Welcome to Sandringham Little Athletics, where every child has the opportunity to be active, build confidence, and achieve their personal best.
From first-timers to experienced athletes, our weekly programs help children develop fundamental sporting skills while having fun with friends in a supportive community environment.
What is Little Athletics at Sandringham?
A fun introduction to running, jumping and throwing where children develop fundamental athletic skills while making friends and being part of a community. We are an inclusive Centre and can modify activities and events for all abilities.
We offer Under 6 athletes a dedicated coaching program called “On Track”. This program is run on the in-field throughout the season and focuses on introducing the children to athletics and developing the children’s motor skills while having fun.
For U7-U9 athletes, we run a skill development program for the first two weeks. This program introduces athletes to the fundamentals of the athletic disciplines. After the initial skill development, we have dedicated coaches for each event throughout the season that provide coaching and instruction to help the athlete develop their skills.
For our U10+ athletes, we have coaches for each event that provide guidance and input to help the athlete continue to develop their skills.
We have 3 programs of events that are rotated on a weekly basis. Our Calendar highlights what Program Number we are running on a particular day and what events it includes.
Come and Join Us
1. Check your athletes age group?
All Little Athletes compete with other children of their same age. The age group for your child is determined by the year of their child’s birth. Use the official Little Athletics Victoria Age Calculator to check which age group your child will compete in.
2. Give Little Athletics a try
For those families who have not been involved in Little Athletics before, we offer the opportunity for your children to trial Little Athletics for free. LAVic recommends trials for new members and advises that refunds aren’t available once full registration has been paid.
3. Ready to Join Sandy Little Aths?
Finished your trial or already know Little Athletics is for you? You can go ahead and sign up through Little Athletics Victoria.
Please note that all our membership fees consists of a non-refundable Little Athletics Victoria association fee of $89. The rest of the membership fee goes to the club to run its seasonal program.
Gameday Registration
Little Athletics Victoria operates its membership platform through Gameday. This requires the guardians of each athlete to create a Gameday account as part of the membership process.
If you have issues creating an account, you can visit the Little Athletics Victoria website to read a guide to create a Gameday account or you can watch a video on the Gameday website on “how do I create a Gameday account?”.
4. What does Saturday morning look like at the track?
Competition is held on a Saturday at Sandringham Aths Track, Glamis Avenue Hampton
The program is split into 2 sessions. The earlier session is for our younger athletes, and the later session is for our older athletes.
For Under 6 – Under 9 athletes:
8:00am – arrival, registration patch and/or merchandise pick-up
8:15am – announcements, warm-ups to begin
8:30am – first event
10:00am – completion of final event (est)
For Under 10 – Under 17 athletes:
9:45am – arrival, registration patch and/or merchandise pick-up
10:00am – announcements, warm-ups to begin
10:15am – first event
12:15 midday – completion of final event (est)
What does my child need?
Cancellation and Program Changes
5. Personal Bests
This is celebrated in our club. Success isn’t just about coming first. It’s about every child striving to achieve their own Personal Best.
Throughout the season, athletes can track their results and celebrate their improvement across running, jumping and throwing events
The season calendar can be found by going to our Season Calendar page.
6. You want more??….
Other opportunities exits for athletes to compete at local open days, regional events and state events. We let all members know of these.
7. Uniform
We require all registered athletes to wear the approved centre uniform. Each athlete must wear the correct uniform at all competition events which comprises Sandringham Little Athletics Centre Tshirt, singlet or crop-top with the SLAC and sponsors logo in the correct place and black shorts. The shorts or leggings worn must be plain black. Note: new athletes can wear comfortable clothing until they purchase the uniform.
The registration patch must be worn at all times, and should be attached to the front of the T-Shirt, singlet or crop-top at chest position. The registration chest patch is to show the athlete is registered and clearly identifies the athlete for recording of times. Please refer to the image for the correct location of the registration patch on the singlet and crop-top.
8. Parents Are Part of the Team
Little Athletics is more than a sport for children. It’s a sport that brings families together.
Unlike many junior sports, Little Athletics relies on parents and volunteers to help create a fun, safe and successful environment for every athlete. From setting up equipment to helping run events, families play an important role in making each competition day possible.
The good news is that no athletics experience is required. We’ll provide guidance and support, and most roles are simple to learn.
How Parents Help
Our volunteers assist with a variety of activities, including:
- Age Group leadership
- Measuring jumps and throws
- Raking sand pits
- Retrieving equipment
- Track officiating
- Canteen and BBQ operations
- Equipment setup and pack-up
- General event assistance
Every helping hand contributes to a great experience for our athletes.
9. Parent Duty
To help share the workload fairly, each family participates in our Parent Duty Program throughout the season.
Many parents find that volunteering is one of the best ways to get involved, meet other families and become part of the club.
Sign Up to Parent Duty will be made upon registration.
10. A Final Reminder to Parents
Sandy Little Aths is not a drop-off activity.
A parent or responsible guardian is required to remain at the venue while their child is participating in competition or training. Parents and guardians remain responsible for their child’s wellbeing and are required to be available should an injury, illness or other issue arise.