Competition Rules:
- Little Athletics Competitions in Victoria are conducted in accordance with the Competition Rules of Little Athletics Australia (LAA).
- All Rules and Regulations can be found on the Little Athletics Victoria website https://lavic.com.au/competition/rules-and-regulations/
- Please refer to LAVic for competition rule changes
Weekly Competition:
- Competition is held on Friday evenings.
Coaching & Training:
24/25 Season Training (free for registered WLAC members to attend)
Held at the oval on Tuesday afternoons 4:30pm-5:30pm
U9-U17 age groups
Parents are requested to stay in attendance at the oval during the session.
Alternative coaches/training run independently of Wangaratta Little Athletics include:
- Sprint training is offered by Anna Pasquali for interested Athletes. Please contact Anna to express interest 0401 885 152.
Age Groups:
- Age groups are by month and year of birth
- Athletes turning 5 after 1 January must wait until they turn 5 before registering
- Athletes remain in their age group for the whole season, including Cross Country
- Athletes must compete in their registered age groups.
- Age groups may be combined for events if the number of athletes is three or less
- Where age groups have been combined due to low numbers, records shall be awarded
- Across all age groups, boys and girls will run separately for all laned events
Club Uniform:
- Our club uniform consists of a Wangaratta LAC singlet or crop top, with black shorts.
- The Commonwealth Bank name patch and Coles patch must always be worn. Replacement patches are available for $5.
- When athletes are representing WLAC they must wear black shorts or leggings with no pockets or logos bigger than 4cm. Failure to wear the correct uniform may result in disqualification.
- Uniforms are available to purchase during the season. For more information please see a committee member
Footwear:
- Athletes must wear suitable footwear. Bare feet or socks are not permitted.
- Spikes can be worn by athletes in the U11 and above age groups in laned running events and jumping events.
- Spikes must not exceed 7mm EXCEPT for High Jump and specialist Javelin footwear, which must not exceed 9mm.
- Spikes must be conical / pyramid or Christmas tree.
- No more than two blanks are permitted.
Starts:
- All athletes can perform a Standing Start for all track events.
- Athletes aged U11 – U17 may do a crouch start and may use blocks if they choose to.
First Aid:
- All injuries should be reported to an Official who will then arrange treatment by our First Aid Officer.
- If an athlete is bleeding, their parent must attend to them. If they are unavailable, gloves must be worn by anyone attending to them. Clothing with bloodstains must be removed.
Insurance:
- A Victorian Little Athletics Association Inc. Insurance Policy covers all athletes from the date of registration and payment.
- Parents and officials are also covered if they have a child competing.
- All athletes and officials are covered during Centre, Regional and State competitions, training and other related activities.
Lost Property:
- All clothing and footwear should be clearly labelled
- Lost property is kept at the shed.
- Any items not claimed by the end of the season will be donated to charity.
Contact details:
- If you change your address, telephone or email during the season, could you please email us at wangaratta@lavic.com.au so that your records can be kept up to date.