Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

With the cross country season coming to a close, Knox Little Athletics Centre invites all Knox athletes and their families to the KLAC Cross Country Presentation Night 2022.

Event Details

When: 20th August 2022
Where: Knox Athletic Track Pavilion (Canteen End)
Time: 5.00pm Sharp t0 approximately 8.00pm
BYO Food and Drinks

Awards will be presented for:

• 100% attendance
• Handicap Day Trophies
• Championship Day Medals and Awards
• Best in Age and Achievement Awards
• Perpetual Trophies

There is no need to RSVP.

Reminder that preseason training starts today Monday 8 August 2022.

Coaching details for preseason are summarised below.

Middle Distance – Mike Kerr – Mondays and Wednesdays from 4.30pm

Sprints/ Throws – Mike Donato Mondays (Sprints) and Wednesdays (Sprints and Throws) – from 5pm

Sprints – Nathan Dux – Mondays and Wednesdays from 4.45pm – U9 to U17 Athletes only

Throws – Dave Kearsley – Mondays (Discus) and Wednesdays (Shotput) from 5.15pm

Hurdles – Stephen Hough and Steve Morris – Thursdays from 5pm

Long / Triple Jump – Steve Morris – TBA

High Jump – Alan Louey – From the start of the season (Date TBC)

Walks – Fran Attard – Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5.30pm – 7pm (Please contact Fran before attending)

Specialist clinics will be run early in the season for U11 Athletes for javelin and block starts. Further information will be posted in these clinics.

Coach contact details can be found on our coaching page here. http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=4967

Please contact the the coaches directly if you have any questions.

With the 2022-23 Track and Field season almost upon us Knox LAC is pleased to announce that our season will formally start on 10 September 2022.

While this is much earlier than previous seasons, this is to give us to fit in as many weeks of competition as we can get at Knox before the track is redeveloped later in the season and will help reduce the impact on the centre later in the season.

Please Note: There will be further advice on the track redevelopment in the coming weeks.

Registration

While we wait for the registration portal to open, if you are new to athletics you can register your expression of interest via the LAVic website here.

https://eventdesq.sportstg.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&EventDesqID=38572&OrgID=1370

If you are a returning athlete then you will receive an email from LAVic once the portal is open.

Calendar

The Executive Committee has drafted the calendar with the following key dates for the start of season.

Mid August – 2022-23 Season Registration Portal Opens
September 3 – Chiefs Officials Training from 9am and Working Bee fro 10am. Please note: Those that attend a working bee will have the working bee levy of $30 refunded
September 10 – Week 1 – Program A and Opening Ceremony

With the season starting early there wont be a preseason tryout day this year. New athletes that wish to trial can still do so and we will have our information tents setup for the first part of the season.

A finalised calendar will be published over the coming days. Please note that these dates are subject to change.

Knox LAC Pre Season Training

Given the short time frame to the start of the season preseason training will start Monday 8 August 2022. Coaching details for preseason are summarised below. Coach contact details can be found on our coaching page here. http://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=4967
Please contact the the coaches directly if you have any questions.

Middle Distance – Mike Kerr – Monday and Wednesday from 4.30pm

Sprints/ Throws – Mike Donato Monday (Sprints) and Wednesday (Sprints and Throws) – from 5pm

Sprints – Nathan Dux – Monday and Wednesday from 4.45pm – U9 to U17 Athletes only

Throws – Dave Kearsley – Monday (Discus) and Wednesday (Shotput) from 5.15pm

Hurdles – Stephen Hough and Steve Morris – Thursdays from 5pm

Long / Triple Jump – Steve Morris – TBA

High Jump – Alan Louey – From the start of the season (Date TBC)

Walks – Fran Attard – Tues and Thurs 5.30pm – 7pm (Please contact Fran before attending)

Specialist clinics will be run early in the season for U11 Athletes for javelin and block starts. Further information will be posted in these clinics.

Please check the coaching page on our website for coach details and training times and any updates.

There will be further updates on the season as the information comes to hand. Please keep checking the website and our Facebook Page for the latest information.

A reminder that there is no Knox LAC cross country this Saturday as State Champs are being run at Lake Dewar.

For those running at State Champs on Saturday you can get the latest information including the Athlete Information from the LAVic website https://lavic.com.au/event/2022-state-cross-country-championships/

Good luck to all of the Knox LAC athletes that are competing at States this weekend.

We will see you all for the last Cross Country Event of the season a Jells Park North on the 13 August.

And don’t forget that for Knox Families the Cross Country Presentations will be held on the 20th August. Further information on the presentations will be posted soon.

Reminder that this Saturday is Regional Cross Country at Jells Park South.

There is NO normal Knox LAC cross country competition this week. If you haven’t registered to compete at Region Cross Country you can sleep in and you have the weekend off.

If you have not registered please do not turn up tomorrow. You will not be permitted to start.

For those that have registered, you will have been emailed the duty roster and the start times for the races from the team manager. If you have not seen the duty roster please check your emails and contact Karyn ASAP @ karynlegrove@gmail.com if needed.

You can download the timetable here

If for any reason that your athlete is not able to compete tomorrow please contact Karyn asap.

Parent Duty is compulsory. 
Please check the duty roster and report to the team manager at the Knox tents no later than 15 minutes prior to the rostered start time. Failure to attend duty may result in athletes being withdrawn from events.

Duty Roster can be downloaded here

Please Note: LAVic have asked centres to reminder patrons that Dogs are NOT permitted within the cross country site. Dogs are not permitted at any Little Athletics Victoria event, you will be asked to leave if they arrive with a dog.

Good luck to all those that have entered.