NEWSLETTER
REVESBY WORKERS’ LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE
Season 2016/2017 Issue 3
18 November 2016
Important Information
Venue:
UWS Bankstown Bullecourt Ave Milperra Time:
Friday Nights
Arrive 6.00pm for 6.30pm start (check centre calendar) Website:
www.revesbylac.org.au Revesby Workers Little Athletics Centre
@RevesbyLAC
Wet Weather : Will be posted to Facebook, Twitter & our website as soon as cancellations are known First Aid:
Available at the canteen.
Committee:
President: Christine Butters Vice President: Anthony Tahhan Secretary: Jackie Bottrill
Treasurer: Scott Wastell Registrar: Mikaela Butters Publicity Officer: Mara Basic Uniform Officer: Leanne Thompson Canteen Manager: Rebecca Taylor Equipment Officer: Barry Butters Records & Ranking Officer:
Maureen Carey
Championships Officer: Erin Austin General Committee:
Lisa Wedgwood Peter Bottrill Ben North Bree McGraw Less Rolls
Patrons
Daryl Melham President RWC Alan Ashton
RWC Liaison Director John Rodwell
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President’s Report—Christine Butters
This season has gone from strength to strength with our latest member registration tally sitting at 35 almost reaching the numbers we had 13 years ago in the 2004/2005 season when 330 athletes were registered. I thank each and every one of you for your patience and understanding as we process and organise such a large increase in our numbers. A special thanks to Mikaela our registrar for keeping up with the comings and go- ings of registrations and triallists. It has been very pleasing to note that we have so far had 23 children trial and only 7 who haven’t registered with us. Most of them must have enjoyed their trials and I am sure all our reg- istered athletes would have made them feel welcome. So far the weather has also been kind to us with no rain outs of competition nights to date.
Please remember that any cancellations will be posted on our website, Team App and Facebook as soon as the call is made, however sometimes this can be as late as 5.30pm depending on weather conditions. We follow the guidelines of LANSW in relation to heat and lightening policies.
Our parent roster is also working quite well and it is good to see some
regular help for Greg on the BBQ and also a rostered parent in the can- teen most weeks assisting Rebecca. Canteen sales and activity has under- standably increased remarkably this year also. A reminder to parents that if you are not going to be at the Centre for your rostered duty to let us know as soon as possible so we can ensure all events are covered ade- quately. And if you miss a week of roster please don’t hesitate to come up and volunteer the following week as we always have shortages on the field events and these areas are where we need the most assistance.
Lastly good luck to all our teams entered in the State relays. Erin has done a fabulous recruiting job and I note there are some 75 athletes involved in these teams. Remember kids it’s not all about winning but all about try- ing your best and having fun. I am sorry I won’t be at Homebush to see the kids compete but I am sure they will wear the Revesby Uniform with pride!
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Revesby Workers Little
Athletics Mission Statement:
“Revesby Workers Little
Athletics Centre promotes fun, fitness & skills
development in a friendly competitive environment
while encouraging
family participation,
community spirit &
values”.
Season 2016/2017
U PCOMING EVENT S IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Javelin & Discus—DO not cross the infiled of the track
Long / Triple Jump—NO one should cross the track of a competing athlete
Track—Always check the track before crossing. Athletes cannot stop to avoid you and keep the finishing lines clear. Remember that NO one should run next to or on the track at any time for any reason.
State Relays:
Being held at Homebush on the 19th and 20th November. Erin is the team manager and details about parking and the list of events and times can be found on the Little Athletics Association website:
http://www.lansw.com.au/Competition/Championships/State-Relay-Championships Good luck to all our athletes competing. Have fun!
Zone Entries:
Zone entries have now closed and we have had 53 athletes enter Zone. Thank you to all the parents who have paid their roster deposit, a number queried this and while it seems a little harsh we need to ensure we have enough parents at the grounds to cover our rostered duties. We have unfortunately been let down by parents in the past who have just not turned up and not let anyone know. As soon as the roster is finalised this will be emailed to families and posted on our noticeboard. This is an ideal time also to encourage parents/athletes to download our Team App to your smart phones as you will be able to get live results at the carnival via this app.
To do this Follow these steps: 1. Download Team App from the Apple or Google Play app store. 2.
Sign up to Team App. You will be sent an email to confirm your registration. 3. Log into the App and search for "RWLAC". 4. Choose your applicable access group(s). 5. If you don't have a smartphone go to rwlac.teamapp.com to sign up and view this App online.
Athletes list of events will be posted also as soon as it is finalised by the Zone data manager. It is hoped that we will have some approximate times for events also to give parents a better guide as to when to be at the grounds. A big thank you in advance to Erin as Team Manager, Mikaela and Barry who will be chief judges on throws over the weekend and Ben who will be assisting as a runner on the Saturday.
Bunnings Fundraising BBQ
We have been fortunate to secure a Bunning BBQ day at Milperra Bunnings on Saturday 3rd December and will be seeking parents to assist us for an hour or two on the day. This is an easy way for us to raise $1000+ towards our end of season trophies. Please consider assisting and put your name on our roster at the sign on desk.
McDonald’s Fun Night
In the past four years we have held a Christmas Fun Night at Padstow McDonalds (Cnr Arab Rd). This is a casual night where McDonalds dedicates several cash registers to our Centre from 5pm-8pm and we are given a percentage of the takings. We use this as our donation to the Bill Bullard Charity at Revesby Workers’ Club (our major sponsor) So we invite you all to come along to this years’ McDon- alds Fun Night at Padstow on Monday 12th December, spend a couple of hours with us, purchase din- ner for the family and perhaps the kids will get to see the Jolly Man in the Red Suit! Athletes are asked to wear their uniform as this helps to raise our profile in the Community also.
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Little Athletics Association of NSW
Mission Statement
“The Little Athletics Association of NSW aspires to provide the
community with recreational athletics activities that contribute to the healthy development
of our children. Such activities will promote:-
Fun
Fitness
The development of skills
The building of character & self esteem
The fostering of good sportsmanship In a safe, positive, family- friendly & inclusive environment.
W E E K LY C O M P E T I T I O N A N D P A R E N T R O S T E R I N G
This Friday is Week 3 in our program. All parents rostered as Week 3 helpers, please be signed on by 6:10 pm ready to start at 6:30 pm sharp. Please check your emails for the duty roster schedule.
Thank you to all those parents who have diligently signed on and completed their ros- tered duties to date. Signing on serves two purposes, we know what helpers we have and it is also a document that verifies your presence and assistance should you be injured while assisting at an event which then allows LANSW to provide insurance cover for you. Signing on and then retreating to the carpark or worse leaving the grounds is not permitted. All athletes must have a responsible adult present in the competition area at all times. Any athlete found to not have an adult responsible for them will be sat out of competition.
Information about the following Carnivals and Coaching opportunities is on the Noticeboard.
Ingleburn LAC Parents and Athletes Coaching Day 13.11.16
Peter Bottrill (committee member and coach) will be conducting coaching sessions in middle distance running events on Wednesday afternoons from 4:45 pm.
These sessions are available to all athletes in the U10 to U17 age groups which will be held at the athletics field which commenced Wednesday, 14th September.
Cost is $2.00 per athlete.
Any interested athletes should contact Peter on 0407 904 146 and leave your name and number for Peter to contact participants on any changes to schedule depend- ing on weather.
T R A I N I N G - M I D D L E D I S TA N C E
R E C O R D S & R E S U L T S
Maureen, our Records & Rankings officer will continue to get records up onto the website as soon as possible. The first 5 weeks can now be viewed on our website.
Parents who are on roster & doing recording need to mindful of the records for each event. These are at the top of the event recording sheets. If you think an ath- lete may have broken a record, do not clear the stop watch, move the implement (throws) or rake the sand (jumps). A record needs to be verified & signed off by a committee member. Please radio to the announcer for a committee member to attend the event. If this is not done, the athlete misses out on being credited with the record.
For track events two stopwatches are required to verify the record. The slowest stopwatch time shall be applied; for field events record to be verified by a com- mittee member before the event continues on to the next attempt.
C O M P E T I T I O N N E W S
Congratulations to the following athletes who competed at the Multi Event Carnival conducted by South West Metropolitan Zone on 30th October. Scarlett Heather placed 3rd in the U12 girls and Isaac Heather who also placed 3rd in the U6 boys .
Back row: Kael Austin, Ben and Adam Pittman, Scarlett Heather
Front Row: Elijah Biuvanua Heather, Cornelius and Isaac Heather and Jonah Austin
Congratulations to our elected Club Captains and Vice Captains for the 2016 / 2017 Season
Left to Right: Guo jun Gan, James Bottrill, Madeline Carroll and Phoebe Bottrill
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T H A N K YO U
Thank you to Revesby Workers’ Club for our New Shade Shelter:
RWC donated us a shade shelter which has already seen a fair amount of use on hot nights and will be invaluable at the Zone carnival in December.
Friday 18th November – Week 3 program
Friday 25th November – Week 1 program
Friday 2nd December – Week 2 program
Saturday 3rd December – Bunnings Fundraiser BBQ
Monday 5th December – Committee meeting
Friday 9th December- Sunday 11th December – Zone Carnival at Barden Ridge – No athletics at Milperra on
Friday 9th!
Monday 12th December – McDonald’s Fun night – Padstow McDonald’s, Arab Road, Padstow
Friday 16th December – Week 3 program
Christmas Break
Athletics returns on Friday 13th January with a Week 1 program
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B I R T H DA Y R O L L C A L L
Congratulations to the following registered athletes who have birthdays in October.
We hope you have a great day!!
DYLAN BENNETT
JAMES BOTTRILL
PIERENII MAK MITCHELL MAZZA PHOEBE MILLER PENELOPE SETE
BILLY SOLOMON
AIMEE CRISPIN CAMERON POOLE
CHLOE TAM
WILLIAM BAITON
RYLEIGH DELACOUR-BATCH
SOPHIE LEWIS
ANGELA WASTIE PATRICK FIELD
CHLOE O’BRIEN
We would like to thank our sponsors
McDonald’s Revesby McDonald’s Padstow
BEL PACIFIC Pty Ltd
2 Way Radio Sales, Service & Rental
Ph. 9718 9466
MAJOR SPONSOR
If anyone would like to become a sponsor of the centre please
contact the Centre’s President Christine Butters (0413886431)SUPPORT SPONSORS
Newsletter Contact If you would like to contrib- ute any news, information etc just contact
Christine Butters
The Centre’s website con- tains a wealth of useful information including:-
Event Programs
Awards
Sporting Links
Centre Information
Calendar of Events
Comments Section
Members Section
Results
Newsletters
History
REVESBY WORKERS’
LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE
P.O. Box 536 Revesby NSW 2212 Phone:
0413 886 431
9792 2031 (after hours) E-mail:
We’re on the Web www.revesbylac.org.au
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