Knox Little Athletics Centre Inc.

One of the first and most exciting events of the Track & Field season is here — RELAYS! 🙌

For our U9–U17 athletes, relays are all about teamwork, Centre spirit and racing together for Knox. Whether you’re a speedster, a great baton changer or simply love being part of a team, we’d love to have you involved! 💙💛

Knox has a proud and successful relay history, and we’re looking forward to another fantastic season. Bring your enthusiasm, commitment and team spirit — let’s do this together! 💪

✨ TRAINING & TEAM SPIRIT

Our age group coaches will organise dedicated relay training sessions at Knox to help athletes develop their baton changes, teamwork and race strategy.

Training is an important part of being in a relay team and a great opportunity to build confidence and team spirit before Region Relays.

🏅 KEY RELAY DATES

📍 Box Hill Relay Open Day – Sunday 15 November (optional)
📍 Mentone Relay Open Day – Sunday 15 November (optional)
📍 Eastern Metro Region Relay Carnival – Saturday 21 November
🏟️ Yarra Ranges Athletics Track, Mount Evelyn
📍 State Relay Championships – Saturday 12 & Sunday 13 December
🏟️ Lakeside Stadium, Albert Park

👥 TEAM SELECTION & COMMITMENT

Relays are a genuine team event — your teammates are counting on you!

Coaches will select teams with every effort made to give as many athletes as possible the opportunity to compete, while putting together competitive Knox teams with the aim of progressing from Region to State.

Relay events include:

🔹 4 x 100m – Boys / Girls / Mixed
🔹 4 x 200m – Boys / Girls / Mixed
🔹 Swedish Medley – 100m, 300m, 200m, 400m

📩 WANT TO BE PART OF TEAM KNOX?

Complete the Online Relay Enrolment Form via the Knox Relays page:

👉 https://klac23.org.au/wordpress/?page_id=3095

💙💛 Get involved, represent Knox and experience one of the best parts of the Little Athletics season!

One Team. One Centre. Team Knox. 🟡⚫

Great news — Alan L is back from leave, and High Jump training returns this Wednesday 7 October at Knox Little Athletics!

Come along and work on your high jump technique, confidence and skills in a fun and supportive environment.

📅 Wednesday 7 October
⏰ 5:30pm – 6:30pm
📍 Knox Athletics Track
👟 Open to registered Knox Little Athletics athletes

💙💛 Welcome back Alan — we’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the high jump area on Wednesday!

Good morning Knox families!

Following a review of the weather and conditions this morning, today’s competition will go ahead as planned.

🟡 Program A events commence from 8:30 am
🔵 Season Opening Ceremony at 10:00 am

Please come prepared for changing weather conditions throughout the morning and keep an eye on any further announcements if conditions change.

We look forward to seeing everyone at the track for Week 1 of the 2026–27 season! 💛🖤

See you at Knox!

The 2026–27 Knox Little Athletics Track & Field season starts this Saturday, 3 October!

If you’re planning to compete this weekend, please make sure your registration is completed by tonight so we can have your name patch ready for Saturday’s competition.

✅ Returning athletes — get registered and ready for Round 1
✅ New athletes — trial registrations are also available
✅ U6–U17 — all abilities welcome

🌧️ WEATHER UPDATE
We are aware the forecast is indicating the potential for some extensive rainfall over the next few days. We will continue to monitor the weather and track conditions closely and provide any updates regarding Saturday’s competition if required.

👉 Register now through the Little Athletics Victoria portal:
https://lavic.com.au/centres/knox/

💙💛 Don’t leave it until the last minute — register tonight and be ready to go for Saturday!

Knox Little Athletics is pleased to release our 2026–27 Track & Field Season Program, with Programs A, B and C again providing athletes with a broad mix of running, hurdles, race walking, jumps and throws throughout the season.

Across the three programs, athletes will experience a variety of events suited to their age group, including sprints, middle-distance events, hurdles, race walks, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, javelin and vortex.

Important change to Program B

One of the key changes for this season is the scheduling of the long hurdles for our U13–U17 athletes.

On Program B days:

• U15–U17 300m Hurdles will commence at 8:00 am
• U13–U14 200m Hurdles will commence following the 300m hurdles
• These events take the early timeslot previously used for the older-age race walks.
• The U13–U17 1500m Walk will now commence as part of the normal program from 8:30 am. Program 26_27_V1

Athletes competing in the long hurdles will therefore need to arrive early and be ready to compete before 8:00 am on Program B weeks.

Families are encouraged to check the program and competition schedule before each week, particularly on Program B weeks where some athletes will now be competing from 8:00 am.

More information, including the season calendar and weekly program schedule, can be found on the Calendar page of the Knox Little Athletics website.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic 2026–27 season at Knox Little Athletics and seeing everyone back on the track! 💙💛