Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

Good luck to all our 26 athletes heading to State Combined this weekend in Bendigo. All Knox athletes that entered will have received an email from the team managers with the latest information, duty roster, timetable and contact information.

DUTY ROSTER

The roster has been setup so that each family will do similar amounts of time on duty for the days they are at the Combined Event.

Please note your duty and time and ensure that you report to our team manager 15 minutes before the start of your duty time. As the duty roster is set, there will be little chance of changing it.

Please note: Parent duty at State Combined Event is compulsory. Parents must complete their duty at the allotted time.

Knox LAC does enforce the policy that any family that does not turn up for duty, or complete their allotted duty – their child will be withdrawn from competition and take no further part.

UNIFORM AND EVENT REGISTRATION PATCH

Athletes are required to wear their Knox Centre uniform which conforms to the standards as defined in the LAVic Centre Uniform Booklet. Athletes must have the Coles badge sewn onto their uniform top above the LAVic logo and their weekly Registration patch attached to the front.

Please see the Knox Team Manager as soon as you arrive at the venue to have your name ticked off and uniform checked – noting that all visible logos on shorts/bike shorts need to be covered if they are larger than 4cm with black tape so they are not visible. Check by using the 50c test.

If for any reason your athlete will not be participating in the State Combined Event – please notify Jess Dux (Team Manager Sat & Sun) immediately on 0412 643 877 or Nathan Dux (Team Manager – Saturday) on 0412 345 351.

Saturday Team Managers – Jess Dux 0412 643 877 and Nathan Dux 0412 345 351
Sunday Team Manager – Jess Dux 0412 643 877

State Combined Event Page
Event Information for Athletes & Families
Confirmed Entrants
Group Allocations
Final Timetable – Saturday
Final Timetable – Sunday
Livestream
Event T-Shirt
Venue Map
Parking Map
*Alberta Youth Scoring Tables (u9-u14)
*IAAF Scoring Tables for Combined Events (u15-u17)

**There is a new in effect “Heat Policy” by LAvic – 37 & 38 degrees each day – but the new policy also takes into consideration Humidity. This will be constantly reviewed by LAvic over the weekend on doubt.

Little Athletics Victoria has updated its Heat Policy which is now in effect – for a full review of the updated policy please click here. The new policy reviews not only the Temperature (Air Temperature) but also Relative Humudity.

This policy is activated when any of the following apply:

• Forecast temperature is above 26C.
• A Heat Heath Alert is issued for the relative region of Victoria in which the event will
  take place.
• A total fire ban has been declared.
  
  While the policy is activated when the forecast temperature is above 26C, modifications are
  more likely to be required at much higher temperatures and/or humidity.
  
  LAVic, Regions, Centres and Clubs will promptly communicate any potential or actual
  changes and mitigation strategies if there is a risk of exertional heat illness to participants

USING THE HEAT POLICY

To obtain a forecast of temperature and humidity for the upcoming 7 days:
i. Visit: http://www.bom.gov.au/places/ and enter the location/post code;
ii. Click on: “DETAILED 3-HOURLY FORECAST”;
iii. Select the specific day/date of enquiry;
iv. Identify the column with the nearest time to the planned competition/practice;
v. Note the “Air Temperature (˚C)” value;
vi. AND IN THE SAME COLUMN, note the concurrent “Relative Humidity (%)” value
found towards the bottom of the entry for that date.

Refer to the following chart to determine the relative risk of planned Little Athletics activities.
Note: Little Athletics activities scheduled to take place during conditions forecast as ‘Extreme’ should not proceed.

The aim of LAVic’s Heat Policy (the Policy) is to:

• Protect the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone who participates, including
  athletes, volunteers, families, coaches and officials.
• Detail strategies for participation to continue with appropriate mitigation and risk
  management strategies in place.
• Provide guidance to event, competition and training organisers regarding the
  effective management of hot and extreme weather conditions.
  Should a person wish to make any enquiries in relation to this Policy, please contact the
  Little Athletics Victoria Chief Executive Officer at office@lavic.com.au.

This policy applies to the following activities where LAVic and our Regions, affiliated Centres
and Clubs have a duty of care to participants:

• Weekly Centre competitions
• Centre Championships
• Centre Competition trials
• Open Days
• Centre training
• Camps
• Clinics
• Social activities
• Working bees
• Education courses
• LAVic State & Region competitions

This policy is activated when any of the following apply:

• Forecast temperature is above 26C.
• A Heat Heath Alert is issued for the relative region of Victoria in which the event will
  take place.
• A total fire ban has been declared.
  
  While the policy is activated when the forecast temperature is above 26C, modifications are
  more likely to be required at much higher temperatures and/or humidity.
  
  LAVic, Regions, Centres and Clubs will promptly communicate any potential or actual
  changes and mitigation strategies if there is a risk of exertional heat illness to participants

Requirements for LAVic, Regions, Centres and Clubs to determine heat risk levels include:

• Assessing the risk of any upcoming training sessions, activities, competitions or events.
• Obtaining local weather forecast before and on the day of training sessions,
  activities, competitions and events.

Making Decisions

• Weekly Centre/Club competitions & training are the responsibility of the Centre/Club
  committees.
• Centre Championships are the responsibility of the Centre committees.
• Centre Competition trials are the responsibility of the Centre committees.
• Centre Open Days are the responsibility of the organising Centre Committee.
• Camps are the responsibility of the organising body.
• Social activities are the responsibility of the organising body.
• Working bees are the responsibility of the organising body.
• State education programs such as skills clinics, training courses and training squads
  are the responsibility of the LAVic Education Manager and CEO.
• Region events are the responsibility of the Region Competition Director, the LAVic
  Competitions Manager and the CEO.
• State competition events are the responsibility of the LAVic Competitions Manager
  and the CEO.

In the lead up to Christmas, the Knox LAC coaches would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every athlete who’s taken part in any of our coaching sessions throughout this year.

With the summer holidays fast approaching everyone is getting ready to take a well-earned break for a few weeks.

Dates below have been provided by the coaches; however, athletes/families should contact the individual event coaches to confirm their last sessions in 2024 and a resumption of coaching in Jan 2025. Due to extreme weather tomorrow, some coaches who would have their final sessions of 2024 have confirmed they will not go ahead with training and their last training dates are shown as last week.

Alan Louey
High Jump – (Finished) Last Session Monday 9th December 2024, Resumes Monday 10th February 2025.

Brad Krawczyk
High/ Long Jump – Coaching Through – Please check with Brad directly for dates and times.

Dave Kearsley
Throws – Last Session Wednesday 18th December 2024, Resumes Monday 13th January 2025

Fran Attard
Walks – Last Session Thursday 19th December 2024, Resumes Tuesday 7th January 2025

Mike Donato
Sprints/ Throws/Hurdles – Last Session Friday 20th December 2024 – Resumes Monday 6th January 2025.

Mike Kerr
Middle Distance – Last Session Monday 23rd December 2024, Resumes Monday 6th January 2025

Nathan Dux
Sprints – (Finished) Last Session Monday 9th December 2024 – Resumes Monday 20th January 2025

Steve Morris/ Keanu Ramadan
Long/ Triple Jump – Last Session Wednesday 18th December 2024, Resumes Wednesday 8th January 2025

Tim Kindler
Hurdles – (Finished) Last Session Monday 9th December 2024 – Resumes Monday 6th January 2025

State Relay Championships
Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium, Epping
Saturday 14th December, 2024
Venue Map
Venue Parking
Venue Surrounding Area Parking
Athlete & Parent Information Booklet
Final Timetable

An email has been sent to all athletes that are competing at the State Relay Championships this Saturday the 14th December 2024 at Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium – 156-176 McDonalds Road, Epping, 3076. (Please note that there will not be a regular weekly competition being run at Ringwood this weekend – next competition at Ringwood will be Saturday the 21st of December)

It will be a huge day for our Little Athletes and their families. Some important information to remember:
– 8:30am – first race with the last race scheduled to be run at 7.35pm
– Arrive at least 1 hour before your first race to Check in with the Team Manager, find your Coach/Relay Team & warm up with your team
– full Knox Centre uniform to be worn, this includes plain black shorts with no logos, coles patch sewn on to your singlet/crop/t-shirt and your commonwealth bank name patch pinned on the front of your top
– All athletes are required to go to the Call Room 20 minutes before their race is scheduled to start. Coaches will take all athletes to the Call Room
– please remember to pack supplies for the day including plenty to drink, eat and snacks for hungry athletes!
– Please be sun-smart and remember hats and sunscreen
– Relay days are about trying your best, cheering on your fellow teammates and above all else HAVE FUN!
– if you didn’t complete duty at the regional relay carnival please sign yourself up for duty

NOTE – we are trialling an online parent duty sign-up system, it is a first in first served deal. If you did not duty at EMR relays please sign-up and choose your preferred duty. If all spots are not filled by Tuesday night we will allocate families to duties.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions or concerns – either to our amazing team manager Philly, Nathan – relay co-ordinator or your child’s relay coach.

Thanks, look forward to seeing you all on Saturday – GO KNOX!

EMR Relays
Saturday 16th November
8.30am – first race
Box Hill Little Athletics Centre, Hagenauer Reserve

Parent Information Pack & Duty Roster

Final Timetable

Please see above links to the Parent Information Pack & Duty Roster, plus the Final timetable. Please read it carefully, especially regarding racing times, uniform requirements and check the parent duty roster. We will setup out tents at the 300m mark (back straight).

When you arrive please check in with the Team Manager (Philly Boyle) at the Knox Team Manager tent first, which will be in the middle of all our Knox tents near the 300m mark (Back Straight). Your child will need to be signed off and their uniform checked. If you are on duty please also check in at the Knox tent. 

All athletes are required to wear their Knox Centre Uniform (Black & gold either singlet, t-shirt or crop top and plain black shorts). Athlete shorts are to be plain black with no logos and no pockets. PLEASE DO NO RELY ON US TO HAVE BLACK TAPE. Note – at EMR/state uniform rules are very strict. Athletes will not be allowed to run with incorrect uniform.
Please make sure athletes have their commonwealth bank name patches pinned to the front of their singlets and the red Coles patch is sewn above the Little Aths Vic logo.

If you have any questions or are running late on the day, please call your child’s coach directly. 

Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday – go Knox!