Competition

Competition Days

Interclub Competitions are held every Saturday

@ Gerry Archer Athletics Track

Cnr Leach Hwy & Abernethy Rd Cloverdale WA 6105

Time: Oct - Dec 8:00am – 12:00pm / Jan 4:00pm – 8:00pm (Twilight) / Feb - Mar 8:00am – 12:00pm

The Little Athletics Summer Season – Competitions Start – Saturday 7th October 2023

The Little Athletics calendar is broken into two separate seasons. The first is the summer Track and Field season (October – March) where throwing, jumping and short to medium distance events are conducted, and the second is the winter (April – August) Cross Country Runs and Road Walks.

 

High Wycombe Little Athletics club is affiliated and part of the Belmont Athletics Centre (BAC) and they organise weekly Interclub competitions which are held every Saturday at the Gerry Archer Athletics Track in Belmont.

 

These programmed track and field competitions alternate between three programs (A, B & C). Each program will see your child compete in 3-4 events against different kids from other clubs. This allows athletes to compete in each event up to four times over the season.

Belmont Athletics Centre Affiliated Clubs

  • Season Calender
  • Programs A-B-C

    EVENT PROGRAMS

    Programs are run over three weekends (programs A, B & C). There is a special program for the Christmas Gift. This allows athletes to compete in each event up to five times over the season. Athletes must compete in an event at least three times to qualify for that event in Centre Championships.
    Note: Programs are subject to change by the Arena Manager on the day of competition or by the Executive Committee prior to competition. Clubs will be advised through their Club Manager of program changes where possible.

    A-B-C Programs

  • Club Uniform

    Our Uniform

    The High Wycombe club uniform consists of our blue & white club t-shirt or singlet with plain back shorts.

    Race Bibs

    As Per Athletics West & BLAC rules,  all competitors must wear correct Club uniform with their Registration Number securely fastened to the front of their shirt and their Age Tag secured to the front left shoulder. Refer to the image for the correct Placement of Race number & Age Tag. *Please note: You will receive your athlete race number & age tag upon joining and registering your child.

    Shorts/Bike Shorts/Compression Pants

    Shorts/Bike Shorts/Compression Pants must be plain black, have no coloured stripes, patterns and finish a palm’s width above the knee. No logos or insignias bigger than 7cm x 5cm are allowed on uniform bottoms. All clubs in the Belmont Little Athletics Centre wear black shorts as part of their uniform.  As per LAWA rules, compression pants may be worn under shorts only if they are plain black and finish above the knee.

    Buy Your Race Tops & Other Merchandise Here

    Shoes

    Fully enclosed footwear is compulsory for all athletes whilst they are competing on any surface at the Belmont Centre.

    Spikes:

    Competitors in the U6-U10 age group may not wear spike shoes. (*Rubber spiked shoes are ok)

    Competitors in the U11-U12 age group may wear spike shoes in events run entirely in lanes, long jump and triple jump, high jump and javelin.

    Competitors in the U13-U17 age group may wear spike shoes in long jump, triple jump, high jump and javelin, and all track events except walks.

    Spikes must be carried to the start and removed at the end of all events.

    Centre Uniform

    The Belmont Little Athletics Centre uniform is a purple and white top with black shorts. For any competition where athletes represent the centre (Relays, Multi’s, Zones or States) this uniform is compulsory. Athletes in the U7 to U9 age groups competing at Zones are the only exceptions to this rule. At that event athletes may wear their club uniform instead. The BLAC tops can be purchased from the centre. All clubs in the centre have black shorts as part of their uniform which can be worn as part of the Belmont Little Athletics Centre uniform.

  • Parent & Athlete Code of Conduct

    Parents & Guardians

    Parent’s & Guardian’s Code of Conduct

    In addition to Athletics West General Code of Conduct, you must meet the following requirements with regard to your conduct during any activity held by or under the auspices of Athletics West, Member Centres or Clubs in your role as a parent/guardian:

    • Encourage your child to participate but do not force them. Remember children are involved in Little Athletics for their enjoyment, not yours.
    • Focus upon your child’s efforts and performance rather than the overall outcome of the event. This assists your child in setting realistic goals related to his/ her ability by reducing the emphasis on winning.
    • Teach your child that an honest effort is as important as winning, so that the result of each event is accepted without undue disappointment.
    • Encourage your child to always participate according to the rules.
    • Be a model of good sports conduct for children to copy. Applaud good performances and effort by all little athletes.
    • Never ridicule, yell at or scold a little athlete for making a mistake or losing.
    • Never use bad language.
    • If you disagree with an official or coach raise the issue through the appropriate channels rather than question their judgement and honesty in public.
    • Refrain from conduct which could be regarded as sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying or victimisation.
    • Recognise and respect the value and importance of volunteer administrators, coaches and officials. They give up their time and resources to provide recreational activities for little athletes and deserve your support.
    • Be courteous in communication with administrators, coaches, little athletes and officials. Teach your child to do the same.
    • Support the use of age appropriate development activities and modified rules.
    • Turn defeat into victory by encouraging your child to work towards skill improvement, good sportsmanship and attaining personal best performances.

    Athletes

    Athlete’s Code of Conduct

    In addition to Athletics West General Code of Conduct, you must meet the following requirements with regard to your conduct during any activity held by or under the auspices of Athletics West, Member Centres or Clubs in your role as a little athlete:

    • Respect the rights, dignity and worth of fellow little athletes, coaches, officials and spectators.
    • Refrain from conduct that could be regarded as sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying or victimisation.
    • Respect the talent, potential and development of fellow little athletes and competitors.
    • Participate fairly and safely.
    • Be frank and honest with your coach concerning illness and injury and your ability to fully train and compete.
    • Conduct yourself in a responsible manner relating to language, temper and punctuality.
    • Abide by the rules and respect the decision of the officials. Be courteous and use the correct process when seeking a rule clarification.
    • Be honest in your attitude and preparation to training.
    • Co-operate with coaches and officials in relation to programs that adequately prepare you for competition.
    • Do not engage in practices that affect sporting performance (alcohol, tobacco and drug use).
    • Applaud all good performances, by your opponents.
    • Respect and acknowledge the contribution of those who create the opportunity for you to compete (e.g. coaches, timekeepers, administrators and officials).
    • Participate in Little Athletics for the “fun of it” and not just to please parents and coaches.
    • Compete according to the rules.
    • Any approach to an official should be in a courteous manner. Never argue with an Official.
    • Control your temper. Verbal abuse of officials or other athletes, deliberately distracting or provoking another athlete is not acceptable, nor permitted in our sport.
    • Never use bad language.
    • Be a good sport. Acknowledge all good results, whether they be by little athletes at your Centre/Club, or another Centre/Club.
    • Any form of cheating is unacceptable.
    • Work equally hard for yourself and/or your Centre/Club as both will benefit.
    • Treat all athletes as you would like to be treated. Do not interfere with, bully or take unfair advantage of another athlete.
    • Co-operate with your coach, club mates and other athletes. Without them there would be no competition.
  • Competition Day - Important Information

    Competition Day Important Information

    1. All competitors must wear correct Club uniform (Blue club shirt and black shorts) with their Registration Number securely fastened to the front of their shirt. Click here for correct layout. No logos or insignias bigger than 7cm x 5cm are allowed on uniform bottoms. As per Athletics West rules, compression pants may be worn under shorts only if they are plain black and finish above the knee. Click here for information of High Wycombe Uniform

    2. Athletes to arrive at Belmont 30 minutes prior to competition commencing.

    **On the days High Wycombe is rostered on for Set Up, we require parents/athletes to arrive 1 hour prior to the start to help put out equipment (including shade tents, timing gates and all site equipment etc). Please report to the Equipment Officer on arrival at the equipment shed.

    3. Athlete Sign On Sheets – Sign in Sheets for all athletes are located on the verandah, near the Canteen. Please make sure your athlete/s signs on each week, so we can monitor their attendance. This will assist in the smooth running of the program, allowing the Arena Manager and the Announcer to adjust events according to the number of athletes present.

    4. Parent Roster Sign On – If you are on parent roster, sign on roster sheets are located on front verandah next to the left of the canteen. Be sure to arrive early to get your preferred choice.

    5. HWLAC has an allocated seating area which rotates each year. This year we are located in the main grandstand. Look out for everyone wearing blue.

    6. Club warm up starts 20 minutes before start time (unless our Club is on roster on set-up).

    7. Competition Starts 

    • – Announcer will commence calling the athletes age groups & event through the loud-speaker at 8:00am – 1st call and 2nd or final call
    • – Athletes are to marshal for most of their events (sprints, jumps and field) at the X sign in front of the equipment shed.
    • – Athletes to marshal for circular track events (400m/800m/1500m/walks) and vortex/turbo/javelin at the circular gates, near the finish line.
    • – Athletes will be marshalled/escorted to and from the sites
    • – Shade tents are provided on all field event sites
    • – Athletes are permitted to take their water bottles and run-up markers (for jumps/javelin) to site

    8. Parents can watch from the outside track but cannot access the site, unless you are on roster

    9. On the days High Wycombe is rostered on for Pack Away, you are required to remain after competition is finished to assist in putting away equipment and generally clean up the grounds.

    10. ALL CLUBS are responsible for cleaning up THEIR OWN club area each week.

  • Parent Roster

    Parent Roster

    As Little Athletics is a totally voluntary, clubs cannot operate without the assistance of parents each week in fulfilling the many and varied duties required. These include officiating at an event, managing an age group, recording results, working in the canteen and assisting at training, just to name a few.

    A roster for event days will be established each week and a parent from the family will be required to assist throughout the duration of that event. This will occur approximately every 2 to 3 weeks. This is a compulsory requirement.

    When you are on roster, you are required to sign-on to that event at the Recorder’s desk. It’s basically “first in, first served” for the best positions

    The process on arrival is:

    • 1. Sign in at the Parent Roster’s desk (left hand side of canteen)
    • 2. Join the Key Official when your event/site number is announced
    • 3. Pack down your site when the last group has completed their event
    • 4. Return equipment back to the shed

    If you know you are going away at any stage, can you please advise the club manager.

  • Car Parking

    Carpark

    The carpark can be a huge nightmare for all that visit our Belmont Little Athletics Centre.
    There are no markings for spots, so we rely on common sense (I know right)
    So with my less than stellar photoshop abilities I have created a parking instructions guide.


    Please park all around the edges, then two cars bumper to bumper in rows, just like at the shopping centre, then leave enough room for a driving lane. It doesn’t need to be huge, just like at the shops 

    Please don’t park so that the entrance/exit is blocked and leave enough room for vehicles so they can move around the carpark freely. Also please make sure you do not park in the driveway of the overflow carpark. You wouldn’t believe how often this happens. And under no circumstances are you to park anywhere there is red in the picture, this is all no parking and the City of Belmont will give you a lovely fine if you park on that side of the road surrounding the SES building.

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