SMR U6 - U/8 Carnival

The Southern Metro Region (SMR) Carnival for U/6 - U/8 age groups is on again this year. A fantastic day for the "youngsters", as it gives them the opportunity to compete against athletes from other Centres, whilst having a bunch of fun taking part in regular events and the Dragon races. This season the event is being hosted by the Oakleigh & Skye Valley Centres.

When: 10.00am - 2.30pm, 4 March 2012

Where: Davies Reserve, Talbot Avenue, Oakleigh South, Melway Ref: Map 78 J1

Entry Fee: $10.00 per athlete

Closing Date: 22 February 2012

• SMR Carnival Entry Form & Flyer

• SMR Carnival Colouring Competition

PB's now being counted

From Week 4 of competition, Personal bests (PB's) are counted towards end of year awards.

This Season we've also introduced the PB Ladder, so keep an eye on that weekly.

The athlete that achieves the most PB's in a season wins the most prestigious prize at the Centre, the John Ellem Award.

This is what Little Athletics is all about, just doing your best and improving on your previous level.

Athletes who achieve five PB's in a single day of competition attain a Five Star Award: a certificate of their achievements, a voucher to be used at the canteen, and recognition in the local newspaper.

So don't forget, try your hardest!

Event Coaching

Training for the 2011/12 Summer Track & Field season has now commenced.

Training commences at 6.00pm and runs to about 7.15pm, and is conducted at Edithvale Reserve on Wednesday Evenings, and is available for U/8 age group and above athletes.

Please note that training may be cancelled in the case of bad weather (rain or heat). We request the assistance of as many parents as possible, just ask one of our coaches what you can do to help.

If you are a parent interested in obtaining a coaching qualification,
please contact a Committee Member for further information.

Twitter Page Launch

Little Athletics Chelsea Centre has gone a Twitter. The Centre has created a twitter page to quickly share information, and keep all members aware of  upcoming events and relevant news. So join now (click the logo to the right or the follow tweet button at the top of the page and keep updated on anything and everything surrounding Little Athletics Chelsea.

If you don't have a twitter account or don't want one, you can follow our tweets by texting follow @athschelsea to 0198089948

Mobile Website Launch

LA Chelsea are proud to announce the pre-launch of the Mobile Web Application. Still a work in progress, we hope to be able to provide many of the more searched for items on your mobile smartphone for easy access. At this time the Mobile site is specifically for iPhone/iPod devices (network access is required), however may also display on most Android OS based phones, and Samsung Bada OS devices.

iPhone/iPod users will be re-directed to the mobile version of the website when accessing the full site, or may access the mobile website directly via the following link www.chelsea.coolrunning.com.au/mobile. You may also view the mobile site on a desktop PC whilst using the Apple Safari or Google Chrome browser.

We're giving you access to this beta version so you can provide us a feedback on any errors or suggestions for improvement.

Current features of the app include:

•  Weekly Results
•  Centre Records
•  Photo Gallery

LAC Mobile Website eTag

More features planned in the coming months include training news, weekly program and club duty roster.

Season 2011/12 Track & Field Registration

Registrations for the Summer Track & Field Season are now being taken.

Thinking of joining? New registrations are welcome at any time of the season.

For further information visit the Summer Track & Field Registration page.

Also Check Out The Track & Field Season Calendar.

To All New Parents, please take some time looking around our website, and if you have any questions at all please ask one of our committee members (either at Centre or Club Level) who will be only to glad to help. Answers to general questions may be found in our FAQ section.

To all those that are new to Little Athletics, please have a read of the handy "Parent Handbook" and "How-To-Help" booklets, which will provide some valuable information on the Little Athletics structure, how each event is run, and how you can contribute to the running of the day's events.

To anyone particularly interested in learning further, please visit our Becoming an Official page. There you will find simple instructions and handy videos on how to officiate at Little Athletics. There are also details on the Level 1 & 2 exams that are simple to undertake online.