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Dear Members.

With our last program of the season last weekend being washed out, we had to share the fun that we had at relays.

As you know, the overall relay program changed dramatically.  It was disappointing from a club and personal perspective so thank you to all those parents that embraced the change, drove to Casey Fields for 1 or 2 races and enjoyed the final aspect of the season.

Our athletics overall did well. We had a few podium finishes, some athletes ran in older age groups, some athletes ran with clothing inside out, mixed relays performed exceptionally well with only race day practice and all with the spirit and chanting of the entire club behind them.

Our Annual General Meeting

Tonight is our virtual AGM from 7pm – 7.30pm. We will need members to please to sit in on this zoom so that we can formally appoint any new committee members and formally discuss this season and our plans for next season. We’d love you there with us, just for 30mins max we promise…

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84875923915?pwd=cDJJNXFTcVRDWDhhSGpTTWg5K0NMdz09

The formal Notice of the AGM sent recently is HERE

President’s 20-21 season Report

Below is a link to the Season report for 20/21 and we continue to welcome feedback from our all on improvements for next season…. just email us your ideas and feedback at [email protected]

President’s Season 20/21 Report

The financial report is expected soon, so we will use the ‘wet weather’ alert button on our website to host the report there for those interested in viewing.

Thank You

Our Club must say an Enormous Thank You to our key partner – Community Bank Sandringham

They are a valued partner of our organisation, we are excited that they offer some great opportunities to the local community and when you bank with them, over 80% of the profits go back into the community – this is how Community Bank Sandringham support us.

Over the past 12 years they have given over $30,000 back to Sandy Little Aths and we want them to keep being able to support all the community organisations through partnership or sponsorship programs. By clicking on this flyer you will see their latest current home loan campaign and we encourage members to go into the branch and talk to Matthew or call on 95216488 and make an appointment.

Banking local helps support your community.

Thanks again for all your enthusiasm and support throughout this season.

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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Dear Members.

We did it!  Well done!

As we approach the last week of Little Aths Seasons 20/21, we commend everyone for their support, enthusiasm and commitment  to make our Little Aths Program happen in 20/21.

Centre Championships – thank you everyone

Many of us saw the joy in what we do last weekend at Centre Championships – watching kids walking away with tinkling medals around their necks, singlets pinned with a colourful array of ribbons or with just seeing a child standing on the podium shouting to their parents that they did it.

Some of us felt joy when we learnt an athlete who started learning a new skill for the first time this season ended up winning a medal at the recent Little Athletics State Championships. Argh… not a time to get emotional, we have 1 more session to go AND State Relays.

This weekend we have decided to change the program to U6-U8 only (see below) as we have now realised that a very large component of the other age groups (including the Age Group Leaders) are participating in State Relays and can’t be there.

However, if you have an Under 9+ athlete not participating in State Relays and would like them to come to Saturday session please email Nicole on [email protected] to see what can be done.

This Saturday (u6-u8 only)

The reduced program for Saturday starts at 8.15am (warm ups) and the full program of events is here:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fVQg4SNxJ_dC4MfrR19ktv10ZVvAQ4mK/view?usp=sharing

The Parent volunteer sign-up form is here:  https://signup.com/go/HGXDfXm

State Relays

Timetables and Teams have been circulated.  Good Luck to all our athletes.  Parents Duty has been given to us and the link is here for you to sign- up SLAC State Relays

Under 16 Athletes

Unfortunately, due to the year we have had and the relentless re-scheduling of events, we will not be able to formally congratulate and farewell our Under 16 athletes. These athletes are all amazing role models for Sandy Little Aths and reflect our true spirit. We can’t believe they now finish their Little Aths era, it seemed only yesterday they were doing Under 6’s, but we hope they will be back next season as our new coaching recruits.

We would like to take this opportunity to say well done to all the girls and invite them back to our home at Glamis Avenue when the new track is finished and we hold our official opening:

Congratulations to Ella Maskiell, Amelia Spenceley, Zoe Bilsborough, Ella Rankin and Jasmin Edmond

Our Annual General Meeting

Our AGM is being held on Wednesday 31st March from 7pm – 7.30pm.  We will need members to please to sit in on this zoom so that we can formally appoint any new committee members and formally discuss this season and our plans for next season. We’d love you there with us, just for 30mins max we promise…

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84875923915?pwd=cDJJNXFTcVRDWDhhSGpTTWg5K0NMdz09

The formal Notice of the AGM sent recently is HERE

If you are interested in joining our Team please let us know.  We are hugely excited to be coming back to a new track next season and want to do so much more, so any helpers/ideas please join us.

See some of you over the weekend – and thanks again for all your enthusiasm and support this season.

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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Dear Parents.

This Saturday 20th March is CENTRE CHAMPIONSHIP DAY at Moorabbin. This is when your kids can choose the x4 events they would like to do and try for a medal (1st, 2nd & 3rd places) or a ribbon thereafter. It can be an event that they like, an event they are good at or an event they would like to try. It’s up to you to help them make the choice. More info below…

Centre Championships Day – this Saturday

This day is a busy, fulfilling and fun day for all involved.

BUT HURRY UP AND SELECT YOUR CHILD’S EVENTS  – as this closes Thursday 7pm.

You will need to log into ResultsHQ to select their preferred events – which is the site/app that shows your child their results from all the sessions they have participated in for the season.  How to log into your ResultsHQ with your email address is HERE

• Then how to nominate the events your child wants to do is HERE
• Parent duty sign up  (of course….not many left)*  is  HERE
• Updated draft timetable is HERE
• *PARENTS THIS IS NOT AN EVENT YOU CAN LEAVE.   Official processes need to be followed to run each event so we will need parents to help out.  Either sign up or ask Sharon or Jonas on Saturday morning. Thanks in advance.
• Also – the BBQ will be fired up… and Molly’s Caravan will be there early for Coffees.

AGM

Our AGM is being held on Wednesday 31st March from 7pm-7.30pm.  We need members to please to sit in on this zoom so that we can formally appoint any new committee members.

The Notice of the AGM sent recently is HERE

If you are interested in joining our BUZZING Team please let us know.  We are overly excited to be coming back to a new track next season and want to do so much more, so any helpers/ideas please join us.

Hoodies end of season fire-sale…..only $40!

The Uniform Shop has now wound down. But we do still have a few lovely snug Hoodies….only sizes 14 and up are now left (sorry no smaller sizes remain). Our hoodies kept these two boys warm on Saturday at the States Track and Field Competition. What a bargain!

Lastly, don’t forget….the fun of little aths can continue with Cross Country through winter.  Great to maintain fitness in the offseason or assist in your fitness for winter sports.  https://baysidexc.teamapp.com/?_webpage=v1

See you on Saturday – and thanks again for all your enthusiasm and support!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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Just a few quick updates for you to be aware of this week:

• Mid-Week Coaching & Relay Training – this Wednesday (Feb 24th) is our last session for this season. Please click here for the sign-up form.
• Parent Duty for Track & Field regional event this weekend – the related sign-up form is here
• This Saturday (27th Feb) is for U6-U8’s only – 8.15am start. We have also invited the Caulfield Little Aths U6-U8 kids as their track is being used for SMR, so we will have a few more friends joining us! There will be no timings on this day, but we will still use the track and ensure that the little ones get to run around and enjoy themselves. The full program will be included in this weekly newsletter which will go out later this week.
• Coles Community Day photos – Saturday was a fabulous day and we appreciate those who dressed up to support Coles and ate all the free sausages! Further to the demand from everyone to see the photos, please find them hosted online here (for club viewing only). Thanks again for all your support.

Look out for the Weekly News Bulletin which goes out later this week, which will have also have more details on our forthcoming twilight competition event and ribbon day.

Thanks!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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Dear Members.

It’s fantastic news that we are now out of lockdown and Little Aths this weekend can again resume as planned.

It is an easy bullet point format this week.  With everything changing so quickly and an abundance of information we hope this is easy to to read…..oh bring on the bullet points!

Updates for you to be aware of:

• Coles Community Day is this Saturday  – please support us on this as Coles have given us a lot equipment replacing aged or much needed items.  Kids free sausage sizzle thanks to Coles and chances to win 1 of 10 Coles vouchers. Dress up!! Dress up!!  – coach Chloe and athletes Mitchell have already been creative (see further below in this email)
• Program for Saturday 20th Feb is Program1, the details are hosted here and the volunteer sign-up form is here
• Set-Up & Pack-Up – Under 8 Girls you are helping us to set-up, see you at 730am. Under 12/13 Boys you are helping us to pack-up.
• Recent news from LAVIC on Under 9-U12 relays and U9-U16 Regional Track and Field  – read everything you need to know here including parent duty sign up for regional track and field.
• Season Calendar Changes  – NO program for Under 9 – 16’s on 27th Feb due to Regional Track and Field Event now being rescheduled. But, the U6-U8 modified program will take place at the normal time, Saturday 27th February.
• Centre Records  –  we missed sharing this news with you due to so much going on……very well done to these talented athletes on their recent records!Elsa Volz – Scissor High Jump Scissor, 6 Feb 2021 (1.24m)
  Matthew Milias – Long Jump, 6 Feb 2021 (5.31m)
  Caden Barrow – Discus 500g, 30 Jan 2021 (30.76m)
  Mila Ljutic – High Jump Scissor, 30 Jan 2021 (1.11m)
  Harrison King – High Jump Scissor, 19 Dec 2020 (1.20m)
  Lily Cahill – Shot 2kg, 19 Dec 2020 (11.90m)
  Amelia Spenceley – 100m, 19 Dec 2020 (13.14s)
  Amelia Spenceley – Long Jump, 19 Dec 2020 (4.45m)
• Remember that COVID practices are still in place  – thank you for your support, we really appreciate it.

This Saturday (20th Feb) is our Coles Community Day!  Coles Highett have given us a $200 voucher to buy sausages etc. so that we can run a sausage sizzle for the kids.  A representative of the Store will also come down to the track to look at all the equipment the Coles Community Fund has given us and have a photo with the kids  – so please make sure you have your Coles patches sewn on!!

Get Creative & win – have a selfie with our special Coles selfie frame and try your chance at winning 1 of 10 Coles vouchers we have been given.  Plus if we nominate you as athlete of the month you might win more prizes.

There is a lot you can do with a Coles Bag!!  Under 11 athlete Mitchell makes shorts,  Coach Chloe makes a cape.

We are also very lucky to have a World Athletics elite athlete visiting us early Saturday.  Michal Burian, champion Javelin thrower is coming early Saturday morning, thanks to Coles, to chat with us and offer a few tips.

See you on Saturday and thanks for all your ongoing enthusiasm and support!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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It’s official. The RELAY PORTAL is now OPEN and ready to take your registrations. We are so excited!

BUT BE PLEASE QUICK – as it is only open until Wednesday 17th (this week – 11.59pm for U9-U12’s).

With have only five Little Aths Sessions left this season, so this is the event you will need to be involved in. It’s a favourite event of Sandy’s and we always have many teams participating competitively and enjoying themselves.

Questions

Do I need to be fast? – no, not at all! In most age groups we have a couple of teams, so we’ll eventually work out what is the best combination of runner for everyone.

How many events could I be in? You can run in a maximum of 4 events and we’ll work this out once we know all the teams. Relay Events are 100m, 200m, Medley (100m, 200m, 300m, & 400m) – plus we will also run mixed 100m or 200m teams as well. Races are either Timed Finals or Finals.

More information on the event is here at the Region Relays Carnivals page

Events Dates

U9-U12 qualifying relay event (regionals): is on Sunday 28th February, at Ballan Park Athletics Track in Frankston.

U9-U12: State relay championship: those who qualify at regions go through to this event which takes place on Saturday 27th March, at Casey Fields.

U13-U16 relays: is a direct entry into State Relay Comp which occurs on Sunday 28th March, at Casey Fields.

Costs: U9-U12’s is $25 per athlete for both regional & state events and for U13-U16 ot’ $25 it’s per athlete per event.

Training: won’t take place this Wednesday because of lock down but we will do some training of all teams on Saturday at Moorabbin.

Registration: The link to register is HERE, SO PLEASE DO SIGN-UP NOW BEFORE THE DEADLINE ON WEDNESDAY

Note… registering multiple family members – depending on how you have set up your overall family registration with LAVIC you may need to sign in specifically to the U9-U12 child’s and then at the end when prompted to pay or register another athlete. In order to register another athlete (ie u13-u16) you will need to sign in with the older child’s login details.

These age groups are two different events, hence the call-out. Any problems or confusion then please call Nicole on 0413-705-357 and we can talk you through it.

Thanks for all your ongoing enthusiasm and support!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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Dear Members

I will keep the main part of this update brief as you may have already caught-up with the news… the Little Athletics Track and Field Carnival is back on…. and taking place in 10 days (13th, 14th March).  Wow 3AW’s Neil Mitchell at work again!

Notes for this weekend

1. Saturday 6th February  – It is Program 3 this week, which can be found here and don’t forget that we have now moved over to Moorabbin Athletics Track for the remainder of this season.
2. Set-Up – This week it’s the turn of the Under 8 Boys to help out – please be at the Moorabbin Track by 7.30am
3. Pack-Up – This week it is the turn of the Under 12/13 Girls
4. Parent Duty Sign up – There are always 2-3 positions within each age group that we need help with, so please volunteer via the DUTY SIGN-UP HERE  (thank you).
5. Wet weather button – In times of inclement weather (e.g. heavy rain or severe heat) on a Saturday morning or Wednesday relays / mid-week coaching, please use our Wet Weather Updates button on the top left of the front page of our website. This will tell you if the event or meeting is cancelled due to the weather.

Little Athletics Victoria Regional Track and Field Carnivals

The Victoria Region Track and Field Carnivals allows individual athletes from Under 9 through to Under 16 to have the opportunity to compete in athletic disciplines of their choice.

A Regional Carnival is held first to qualify athletes for the State Competition. The Regional Carnival this year is taking place on 13th & 14th February at Duncan McKinnon where all athletes in our region get together to compete.  It is at this event you must qualify for the State Competition. The State Competition will be held later in the season (13th & 14th March) at Casey Fields.

Please be aware that this event does not include the regional and/or state relays. For these events we will contact you separately – as this is for individual athletes only.

Athletes must have attended a minimum of at least 1 meet1 at Sandy as a registered member of the club to qualify.  Our record of your child attending is managed via the automated (track) and manual (field) recording systems.  If you are unsure how many meets your athlete has attended, PLEASE URGENTLY check your resultshq (using the same logins that you registered with us) to confirm that your child qualifies.  Any queries please contact us at [email protected]

Parents you also have to do a 3-4 hour duty at the carnival, as these events are also largely run by Volunteers.  We get allocated about 10 Key Official Roles each day which we pay as many Coaches as we can to do, then we get about 40 smaller easier roles over the weekend which parents fulfill.

The LAVIC portal will open up for this Competition later today so make sure you check the link here and register

If you require more information, please see Nicole on Saturday or email us at [email protected]

Uniforms

BE PREPARED! If you are competing in upcoming LAVIC Events ensure you have your competition attire, coles patch, black shorts (free of any non LAVIC logo’s).  See Sarah on Saturday morning at the Merch desk and she will assist you.

Further Dates for your Diary

Coles Dress Up & Sausage Sizzle – 20th February, lots of fun

Ribbon Day – 20th March (in lieu of Centre Championships, for this season only)

Season Calendar for Sandy Little Aths is here

LAVIC Overall Event Calendar is here

Thanks for all your support – and see you on Saturday morning!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee

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We are immensely proud to share the news of our athletes who spent most of the weekend at Lakeside completing the State Combined Events (where you have to compete in a set number of events including 800m, hurdle, sprint, throw and a jump). We could not be prouder of these athletes for giving it a go, achieving personal bests and for others a podium finish.

Look at their smiles….that is what it is all about.  Several of these athletes competed for the first time, a few have endured a massive journey to compete, some have diligently worked hard during lockdown and improved every step of the way.

A conversation I had (during our busy Little Aths session on Saturday) with gorgeous athlete ‘Fiona’ was about being your ‘personal best’.  To Fiona, she felt as though the expectation was  to win and her wonderful father supported the conversation explaining personal best.

At Sandy Little Aths, we are cognisant of the balance between successes and achieving personal bests.  Our coaches, committee and parents work hard to ensure everyone achieves their personal best.  If this means an athlete wins a race, or a jump or a throw, let’s congratulate them.  If an athlete achieves their personal best, let’s celebrate this even more.

Little athletics teaches many life skills….teamwork, gratitude, success, loss, anxiety, pressure, and so on.  Sandy Little Aths is fortunate to have such a strong nurturing community combined with good coaches, committee members and parents to ensure all athletes achieve.

Once again well done to our athletes who competed this weekend at State Combined Athletics.  We know it is exhausting, but so rewarding for all. We hope these athletes share their stories at school, with friends, at Little Aths over the coming week.

A huge thank you to Todd for Team Managing Saturday, Gordon for Team Managing Sunday (with no children competing!) and Craig Furber supporting all the athletes over the whole weekend.

Well done: Pippa, Orla, Leo, Harry, William, Harry, Kaitlin, Caden, Isabelle, Tom, Leni, Faith, Matthew, William, Max, Charli and Riley.

For the full results simply visit the Little Athletics Victoria Results Hub

Final Note

Still no word from LAVIC on track and field competition yet (or relays)…. we will let you know as soon as we know but assume they were waiting to see how the State Combined Event went before any decision was made…we might know more by the time we send our weekly news bulletin.

Mid week coaching Wednesday Feb 3rd:  sign up here

Please book 1 spot per child at either 4.15 – 5pm or else 5 – 6pm.

We also appreciate you letting us know if you can’t attend, so that we are able to offer a place to someone else or reshuffle coaches/committee staff.

School is back…woohoo, now for that routine we have almost forgotten!! We hope the return or start of new school goes well for all our little athletes – and parents you can take a breath!  Here is what you need to know for this weekend.

Notes for this weekend

1. Saturday 30th January  – It is Program 2 this week, which can be found here and don’t forget that we have now moved over to Moorabbin Athletics Track for the remainder of this season.
2. QR Code – Is now fixed, so sorry about Saturday! Technical printing issues… Please remember to register via the QR code for contract tracing (venue entrance & rear of AGM signs), it is a legal requirement – but also we are all doing our bit to look after each other.
3. Set-Up – This week is Under 7 Girls to help out – please can you be at the Moorabbin Track by 7.30am
4. Pack-Up – This week is Under 14/15/16 Boys
5. Parent Duty Sign up – There are 2-3 positions within each age group that someone needs to assist with. We all need to share the load around throughout the season and on quick glance of sign up and our members, it does not appear this is occurring. Before my golden wand comes out please fulfill your share – DUTY SIGN UP HERE  (thank you)
6. Wet weather button – In times of inclement weather (e.g. heavy rain or severe heat) on a Saturday morning or Wednesday relays / mid-week coaching, please use our Wet Weather Updates button on the top left of the front page of our website. This will tell you if the event or meeting is cancelled due to the weather.

 Mid Week Specialist Coaching  – Wednesdays   https://signup.com/go/mZneXVw

A reminder to please select 1 spot per athletes that is Under 9+ per timeslot.  If you are not able to attend could you please cancel your spot online so someone else has a opportunity. Thank you

Further Dates for your Diary

Coles Dress Up & Sausage Sizzle – 20th February, lots of fun

Ribbon Day – 20th March (in lieu of Centre Championships, for this season only)

Season Calendar for Sandy Little Aths is here

LAVIC Overall Event Calendar is here

Thanks for all your support – and see you on Saturday morning!

The Sandy Little Aths Committee