NLAC News 29/1
Hello NLAC Families,
I hope all our little athletes had an awesome fridat day back at school today. (All parents rejoice!)
We don’t have long to go until the end of our season now. Where has the time gone!?
Our end of season calendar is jam-packed with events and looks a little like this…
| SATURDAY
2 FEBRUARY |
Structure Tri Centre Carnival at Nambour |
| SAT & SUN
9 & 10 FEBRUARY |
Regional Championships in Gympie
(no Saturday competition at Nambour this weekend) |
| SATURDAY
16 FEBRUARY |
Nambour Quadrathlon Event |
| SATURDAY
23 FEBRUARY |
Awards & Break Up Party
(no Saturday competition this day) |
| SAT & SUN
23 & 24 MARCH |
State Championships in Townsville
(for athletes who qualify at regional championships) |
SATURDAY 2 FEBRUARY
STRUCTURES TRI-CENTRE CARNIVAL
This is the 3rd and final tri-centre carnival with our friends from Bli Bli and Maroochy Little A’s and a great hit out for our athletes before regionals.
We are hosting this meet with the support of our great club sponsor Structures Engineering.
DRAFT PROGRAM
| Age group | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 | Event 5 |
| TT/U6 | Shot | 70m | LJ | 200m | Discus |
| U7 | 70m | LJ | 200m | Discus | 100m |
| U8 | LJ | 70m | Shot | 200m | Discus |
| U9 | 70m | LJ | 800m | Shot | 200m |
| U10 G | 100m | Discus | 800m | LJ | Shot |
| U 10 B | 100m | Discus | LJ | 800m | Shot |
| U11 | 1500m | Triple Jump | 100m | Discus | 200m |
| U12-14 | 1500m | Shot | 100m | Triple Jump | 200m |
| U15-17 | 1500m | Shot | Discus | 100m | Triple Jump |
SATURDAY & SUNDAY 9-10 FEBRUARY
REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN GYMPIE
Thank you to all the athletes who have registered for regionals. We will have just over 30 athletes competing. This is great representation for our little club. Denica has emailed all our competing families to check their nominations. Please get in touch ASAP if you haven’t received notification of your nomination or your nomination doesn’t look correct.
We’ll be in touch with more information on logistics (parking, seating etc) for the day very soon.
SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY
NAMBOUR QUADRATHLON
Did you know Nambour Little Athletics was established in 1983. That makes us 35 this season.
To celebrate the little centre that could, we are holding a special competition day with prizes for our athletes.
Similar to a pentathlon, athletes will compete in 4 events. A sprint, jump, throw and distance run.
Athletes will earn points based on their achievements throughout the morning.
Prizes will be awarded for the top three points total points achievements in each age group (boys and girls). TT/U6 will compete together.. All other age groups separate,
1st – 10 points
2nd 8 points
3rd 6
4th 4
5th 2
6 – last 1 point
As an added bonus, every athlete that achieves a PB in any event will receive an additional 5 points.
DRAFT QUADRATHLON PROGRAM
| Age group | Event 1 | Event 2 | Event 3 | Event 4 |
| TT/U6 | 200m | Shot | LJ | 70m |
| U7/8 | 300m | LJ | Discus | 70m |
| U9 | 800m | Shot | 70m | LJ |
| U10 | 800m | Discus | LJ | 200m |
| U11 | 1500m | Triple Jump | Javelin | 200m |
| U12-14 | 1500m | Javelin | 100m | Triple Jump |
| U15-17 | 1500m | Triple Jump | 100m | Javelin |
We’ll be in touch with more info on our awards and break up party in the next week or so.
Look forward to seeing all our families out on the track over the next few weeks. It will be busy!
See you on the track.