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September 2009 The New Website is up and running check it out at
Ballina Little Athletics Club Inc
www.ballinalittleathletics.com.au
P.O Box 784, Ballina
NSW 2478
www.ballinalittleathletics.com.au
President: Sam Hodge
02 66 288795
info@ballinalittleathleticsclub.com.au
Vice President: Greg Potts
0414740091
02 66 81 5825
greg.potts@scu.edu.au
Secretary: Beck Hardy
0434 252233
beck.hardy@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Tanya Wotherspoon
0402 300490
66828056
Features
Presidents Report 2008-2009 Zone Competitors, Sawtell
Secretary’s Report
A parent or guardian of a child must be present at all times. We
are a volunteer organization and ask that all parents lend a hand.
Coaches Corner
You can help by simply raking a sandpit, helping to record,
measure, be a place judge, organize kids or writing tickets etc.
Thanks to
Woodburn butchers If one or two parents do all the work each week it becomes
Evans Head IGA tedious for them and this will effect the enjoyment of our children.
Northern Rivers Seafood If you are unsure of how to help please ask a committee member.
Athletes Foot Ballina Remember many hands make light work.
Parents are asked to help keep children off and away from
Little Athletics Australia equipment when not competing. Equipment is expensive and can
www.littleathletics.com.au be dangerous if not used properly. Please check running track
before crossing them, treat the track as if it is a road. Older
Little Athletics NSW children running in spiked shoes can be very dangerous.
www.laansw.com.au Remember our motto
Family, fun and fitness.
Presidents Report Secretary’s Report
I would like to welcome everyone to the Welcome everyone new and old, Hope to
2009/2010 Little Athletics Season. We have a have another great season. We have a Gala
very enthusiastic committee this year and are Day planned for February and everyone is
all looking forward to a great season. Little welcome to attend Lismore and Southern
Athletics has a motto of Family Fun Fitness and Cluster Gala Days. Zone will be held on the
that is our main priority within the club. We 14th of December at Lismore; Nominations will
would like to see all parents and carers be open on November, so be sure to watch
encouraging the athletes to do their best to beat out for those.
their own times and their own distances to A reminder that all competitors must wear
achieve personal bests (PB’s). For those shoes at all times while on grounds. Spikes can
athletes who would like to participate in a only be worn in laned events and jumps by U9s
competitive environment there are carnivals in and up, Please note spiked shoes with spikes
our area that you are welcome to participate in. removed are still classed as spikes and
Details can be found on the new club website therefore cannot be worn in unlaned events,
www.ballinalittleathletics.com.au and Little e.g.: 800, 1500 Walks, this is an Australian
Athletics NSW www.laansw.com.au Our club Little Athletics rule and is for the safety of all our
will be hosting its own Gala Day in February children. Spiked shoes must be removed at the
2010 and we would love to see as many club end of each event and other shoes must be put
members as possible support us, so stay tuned on. No athlete is allowed to walk around with
for that. spikes on or barefooted.
I hope that those who attended last week Committee members are more than happy to
enjoyed themselves and are beginning to answer your questions or explain these rules
learn how our club operates. As the winter about events.
sports wrap up we should have a few more Beck
committee members on board but we still
require lots of help from parents so please
help out where ever you can. If you would like
to become involved in the club or have any
suggestions or questions please approach
any of the committee members (usually all in
blue club shirts) or feel free to come along to a
meeting which we hold once a month after
Saturday competition.
The age mangers for the age groups each
week deserve a big thank you, as it can be a
very challenging job in the heat and the wind.
Please get to know the other parents in your
age group and work together to make it a fun
day not a chore. We have tried to make this a
little easier this year with only a single ticket for
each athlete to be filled in. We also have new
recording sheets that will show the athletes
previous best time or distance. This will enable
the parents/carers to let the athlete know
straight away that they have improved and have
a new PB. Thanks again for becoming part of
our club whether it be for the first time or as a
seasoned regular we hope you feel welcome
and enjoy your season.
Regards, Sam
Coaches Corner What’s on
Warm ups
We will be running thru the October school
Importance of the warm up if to prepare the holidays including the 3rd of October long
body for the activity it weekend.
is about to undertake. The aim of the warm up
is to get blood to the There is a holiday coaching clinic on at Sawtell
muscles and to develop flexibility and mobility if anyone is interested in attending, please
for limbs to optimally perform a particular check laansw.com.au website for full details.
activity.
No gala days in October but look out for details
A General warm up would include a slow lap, of Lismore and Southern Cluster gala days in
then a number of Dynamic November.
stretches (stretching through movement). I
attach a sheet of sample Start thinking about zone nominations too, as
dynamic stretches. they will need to be in by the end of November.
Next meeting will be held on Saturday 10th
The aim is not to over-stretch the muscles. October. Monthly meetings are usually held on
Specific drills can then the first Saturday of each month, due to long
also be performed for jumping, throwing or weekend it has been changed to the second.
sprinting. Meetings are held at Quays reserve after club
round has finished. All parents are welcome to
A sprint drill warm up, may include some attend. A copy of agenda is available upon
skipping, high knee request or if you would like to add something to
marching, butt kicks and fast high knee running agenda please see Beck our secretary.
The total warm up should last about 15 -20
minutes.
Olympic sprinters take nearly an hour to warm
up!!
Have fun, and enjoy your athletics, next time we
will talk about the
importance warm down and static stretching
Pottsy
