Why is Little A’s Important for Halloween? When being chased by ghouls, gremlins or ghosts here’s what you can do: jump over the ravine and leave them on the other side (long jump), shove them down the stairwell (shot put), sprint over the obstacles you leave in their way (hurdles), spear them (javelin) or best of all…. RUN!!!
As you can see, Little A’s is the perfect practice for surviving Halloween next Monday, so keep up your survival skills and we will see you all at ES Marks on Friday 28th of October!
Registrations are Still Open. We are nearly 1/3 of the way through the season but we still go right through until March 2017 (with a Christmas/New Year break), so there is plenty of athletics left this season. Registrations are done online through the Little Athletics NSW Online Registration System. You will then be able to complete your registration before the competition starts at ES Marks on Fridays by reporting to Ilana, our registrar, from 5:15pm at the registration desk as you walk into ES Marks. Please visit our Registration Page for full registration details.
Uniforms Sales from 5:30pm of Fridays. Uniform sales will take place throughout each Friday night at the change rooms on the eastern side of ES Marks field. Please visit our Uniform Page for full details about the ESLAC uniform including costs etc.
State Relay Championships. Our first interclub competition for the season is the State Relay Championships being held at Sydney Olympic Park on the Saturday the 19th of November for junior athletes (U8 to U11) and Sunday the 20th of November for senior athletes (U12 to U17) for details please see the State Relay Draft list of events – 2016. We will again be adding relays to our Friday night event program to get some practice in before the championships. All age groups run the 100m this Friday so it will the last chance to prove to the selectors that you deserve a spot in the 4 x 100 relay team for your age group. We are also analysing the season’s results to work out who are the best athletes to ask to represent ESLAC in both track and field events, so make sure you give it your all again this Friday before we start to pick the teams.
100m and 4 x 100m Relays this Friday. This Friday October 28th we will be running Event Series 3 which sees the Tots to U7’s running 50m and 100m, U8 to U12’s running 100m and 200m, and the U13’s to U17’s running the 100m and 800m events. We will be running 4 x 100m relay practice events again this Friday. For a full listing of events you can download a copy of the ESLAC Event Series 3 Oct 28, 2016 to your phone along with a copy of the ESLAC ES Marks Event Locations Map Oct 12, 2014 so that you know what is scheduled for your age group and where you can find your group at any time.
Barbeque Roster. After membership fees the ESLAC barbeque is the club’s major source of revenue for the season. This week it is the turn of the U12 Age Group to assist with the barbeque. Please download a copy of the ESLAC Barbeque Roster 2016_2017 Season to see when your age group is rostered on to help out.
Coaching. ESLAC is offering extra coaching options for U8 – U17 Athletes who would like to take their athletics to the next level. Option 1 is at an extra cost of $50 for the season and is from 5:00pm to 5:55pm on Friday night (the hour before our Friday competition) and there will be separate long distance, sprints/hurdles, and jumps/throws coaches available. Option 2 is at an extra cost of $100 at ES Marks on Tuesday and Thursday nights with head coach Mal Baker from 3:40pm to 4:40pm for U8-U11 and from 4:40pm to 5:40pm for the U12-U17 athletes. Please note that entry to ES Marks is free on Friday (ESLAC has the ground hired) but there is an entry fee of $4.50 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visit the ES Marks web page for entry fee discount options.
Coaching Payment Options: 1) pay Ilana (our club registrar) at the registration desk on your way into ES Marks on Friday night or 2) Pay online by Direct Debit to Eastern Suburbs Little Athletics BSB 012241 Account Number 254095775 and put your athlete’s name and/or registration # in the comments field.
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