Waverley Little Athletics Centre Inc.

SUMMER SEASON 2024-25

Cross Country finished, now time to think about the Summer Track & Field Season 2024-25.

Be inspired by our Australian athletes' great results at the recent Paris 2024 Olympic Games !!!

Click here for Welcome to Waverley Little Athletics pack with lots of information.

Week 1 starts Sat 5th Oct, 8.45 am

New families can do two free trials from then. Please register first: https://lavic.com.au/membership/new-member/trial-athlete-offer/

Returning families, full registrations & payments online: https://lavic.com.au/membership/returning-member/

Eligible families can apply for Vic "Get Active Kids Vouchers" Round 8:  https://www.getactive.vic.gov.au/vouchers/apply-for-vouchers/

All events are run at the Athletics Track (Australia's favourite grass track) at Central Reserve, Glen Waverley. For kids from 5 to 16 years old.

More information can be found on our website and Little Athletics Victoria website:  https://lavic.com.au/

SUMMER SEASON 2024-24

ABOUT WAVERLEY LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE

Little Athletics is a Centre based Track & Field competition for children aged between 5 and 16.  For more details check out What is Little Athletics? or download flyer.

Summer Season runs from Oct to March. Winter Season (Cross Country) runs from April to August.

Waverley Little Athletics Centre is based at Central Reserve Athletics Track in Glen Waverley, is affiliated with Little Athletics Victoria and is part of the Southern Metropolitan Region (SMR). Not near Glen Waverley? Find your nearest Centre.

Little Athletics is a volunteer run, community based, non profit organisation providing athletic opportunities for our children. Our motto is Family, Fun, Fitness. We aim to strike a balance between development, competition and having fun. Little Athletics is one of the few sports where parents can become fully involved in their child's sporting interests. Our centre has an enthusiastic committee responsible for organising the centre, and we need parents to help out on Saturday mornings at the events.

On Sat mornings, the children go around in their age groups and compete in 4 - 6 different athletic events each week, with an emphasis on personal bests and learning athletic skills and improving techniques. Extra coaching available mid-week. 

WAVERLEY - A CHILD SAFE CENTRE

WLAC is a Child Safe Centre. Kids, we expect you to enjoy doing athletics in a fun, safe environment with your friends.

We follow all LAVic and Child Safe Guidelines to ensure the safety and security of our children. 

For more information, please visit our Child Safe Organisation page. 

23/10/2024 - Relay signup reminder

21/10/2024 - Mon training moved to Tuesday this week.

Mon Running training with Neil moved to Tues this week. 5.45 to 6.40 pm.

19/10/2024 - WhatsApp Community link (Central Reserve, Glen Waverley)

This year we will experiment with using a WhatsApp Community as a method to get the regular comms from the club out to the families.  Communities is a new feature in WhatsApp that is a bit more lightweight and private than a WA group or facebook, and allows for sub-groups around special events or teams for things such as relays.

We've deleted the live invite link from this post to prevent non-WLAC people accepting the invite, and will periodically compare the members with our known parents.  If you want the invite sent to you please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Regards

WLAC Comittee

19/10/2024 - Week 3 - cancelled

Sat 19th Oct, Week 3. Cancelled. Track too soggy & still raining a bit.

17/10/2024 - Week 3 - Sat 19th Oct

Week 3 - Sat 19th Oct.

Program B: click here

Please arrive 8.30 am for 8.45 am warm up.

Trials and new families, go to the registration desk, in front of the athletics pavilion.

Fully registered athletes, pick up your patch from your Age Group Trolley/ Age Group Folder.

Trial athletes, wear comfortable clothes, bring water bottles, hats.

SUN SMART TIME = please remember to put on sunscreen and wear hats while waiting for your go.

NAMES on drink bottles, hats, jackets etc.  Lost property basket getting full !!!

BBQue still a go and thanks to our coffee van for coming !!

16/10/2024 - Wed coaching - 16th Oct.

Coaching this Wed, 16th Oct. 4.30 - 5.30 pm.

Please choose to do throws with Shane (U9 and above only).

Or sprints, jumps, hurdles with Angela.

10/10/2024 - Week 2 - Sat 12th Oct

08/10/2024 - Mid- Week Coaching - starting Mon 7th Oct

SUMMER COACHING - from Mon 7th Oct 2025

Suitable for U9 and above, regardless of ability.

All our coaches have appropriate coaching qualifications, experienced and are happy to accommodate any coaching requests.

Please check our website and Facebook pages in case of cancellations due to wet or very hot weather.  

Please arrive 10 mins before the session starts. Remember to bring drink bottles, hats, sunscreen and lots of enthusiasm !! 

Coaching sessions are at our home track (unless otherwise specified), Central Reserve, Glen Waverley.

Parents are required to stay for coaching.

Middle Distance/Long Distance & Running training with Neil Hutchins,  U9 and above preferred, as these age groups do 400m, 800m and 1500m (U11 +).    Mon & Thurs, 5.45 to 6.45 pm

Throws coaching with Shane Carstairs 5.30 - 6.30 pm, U9 and above only.   Wed, 5.30 - 6.30 pm

Multi-Event offering Sprints, Jumps, Hurdles  coaching with Angela Phillips & special training for our U6-U8 with Ed Kennedy.   Wed, 4.30 - 5.30 pm

See our coaching page: https://www.waverleylac.com.au/training

03/10/2024 - Week 1 - Sat 5th Oct