General Information
Welcome to Redcliffe Little Athletics for the 2024/25 season. This information sheet has been prepared to provide families with general information about our centre.
At Redcliffe Little Athletics, we aim to develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through both family and community involvement in the sport of athletics. We cater for children from the ages of three (3) to sixteen (16) years. Children will learn the basic athletic skills of running, jumping and throwing. The children will be encouraged to improve their own personal performances from week to week through friendly competition on Friday evenings and training activities during the week. Most importantly, we encourage our athletes to have FUN.
If there are any questions that have not been answered in this sheet, please see one of our friendly committee members or contact the club on
2024/2025 Calendar
Our current calendar of events can be found here.
Registrations
We are pleased to announce that REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!! We do apologise for the delay as we have been in the process of being migrated to another version of our registration software, which has now been delayed until September – so it’s full steam ahead on the legacy system for now. Registrations are completed online and can be done anytime up to the end of December for both New Registrations and Returning Registrations.
Redcliffe Little Athletics will be holding sign-on days for those who require some assistance with the online registration or who would like to come down and see us before making the decision to register. These sign on days and all competition nights will take place at our grounds at Langdon Oval, 256 Oxley Avenue, Margate. Entry to the car park and the club house is via Mabel Street.
- Friday 16 August: 5-7pm
- Saturday 17 August: 2-4pm
Children and young people who will be 5 to 16 by 31 December 2024 will be eligible to register as an Athlete. Children who are 3-4 years old at the time of registration will be eligible to register as a Tiny Tot. Proof of age for all athletes is required for registration. Please bring either birth certificate or passport when collecting your registration bags. All age groups, including Tiny Tots, will compete at the same time for our Friday Night competitions (see below).
Fees
Our registration fees for the 2024/25 Season are as follows
- First Child $210
- Second Child $190
- Subsequent Child/ren $170
- Tiny Tots $100
Please note, if using a FairPlay voucher DO NOT pay online. Just complete the registration form and submit without payment. To pay, you can either come and see us in the club house either during the sign on days or prior to competition start on any Friday night, or contact us for our bank details to transfer electronically.
For your convenience, we have EFTPOS facilities available for payment of registration fees and uniforms.
We also charge a Parent Help Levy of $80 per family. This fee is refundable at the end of the year to those families that provide assistance throughout the season. Please understand that for our competition nights to run smoothly, we require assistance from most parents/guardians. This can include activities such as raking a sandpit, retrieving a shot put, timekeeping, writing tickets or helping in the canteen. In most cases we allocate 3-4 parent helpers to each age group who serve as the helpers at the field events. This is a great opportunity to be near your child and encourage them as they compete in their events. Please refer to Parent Help Levy refund for more information on how to be eligible for the refund.
Orientation
This year we will be holding 2 orientation nights on the last two Fridays of August. This is a great opportunity for new families to experience some of the events they will be competing in throughout the season. We will also be walking the parents through the ins and outs of a Friday night competition.
Competition Nights
Our first official competition night is always the first Friday in September. This year we will commence on the 6 September. We aim to have the athletes doing a warm up from 5:45pm with the first event kicking off at 6pm.
Athletes will begin the evening with a warm-up led by our senior athletes. Athletes will compete in 5 events each week, rotating through a variety of events throughout the season. Each night we aim to cover a sprint, a specialised track event (hurdles, walks, distance), a jump and a throw. The 5th event will be an additional sprint, jump or thrown depending upon the schedule.
Trial Nights
Athletes wanting to trial competition nights before committing to registering with the centre can participate in two trial nights at a cost of $10 per night. These fees are deducted from your registration fees when you register. Just come down on the competition night and see us inside the club house to register for the trials. During the season, we will also hold a ‘Bring a Friend’ night, which is free for the friend to trial and great fun for the athletes.
Uniforms
Uniforms are compulsory and must be worn at all Little Athletics competitions, including Friday nights. Athletes are required to be in full uniform within four (4) weeks of registering. Uniforms can be purchased from within the club house.
| Boys & Girls Shirts | $40 |
| Boys & Girls Singlets | $40 |
| Girls Crop tops | $40 |
| Boys & Girls Shorts | $35 |
| Girls Bike Pants *limited stock | $35 |
| Jacket | $80 |
| Scrunchies | $5 |
Footwear
It is compulsory that enclosed footwear be worn by athletes at all times in all events at any Little Athletics Queensland (LAQ) centre or carnival. Lightweight shoes/waffles or sandshoes are ideal. Shoes with tags, such as football boots, are considered a safety hazard and therefore not acceptable. Spiked shoes may only be worn by athletes in the U/11 age group or older in specified events.
Trophies and Awards
Each athlete will receive a participation plaque on presentation night at the end of the season. The plaques are presented to athletes in their first year of competition and are re-engraved each competition year after that as a memento of their time at Redcliffe Little Athletics.
A strong focus within the club is placed on achieving your personal best. Points are awarded to athletes each week based on their personal performances and improvements. Trophies are awarded to the top three point-scoring athletes in each age group and are not necessarily those athletes that place first in their events.
There are also awards for Most Outstanding athlete (male and female) and Most Improved athlete (male and female) – a list of how points are earned for these are in the Handbook.
Canteen
The canteen will be open each Friday night for the sale of food and drinks. Please check the weekly newsletter for the following week’s food specials. Parents wishing to order food for their children at the end of the night may do so prior to 6:45pm. Please be aware that athletes are not permitted to take food into the competition areas.
Smoking and Alcohol Policy
Smoking is prohibited at all children’s sporting events, including little athletics. Smoking is not permitted on the grounds or within the club house. Designated smoking areas have been allocated to the surrounding footpaths and car parks.
Alcohol or persons under the influence of alcohol are not permitted on the grounds at any time.
Questions
How will I learn?
We have coaches to help you learn correct techniques, improve and learn about athletics so you can get the most out of your involvement with Little Athletics. Learning is fun and in no time you will see your personal best (PB’s) performances improve. Our coaches will be holding Sprints/ running training Wednesdays from 5-6pm and Field event training every Thursday 5-6pm. We will notify each week on our Team App and Facebook page which Field event they will be working on that week.
What does my mum, dad or family have to do?
Apart from making sure you get safely to and from Little Athletics, your mum and/or dad or your family make great helpers and officials and coaches of the future. Organising, raking, recording, directing and measuring are all jobs families and helpers are asked to do. This really is a family event and we strongly encourage family involvement – they’re only little athletes for such a short time – we try to make the most of every moment.
What events can I do?
Depending on your age group Little Athletics offers Sprints, Middle and Long Distances, Hurdles, Relays, Walks, Shot Puts, Discus, Javelin, High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump and Cross Country.
How friendly is it?
You will find no shortage of friends or friendships at Little Athletics! Little Athletics has provided a friendly environment for over 40 years with millions of Aussies enjoying their experiences. If you are uncertain or a little shy, bring your best friend and do Little Athletics together.
