** Club uniforms with patches are compulsory **

Registration Information for season 2009/2010

Doncaster Little Athletics Centre AGM

General Notice

The 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Doncaster Little Athletics Centre will be held on

Thursday 11th March at 7:30pm sharp in the Centre's Club House

  Election of Office Bearers, General Council Members and Appointed Members - Nomination forms are available here

(General Council members attend meetings and Appointed Members take on a role without attending meetings)

 Light Food & Refreshments will be provided.

Centre AGM is Open to all DLAC Adult Members to Attend

Doncaster Handicap Event

VLAA's latest edition of 'Around the Tracks' E-Newsletter is available now.  Please click on the link below to access your copy of the E-Newsletter. 

e-News - March 2010 Issue 9

Doncaster Centre Championships

The program for the remainder of the centre championships is available here.  Please note that DLAC does have a uniform policy and all athletes must wear their correct club uniform with IGA patch attached to the front and the small red IGA patch attached to the back of the uniform.  If you need these, please ask at your club table.

Results from Day 1 of Centre Champs are now available - Boys / Girls

Presentations Photos from day 1 can be seen here - thanks to Maurice Facci

State Track & Field Championships

Congratulations to the Doncaster athletes who have qualified or progressed through to VLAA's State T&F Championships which will be held at Olympic Park over the weekend of 20th to 21st March.  Please advise DLAC Team Manager Peter O'Brien if you are unavailable to compete.

Boys Qualifiers and progressions can be found here

Girls Qualifiers and progressions can be found here

State Timetable is available here

Olympic Park Map

Local Newspapers

For those of you who don't receive the Manninagham Leader, click on the picture to the right to read a recent article about the Eastern Region T&F Championships - 3rd March 2010.

Click on the picture to the left to see a recent article in the Warrandyte Diary - February 2010

Centre Records

With the State Champs just around the corner, it is certainly the time for Doncaster athletes to shine.  Doncaster LAC is proud to announce more Centre Record for season 2009/2010.  Congratulations to:

Details of these records can be seen here.

Region Track & Field Championships

Over the weekend of the 20th and 21st February, all 13 centres of the Eastern Metropolitan Region competed in the region championships at Knox Little Athletics Centre in the hope of qualifying or progressing through to VLAA's State T&F Championships to be held in March. This is an enormous event with nearly 1000 athletes competing. Congratulations to all athletes for representing Doncaster.  There were many Medals, PB's and fantastic results by our athletes. 

Full individual results are available HERE.  More detailed Doncaster results and progressions to State will be available soon

Photos from Saturday can been seen here

Photos from Sunday can been seen here

More photos from region thanks to Phil Matthews of Knox LAC can be seen here

There were many outstanding performances from all age groups – Under 9 to Under 15, including 8 that created new Victorian Best Performances. This includes our own Natalie Rule of Doncaster Heights who set a new VBP in the U14 Girls 1500 meter run with a time of 4:44.03  Details are attached HERE

Knox retained the mantel as the highest performing centre with a total of 156 medals ( 55 Gold, 52 Silver and 49 Bronze ) followed by Box Hill with 76 (33 Gold, 30 Silver and 13 Bronze) and Doncaster 60 (14 Gold, 31 Silver and 15 Bronze). All centres medal tallies are HERE

A sincere thank you to all parents and officials who helped over the weekend, and a special thank you to Peter O'Brien (DLAC Team Manager) and Gerard Hayes (Doncaster's IT Manager and EMR's President) and their team of workers for their tireless work in making this a wonderful event for our children.

Upcoming Event - Region / State Track & Field Championships - Updated at Wednesday 17th February

An updated version of the program and a duty roster for the championships can be found below.  Good luck to all Doncaster athletes who will be competing this weekend.

Saturday 20th February 2010

Sunday 21st February 2010

Duty Roster 

Centre Records

Doncaster LAC is proud to announce more Centre Record for season 2009/2010.  Doncaster certainly has some excellent hurdlers. Congratulations to:

Details of these records can be seen here.

Uniforms

Please note that your club uniform including the IGA registration patch attached to the front of your uniform must be worn at all Interclub Competition at Doncaster.  Athletes not wearing correct uniform will be turned away from events. This includes On Track athletes who compete on Friday nights.  If you have lost or forgotten your patch, please ask your club for a temporary patch.

The Doncaster Centre Uniform is worn for Region & State Relays and T&F Championships, State Multi Event, Cross Country and Open Days only.  This is not to be worn at Doncaster's normal competition.

Leader Newspaper

For those of you who don't received the Manninagham Leader, click on the picture to read a recent article about Doncaster Little Athletics.

Junior Development Squad

Last Sunday Doncaster hosted VLAA's Junior Development Squad as they prepared for Region Track & Field Championships.  Below are some of Doncaster athletes who are part of the squad.  Details of how to become a member of the JDS can be found on the "Coaching" page.  Doncaster coaches, Tom Kelly, Allan Watson and Peter Coumaros are also JDS coaches.  We thank them for giving of their time.

Upcoming Event - Region / State Track & Field Championships

Entries for the Region Track & Field Championships have now closed and have been processed by EMR.  Please check the entry lists below.  If there are any discrepancies, please contact DLAC's Team Manager, Peter O'Brien by 2:00pm this Saturday 6th February 2010.on 0411 297333 or teammanager@doncasterlac.org.au

Boys Entries     /      Girls Entries

State Multi Event Results

We had some fantastic results from all of our Doncaster Athletes who competed at the State Multi Event at Bendigo over the weekend.

Congratulations to Charlotte Bassett who was the U11 Gold Medallist with a total of 1244 points - this is really an outstanding result!

Congratulations also to our other Doncaster athletes for their achievements.  We are really proud of your efforts.

Upcoming Event - Region / State Track & Field Championships

Entries for the Region Track & Field Championships have now closed.  Please check the attached entry list to verify your entry.  If there are any discrepancies, please contact DLAC's Team Manager, Peter O'Brien by this Wednesday 27th January 2010 on 0411 297333 or teammanager@doncasterlac.org.au

Centre Records

Doncaster LAC is proud to announce more Centre Record for season 2009/2010.  These records were achieved prior to the Christmas break. Our verifying officials were certainly kept busy on Open Day.  Congratulations to Conrad Coumaros U14B 300m Hurdles, Nicole Reynolds U11G 80m Hurdles, George Standish U8B 300m Circular, Jordyn Oatley U7G 300m Circular, David Maes U7B 300m Circular and Sam Lowson U14B 90m Hurdles.

Details of these records can be seen here.

Upcoming Event - Region / State Track & Field Championships

Last chance to enter!!

Closing Date for entries is Saturday 23rd January 2010 - Click here for an entry form or see your club Team Manager for more information.

State Relay Championships

Congratulations to all Doncaster athletes who competed in the relay competition.  We had some fantastic results. Thank you to all of our coaches who give so freely of their time and to all of our parents for their encouragement and support of this wonderful competition.  We hope you enjoyed the experience.

State Final Results can be found here

Photos of the day can be seen here.

Relay Breakup - Date Change

Please note that the relay breakup will not be held on Wednesday 16th as noted on our calendar.  It will now be held on Saturday 19th December at 12:00 noon at Ruffey Lake Park (Victoria Street end).  Please bring a small dessert to share.  All other food and drinks will be supplied.  We're sorry for the inconvenience and we hope you can join us.

Doncaster Open Day News

Doncaster's Open Day was a great success last Saturday with about 460 athletes competing from all over Victoria.  Thankfully the weather was kind to us this year (it poured last year).  There was plenty of good competition on the day, coffee brewing, snow cones and a very special visitor in a red suit. Click here to see Action Photos of the day.

World Champion Athlete Tamsyn Lewis and Jade and Nick from AV, also dropped by to present Doncaster with a $1000 cheque for equipment.  This was the prize for an AV competition for Little Aths centres that have dual registered athletes. Tamsyn signed the Athletics Victoria cards and posed for photos with our young ahtletes. She showed interest in all the children and was an absolute delight. Click here to see photos of Tamsyn and some of the athletes.

AND - the fireworks were fantastic!! The boys from Airwize never disappoint the crowd.

Thank you to our Open Day Co-ordinators, Andrew Pywell, Jack Talia and Gerard Hayes and their teams of workers and all the parents who did duty on the day.  A day like this doesn't just happen and there was much work behind the scenes to make this day a success.  Well done!

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Reminder - Upcoming Event - Doncaster Multi Event for U6 to U15 Athletes

Saturday 23 January 2010 - 9:00am start for All Athletes - Closing Date for Entries - this Friday 11 December 2009

The normal Doncaster On Track and Interclub Program will be modified on this day for the running of its annual Multi Event. This exciting event is for Doncaster athletes only and is little athletics equivalent of the pentathlon or decathlon.  It is based on athletes achieving points in several events which are then added to determine an athlete's overall performance on the day. This event is a lot of fun and we hope that all Doncaster athletes can participate.

Click here for entry form and more information which may assist families in planning for the event.  This event is FREE but we do need to know who will be attending.

Upcoming Event - Region / State Track & Field Championships

The Eastern Metropolitan Region's qualifying round for the State Championships will be held at Knox Athletics Track over the weekend of 20th and 21th February 2010.  This is a wonderful opportunity for athletes to test their skills against athletes from all over the eastern region and hopefully the state.

Winners of events automatically qualify for the State Championships and all other athletes may progress through to State level based on their times or distances.  You must qualify at region to compete at state.

The State Track & Field Championships will be held at Olympic Park over the weekend of 20th and 21st March 2010.

Closing Date for entries is Saturday 23rd January 2010 - Click here for an entry form or see your club Team Manager for more information.

Upcoming Event - State Multi Event Championships for U9 to U15 Athletes

This season the State Multi Event Championships will be held over the weekend of 30th and 31st January in Bendigo.  This is a great event for all families involved.  As there is no regional qualification round, all U9 to U15 athletes can enter this event.  See below for more information.

Saturday 30th January 2010 - U9 to U11 Boys and Girls and U12 Boys

Sunday 31st January 2010 - U12 Girls and U13 to U15 Boys and Girls

VLAA "Alberta Youth" Scoring Table and (VLAA Competition Regulations can be found at www.vlaa.com.au)

Closing Date for entries is Wednesday 13th January 2010.  All entries must be done "on line" at www.vlaa.com.au

You can book your accommodation through the Visitor Information Centre Phone: 1800 813 153 or visit: www.bendigotourism.com

Doncaster Open Day Update

To all visiting athletes - welcome to Doncaster.  We hope you enjoy the the day.

Have you forgotten what events you have entered or would you like to see who'll you be competing against?  Attached are lists of competitors and events for the day in Alpha Order or Event Order.

Latest Doncaster Open Day News - Click here to see the program for this Saturday's Open Day. - (Note this is different to the previous guide and may be subject to change if the circumstances are warranted by the committee on the day.  However, no event will be called earlier than what it is listed on the program.  Please allow enough time to be marshalled prior to the event.)

Photos of Doncaster's Interclub Meet of 28 November 2009 can be seen here

Outstanding Results

At the recent "Victorian Primary School Sports Association" State Championships there were fantastic results from Doncaster athletes. Congratulations to:

Nicole Reynolds - 9-10yo 80m Hurdles 1st 14.55

Ally Rose Ogden - 10yo 100m Finals 15.12sec 5th and 200m Finals 31.42sec 4th

Charlotte Bassett - 11yo 800m 3rd 2:33.90

Gabriella Morgan - 11yo 100m Finals 4th 14.25 and 80m Hurdles 1st 13.39 - Ella was also selected in VPSSA's state T&F team to compete in Sydney at School Sport Australia's national competition

Natalie Rule - 12-13yo 800m 1st 2:19.55 and 1500m 1st 4:52.85.  Both of these times were VPSSA records.  Click on the picture to read a recent article from the Leader Newspaper

Congratulations also to the following athletes who have been selected in Athletic Victoria's Victorian All Schools Team who will be competing at the Australian All Schools & Youth Championships which will be held in Hobart from 4th to 7th December 2009

Tom Phillips U14 800m, 1500m and 2 km Steeple, Natalie Rule U14 800m and 1500m, and Matthew Woodgate U14 200m

Doncaster Open Day News

We have just heard that World Championship Athlete - Tamsyn Lewis will be visiting Doncaster's Open Day this Saturday 5 December.  You can meet Tamsyn between 6:00 and 7:00pm.  Hope to see you there.

Upcoming Event  - State Relay Championships 13 December 2009 - Olympic Park

Congratulations to all Doncaster teams who have qualified or progressed to the State Championships.

State Relays Qualifiers & Progressions 09 – Boys

State Relays Qualifiers & Progressions 09 – Girls

State Relays Qualifiers & Progressions 09 – Mixed

Please click here for the State Timetable

VICKY & VICTOR CHRISTMAS COLOURING COMPETITION  

Click here to download the picture, colour and return to VLAA by 23 December to win some great prizes.

Open Days

Doncaster is holding an open day on Saturday 5 December 2009 - Entries for Doncaster closed on Saturday 28 November 2009

Do you love the competition and can't get enough athletics? Open Days may be for you.  Open Days are just as the name implies - Athletic Centres send an open invitation to all VLAA athletes to compete at their centre.  Often Open Days are the first opportunity for athletes to compete against athletes from other centres.  With medals on offer, these are lots of fun and a great preparation for major events.  There are entry forms for each Open Day, a closing date for entries and a cost to enter each event. This is the athlete's responsibility if they wish to compete. 

Other Open Days coming up are noted below.  PLease click on the line to see the entry forms.

Sunday 6 December 2009 - Waverley LAC - Entries close 29 November 2009

Saturday 9 January 2010 - Rye Junior Gift

Sunday 10 January 2010 - Southern Peninsula LAC - Entries close 4 January 2010

Saturday 16 January 2010 - Ringwood LAC Twilight Multi Event

Sunday 17 January 2010 - Whittlesea City LAC - Entries close 24 December 2009

Sunday 17 January 2010 - Chelsea LAC - Entries close 8 January 2010

Saturday 23 January 2010 - Knox LAC Twilight - Entries close 11 January 2010

Sunday 24 January 2010 - Corio LAC - Entries close 15 January 2010

Sunday 7 February 2010 - Maryborough LAC - Entries close 22 January 2010

Photos of Doncaster's Interclub Meet of 21 November 2009 can be seen here

VLAA's latest edition of 'Around the Tracks' E-Newsletter is available now.  Please click on the link below to access your copy of the E-Newsletter. 

E-Newsletter Issue 7

2009 Region Relays - 15 November 2009

Congratulations to all Doncaster athletes who competed at the Eastern Metropolitan Region Championships at Doncaster on Sunday.  Thank you to our Centre Team Manager Peter O'Brien and his team of age group managers, coaches and parent helpers who all helped to make the day a success for all of our athletes.  If anyone has any team or dais photos that they would like to share please send to webmaster@doncasterlac.org.au

It was fantastic to have Olympians Sean Wroe and Madelaine Pape visit the track and sign autographs for our young athletes.  Thank you to Jade from Athletics Victoria for sharing these photos.

Results, state qualifiers and progressions will be available soon.

Click here to see some of the action of the day

More action photos of the day - thanks to Phil Matthews of Knox LAC

Doncaster Open Day Saturday 5 December 2009 - New Contact Details

Please direct all Doncaster Open Day enquiries to  Andrew Pywell on Phone:  03 9841 8850, Mobile: 0400 948 855, or E-Mail: ahpywell@bigpond.com.  Andrew will be standing in for Chris Goodwill who is not well at the moment.  All at Doncaster wish you a speedy recovery Chris.

Entry for Doncaster athletes is free but you must complete and return an entry via your club.

Entry form for Doncaster Athletes only / Entry form for other than Doncaster Athetes

Attached is last years order of events and timetable to be used as a guide only.  This is subject to change as this year's starting time is 1:30pm (1/2 hour earlier than last year)  This will be updated once all entries have been received.

Entries close Saturday 28th November 2009 - no late entries will be accepted

Are you Victoria'a Fastest Kid?

Are you under 13 years old and the speedster on the sporting ground, or the pace-setter in the playground? Can you burn up the backyard or fly across the field? Are you ‘Victoria’s Fastest Kid’?

 With the help of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games silver medallist Sally McLellan, Athletics Victoria has begun the search for ‘Victoria’s Fastest Kid,’ with the winning boy and girl to receive a 12-month adidas sponsorship, valued at over $1000 each. Eight pairs of adidas running shoes will also be up for grabs to lucky entrants in a random prize draw – one at each venue. 

‘Victoria’s Fastest Kid,’ is open to any child aged 12 years and under (as at 31^st December 2009), from any sporting background – you don’t have to be an athlete. So bring your friends along and introduce them to the adrenalin rush of sprint racing.

Read all about AV's search for Victoria's Fastest Kid here.

There is a heat at Doncaster after the Seniors Shield Competition on Saturday 21st November

Sports.Lab VIP Night - Wednesday 18th November 2009

Our major sponsor Sports.Lab have invited Family and Friends of Doncaster Little Athletics Centre to a VIP night at their Doncaster store, Level 1, Westfield Doncaster from 5:30 to 8:30pm on Wednesday 18th November 2009 - 30% off storewide (offer excludes Skins, 2XU, Polar and Garmin)  There will be a 10%discount off Skins.  This is a great opportunity to start some early Christmas shopping!

 We look forward to seeing on the night! 

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Beverley Hills Primary School Fete - Saturday 14 November 2009 - 11:00am to 4:00pm

Beverley Hills Primary School is celebrating its 50th Birthday this Saturday with a fete.  There will be rides, food, games, stalls and more. Pop along to the corner of Cassowary Street &  Blackburn Road, Doncaster East and support one of our local schools.

Doncaster Open Day - Saturday 5th December 2009

Doncaster is holding an open day on Saturday 5 December 2009.  (There is no cost to Doncaster Athletes for Doncaster's Open Day) In the past we've had over 400 athletes enter their favourite Track & Field events with approximately 140 of these coming from as far away as Sale, Leongatha, Bacchus Marsh, Melton, Geelong, Romsey and Kilmore to compete in a fantastic competition.

Doncaster's program is a "day/nighter" with events starting at 1:30pm and concluding at about 9:00pm.  At this time the lights go out and the fireworks finale takes over.  These fireworks are as good as you'll see anywhere and a highlight of the calendar.

Entry forms for the 2009 open day are now available.

Entry form for Doncaster Athletes only / Entry form for other than Doncaster Athetes

Entries close Saturday 28th November 2009 - no late entries will be accepted

Unfortunately this ITCC has been cancelled due to insufficient numbers

Introduction to Coaching Course (ITCC) - Doncaster 8 November 2009

The Doncaster centre needs more coaches to help out on a regular basis at training on Wednesday afternoons.  If you are already a relay coach or you come to training on Wednesdays and would like to help but you don't know how to, we would love to hear from you.  VLAA is running an Introduction to Coaching Course at Doncaster this Sunday 8 November.  Please contact Haydn Dunne on 0413 120740 if you are interested. (Registrations close 4th November) Click here for more information and Timetable for the day.

Officials Track & Field Seminar - Doncaster 8 November 2009

It is really important to run our events well and to do this we need qualified officicals.  VLAA is running an Officials T&F Seminar at Doncaster and it includes all events in Track & Field, along with additional session on Introduction to Race Walk Judging, combining the rules with the practical application of events, along with important aspects of safety, venue set up, recording results and handling equipment.  Please contact Haydn Dunne on 0413 120740 if you are interested. (Registrations close 4th November) Click here for more information.

Starters Course - Ringwood 8 November 2009

VLAA is running a starters course at Ringwood.  If you are interested in learning how to start races at Doncaster, please Please contact Haydn Dunne on 0413 120740. (Registrations close 4th November) Click here for more information.

VLAA U11 Skills Clinic - Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 2010 - Free to all registered U11 athletes

Not going away over the Christmas holidays? This is a perfect opportunity for U11 athletes to develop their athletic skills - and it's FREE.  All events will be covered in this comprehensive 2 day training clinic where athletes will rotate through 10 events of 45 minute duration.  Registrations close 15 December but as places are limited to 150 athletes only get your registration in quickly.

Parents are also invited to attend free sessions on officiating during these days.

Please note that the original venue advertised by VLAA has changed due to the resurfacing of the Waverley track.  The venue for Saturday 9 January 2010 will now be held at Nunawading LAC, Bill Sewart Athletics Track, Burwood Hwy, East Burwood, Mel Ref: 62 C8.  The venue for Sunday 10 January remains unchanged at Know LAC.

NEW Registration forms are available here.

Friday 30th October 2009 - Interclub T&F Competition U6 to U15 - 6:00pm start

This will be a program One and the first twilight event of the season for all athletes U6 to U15.

• Calling On Track Athletes - Although it's exciting for our On Track Athletes to compete with the big kids, it can also be a bit daunting for both parents and athletes.  When the announcer calls events for Under 6, 7 and 8's, please take your little one to the "On Track Banner" which is at the starting end of the front straight.  Unlike Saturday morning On Track sessions where we encourage you to participate, at Track & Field events only Officials and those on duty are allowed out on the track or the inside of the arena, so we must ask you to watch from the stands or from the outside of the track.

• Correct Club Uniforms including registration patches is compulsory.  Athletes incorrectly attired will be turned away from competition.

• Safety for our Athletes - Do not cross the front straight - Cross over points are behind the 100m start line for vortex, high jump and javelin and the club house side of the finish gates for shot put.  The cross over points will be marked by cones.  Access to the back straight is around the outside of the track and NOT through the centre of the arena.  The centre of the arena is for Officials only. Think of the track like a road and look before crossing

• Some of the clubs will run barbeques so please give them your support.

• Please note there is no alcohol allowed at the track.

• There is NO Athletics on Saturday 31st October 2009

Box Hill Invitation Relays

It was an unpredictable spring day at Box Hill on Sunday - sunny, a few drops of rain, windy, cold and sunny again but none of this stopped our athletes from having a fun time. For some of our younger athletes, this was the first experience of passing the baton in competition. Box Hill is an annual event and is the lead up to the Eastern Metropolitan Region Relay Competition, which will be held here at Doncaster on Sunday 15th November.  Thanks to our coaches and team managers for helping to make this day a success.

Click here to see the highlights of the day.

Centre Records

Doncaster LAC is proud to announce its first Centre Record for season 2009/2010.  Congratulations to Gabriella Morgan, a new member of Doncaster Heights who set a new U12 girls 80m Hurdles on 17th October with 13.30 seconds breaking the previous best by Grace Cotton in 2006 of 13.33seconds.

Well done Gabriella and welcome to Doncaster.

Dual Athletics

Aimed at easing the transition to senior athletics, Dual Athletics is a cheap and easy way for Little Athletes to experience the fun of the big leagues in Athletics Victoria club competition.  Dual Athletics membership is available to any VLAA member aged between 11 and 15 years (as at 31st December 2009), at the small cost of $25. Athletes still compete in their VLAA centre uniform at all competitions, with the only requisite being to wear an AV Bib Number when contesting AV events.

Doncaster Little Athletes normally dual register with Doncaster Athletics Club (which is also known as DAC or seniors).  If you are interested, please ask Graeme Down, Chris Goodwill or Allan Watson or you can find out more information on the DAC website or  stay around after Little Aths this Saturday the 24th October, as Athletics Victoria will be holding its senior athletics competition here at Doncaster.

Click here to see Dual Athletics flyer.

DLAC is proud to announce our 2009/2010 Sponsors

Doncaster Little Athletics Centre has a number of new sponsors this season.  Welcome to  - Sports.lab, Doncaster BMW, Camp Australia, Bendigo Bank, GHR and EL & C Baillieu Stockbrokers, and a welcome back to our returning sponsors - Beasley's Nursery & Teahouse, Medal and Trophy Industries Pty Ltd, Electrical Design & Construct, Khusboo Indian Restaurant, Aussie Vac, Palace Cinema Balwyn and Action Printing.  We would like to sincerely thank all of our sponsors for their generous support during season 2009 / 2010 - Don't forget to mention DLAC when you use them.

Athletics Victoria competition at Doncaster - 24th October 2009

The senior athletics will be held here at Doncaster on Saturday afternoon.  If you are U12 - U15, you can become a dual athlete with Athletics Victoria and be eligible to compete at these AV events - See Registration Information

Safety for our Athletes

It’s really important that parents and athletes do not cross the front straight after 10:00am on a Saturday or at all on a Friday evening. This is to prevent injuries and protect the health of our athletes.

Cross over points are behind the 100m start line and the club house side of the finish gates.  Access to the back straight, shot put, high jump and javelin is around the outside of the track and NOT through the centre of the arena.  The centre of the arena is for Officials only. Think of the track like a road and look before crossing. 

Victorian All School T&F Championships - Friday 6th, Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th November 2009

This event will be at Olympic Park and is run by Athletics Victoria for school athletes in age groups U 14, U15, U16, U17 and U18.   (there are no qualifying standards for this event)

As this is an AV event individuals need to look after their own entries.   Entry Form - Closing date for entries is 22nd October 2009

See Athletics Victoria Website for more information

Adidas Training Clinic - Thursday 22 October 2009 4:30pm - 5:30pm - Olympic Park

Adidas in conjunction with the Great Australian Run and Victorian Little Athletics are conducting an athletics clinic with some of Australia's finist Track & Field athletes.  The first 150 kids to register on the night will received a free adidas t-shirt.

Please click here for more information

First day of Season 2009/2010

The first day of Little Aths for Season 2009/10 was off to a great start.  It was fantastic to see all of the smiling faces as the athletes were ready to run, jump and throw in both the On Track and T&F sessions.  Many thanks to our club and centre committees who have worked tirelessly in preparation for the season and to all the officials and parent helpers for making our first day a great success.

Click here to see photos of Day 1

VLAA U11 Skills Clinic - Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January 2010 - Free to all registered U11 athletes

Not going away over the Christmas holidays? This is a perfect opportunity for U11 athletes to develop their athletic skills - and it's FREE.  All events will be covered in this comprehensive 2 day training clinic where athletes will rotate through 10 events of 45 minute duration.  Registrations close 15 December but as places are limited to 150 athletes only get your registration in quickly.

Parents are also invited to attend free sessions on officiating during these days.

Registration forms are available here.

VLAA U14 - U15 Multis Clinic - Sunday 6th December 2009 - Cost  $5.00

Once again VLAA are runnng a Multis Clinic for U14 and U15 athletes.  For those "all round" athletes who are interested in competing in the State Multi Event Championships in January 2010 or hope to be selected in the U15 ALAC Multi Championships in April 2010, this is a great opportunity to receive expert coaching in the 5 Multi Event Disciplines - 100metres, Hurdles, Long Jump, Discus and 800metres. Cost is $5.00 which is payable on the day and registrations close 2 December 2009.

Registration forms are available here.

VLAA Race Walking Clinic - Sunday 18th October 2009 - Free to Registered Athletes

Would you like to learn how to Race Walk?  Although we don't offer this event at Doncaster (due to the lack of experienced Race Walking officials), this is a VLAA State Event and this is a perfect opportunity to learn.  The clinic is being held at Collingwood LAC and is free to registered athletes.

Registration forms are available here.

VLAA Colouring-in Competition

VLAA are running a colouring-in competition. Colour Victor and Vicky to win one of four "Little Aths Prize Packs".  Entries close 6th November 2009.  An entry form can be found here.

Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) Coaching Camps

Each year EMR run two coaching camps at Crystal Creek, Alexandra for the beginner to the advanced little athlete to improve technique and skill in Track & Field events in a friendly and supportive environment.  This is always a fun weekend for the athletes.

Under 12 - 15 Athletes - Friday evening, 6th November to Sunday evening, 8th November 2009

Under 10 - 11 Athletes - Friday evening 27th November to Sunday evening, 29th November 2009

Click here to see Camp Brochure or speak to Doncaster's Camp Coordinators, Haydn Dunne and Edward Ogden for more information.

VLAA Junior Development Squad (JDS) for the 2009/2010 season

The JDS gives athletes an opportunity to gain new skills and improve technical competencies through participation in coaching and training sessions with some of Victoria's leading coaches.  The JDS Program consists of numerous activities including coaching days, education sessions, role model sessions with elite athletes, presentation ceremonies and a coaching camp.

Training with other keen and enthusiastic squad members is both fun and motivational, and helps develop new friendships based on an enjoyment of athletics.  The emphasis on learning new athletic skills, and improving existing skills, is in a friendly and supportive environment.

The JDS is open to all U12 - U15 Athletes who have met the Qualifying Standards.

Once you have qualified, please print the JDS Registration Form and have it confirmed by a Centre Council Member.

Click here to see the 2009 / 2010 JDS application form which includes the program and qualifying standards

Registration Day

Registration day on Saturday 12th September saw 350 athletes complete their registration for the new T&F season which begins on 3rd October 2009.

With the barbeque sizzling, our new sponsor Sportslab showing the latest in shoes and the club registrars and committees busy talking and signing up athletes, it was another successful morning at Doncaster.

We wish our new athletes and families a very warm welcome to Doncaster Little Athletics Centre and a welcome back to our re-registering athletes and families.

Don't worry if you missed registration day.  It's not too late.  Click on the registration information box above to find out "How to register"

Australian Cross Country Championships

The Australian Cross Country Championships was recently held at Nowra in NSW.  This competition incorporates the Australian All School Cross Country Championships and Shool Sport Australia's Cross Country  and Cross Country Relay Championships.

4 of Doncaster athletes participated with great results.  Congratulations to:

• Natalie Rule U14 - 3rd with a time of 10:43

• Tom Phillips U14 - 20th with a time of 10:12

• Ed Phillips U11 - 25th with a time of 11:35

• Kerrie Sharples U10 - 5th with a time of 7:45 (Kerrie also won 2 silver medals in the relay and team events)

Congratulations also to Patrick Goodwill (ex little athlete and son of proud Donny Heights President Chris).  Patrick was part of the winning school team who have now qualified for the World Championships to be held in Slovakia next year.

Relay Coaches Forum

Recently the 09/10 relay coaches got together and planned for the upcoming season. There was a session of on track training on how to change batons the ‘Doncaster’ way, with demonstrations by Conrad, Josh and Sam from last year’s successful Under 13 team. Having braved the cold for long enough coaches moved inside and discussed the season.

Some of the highlights for the new season include:

• Tee shirts, which can be worn as warm up/training tops, are to be provided to all athletes free of charge thanks to a generous sponsorship from ‘Sportslab’ at Westfield Shoppingtown. Make sure you visit them for all the latest in aths gear.

• Preparations and pre season training is about to start for some age groups so make contact with your coach to find out if your team is to train in September.

§  In addition to relay training and general training from 4.30-5.30pm on a Wednesday night, some coaches have offered extra training times, and squads will be set up of interested athletes to train for their specific events on other nights/weekends. More information about these squads can be obtained at registration day from from your club representative.

§  ‘Get to know your coach’. Click on the coaching page to see a profile of your relay coach – find out their interests, coaching experience, qualifications, contact details and lots more.

§  Relay Dates: Box Hill (25/10/09) Region @ Doncaster (15/11/09) State (13/12/09)

Registration Day Information

Registration day for New and Re-registering athletes will be held on Saturday 12th September from 9:00am - 12:00noon at The Doncaster Little Athletics Track Pavillion, Reischieks Reserve, George Street, Doncaster.

Registration fees for this season have been set as: U6 – U8 athletes - $120 and U9 – U15 athletes - $150. For more details see Registration Information.  Payment is by cash or cheque only (No credit card facilities will be available for payment)

The Doncaster Little Athletics Centre has decided that on-line registration will not be available this year. To make registration day as simple as possible for returning athletes, we will provide all clubs with pre-printed registration forms for their returning athletes. All that should be needed for most is to add/alter any missing or out-of date information (and collect their show bag). We hope to see you there.

 Apologies

This website has been off line for the past few days while we were being moved to a new server.  New season's information will be updated on a daily basis so watch this space.

Cross Country  Celebrations

Recently Doncaster's Cross Country team got together for breakfast and to celebrate another fantastic season of Cross Country.  Congratulations to Charlotte Bassett, Doncaster's Cross Country athlete of the year and to all athletes and parents for their efforts to make Cross Country an enjoyable winter sport.  We sincerely thank our Co-ordinators Kim Martini and Tim Sheils who after 4 seasons of organisation, encouragement and commitment have now retired.  Of course we now need a couple of families to step into their shoes.

State Cross Country Results

Congratulations to Charlotte Bassett, Kerrie Sharples and Ally Rose Ogden who won gold in the U10 Girls 1500m Teams Event at the recent Cross Country championships at Bundoora.

There were also fantastic results in the individual events - Charlotte Bassett - Silver Medal U10 1500m, Natalie Rule - Bronze Medal U13 3km, Kerrie Sharples - 4th U10 1500m, and Annable Bassett - 10th U9 1500m.

Congratulations to all the Doncaster Athletes who stepped out in the gold and green and represented Doncaster so well - U7 Helena Bassett, Melissa Incani, U8 Joanna O'Connell, U9 Mitchell McFadzean, U10 Ally Rose Ogden, Samantha O'Connell, Bryce Sharples, Joshua Allen, U11 Laura McFadzean, U12 Natasha Coumaros, U13 Sienna Henshaw, Sarah Woodgate, Maddison Sheils, Annabelle Sim, Claudia Vella, James Wang, Conrad Coumaros, Matthew Woodgate, Kei Ishidaua and U14 Elle McFadzean

Congratulations

Congratulations to Natalie Rule (Doncaster Heights) who has recently gained selection as a member of the VSSSA Cross Country team to represent Victoria at the School Sport Australia Athletics "Australian School Cross Country Championships" being held in Nowra NSW from 28th-31st August 2009.

Natalie’s times in the 800m and 1500m from the past T&F Championships earlier this year have also qualified her for the Australian All Schools Track and Field Championships in to be held in Hobart in December 2009.

Click here to read the story which was in the True Local Newspaper, Balwyn recently.

Fantastic Natalie - Doncaster LAC is very proud of your efforts