) Turbo Javelin Long Jump 200m 100m High Jump (S) Discus 100m Turbo Javelin Shot Put 100m High Jump (F)Long JumpDiscus Long Jump 200m Shot Put Triple Jump 200m hurdles

10. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal) Program B U6 BoysU6 GirlsU7 BoysU7 GirlsU8 BoysU8 GirlsU9 BoysU9 GirlsU10 BoysU10 GirlsU11 BoysU11 GirlsU12 BoysU12 GirlsU13 BoysU13 GirlsU14 BoysU14 GirlsU15 + 18611152016391320 2314151119161318 700m Walk 1100m Walk 1500m Walk 70m Shot Put 70m DiscusHigh Jump (S)Triple JumpJavelin800mJavelin800mHigh Jump (F)800m Shot Put 70m Discus 70m 800m Javelin800mHigh Jump (F)800mTriple JumpJavelinTriple Jump 300m Turbo Javelin 300m Shot Put High Jump (S) 60m hurdlesTriple Jump60m hurdlesLong Jump80m hurdles 80-90m hurdles 90-110m hurdles Long Jump 300m Long Jump 800m 60m hurdles Triple Jump60m hurdlesShot Put60m hurdlesDiscus JavelinShot PutJavelin 60m hurdles JavelinTriple Jump200mDiscus200mShot Put200m Discus200mLong Jump200mJavelinTriple JumpShot PutJavelinShot Put

11. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal)

12. 110 roster needed per week Mandatory to do 6 roster of which 2 are set up / pack away / BBQ Failure to complete the required rosters will have the following consequences Your child will not be eligible to represent the Centre at relays Your child will not be eligible to win medals at the Centre Championship competition Online roster software (next page) Sign in on competition day is in the Clubrooms, it is the parents responsibility that the roster sheet is signed

13. Joondalup Centre – Competition (internal)

15. Joondalup Centre – Competition (external) 15 Nov 2015 – Braveheart Challenge (Athletics Stadium WA) U6 – U10 28 Nov 2015 – JLAC vs Ridgewood Challenge (Athletics Stadium WA) – All Centre 13 Dec 2015 – State Relay championships (Athletics Stadium WA) U8 and older (by selection only) Dec 2015 – North v South Challenge Final (Athletics Stadium WA) U12 and older 7 Feb 2016 – State Multi Event Championships (Athletics Stadium WA) - U11 and older 7/8 Mar 2015 – Little Athletics Zones Championships (McGillivray Oval) 21/22 Mar 2015 – Little Athletics State Championships (Athletics Stadium WA)

16. Joondalup Centre – Competition (external) cont. Teams Challenge – anyone can compete Relay – refer to website for selection criteria Team selection by special events committee Track Relay (100m & 200m/400m) Field Relay (2 throws / 2 jumps) State Multi Events – Anyone in U11 and older age group can compete, Athletes do 5 events, 100m, Hurdles, Jump, Throw, 800m Zones Championships – Ridgewood, Hamersley, UWA and Joondalup Athletes U7 – U9…….4 events at their choosing - gold/silver/bronze awarded U10 – U12…. 5 events at their choosing > U12……… 6 events at their choosing State Championships – Qualify from Zones Championships (U10 and older)

17. Joondalup Centre – Competition (external) cont. Relay – refer to website for selection criteria If you nominate your child for any of the State events, it is mandatory to complete a roster Depending on numbers, this could be a half day roster

18. Joondalup Centre – Venue HBF Arena is owned and administrated by Venues West, a State Government controlled entity The Clubrooms are run by ACSRA with representatives from Joondalup Brothers (Rugby Union), Joondalup Netball Association and Joondalup Little Athletics We lease the oval from Venues West – annual cost $15,000 – we receive 50% refund form CoJ Previously - permanent booking for oval in early March (Future Music Festival) – not this season Potential for 3 other bookings (concerts)

19. Joondalup Centre – Venue cont. Season before last - we had to leave the oval on 1 week notice Severe disruption to our season as we had to organise new oval, moving of equipment and equip oval to competition standard This season no concerts are planned Be prepared that a change of venue could occur on short notice

20. Code of Conduct Don’t sweat the little things

21. Parent’s Responsibility Make sure your child attends training and be present (athletes not to be dropped-off) Make sure your child is wearing correct uniform at competition Adhere to the Joondalup Little Athletics Code of Conduct Encourage your children to give their best Roster to be completed as required Rosters at State Events

22. Sponsorship Lane Sponsor Sign ~600mm/400mm Logo on website Mention in couple of emails Mention on competition day Mention on Facebook Invite to opening day with Life members and politicians $500

23. Questions ?