Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

With the season underway, Knox will hold its Season Opening Ceremony this coming Saturday – 27th November 2021.

Kyle Swan – Olympic Athlete and Former Knox Little Athlete – will be our special guest.

Kyle Swan is an Australian race walking athlete. He represented Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo 2021, competing in men’s 20 kilometres walk.

There will be a break in the competition program at around 9.45am. Our athletes will be asked to head on to the front to sit in the club groups. Photos of each clubs athletes will be taken. There will be some formal presentations and we also handout some awards from last season.

Knox LAC is please to welcome Nathan Dux has as a sprint coach.

Nathan brings a wealth of knowledge as former athlete and current coach and will concentrate on athletes U9 to U16 who are looking to improve their sprinting technique.

Nathan’s training sessions will start at 4.30pm from Monday 22nd November and will be located at the 200 start (Area 2) of the track.

If you want to know more please contact Nathan directly on 0412 345 351 or see Nathan at the track on Monday.

About Nathan

Nathan Dux is a high performance coach and former athlete winning state and national championships both as an athlete and coach.

Nathan competed at National Level in the 100m and 200m

Nathans PB’s
100m – 10.36
200m – 21.30

Won the National All Schools u20 200m, placed 2^nd in the 100m.
Placed 3^rd at u23 in 200m and 5^th in the 100m National Championships.
5^th in u18 100m National All Schools.
PB in 2005 for 200m ranked 16^th in Australia at that time

Won State Championships in the 100m and 200m at u20 and u23, placing in these events u18, Captain Caulfield Grammar Schools Athletics Team 2003, Captain Victorian All Schools Team 2003

Coaching – 16 + years
Qualified Level 3 Sprints Coach, Strength & Conditioning Coach
Coached Caulfield Grammar School for four years, Firbank Girls Grammar School for 2years
Coached Knox LAC/ Seniors 2009-2013 and Coaching Co Ordinator Knox LAC 2012/13
Currently Coaching athletes from Croydon and Knox
Asst Manager of two United Kingdom athletics tours with Neville Sillitoe for Young Athletes u14-u18

Athletes of note
Mikaela Davis (Knox LAC) – National Primary Schools Champion 200m 2009, State Medallist 100m/200m/400m 2007-2013)Aaron Rouge Serret (Knox LAC) World Junior Championships 2006, World Cup 2006
Rowan Salerman – National & State junior champion 100m/ 200m

Are in an U8-U10 Athlete? Do you know how to Scissor Kick correctly.
Scissor kick is an important stepping stone for correct high jump technique.

Brad from Knox Athletics Club is running two sessions for our U8-U10 athletes to learn the correct scissor kick technique.

Session 1 will be held on Tuesday 23 November from 5.30pm

Please contact Brad on 0400 500 626 for further details.

The centre has been advised that due to other commitments for Mike Donato the throws training session on Sunday 21 November 2021 from 8.30am – 10am will not go ahead.

If you have any questions please contact Mike directly.

LAVic yesterday advised centre of changes to the covid protocols effective for this Saturdays competition. LAVic sort advice from the Victorian Government and have since confirmed that where the space is only being used for community sport

• 500 patron limit no longer applies
• Spectators are permitted subject to spectator groups no larger than 30

So this is good new for our centre.
Other protocol requirements remain in place, such signing in with QR code and carrying a mask to wear if you cannot socially distance.

You can read the updated protocols here https://lavic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LAVic-Victoria-COVID-19-Protocols-v6.5tf-11.11.21.pdf

Saturdays Weather
Just a quick note about Saturdays possible weather. We will be watching and keeping a close eye on the weather for the morning. At this stage we do not intend on cancelling little aths, however will check the weather morning and advise via the website and facebook if we need to cancel.

If it is raining and you do sit in the grandstand with the other clubs and members, it is unlikely that you will be able to be socially distant. Everyone 12 and over will need to wear a mask if sitting in the grandstand and cannot be socially distant by at least 1.5m

Canteen
Canteen will also be open tomorrow from 9.ooam and the coffee van will also be in attendance.