WHAT IS LITTLE ATHLETICS?

Little Athletics is for U6 to U17 competitors.​ There is summer and winter competitions in Little Athletics - use the buttons to find out more about each.

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SUMMER TRACK AND FIELD​

EMA runs our Little Athletics competitions at Jack Eddy oval on Friday nights during summer. ​ Athletes complete a group warm up and then move through 3-4 events, guided by an Age Group Leader (volunteer parent) and as many other parents as possible. 

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HOW TO JOIN

All the information you need to join is located here.

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START TIME

Athletes are requested to be at the ground at 5:20pm on Friday nights. Athletes will warm up and then proceed to their age groups with their group leaders and begin the first round of events on that days program.

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ON TRACK PROGRAM
The On Track program is for U6 athletes. It aims to provide children with increased instruction, ample practice opportunities and ongoing motivation.

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The program concentrates on teaching our younger athletes the fundamental motor skills of running, jumping, hopping and throwing in a non-competitive environment, whilst also focusing on active participation, learning and improving.

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REGION AND STATE COMPETITION
Athletes in U9- U17 have the option of competing in the Region Relays Championships (November each year) and Region Track and Field Championships (February each year). If successful, athletes can progress to the State Little Athletics Championships. There is also the Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC) for certain age groups. 

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Results for Region and State competitions can be found here: Results Hub

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OPEN DAYS

A number of neighbouring Little Athletics centres hold Open Days for visiting athletes to compete in. Open Days that are popular with our local athletes are the Deniliquin and Swan Hill Open Days.

 

RESULTS

Athlete results from Friday night competitions are entered by parent volunteers and you can follow the progress of your child on Results HQ.

To access the results you will need to login using the email address you registered with (= your username) and  the password which was emailed to the 'primary user'. Use Google Chrome for best results.

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WHAT TO WEAR

Athletes must wear a club uniform (singlet or tshirt) as well as their name patch. There is also a Coles patch to be attached to the uniform. You will receive a name patch upon full registration. See more on uniform here.​​

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PHOTOGRAPHY

If you do not wish to have your child's photograph taken at Little Athletics, make a Committee member aware. You can also 'tick the box' when you register your child for the season and this will alert Little Athletics to notify our Committee.

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​LITTLE ATHLETICS CROSS COUNTRY (Winter)

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Cross Country is our Winter Athletics season. Our Cross Country season is open to all existing, old and new members from U6. We encourage all abilities and our ethos is not just about how fast you run, but how much you can improve.

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The Little Athletics season also offers:

- State XC Relay Championships

- Region XC Championships

- State XC Championships​

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EMA also offers a Cross Country Centre Championship round. Each athlete participates for the potential to win their age group and receive a trophy/medal. To qualify you must have completed a minimum of 4 EMA rounds. If you don't meet this requirement you may still participate - you are simply not eligible for the award.​​​

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REGISTRATION & FEES

• All summer Little Athletics members are covered by their track and field registration. Nothing to do or pay.

• New members need to register via the Little Athletics website registration portal, click HERE to register. 

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HOW DOES IT WORK

- Watch our "Echuca Moama Athletics" Facebook page to know where Cross Country will be each week.

- Athletes will report to the registration table to 'sign in'.

- Please wear your uniform and Name Patch.

​- Parents will need to help on the course or marshalling athletes.

- A warm up will be offered and the first race commences at 9am.

- All tracks will be clearly marked out and track marshals stationed around the course.

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This event is strictly a "NO drop and run" event. Parents/guardians MUST stay for the duration of their athletes event. If there is an athlete unattended by a parent/guardian, they will not be able to participate.

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DISTANCE

Each age group has a maximum distance to run.

 

U6             500m

U7-U8       1000m

U9-U10      1500m

U11-U12      2000m

U13-U17    3000m

 

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CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING

Go to our Training page for all the latest information.​​​​​

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