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Cross Country - Sat 12th July - hosted by Croydon Centre - running at Durham Rd Kilsyth - Melways 51H4

Uncollected Trophies - these will be held at the Equipment Shed and can be collected at Cross Country when we run at Morrison Reserve - please check Calendar for these dates

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Cross Country - Sat 12th Jul - at Durham Rd - hosted by Croydon Centre

CROSS COUNTRY CALENDAR available on Calendar Page (Note : The VLAA has moved the date of State Championships to avoid clashes with All Schools State Championships - the Calendar has now been updated)

CROSS COUNTRY   All athletes registered for the Track & Field Season are automatically registered for Cross Country.  Small fee of $1 per athlete payable each week to cover costs.  Parents are welcome to run.  We have a great turn out for Cross Country - usually around 100 athletes each week.  Please come and join us in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.  NEW ATHLETES WELCOME.  This year we have exciting new courses and we also have some other great initiatives planned.  Cross Country is great for your fitness for other sports - footy, basketball, netball etc.  Come and give it a try!!

Centre Uniforms CLICK  HERE!!! for  Centre Apparel Photos and Prices. 

LILYDALE & YARRA RANGES WINS KNOX OPEN DAY PERPETUAL TROPHY!!!!!!! - Well done to everybody who competed at the Knox Cross Country Open Day - we have won the Perpetual Trophy for the 6th time in 7 years - a great performance!. 

Many thanks to the Knox Centre who again put on a superb day of racing at a great venue.  We had some great results and lots of Team medals - the racing is probably the toughest competition outside of State Championships - so well done.

We now travel to Durham Rd in Kilsyth next Saturday where the Croydon Centre is hosting the day.  Then on the 19th July we are having our Centre Championship Day.  Medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each age group for boys and girls.  ALL ATHLETES MUST RUN IN THEIR CORRECT DISTANCE AND ONLY IN ONE RACE.  You must have a minimum attendance of 50% to be eligible for medals. (this means that you must have been at least 6 weeks by the time of the Championships)

More PHOTOS HERE!!!

Yesterday four of our athletes competed at Albert Park in the Victorian All Schools Road Walking State Championships.  Albert Park was probably the windiest place on earth yesterday. All four athletes achieved PB's in these very difficult conditions - a fantastic effort.  Well done to :-

    Stephanie George - BRONZE MEDAL

    Lucas Taylor - 5th

    Hayley George - 4th

    Lee Taylor - 8th

Another very successful Cross Country Challenge / Handicap day was held this morning at Margaret Lewis Reserve.  It was great to see some of the front runners running well when given the chance out in front (let's hope they can take this attitude and confidence into future weeks).  Well done to all those back-markers who tried their best to make up some large head starts.  The sportsmanship and attitude displayed by all athletes was great to see.  Many thanks to Rob Belli for working out all of the handicaps and thanks to the Recorders, Timekeepers, Start / Finish Marshalls, Course Marshalls and Hares.

We now move on to Nortons Park in Wantirna (Melways 72 A2) next Saturday for the Knox Open Day.  This day is part of our Cross Country Calendar and therefore is part of Attendance trophies etc. Our Centre has won the Perpetual Trophy 5 out of the last 6 years.  We expect some major challenges this year from Centres such as Waverley, Casey and Bacchus Marsh.  Every runner counts towards points for this trophy - we need as many runners as possible - please make sure you all come along and participate in this great day of running.  This Open Day is probably the biggest day of racing outside of State Championships on the Cross Country Calendar!!

More PHOTOS HERE!!!!

Cold rainy weather and a wet, muddy and slippery course greeted runners at Doncaster on Sunday for the EMR Region Cross Country Championships.  Well done to all those athletes who competed and thanks to the parents who carried out Duties.  A special thank you to our Chief Officials who were on Duty all day - Rob & Melissa Belli and Susan Taylor - Team Manager.  All those athletes who completed their race are now eligible to run at the State Cross Country Championships at Lardner Park in Drouin on August 3rd.

Congratulations to our individual medal winners :-

    GOLD - Ryan Patterson U10B, Renee Doggett U12G

    SILVER - Dane Fencaros U13B, Josh Patterson U15B

    BRONZE - Zak Patterson U13B, Casey Wright U13G

and congratulations to the many Teams that won medals

Results for LYRLAC athletes available HERE!!!

More PHOTOS HERE!!

We had a number of our athletes compete at Bundoora yesterday in the State Championships for Primary School Cross Country.  This race is the premier race for Cross Country for 9 - 12 year olds for the season.  It is the culmination of competing and qualifying through School, District and Zone events.  At States there are 2 races for each age group of around 90 - 100 children.  The "A" race is made up of all those children who finished 1st to 3rd in their Zone and the "B" race is made up of all those who finished 4th to 6th at Zones.

A big congratulations goes to Ryan Patterson and Renee Doggett who both qualified for the Victorian Team to run at the National Championships in Geelong in August.

This is the 2nd year in a row that Ryan has made the Team and the 3rd year for Renee  - these are both fantastic achievements and we wish them all the best in the upcoming Nationals. 

We had a number of other children who competed yesterday - a big congratulations to Liam Pickett, Stephanie Butler, Stephanie George, Molly Dixon, Mitch Loaring, Patterson Saunders and Ella Vandevelde (please let us know if we missed anybody) - this is an exceptional number of children from a smallish Centre - well done to everybody

This season we have introduced allowing athletes to run in multiple races or in races that are not necessarily the correct distance for their age group.  We believe this initiative both encourages athletes to run and also allows running the longer distances as practice for the School events.  This initiative has been successful and is enjoyed by most.  Please be aware that sometimes with new initiatives such as this that there can be some "teething" problems.  One of these problems has been our recording system keeping track of times and PB's when children are running in multiple events in the one week.  Please be patient if we are not immediately aware of a PB.  In 99% of cases we will pick it up for the next week where the Chocolate Frogs will be awarded.  It is not always possible to be aware of the PB immediately after the race.  Please help out the Recorders in this regard.

More PHOTOS HERE!!!!!!

Another great morning of Cross Country running - many thanks to all of the parents and kids who helped out with BBQ, Canteen, Hares, Tortoises etc.  We look forward to Lillydale Lake next week where we are hosting the Croydon Centre.

More PHOTOS HERE!!!

Quite a few of our athletes competed in the Primary School Zone Cross Country Championships at Yarra Glen Race Course.  Firstly congratulations to all those who competed - it means you had progressed through your School Competition and District Championships. We had a number of athletes who have now qualified for the Primary School State Championships to be held at Bundoora on 20th June - well done to those athletes and good luck at States.

We are flying in our Race aCROSS the Victorian COUNTRYside.   At the end of week 5 we had visited the magnificent North of Victoria - Barooga etc.  Keep up the great running - we are well on track to make it all around Victoria this season.  A cold, brisk morning greeted runners at Margaret Lewis Reserve in Coldstream.  Congratulations to all runners and well done to those that ran PB's and received the all important Chocolate Frog.  Rob Belli would like to pass on his thanks to all those people who are helping out this year at Cross Country.  The help has been fantastic and from a lot of people.  It is greatly appreciated and makes life easier for all.

Knox Open Day - is being held on Saturday 5th July at Norton's Park in Wantirna - see attached FLYER for details

More PHOTOS HERE!!!!!

Thanks to the Croydon Centre for hosting us on Saturday. There was some exciting racing in some good old fashioned "fair dinkum" wet Cross Country conditions.  We look forward to returning to Margaret Lewis Reserve (Melways 281 B11) this Saturday.  There'll be opportunities for PB's and chocolate frogs.

More PHOTOS HERE!!!

We had another great turn out for Cross Country this week.  All competitors enjoyed a brand new course at the Lake.

We are again doing our race aCROSS the Victorian COUNTRYside (we add up the total km's run by all competitors each week and plot this distance through as many VLAA Country Centres as we can. In the first 2 weeks we have made it through to Bairnsdale!!

This coming week we are hosting the Croydon & Cockatoo Centres at our challenging Morrison Reserve course.  These days have been a great success in past years and we look forward to more of the same this year.  Could we please have people arriving nice and early so that we can be set up and ready to start on time.  Our start times and determined by when people arrive and register to run!.  We are also looking for some volunteers to run our BBQ for the morning.

More PHOTOS HERE!!

Not sure what's happening with the weather!! - more like a Track & Field Day.  Really warm conditions and a tough new challenging course.  We had a fantastic turn out and it was great to see so many new faces joining our Cross Country.  It looks like we are going to have a great season. Many thanks to Rob Belli for all of his hard work in getting our new courses ready.  We are looking forward to our race across Victoria and hope to visit all of the Centres across Victoria

Many thanks to all of the parents who helped out on the day - it was great to see so many Course Marshalls and other parents around the course cheering on the athletes.  A big thanks to our Hares who do a fantastic job leading the younger kids around the course.

From an overall point of view it was great to see so many kids and families using the Morrison Reserve Sporting Precinct (Athletics, Soccer, Dog Training).  The "powers to be" - Council, State and Federal Governments should be continuously reminded of this.  Please do whatever you can from this point of view in order to assist us in our quest in obtaining approval and funding for the development of a New Track, Soccer Grounds and other facilities.

More PHOTOS HERE!!

We finished the season in style with a fantastic celebration of our year at our annual Disco / Presentation Night. Thanks to all of the people who helped set up, thanks to those who helped on the night and to those who stayed back afterwards to help clean up.  The night was a great success. One of the highlights of the night was the awarding of Life Memberships to Rob & Melissa Belli.  Another highlight was the fantastic response we had from all of the parents at our AGM -  we now have a much larger Committee with a large influx of "new blood".  This was fantastic to see and it has continued the amazing support we get from our parents.  Full details of the new Committee will be posted soon.  A big congratulations to Michelle Durant who is the new President of the Centre.

Powerpoint Presentation - if you would like a copy of the Presentation please email here info@lyrlac.org.au by the end of this week and we'll have them available at our first Cross Country day.  There will be a small fee of $5 per copy (to cover costs)

Congratulations to all award winners.  Details of all award winners can be found HERE!!

More PHOTOS of the night HERE!!

We had a really good turn out for our last day of comp for the season despite the cold blustery conditions.  We had heaps of PB's (the aim of the day) and we had some kids who achieved the maximum of 4 PB's for the day - well done to these athletes.  A very big thank-you to Andrew & Lisa Gibbons who put in a huge amount of work in organising the day.

Congratulations to the following athletes who set new Centre Records :-

Riley Dawson-Muir U6B 200m

Michael Gibbons U9B 1100m Walk

Brendan Lee U12B Discus

Brendan Lee U12B Shot Put

We thank everybody for another great season of Track & Field as we now look forward to our Presentation Night this Saturday starting at 5pm and CROSS COUNTRY starting at Morrison Reserve on 19th April 2008 at 8.45am.  This Cross Country Season promises to be bigger and better than previous seasons with lots of new ideas, comp's etc planned.  We look forward to seeing everybody there on the 19th April (more details will be provided later)

Another reminder for nominating for Committee positions for next season

More PHOTOS HERE!!

From 40 degrees to 4 degrees.  Our twilight meeting was enjoyed by those who attended despite the rapid drop in the temperature from the previous weekend.

Congratulations to Matthew Smith who set a new record in the U8 Boys Shot Put

We now move forward to our Personal Champions Day next Saturday.  These days have been a great success in the past and allow athletes to choose their favourite 4 events.  For those athletes interested in the Walk please remember we have posted the current "Seasons Best Performances".  As the Walk is new to our Centre the best result for the season in each age group will become the Centre Record.

We look forward to seeing everybody there on Saturday

Please remember to pay your $10 for the Presentation Night

We have had some new parents come forward and nominate for the Committee.  Some of these nominations are for the soon to be vacated Executive Committee positions. We are still looking for nominations for Treasurer and President.  Please talk to Jacqui or Steve if you are interested.  The Centre cannot operate without these positions being filled.  We look forward to the continued fantastic support we have had in the past from parents.

Sorry no photos from Friday night

What a weekend!!!.  All athletes, parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters are to be congratulated for competing and attending the State Championships over the weekend in Bendigo in "stinking" hot conditions.  We had a record haul of medals for our Centre, heaps of PB's and heaps of Centre Championship records.

Congratulations to the following medal winners :-

    Brendan Lee - GOLD U12B Javelin, GOLD U12B Shot Put, GOLD U12B Discus

    Renee Doggett - GOLD U12G 400m, SILVER U12G 800m

    Molly Dixon - GOLD U9G 800m

    Michael Gibbons - GOLD U9B 1100m Walk

    Stephanie George - SILVER U12G 1500m Walk

    Lucas Taylor - SILVER U12B 1500m Walk

    Stephanie Durant - SILVER U9G 80m Hurdles

    Emily Loughnan - BRONZE U12G Javelin

    Corey Lee - BRONZE U11B Shot Put

FULL RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE VLAA WEBSITE

Thanks to all of the parents who carried out their duties and once again a special thank you to Susan Taylor for another fantastic job as Team Manager both over the weekend and in the lead up to the Championships

Brendan Lee with his amazing performance - 3 GOLD medals                                Molly Dixon - leading the U9G 800m on her way to GOLD

                U12B Discus, Javelin & Shot Put                                                                                                      

Michael Gibbons - GOLD medal in the U9B 1100m Walk                                                                        Renee Doggett U12G - GOLD - 400m

Photos from Saturday HERE!!

Photos from Sunday HERE!!

Friday night saw a large number of families turn out for a great night for Little Aths. Once again many thanks to all of the parents who helped out.  We presented Certificates to the Boys Multi Event competitors - well done to all of those boys.

Despite a circular track that is in a very poor condition we had 2 Centres Records :- Congratulations to Rickeylee Brown who set a new Record in the U7G 300m and to Renee Doggett who broke a 24 Year Old Record in the U12G 400m.

More PHOTOS HERE!!!

A number of our families and athletes travelled up the Hume Hwy for the State Multi Event Championships.  It was a great social weekend and the competition was held in glorious conditions.  Once again all of our athletes performed fantastically.  A special congratulations to Brendan Lee who finished as a Finalist in 6th place - a great result. Full results are available on the VLAA website on the following link   main.asp-Page_ID=153&directive=swapRegion&region=2638

Many thanks to all of the parents who carried out their Duty.  A special thanks to Tania for organising the accommodation and to Melissa & Tania for organising the BBQ.  Once again a special thanks to Susan Taylor for her role as Team Manager and to Geoff for assisting on Sunday.

The "Athletics Victoria" State Youth Championships were held on the weekend at Olympic Park.  We had some of our athletes competing at these Championships - well done to Jake Beveridge, Sam Butler, Renee Doggett, Maddie Dunn, Stephanie George, Brendan Lee, Corey Lee, Anthony Messerle and Lucas Taylor.  Most of these athletes competed in age groups older than their age.

Congratulations to the following athletes who won medals :-

Renee Doggett - Gold U14G 400m, Gold U14G 800m, Brendan Lee - Silver U14B Discus, Silver U14B Javelin, Bronze U14B Shot Put, Lucas Taylor - Silver U14B 1500m Walk, Corey Lee - Bronze U14B Discus, Bronze U14B Javelin

Cool conditions greeted us on Saturday morning.  For safety reasons we were unable to run Hurdles and High Jump. Sorry no PHOTOS this week

The Certificates and Ribbons for the Centre Multi Event were awarded to the Girls - well done to all those who competed.  Results and points will be available on the website in the near future.  Note : The Boys Awards will be handed out at our next Centre Meeting on Friday night 7th March.  Thanks to Christine who spent many hours collating and calculating results and producing Certificates

Congratulations to Renee Doggett U12G who set a new Centre Record for the Multi Event

We had a number of athletes who attended our Senior Twilight Night on Friday night.  There were also some athletes who made the trip from Cockatoo. A fun night was had by all and a few drinks and BBQ afterwards.  Thanks to all of those parents who took the time to help out

More PHOTOS of the night HERE!!

Progressions and Qualifiers for State Track & Field Championships (Bendigo on 15th & 16th March) are available HERE BOYS  GIRLS    Please let Susan Taylor if you do not intend to compete.  Your place can be given to the next child in line on the Progressions list

Congratulations to all those competing

Final Medal Tally for our Centre:- GOLD - 16, SILVER - 7, BRONZE - 15 - a fantastic effort.

Congratulations to the following athletes who set Centre Championship Records :-

Brendan Lee U12B Javelin & Shot Put, Josh Patterson U15B 800m, Renee Doggett U12G 400m & 800m, Samantha Butler U13G 800m & 1500m and Maddie Dunn U13G Javelin

Full results from EMR Championships available HERE!   (thanks Knox)

Full results from SMR Championships available FULL SMR Results  (thanks Waverley)

Progressions to State Championships may be known by the end of the week

Once again all of our athletes performed fantastically in very hot conditions at Knox over the weekend.  We had plenty of PB's and Medals along with some Centre Championship Records.  Thanks to all of the parents who helped out over the weekend and a huge thank you to Susan Taylor for all of her work as Team Manager leading up to the weekend and over the weekend - another fantastic job!!

More PHOTOS from Sunday HERE!!

Note : There are additional photos available on the Knox website www.klac23.org.au  - many thanks to the Knox Centre for these photos and for hosting the Region Championships

More PHOTOS from Saturday's action HERE!!

Great opportunity to see some of the world's best athletes in action at Olympic Park on Thursday 21st Feb 2008 - Free Entry if you wear your Centre Little Aths Top and parents at a discounted rate.  DETAILS HERE!!

OPPORTUNITY TO TRAIN WITH THE WORLD'S BEST - a fantastic opportunity to train with Olympic & World 400m Champion - Jeremy Wariner and Australian National Champion in the 100m Hurdles - Sally McLellan - Tuesday 19th Feb 08 - DETAILS HERE!!

Congratulations to the following athletes who set Centre Records on Saturday :-

U8G - Tess Patterson - 300m - 1.07.04                                                                U13G - Samantha Butler - 800m - 2.37.04

Well at long last we got through a Centre Multi Day without any rain.  The competition was great and many thanks to all who helped on the day. This help enabled us to start on time and finish by around 11.30am. Results for each individual event have been posted to the website.  Final results for the Multi Competition will be available when we return on Sat 23rd Feb.  Note : We are using the new Alberta Scoring system.  This system awards lower points than the previous system.  1st place performances will be calculated under the old system as well to ascertain whether or not a Centre Record has been set. Many thanks to Christine Dell for all of her work in calculating these scores - it is a huge job!!

More PHOTOS from the Centre Multi Day HERE!!

Congratulations to Corey Lee who set a new Centre Record on Saturday in the U11B Shot Put. Corey's 11.43 beat the previous Record by 8cm - well done Corey!!

Our second Free Competition Day was a great success - once again the athletes were able to choose their favourite events or to choose events they will be competing in at Regions.  Many thanks to all of the parents who volunteered their services as Chief Officials - your help certainly makes the day run smoother

Next Saturday is our Centre Multi Event Day - all age groups compete in a Discus, Long Jump, 100m, 800m (shorter distances for younger athletes) and Hurdles.  Points are awarded in each event. The U9 and up age groups will use the new Alberta Scoring system (can be found on the VLAA web site for those that are interested - Click HERE Championships ). The younger age groups use a different scoring system -one that we have developed over the years. The athlete with the highest number of cumulative points in each age group across the 5 events is the winner.  Competition starts at 9.00am sharp!

Reminder : Entries for the State Multi Event in Albury close this coming Saturday. If you require accommodation please see Tania. This is a great social weekend and it is also a great chance for the kids to compete in a State Championship event without the need to qualify through Regions

More PHOTOS HERE!!

Our first night back for 2008 was a great success.  We tried running a Free Competition Day for the first time, and despite some initial "teething" problems, the night proved very popular. We were able to offer all events to all age groups and we were finished the last event, the Javelin, by just after 8.30pm.  Many thanks to all of those parents who arrived early to help set up - this allowed us to start at the scheduled time of 5.30pm.

We had 5 Centre Records set on the night. Congratulations to Maddy Dunn - U13G Javelin, Samantha Butler - U13G 800m and a special mention to Brendan Lee who broke 3 Centre Records on the night (a phenomenal effort) - U12B Discus, Shot Put and Javelin

We are running this Program again this coming Saturday morning.  We look forward to many more parents arriving early to help set up (please arrive at 8.00am). We will also be holding the Javelin for U11's through to the Open - this event starts at 8.00am SHARP - if you want to compete in the Javelin you MUST arrive by 7.45am or earlier.  We will make some minor adjustments to the Program (mainly the High Jump - this will be run in Age Group blocks rather than height blocks)

These "Free" choice days are a great help for practice for Regions and we look forward to another successful day this coming weekend.  Once again thanks to everybody who helped out on the night - we really do have great participation from most of our parents.

More PHOTOS of the night HERE!!!

We are pleased to announce that our next 2 weeks Centre Competition will be "Free Choice" event days.  Athletes can choose their favourite events. We are providing this opportunity in the lead up to Region Championships to allow athletes to practice their chosen events or for those athletes who are not competing at Regions to simply compete in their favourite events.  Our new points system, that of awarding points based on the 3 best performances in each event for the season, allows us to hold these "Free Choice" event days. (Note : Attendance points are still awarded for these 2 days)

The attached Program outlines the order of events  CLICK HERE.

There is no need to pre-enter events - simply "roll up" to the designated event prior to it's allocated commencement time.  CLASHES IN TRACK EVENTS CANNOT BE CATERED FOR.  If you have a CLASH between a Track Event and a Field Event then the Track event takes precedence.  You will be allowed to return to the Field event at a later time (as soon as practicable after the Track event) to complete the Field event.  ( The exception to this rule is the High Jump - you cannot return to the High Jump and re-commence jumping at the height when you left - you would have to jump at the height that the bar is at upon returning.  Suggestion - if doing the High Jump - do not have Event Clashes)

You can only compete in events that are normally held for your age group, for example an U9 cannot do a 1500m or a Javelin

U6's can do 200m, U7's can do 300m, U8's can do 400m (this is normal for these age groups after Christmas)

Most events will be run in age groups.  High Jump will be held based on heights and not age groups - see Program.  Some Distance races and Walks may have age groups combined.  Javelin will be combined.  Friday night - Javelin will be held at the end of the night - time permitting.  Saturday 2nd Feb - Javelin will be at 8.00am sharp

The success of this new initiative will be dependent upon athletes arriving at the event before the designated time.  We also obviously need to start on time. "Strolling" down the hill at 5 or 10 minutes before the designated start times of 5.30pm on Friday and 9.00am on Saturday will NOT allow us to start on time.  Please continue to support us and your kids by arriving 45 minutes to 1 hour beforehand to help set up and get ready.  There will be a lot more work involved in getting through these Programs - whatever you can do to help will be appreciated - we believe the effort will be worth it to provide the athletes with the opportunity to compete in "favourite" events

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU LOOK AT THE PROGRAM AND WORK OUT WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING!! BEFORE ARRIVING ON THE DAY

Good Luck!!

A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE CROYDON CENTRE - we had a large turn out of athletes to compete at the inaugural Croydon / Ringwood / Lilydale & Yarra Ranges Multi Day.  The day was a great success (despite the persistent rain) and was enjoyed by all of our members.  The day was very well run and the results and medals were all presented within approx. 1 hour of the last event finishing - a fantastic effort.  Many of our athletes won medals and everybody who competed should be congratulated for some great performances in very difficult conditions.  Our younger athletes ran 400m and 600m races for the first time - well done to all of these guys.  We also held a "little kids race" which was enjoyed by many young kids and I'm sure their parents.  We hope that this event can continue in future years - once again thanks to the Croydon Centre and to our parents who helped out on the day.

We have heaps of photos from the day featuring athletes from all 3 Centres - we hope that the Croydon and Ringwood people enjoy them

The rain was great for some.....                                        ........ and the competition was fierce!!

More PHOTOS HERE    Page 1        Page 2

Results will be available soon.

Happy New Year to everybody

Our first day of competition this year will be a Multi Event to be hosted by Croydon at their Track (Melways 50K4).  The Ringwood Centre will also compete at this event.  Each athlete competes in 5 events with points awarded in each event based on the athlete's performance (The Alberta Scoring system will be used - this is the new system being adopted by the VLAA this year - for those that are interested details can be found on the VLAA web site). Medals will be awarded to the first 3 place getters in each age group. 

We thank the Croydon Centre for this invitation and look forward to some great competition.

Athletes must arrive at 8.15am, Warm ups at 8.30am, Start - 8.45am

The Events per Age Group are as follows:-

Under 6&7            400m, LJ, Discus, Hurdles, 100m

Under 8                 600m, LJ, Discus, Hurdles, 100m

U9 & up                 800m, LJ, Discus, Hurdles, 100m

Important Notes:

U6 & 7                    Will hurdle plastic cones rather than proper hurdles

No practice jumps or throws will be allowed for any age group

Please wear your Lilydale & Yarra Ranges Centre Singlet or your Club Singlet  PLUS REGISTRATION PATCHES

We look forward to seeing everybody there and parents please offer your services to help with Duty as the more people we can get helping the smoother the Program and Day will run.  

There are no points awarded for this day towards our Centre Age Group Awards etc

State Multi Event - is being held in Albury this year on the weekend of Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd March.  This is traditionally a "big" social weekend away for our Centre.  We have pre-booked accommodation.  Please see Tania Doggett if you are interested.  There are no qualifying events for State Multis - it is therefore a great opportunity to compete at a State Championship Event.  Available for U9 - U15 age groups.  U9 - U11 Boys & Girls + U12 Boys compete on Saturday.  U13 - U15 Boys & Girls + U12 Girls compete on the Sunday.  There is a small cost of $10 to enter.  Entries due in the first 2 weeks when we return.  Please see Susan Taylor or Melissa Belli.

For more information please visit the VLAA web site Here  Championships       

THE FIRST COMPETITION MEETING AT OUR CENTRE WILL BE ON FRIDAY NIGHT 25TH JANUARY

Region Track & Field Championships are being held at Knox on Sat & Sun Feb 16th & 17th 2008.  These Championships are available for the U9 - U15 Age Groups and they are the qualifying event for State Track & Field Championships.  All events are on offer and an athlete can compete in a maximum of 4 events.  If you are not sure of which events to choose please talk to one of our Coaches.  The entries for these Championships are due by the 22nd December - our last day of competition.  (Note : A condition of accepting your Entry is your agreement to carry out Duty / Duties as directed - there are no exceptions allowed)

The Timetable of events for State Champs is available here   Schedule of Events - Track    Schedule of Events - Field    (Note: The Regions generally follow the same Timetable - there may be some small differences

There is a $5 charge per event

 Congratulations to all of the Teams who competed at State Relays at Olympic Park - all of our Teams performed extremely well with plenty of PB's.  We had 4 Teams who made Finals - U9G 4 x 200m, U10 Boys - Medley, U13B - 4 x 200m and our Mixed Age U9 - U12 Girls Medley Team.  A big congratulations to the Mixed Age Team of Hayley Anthony, Stephanie Durant, Ella Vandevelde & Renee Doggett who won the SILVER medal - a great effort - they all ran PB's and took over 4 seconds off their Region time.  Many thanks to all of the parents who helped out on the day and a big thank you to all of the Coaches and to Susan Taylor our Team Manager.

More PHOTOS of the day HERE!!!

A glorious night for Little Aths.  Thanks to all of the parents who are helping out - our Competition Days are running really well - all of the help is great!

This Saturday (22/12) is our Centre Multi Day.  Each age group will compete in a Sprint, Distance, Hurdle, Long Jump & Discus.  Points are awarded based on each performance (U9 - U15 we use the VLAA Scoring system). The athlete with the highest aggregate of points over the 5 events is the winner.  Certificates and Ribbons will be awarded (these will be presented in the New Year)

NOTE : Due to the Multi Event Program taking longer to complete (and a possible "special visitor") we have decided to start the Program earlier than usual.  We will be starting at 8.30am (not 9.00am).  If you are late you may miss your first event and the points that go with it which will severely affect your Multi points total. No exceptions / allowances will be made this year for people missing events

More PHOTOS HERE!!

Many thanks to the Warrens for hosting our Wine Tasting Fundraising Night - it was a great night and was enjoyed by all who attended.  Many thanks to Melissa Belli for organising and to those people who provided platters on the night

More PHOTOS from the day HERE!!

Congratulations to Corey Lee and Renee Doggett who competed in Launceston at the National Championships for Primary Schools over the weekend.  Both athletes made their respective Finals with Corey finishing 5th in the Discus and Renee 7th in the 800m - both fantastic performances!!

Progressions to State Relay Championships have been posted on the VLAA Website CLICK HERE -  2007 State Relay Championship Progressions

We have quite a number of Teams who have qualified - please check and contact your Coach for Training details - Congratulations to all those Teams and athletes - State Championships will be held at Olympic Park on Sunday 16th December

Thanks to everybody for their donations for the "Change For Kids" fundraiser for the Royal Children's Hospital

Congratulations to our Centre Record breakers - Brendan Lee U12 Boys Discus & Zak Patterson U13 Boys 1500m

More PHOTOS from 24 Nov HERE!!

What a weekend!.  A great night on Friday night for our twilight competition - held in hot conditions.  Saturday night saw the "Relay for Life Event" held at our Track

A lot of us then ventured over to Doncaster on Sunday for the EMR Region Relay Championships.  Melbourne dealt up the customary Rain, Wind and extreme Heat (and that was all before lunch!).  Well done to all of the athletes - once again you displayed great sportsmanship and determination.  We had quite a few Teams who made Finals and of these we had some winning Medals.  Some Teams have automatically qualified for State Championships with other Teams in with chances of Progressing - these Progressions will be available from the VLAA in the next week or so.  A big thank you to Susan Taylor for another huge effort in organising everything as our Team Manager, thanks to all of the Coaches, thanks to the Chief Officials and thanks to the parents who carried out duties.

More PHOTOS from 16 Nov HERE!!                                                     More Region Relay PHOTOS HERE!!

Region Relays are being held this Sunday at Doncaster - Melways 33J11 - check with your Coach or Susan Taylor Team Manager for start times etc.  Note: It is a condition of Entry that ALL parents complete a Duty - please be fair to other parents!. Remember Centre Uniform must be worn.  Navy Blue Shorts (no basketball style shorts allowed and no logos), white socks and a Centre Singlet.  Centre Singlets are available for borrowing for your event on the day if you don't have your own.

Relays are a great team event and are great fun.  Please remember if you have committed to this event then please turn up - you are letting your mates down if you don't

This week is a Twilight Competition (Friday night).  Please arrive as early as possible to help set up.  This allows us to start on time.  A BBQ will be held - selling hamburgers and sausages.  We look forward to seeing everybody there - the weather forecast is good so it should be a great night

Apologies no Photos this week

Our first twilight meeting for the season was a great success.  Thanks to all those parent helpers.  The smoothness of the Program allowed us time to hold a "night time" Javelin for the Open Age groups

Well done to those families and athletes who attended the Caulfield Open Day on Sunday in absolutely atrocious conditions

Congratulations - Blake Petterd also competed at the Primary School State Championships last weekend - well done Blake! - a great performance to qualify for this event.

More PHOTOS HERE!!!

More PHOTOS of the day HERE!!

Following their performances at Sunday's Victorian Primary School State Track & Field Championships two of our athletes have today been selected in the Victorian Team to represent their State at the upcoming Australian Primary Schools Track & Field Championships to be held in Launceston, Tasmania at the end of November.

Congratulations to Corey Lee and Renee Doggett - this is a great achievement and we wish them all the best at these Championships

We also congratulate all of our other athletes who competed at the State Championships - this is also a great achievement as it places you in the top 16 in the State for that event.  Congratulations to Jake Beveridge, Brendan Lee, Ryan Patterson and Zak Patterson

Congratulations to Courtney Di Gregorio who last week placed 5th in the Javelin at the Victorian Secondary Schools State Championships - well done Courtney!!

(Apologies if we have missed anybody - please let us know via email info@lyrlac.org.au )

Well done to the REDBACKS who won the Champion Club trophy last weekend in a very close battle with the Mustangs.  Third place went to the Comets with the Jaguars in 4th place.  The day was a great success and all of the kids and parents are to be congratulated on their spirit and sportmanship. The Relays at the end of the day were a highlight with the final result for the trophy going right down to the wire.

Photos from the day will be posted later on Tuesday or Wednesday.

At last the weather was kind to us.  We had near perfect conditions for our third week of competition.

Our new Hurdles were unveiled for the first time.  These are a great addition to our Centre - well done to all those involved in raising the funds, purchasing and delivering.

It is our Club V Club Day this coming Saturday - this day was a great success last year (despite the weather).  KIDS - make sure you all dress up in your Club Colours - colour your hair, face, streamers, balloons etc

There will be a prize (Athletes Foot Sports Bag Package) for the best dressed athlete from each Club (1 from each Club as judged)

Please get into the spirit of it all.  Athletes will compete in a Distance Race, 100m, Long Jump, Shot Put / Discus and Relays (we'll give as many kids as possible a go in the Relays). Points are awarded and the winning Club receives the Perpetual Trophy. Last year's winners the REDBACKS are keen to go back to back.  Can the other Clubs catch them this year??

Box Hill Relays - everybody had a great day in hot and "dusty" conditions.  Well done to all athletes and parents - once again we all showed great spirit and sportsmanship. Many thanks to the Coaches, Helpers and Team Managers. We can now look forward to Region Relay Championships in a few weeks time.  Check with your Coaches as to when training for Relays is being held.

More PHOTOS HERE!!

Timetable of Events for Box Hill Relays on Sunday 21st October HERE!!. Being held at Hagenauer Reserve in Box Hill - Melways 47C7

Remember - Navy Shorts, White Socks and suitable Runners.  Centre Singlets provided if you don't have your own.  PLEASE ARRIVE AT 8.30am.  Confirm your events with either your Coach or Susan Taylor - Team Manager.

Our 2nd day of competition saw Race Walking introduced to our Centre on an official basis for the first time.  The event was a great success with the kids having great fun trying to master this new event. 

Cold blustery conditions greeted us for our 2nd day of competition (hoping for good conditions soon!).

Modifications were necessary to our Program - no Hurdles or High Jump

The Box Hill Relay day is being held this Sunday for the U9 to U15 athletes.  Events start at around 9.00am and basically go all day. Speak to your Coach to ascertain which events you are competing in.  This day is great fun and is a great warm up for Region Relay Championships.

Training for relays will be held this Wednesday starting at 4.30pm for some age groups - please check with your Coach to verify times

                        Novel way to beat the cold!!

Parent help - one again it was fantastic to see so many parents helping out with our competition and Canteen.  This help really makes the day a lot easier to run and is more enjoyable for everybody.  Last season's introduction of Event Managers on the various events has been a great success and we thank those parents for their commitment and energy. Remember there are various Officials Clinics commencing on Wed 24th Oct - we already have a good number of enrolees - please give it some consideration - information -  HERE!!.

Our Centre Handbook was distributed on Saturday - this Handbook contains all the relevant information you need for Little Aths - including information such as Centre Records, Award Winners and Achievement Levels

Results have been posted on the website "Results" page

More PHOTOS HERE!!

We had a great turn out on Saturday for our first day of competition.  It was great to see a lot of new faces and many returning members for another season of Family Fun & Fitness.

Thanks to all of the parents who helped out on the day - we really do have great support from the parents. It was great to see some newer parents taking on Chief Officials roles (this places our Centre in a strong position on competition days as we no longer rely on a few individuals).  We have 16 attendees already registered at the upcoming EMR (Easter Metro Region) Officials Training Clinics - there is plenty of room for any other interested parents - information HERE!!. Please give it a go - they are a great way to learn the basic rules of events - great for your kids and great for your understanding of the events

Relays - for U9 and up age groups.  A Newsletter was handed out to all athletes on Saturday.  There will be general training for relays on Wednesday night (5pm).  Separate sessions will then be organised for individual age groups once numbers are known.  Relays are great fun and a great team event.  Participants compete at Box Hill Open Day (Sun 21st Oct), Regions (Sun 18th Nov) and in some cases in State Championships at Olympic Park - please give it a try

More Photos from the day HERE!!

Javelin is being held in the first week for the Open Age Group - arrive at 7.45am - no late arrivals will be allowed to compete

If you have not already registered please think of your fellow families and competitors and arrive at 8.00am to register or better still register by mail this week and be eligible to win a Sports Bag from Athletes Foot - we have a few to give away - increased chances of winning

Relays - start early in the season - we will be talking to U9 and up age groups (parents and children) this coming Saturday - Relays consist of Box Hill Relay Day, Region Championships and possibly State Championships - they are a great fun event and a chance to compete in a Team.  Give it a try - it's great fun

Our new weekly Event Programs have been posted on the web site

We  are holding a Family Fun Day doing the 1,000 Steps at the Dandenong Ranges National Park this Sunday morning at 11.30am. 

All are welcome to come along and run, walk or "crawl" the challenging, educational and picturesque 1,000 Steps.

We then invite you to join us for a BBQ afterwards at the Park at the bottom (BYO Meat, food & drinks).  We plan to start at 11.30am - please meet at the playground at the bottom of the Track (Melways 74G5) - there is Parking available.

We hope you can join us this Sunday - it's a great morning / early afternoon for parents and children.  Come along and have some fun before the season starts.

 PRIZE : PEOPLE REGISTERING FOR THE SEASON BEFORE THE 6TH OCTOBER (our first day of competition) ARE ELIGIBLE TO GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN A SPORTS BAG PACK FROM ATHLETES FOOT - WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF THESE AVAILABLE SO YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING ARE ENHANCED.

We had a great response to our Registration Day yesterday.  We have had a record numbers of entries for this time of the year.  Many families are returning and there were many new faces.  It is still not too late to join (we take registrations right through the season). Remember - if you join before our first day of competition (on 6th October) you are eligible to win a "spot" prize.  We have Sports Bags and other items from Athletes Foot and a relay baton from the Comm Games.  We look forward to seeing our members returning from last year and many more new members.  You can print off a Registration Form CLICK HERE!!  and register by Mail - it all helps to avoid the congestion we usually experience on our First Day of Competition.

 Many thanks to those that helped out on the day - Melissa, Rob, Narelle, Susan, Leanne, Debbie, Tania, Jacqui, Sharon & Andrew.

Training has started - Andrew Gibbons on Monday nights, Tony Harris on Tuesday nights

T-shirts - we are still taking orders for T-shirts (Jaguars, Comets, Redbacks and Mustangs) - please email your order if you require one - Qty and size.  info@lyrlac.org.au

Diamond Valley Open Day - it seems we have quite a few families going to this Open day on Sunday 30th September.  It's a great way to start the season www.diamond.coolrunning.com.au

Family Fun Fitness Day / BBQ - 1,000 Steps - Sunday 23rd September - Please diarise it - More details soon

1. So far we have had a good response to parents registering for "Officials Training Clinics".  We are still looking for more parents.  Please give it a go!!

2. Diamond Valley Little Aths is holding an Open Day on Sunday 30th September - 1 week before our season commences.  A great opening to the season for those who want an early start.  Also a good warm up for the many School District, Zone & Region events around this time. Details can be found at www.diamond.coolrunning.com.au

3. Coming soon - exciting news in relation to some Coaching Sessions by some of Victoria's top coaches - to be held at our Track for 4 consecutive Friday nights - 5/10, 12/10, 19/10 & 26/10

4. On Track Workshop - particularly appropriate for parent's of younger children - details HERE!!

5. U14 - U15 Multis Clinic - details HERE!!

6. Introduction To Coaching Courses - great introductory courses for parents. Date & Locations for ITC Courses. More information can be found on the following link Coaches

7. Race Walking - interested in learning how to judge a Race Walking Event - (parents required to help out in this area as Race Walking is an official event at our Centre this season) - seminar available on Saturday 22nd September - details HERE!!

8. Interested in being an Official at the Aust Little Aths Champs 25th & 26th April next year - must have at least Level 2 Officials qualifications.  Please see Steve if interested

IMPORTANT NOTE - PLEASE READ & REGISTER

OFFICIALS TRAINING CLINICS - details of the EMR Training Clinics are contained in the attached Brochure HERE!!.  As a Centre we are required to send at least 2 - 3 people to each of these sessions.  PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THIS REQUEST.  The future of our Centre and Little Aths relies on parents "learning the ropes".  These are straight forward non-intrusive clinics designed to give you an overview of certain events.  Pick a night that interests you or go to more than one.  Your participation greatly helps our Centre and your kids.  Please email your interest to info@lyrlac.org.au - why not make a night of it and go with a couple of friends. (There is no stress involved - they are relaxed information sessions run by other parents) WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR INTEREST.  Information Brochure HERE!!

Track & Field Calendar for 2007 / 08 Season has been posted to website

We rounded off another very successful Cross Country season with our presentation Night / Bush Dance.  The night was a roaring success.  Thanks to everybody who was involved in organising the night and the season as a whole. Congratulations to all of our Award winners

Full details of all winners can be found HERE!!

More Photos HERE!!

We had a great turn out at Cockatoo for the "Hills Challenge".  Many thanks to the Cockatoo Centre for their hospitality.  The format (Sprint and Long Distance) was a great and the courses were very challenging with hills, mud, puddles and creek crossings.  Everybody who attended had a great time and we look forward to next year.

More Photos HERE!!

All of our athletes ran magnificently on a deceptively "tough" and challenging course.  A huge congratulations to our medal winners - GOLD - Ryan Patterson U9 Boys, SILVER - Zak Patterson U12 Boys and our U15 Boys finished their Little Aths careers in style with a SILVER Teams Medal.  Other FINALISTS (top 8 finish) were Connor Thrall - 5th U7 Boys, Renee Doggett - 5th U11 Girls, Samantha Butler - 7th U12 Girls and Alex Huser - 8th U15 Boys.

Once again a huge thanks to Susan Taylor for her work as our Team Manager for the day.  There is a great deal of work involved and it wasn't until about 5pm when Susan finally got to leave Lardner Park. Susan was ably assisted by Harry Braun and Melissa Belli.  Thanks also to all of the parents who carried out their duties.  Finally a big thank you to Tania Doggett for all of her fantastic photos (Tania probably covered more distance than anybody on the day running to each point to get the photos)

We now move on to the final events of the season - The Hills Challenge in Cockatoo (see info at top of Page) followed by our gala Bush Dance / Presentation Night - hope to see you all there.

More PHOTOS HERE!!

Exciting times at LYRLAC right now with the release of our brand new web site. Make a note of our web address for future reference or better still put us in your 'Favourites' list. We will be adding lots of information over the coming weeks in preparation for the forthcoming T&F season. Make sure to visit often!

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and supports the VLAA motto "Family, Fun & Fitness"

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