ESLAC’s State Team for the 2020 LANSW State Championships Announced. Congratulations to the 39 athletes who have fought their way through the tough competition at Zone and the even tougher competition at Regionals to make it all the way to the Little Athletics NSW State Championships being held at Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (SOPAC) on the 14th and 15th of March. This is the largest contingent in living memory that ESLAC has sent to the State Championships, so congratulations to our athletes, their coaches and their families on such a great result. Congratulations also must go to our new ESLAC President, Drew Richardson, for doing such a great job arranging coaching and generally building ESLAC into a club that can provide the support needed to help so many athletes qualify for State. For a complete list of who has made the team as well as their events (70 events in total) and qualifying performances please download a copy of the ESLAC LANSW State Team 2020.
Hurdles and Walks this Friday. This Friday February 21st we will be running Event Series 5 which sees the Tots to U7 running 50m and 70m with the U6’s getting a taste of middle distance running with a 300m run at 7pm. The U8s and U9s will run 60m hurdles and 70m and then a 400m all in lanes at 8pm. The under 10s to U17s combine 400m with hurdles and a walk race. You can download/print copies of the ESLAC Event Series 5 Feb 21, 2020, the Event Series 5 Program List Feb 21, 2020 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Sunday 29th of March ESLAC Trophy Night Save the Date! This year we will be holding the ESLAC Trophy night on Sunday the 29th of March. The trophy presentation will be followed by dinner for those who would like to stay and celebrate a great 2019/20 season for ESLAC. We will be sending out a survey email in the next few weeks to find out who can attend and who can stay for dinner so we can finalise our trophy orders and let the Field Bar know how many will be attending dinner.
Tiny Tots Trophy Presentation. Another important date is Friday the 6th of March, not only is it our last ESLAC Little A’s meet of the season, it is also the Tiny Tots trophy presentation night. The ESLAC trophy night on Sunday the 29th of March is a bit overwhelming for our Tiny Tots so we try and have a fun last night of Little A’s on March 6th and make sure the Tiny Tots end on a high with Trophy in hand! If you are a Tiny Tot family please don’t miss it.
Event Series 4 Friday 14th of February. This Friday we will be running Event Series 4. The Tots to U7 will run 70m and 100m, the U8s will run 100m and 700m races, the U9’s and U10’s a 100m and an 800m, while the U11’s to U17’s will run a 100m/1500m combination. The U12’s and Senior athletes will also have the chance to run the 200m/300m hurdles events. You can print copies of the ESLAC Event Series 4 Feb 14, 2020, the Event Series 4 Program List Feb 14, 2020 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
FRIDAY Feb 7, 2020
CONSISTENT RAIN, SORRY!
Due to heavy consistent rain we have decided to CANCEL ESLAC Little A’s at ES Marks this Friday the 7th of February.
Regional Carnival Update. The ESLAC Committee could not have been prouder of how our ESLAC athletes performed at the Regional Carnival last weekend. The conditions were brutal with 42°C heat forcing suspension of the carnival at 11:30am on Saturday morning and a scheduled restart at 4:30pm on Saturday afternoon never eventuating because it was still over 40°C. A further postponement to 5:30pm was scheduled but the heat was unrelenting and everyone went home at 5:30pm with 6 hours of Saturday’s scheduled events yet to run. The Sunday program was rejigged with heats becoming timed finals and field events reduced to a single extra throw/jump for the top 8. The organisers, officials and volunteers pulled together and got the Sunday events finished early and then plowed straight into the unfinished Saturday events. Miraculously, with the brutal heat swapped out for driving rain and approaching lightning, the final event was completed at 7:45pm on Sunday night. What a weekend!
Through it all, in the words of our Club President Drew Richardson, “the parents/carers and athletes were awesome and just dealt with it. Changing times, being called early, waiting for 30 minutes in the call room, missing their events, running in incredible heat, strong winds and then torrential rain were all massive challenges for the athletes and their carers.” ESLAC rose to the challenges and excelled over the whole weekend. Congratulations to the ESLAC Regional Team. There will be further updates on the team’s performance in the next few days.
We look forward to being back at ES Marks next Friday the 14th of February.
Regional Carnival Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd of January. Congratulations to the 102 athletes from the U8 to U17 age groups who have qualified to represent ESLAC a the Regional Carnival being held at The Ridge Athletics Track, Recreation Drive, Barden Ridge this weekend. It is great to see our representation at Regionals improving year on year up from 90 athletes in 2019. To see who has made the team please download a copy of the ESLAC Region 8 qualifiers 2020.
Hurdles, Walks and Javelin this Friday January 31st. Because we have the Regional Championships this weekend this Friday will be a “no points” night as far as our Age Championship competition is concerned. This Friday January 31st we will be running Event Series 2 which sees the Tots through U7s run 70m, the U6s through U9s run the 100m and the U8s through U17s running the straight hurdles. There are Walks for the U9s, U10s and U11s while the U12s to U17s will also run the 400m. You can print copies of the ESLAC Event Series 2 Jan 31, 2020 and the Event Series 2 Program List Jan 31, 2020 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Further Information for Regional Competitors. There will be an information table set up next to the barbeque for Regional competitors on Friday night (Jan 31st) where parents can pay the Regional entry fee and check their names off the volunteer roster. Please find below further information that may be of use to Regional Competitors this weekend:
– ESLAC Regional Team 2020 Email
– ESLAC Region 8 qualifiers 2020
– LANSW Hot Weather Policy18
– Region 8 Updated Events Listing 2020
– LANSW Region 8 Full Program
– REGION SEATING PLAN
Welcome to 2020 ESLAC Little Athletics. We are back from our Christmas/New Year break this Friday January 24th. We hope you have had a great holiday and are looking forward to getting back to a normal Summertime routine which of course involves Little Athletics at ES Marks on a Friday night.
100m, 400m and 200m/300m Hurdles this Friday January 24th. This Friday January 24th we will be running a Event Series 1 which sees the Tots run the 50m, the U6s and U7s run a 50m/100m combination, while the U8s to U17s will compete in the 100m and 400m events. The U12s to U17s will also compete in the 200m/300m Hurdles Events. You can print or download the ESLAC Event Series 1 Oct 25, 2019, the Event Series 1 Program List Oct 25, 2019 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2019 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Zone Carnival this Weekend. Each year ESLAC athletes from ages U7 to U17 are invited to participate in the Inner City Zone Carnival held at our home track of ES Marks Athletics Field on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of December. It costs $20 to nominate for the Zone Carnival and the parent/carer of each entrant is expected to volunteer for 2 hours as a helper or pay a $50 non-volunteer levy. U7 to U11 athletes can enter a maximum of 4 events each and U12 to U17 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events each. Our Zone, the Inner City Zone, is made up of 8 clubs and is one of the strongest Zones in Australia. Each of the 7 clubs can enter a maximum of 5 athletes in each event for the U7 to U11 age groups (there is no limit on Club entries for U12 to U17 athletes), so entries for U7 to U11 are competitive and the final say on who will represent ESLAC is based on Friday night events results as judged by the ESLAC Committee.
ESLAC Zone Team. The ESLAC Zone Team has been announced. It comprises 142 athletes competing in 498 events. Please download a copy of the ESLAC 2019 Zone Team with Events V2 to see who has made the team and the events in which they are competing.
2019 Zone Program. The 2019 Zone program has gone through a couple of iterations with the first version published being updated to fix an error in double listing the 100m finals for some age groups. The program has also been updated to combine the following age groups in the field events where the numbers of entries has made that practical:
- Combined HJ for U15 and U17 girls to be held at 9:45 on Saturday
- Combined Shot put for U14 and U15 girls to be held at 12:00 on Sunday
- Combined U15 and U17 Javelin boys to be held at 2:30 on Saturday
- Combined U15 and U17 Javelin girls to be held at 2:30 on Sunday
Please download a copy of the 2019 Inner City Zone Program V2 for all the information on this year’s Zone Carnival or alternatively just download the extracts that you need (formatting is slightly different but the information is the same as in the main program):
- Inner City Zone Saturday Track Program 2019 V2
- Inner City Zone Sunday Track Program 2019 V2
- Inner City Zone Field Events Program 2019 V2
- Inner City Zone Field Events Program by Event 2019 V2
- Zone Map of ES Marks Dec 2017
- Combined 2019 IC Zone Program
Zone Volunteer Roster. Thanks to all those who have volunteered to help out at Zone. Having volunteered, it is extremely important that you turn up on time for your selected duty. Events simply cannot be run properly if insufficient volunteers are present. If you have problems with being available for your volunteer slot then go to our help desk to see if they can arrange a swap or (this is often the best option) pay the $50 non volunteer levy by Direct Debit to: Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics BSB 012241 Account Number 254095775 and let us know as soon as possible (email to eslac1@outlook.com) so we can get some helpers to take your place.
ESLAC Runs the Discus events at the Zone Carnival which involves Discus 1 (the main discus cage on the inner track) and Discus 2 which is set up beyond the back fence of ES Marks near the main straight 100m start line. To check what day/time/location (Discus 1 or 2) you are required please download the volunteer rosters here:
It’s Our Last ESLAC Little A’s for 20019. This Friday November 29th is our last Little A’s meet for 2019. Next Friday December 6th we will be setting up for the Zone Carnival to be held next weekend on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of December. After that we have a break from Little Athletics while our athletes, parents and carers as well as our ESLAC committee take a Christmas/New Year break but we will be back in action at ES Marks on Friday January 24th to start the 2nd half of our 2019/20 season. You can download a copy of the ESLAC 2019_20 Calendar September 26, 2019 to check out all our season dates.
Hoping for a Visitor This Friday. Drew Richardson our ESLAC President has sent out a letter to a very special person who normally lives at the North Pole (a long way from Sydney). He explained to this person that children who do Little Athletics are often very well behaved especially at ESLAC where every Friday night we usually get hundreds of PBs (personal bests) because ESLAC athletes try so hard to always do their best. Drew told this person we are all very impressed by our ESLAC athletes and perhaps they deserve something special around Christmas time. Lets hope his letter does the trick for this Friday night!
ESLAC Zone Entries Submitted. ESLAC has submitted our entries for the 2019 Zone Carnival next weekend (Dec 7th and 8th) with 138 ESLAC athletes set to compete in 484 events. Last year Eastern Suburbs did not enter the largest team at Zone but we were still crowned Zone Champions because ESLAC athletes gained more points in finals than any other club at Zone. Since we are one of the strongest Zones in NSW that was a fantastic achievement. After ESLAC’s stellar performance at the State Relay Championships this season we are hoping for big things again from this year’s Zone team. GO ESLAC!
200m and Javelin this Friday October 18th. This Friday we are running Event Series 6 with the U10 – U17 age groups running the 200m/800m combination while the U7 – U9 will run a 70m/200m combination and the Tots – U6 will run 50m and 70m. The U11 – U17 age groups will also get to throw the Javelin starting at 8pm. You can print copies (or download copies to your phone) of the ESLAC Event Series 6 Nov 29, 2019 the Event Series 6 Program List Nov 29, 2019 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
State Championships Event List Matrix Released. When deciding which events to do for Zone it can sometimes be helpful to know what your timetable might be like if you made it all the way through to the State Titles on March 14th and 15th 2020. Be optimistic and take a look at the 2020 State program — MATRIX OF EVENTS before you select your events for Zone.
Registrations are Still Open. Please let your friends know that, even though the season has started, registrations for the 2019_20 season are still open. We have already had 9 weeks of the season but there are 8 weeks left before our last night at ES Marks on Friday the 6th of March 2020. When registering, remember that we are “Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics Club – Friday” and that if you want to claim your $100 NSW State Government Active Kids Voucher, you should visit Services NSW first to get your voucher number. Click here to register online now, or visit our Registration Page for full details on how to register for the 2019/20 season.
FRIDAY Nov 22, 2019
LIGHTNING, RAIN, SORRY!
Little A’s Cancelled Friday Nov 22, 2019. The weather is a fickle beast and we have gotten it wrong for the second time this season. The storms are too close for comfort and because of our safety policy (no Little A’s when there is lightning about) we are not able to run Little A’s at ES Marks tonight. SORRY!!!
Congratulations ESLAC State Relay Team. The Eastern Suburbs State Relay Team put in a mighty effort of the weekend with 6 medals and top 8 finishes for 18 of our 22 teams. It is no exaggeration to say that the consistent performance of the ESLAC teams made our club one of the most prominent at the championships. Our medal winning teams were:
- The Under 8 girls secured Gold in the 4*100m – Marnie Laurence, Capri Vincent, Chloe Antony and Madeleine Pennington
- The Under 8 mixed team secured Bronze in the 4*200m mixed team – Marnie Laurence, Chloe Antony, Mitchell Henville and Charles Carrano
- The Under 11 boys secured Bronze in the 4*100m – Julian Minto, Sam Patterson, Alexander Jang and Harry Middleton
- U 12 Mixed 4*400 M relay secured Silver – Piper Simpson, Eliette Millecamps, Jack Richardson and Sam Lennon
- U15 Mixed 4*400m relay secured Bronze – Gabriella Guerrera, Larisa Arnautovic, Benjamin Hickman and Evan Vukovic
- Boys U12-U15 4*800m relay secured Bronze – Jack Richardson, Archie Daley, Evan Vukovic and Benjamin Hickman
Last Chance for Zone Entries this Friday. Please make sure you get your Zone Entries in as It will be your last chance at the Zone Entry Table (to the north of the barbeque in front of the girls change rooms) this Friday. We don’t do email or remote entries so just come to table this Friday from 6pm pay your entry fee, and get a great water bottle/roller from our new sponsors, Sanarte and Dr Christopher Jones from Harley Place Health. You also have to register for your volunteer roster or pay the $50 non volunteer fee.
Hurdles and Walks Night this Friday. This Friday November 22nd we will be running Event Series 5 which sees the Tots to U7 running 50m and 70m with the U6’s getting a taste of middle distance running with a 300m run at 7pm. The U8s and U9s will run 60m hurdles and 70m and then a 400m all in lanes at 8pm. The under 10s to U17s combine 400m with hurdles and a walk race. You can download/print copies of the ESLAC Event Series 5 Nov 22, 2019, the Event Series 5 Program List Nov 22, 2019 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
List of Zone Events for Each Age Group. This list is to help you choose your events. Please note that the times are only estimates and the U11 and U12 age groups will run 80m Hurdles at Zone this year please also note that from this year U12 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events up from a maximum of 4 last year)
U7B U7G U8B U8G U9B U9G U10B U10G U11B U11G (Max 4 Entries per Athlete)
U12B U12G U13B U13G U14B U14G U15B U15G U17B U17G (Max 6 Entries per Athlete)
State Championships Event List Matrix Released. When deciding which events to do for Zone it can sometimes be helpful to know what your timetable might be like if you made it all the way through to the State Titles on March 14th and 15th 2020. Be optimistic and take a look at the 2020 State program — MATRIX OF EVENTS before you select your events for Zone.
Registrations are Still Open. Please let your friends know that, even though the season has started, registrations for the 2019_20 season are still open. We have already had 8 weeks of the season but there are 9 weeks left before our last night at ES Marks on Friday the 6th of March 2020. When registering, remember that we are “Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics Club – Friday” and that if you want to claim your $100 NSW State Government Active Kids Voucher, you should visit Services NSW first to get your voucher number. Click here to register online now, or visit our Registration Page for full details on how to register for the 2019/20 season.
NSW State Relay Championships this Weekend. There have been a few changes to the ESLAC Relay teams for the NSW State Relay Championships this weekend. Please check out the ESLAC State Relay Junior Entries Nov 2019 V3 and the ESLAC State Relay Senior Entries Nov 2019 V3 to see who is in the team. The athletes who are highlighted in yellow are changes from the original team lists published last week (V2) and the spaces highlighted in orange are where we have team members unable to make it to SOPAC this weekend where we are looking for replacements. There are opportunities in the U13 Boys (we need 2) and the U17 Girls where we need one extra member to field teams this Sunday. Interested U13 Boys and U17 Girls should come along tonight to press for selection in the vacant spots. The State Relays are being held at Sydney Olympic Park, the Junior day (U8 – U11) is on Saturday the 16th and the Senior day (U12 – U17) is on Sunday the 17th of November. ESLAC has entered 31 teams this year. You can download a copy of the 2019 State Relay Event List With Times to work out what time you need to get to SOPAC next weekend and there is also a Relays Information for Competitors 2019. Check out the LANSW web site here for further information on the State Relay Championships.
Event Series 4 Friday 15th of November. This Friday we will be running Event Series 4. The Tots to U7 will run 70m and 100m, the U8s will run 100m and 700m races, the U9’s and U10’s a 100m and an 800m, while the U11’s to U17’s will run a 100m/1500m combination. The U12’s and Senior athletes will also have the chance to run the 200m/300m hurdles events. You can print copies of the ESLAC Event Series 4 Nov 15, 2019, the Event Series 4 Program List Nov 15, 2019 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Zone Nominations Open. The Zone nominations table will be open this Friday night (Nov 15th) and next Friday night (Nov 22nd). Each year ESLAC athletes from ages U7 to U17 are invited to participate in the Zone Carnival held at our home track of ES Marks Athletics Field on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of December. It costs $20 to nominate for the Zone Carnival and the parent/carer of each entrant is expected to volunteer for 2 hours as a helper or pay a $50 non-volunteer levy. U7 to U11 athletes can enter a maximum of 4 events each and U12 to U17 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events each. Our Zone, the Inner City Zone, is made up of 8 clubs and is one of the strongest Zones in Australia. Each of the 8 clubs can enter a maximum of 5 athletes in each event for the U7 to U11 age groups (there is no limit on Club entries for U12 to U17 athletes), so entries for U7 to U11 are competitive and the final say on who will represent ESLAC will be based on Friday night events results as judged by the ESLAC Committee.
The Zone Entry Table will be set up next to the barbeque in front of the girls change rooms.
List of Zone Events for Each Age Group. This list is to help you choose your events. Please note that the times are only estimates and the U11 and U12 age groups will run 80m Hurdles at Zone this year please also note that from this year U12 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events up from a maximum of 4 last year)
U7B U7G U8B U8G U9B U9G U10B U10G U11B U11G (Max 4 Entries per Athlete)
U12B U12G U13B U13G U14B U14G U15B U15G U17B U17G (Max 6 Entries per Athlete)
State Championships Event List Matrix Released. When deciding which events to do for Zone it can sometimes be helpful to know what your timetable might be like if you made it all the way through to the State Titles on March 14th and 15th 2020. Be optimistic and take a look at the 2020 State program — MATRIX OF EVENTS before you select your events for Zone.
Registrations are Still Open. Please let your friends know that, even though the season has started, registrations for the 2019_20 season are still open. We have already had 7 weeks of the season but there are 10 weeks left before our last night at ES Marks on Friday the 6th of March 2020. When registering, remember that we are “Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics Club – Friday” and that if you want to claim your $100 NSW State Government Active Kids Voucher, you should visit Services NSW first to get your voucher number. Click here to register online now, or visit our Registration Page for full details on how to register for the 2019/20 season.
Event Series 3 this Friday. This Friday the 8th of November we will be running Event Series 3 which sees the Tots run 50m, the U6 and U7s run 50m and 70m, the U8 to U10s run a 100m/200m combination and the U11 to U17s run the 100m and 800m. The U13 to U17 athletes will also have a chance to run a 3000m long distance race at 8pm. You can download copies of the ESLAC Event Series 3 Nov 8, 2019 the Event Series 3 Program List Nov 8, 2019 and the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Sep 19, 2018 and bring them with you on Friday night so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
State Relay Next Weekend. The ESLAC State Relay Teams have been announced so please download a copy of the ESLAC State Relay Junior Teams Nov 16, 2019 V2 and the ESLAC State Relay Senior Teams Nov 17, 2019 V2 to see who is in the team. The State Relays are being held next weekend at Sydney Olympic Park, the Junior day (U8 – U11) is on Saturday the 16th and the Senior day (U12 – U17) is on Sunday the 17th of November. ESLAC has entered 31 teams this year. You can download a copy of the 2019 State Relay Event List With Times to work out what time you need to get to SOPAC next weekend and there is also a Relays Information for Competitors 2019. Check out the LANSW web site here for further information on the State Relay Championships.
Zone Nominations Open. Each year ESLAC athletes from ages U7 to U17 are invited to participate in the Zone Carnival held at our home track of ES Marks Athletics Field on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th of December. It costs $20 to nominate for the Zone Carnival and the parent/carer of each entrant is expected to volunteer for 2 hours as a helper or pay a $50 non-volunteer levy. U7 to U11 athletes can enter a maximum of 4 events each and U12 to U17 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events each. Our Zone, the Inner City Zone, is made up of 8 clubs and is one of the strongest Zones in Australia. Each of the 8 clubs can enter a maximum of 5 athletes in each event for the U7 to U11 age groups (there is no limit on Club entries for U12 to U17 athletes), so entries for U7 to U11 are competitive and the final say on who will represent ESLAC will be based on Friday night events results as judged by the ESLAC Committee.
The Zone Entry Table will be set up next to the barbeque in front of the girls change rooms.
List of Zone Events for Each Age Group. This list is to help you choose your events. Please note that the times are only estimates and the U11 and U12 age groups will run 80m Hurdles at Zone this year please also note that from this year U12 athletes can enter a maximum of 6 events up from a maximum of 4 last year)
U7B U7G U8B U8G U9B U9G U10B U10G U11B U11G (Max 4 Entries per Athlete)
U12B U12G U13B U13G U14B U14G U15B U15G U17B U17G (Max 6 Entries per Athlete)
State Championships Event List Matrix Released. When deciding which events to do for Zone it can sometimes be helpful to know what your timetable might be like if you made it all the way through to the State Titles on March 14th and 15th 2020. Be optimistic and take a look at the 2020 State program — MATRIX OF EVENTS before you select your events for Zone.
Barbeque Help Required. Thanks to those who have been helping at the barbeque every week, it is very much appreciated. But we know those regular volunteers could really do with some extra help, so if you have registered as helping with the BBQ please see Allison at the barbeque area to assist (the earlier the better). We have a large number of registered BBQ helpers but have not had many actually assisting lately.
Registrations are Still Open. Please let your friends know that, even though the season has started, registrations for the 2019_20 season are still open. We have already had 6 weeks of the season but there are 11 weeks left before our last night at ES Marks on Friday the 6th of March 2020. When registering, remember that we are “Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics Club – Friday” and that if you want to claim your $100 NSW State Government Active Kids Voucher, you should visit Services NSW first to get your voucher number. Click here to register online now, or visit our Registration Page for full details on how to register for the 2019/20 season.
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