For those that have been waiting for high jump training to start, training will start this Wednesday 31 August from 5pm to 6pm with Alan Louey.
For our younger athletes we will be running scissor kick training session during the early part of the season. We will announce some dates in the coming weeks.
Knox LAC is looking for canteen manager for the 2022-23 Track and Field Season.
We are ideally looking for a Knox LAC associated person or family to manage our canteen, however we are open to others. This is a paid role within the centre.
The successful applicant will commence as soon as possible. The expected hours of work are competition meet days:
8.30am – 11.30am on Saturdays,
6.00pm – 9.00pm on Friday nights meets and
3.00pm – 6.oopm on Sunday afternoon meets
There is also a need to manage the canteen on major event days such as open days, and regional events.
Role duties:
The Canteen Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of the canteen. Duties of the role include, but are not limited to:
If you are interested in this role please contact Kris Shipham via treasurer@klac23.org.au
Knox LAC is pleased to announce that the Registration Portal to register for the Track and Field Season 2022-23 is open and you can register for the season.
Get registering and don’t miss out on the start of season.
Reminder – We are starting the Track and Field Season early – 10 September 2022.
Existing Athletes
If you were registered with Knox LAC last season you will receive an an email from LAVic at around 3pm today inviting you to again join Knox LAC for the season. Please follow the directions within the email.
New Athletes
If you already know that you want to join Knox little aths you can register via the LAVic portal https://memberdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=login&OrgID=1370
Choose Knox Little Athletics as your centre then choose a club. If you want to know which club you can join you can get information on our clubs here: http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=32
Complete the rest of registration details and complete the payment of the season fees. You will then be sent a confirmation email.
Remember that your season fees also include winter cross Cross Country in 2023.
Do you want to try little aths before registering?
If you are unsure and want to try little aths before committing to the season, you can undertake a free 2 week trial. You must register as a trial athlete via the LAVic Portal by clicking the link below before attending.
https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=38938&OrgID=1370
Choose Knox Little Athletics Centre as your centre and complete the rest of the details required.
LAVic will then send you an information pack and advise us of your trialing status. You can then turn up, visit our registrar tent and sign in.
You can trial from our first competition day on 10 September 2022.
Following your two week trial you will be invited to join for the season.
You can get further information on registering for little aths at our website here http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=213
Please Note: All registrations must be submitted and paid online with Little Athletics Victoria (LAVic). Registrations and payments of fees are not taken by the centre.
Please note: With storms currently passing through, training tonight will still go ahead – however the extreme weather policy will be in place.
The committee and coaches will monitor the situation during the training sessions and if required modify or suspend training until the weather passes.
You can view the extreme weather policy here – https://lavic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Policy-B-Extreme-Weather-Policy-Nov-17.pdf
As many of our members are already aware, our track has been earmark by Knox Council for a significant upgrade during this coming season.
The Executive Committee members have been involved in discussions and meetings with Council and the Knox Board of Management to ensure that the facility has all the elements that we need to continue to run our successful athletics program.
At this stage the final details of the project are being worked on by Council, the Board of Management, and the recently appointed Project Managers. This does mean that the Centre needs to plan a season around the proposed works.
Council has advised that the works are planned to start later this year. While this is not ideal for our season it does enable the proposed works to be completed prior to the Track and Field Season 2023/24.
We will be making further announcements in the coming weeks and months on the new design of the track and some of the new exciting features once the finalised drawings have been produced.
FAQ’s
Why is the season starting early?
Council has advised that the work is currently scheduled to start later this year. So to ensure that the majority of the season is completed at Knox before the centre moves to another track for the remainder of the season, the decision was made to bring the start of the season forward 3 weeks from our usual start date.
But we have started in November recently?
With covid resctictions in place for community sport it meant for the past two seasons we have had to start in November. Prior to covid our season started on the last weekend of the September school holidays. So our season is starting 3 weeks earlier than normal.
Can I register for summer Track and Field?
We will advise everyone, once the registration portal is open. This may mean that there is only a short time to register before the season start. LAVic have advised that the portal will open late August. We will advise everyone as soon as the portal is open.
Should I still join this season?
In short……Yes! – We will ensure that the majority of our season is at the Knox track and if we do have to move to another venue to complete our season we will ensure that we will be able to conduct our competition with as little disruption as possible.
Can I still trial/tryout ?
With the season starting early there wont be a “try out” day as in past seasons.
If you are new to little aths, you can still trial on the upcoming competition days, however you will need to register as trialling athlete via the LAVic website before attending. New athletes can currently register their interest here https://lavic.com.au/news/click-here-to-express-your-interest-in-season-22-23-35117/
Whats being done to the track?
Along with the track , we have been advised that there are some other important upgrades such as drainage, lights, and the infield areas. This work is still being finalised and we will have further announcements regarding the proposed works soon.
Where are we going to compete once the track closes?
The executive committee is in discussions with other centres to use their facilities for our competition. We are planning on running separately to those centres so we are looking at alternatives such as competing on Sunday afternoons. The Executive Committee will make further announcements during the season once those agreements are in place.
Where are training squads going to train once the track closes?
Similar to the question above, we are currently negotiating with various track venues for our training squads to continue training. This does mean that training times and locations may vary from squad to squad. Once the agreements are in place coaches will be able to advise their athletes and these changes will be communicated with our members.
We do ask that people are patient and consider the long term goals of an upgraded track. And while we are working towards a much improved facility for our athletes there will be challenges along the way.
We are looking forward to everyone joining us for what is going to be an exciting season.
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