1 Mar 2019

Hi to all athletes and parents

We are heading towards the end of our summer season, but there are a number of events still to come.

RIBBON DAY

This weekend  – Paeroa Athletics club, 2nd March, Paeroa Domain. Programme will start at 10am and the Paeroa club will be looking for assistance on events, so if you are attending please make your help out.

WAIKATO BAY OF PLENTY CHILDRENS CHAMPS

Porritt Stadium 16th March.  7-14 year olds.  Entries and fees must be with our secretary by Monday 4th March – that’s this Monday! 

If you are attending, parents will be rostered to a job for a small part of the day as our clubs contribution to the event. Please do your part and do not complain to the team manager about what you have been allocated - they will have enough to do.  If the time slot does not work with your, speak with another parent to arrange a swap.

CLUB CHAMPS

Club champs will run next week for the 4-6 year olds who will compete in 40 and 60m timed races – we will need plenty of parent help for this.

For the 7-14 year olds, club champs will be run over the next 3 consecutive weeks – 4th, 11th and 18th March with the 25th being a back up night in case of clubnight cancellation.  Again we need more help than usual, so please get involved and do your share.  See below for the programme

ALL athletes age 5-14 must be in correct uniform - Frankton Athletics singlet and plain black shorts (manufacturers logo ok) with their age flash sewn on to have their times recorded for club champs.

Club Champs week 1

4, 5, 6 yr olds          40m, 60m

7 yr olds  Shot Put, 100m, Long Jump

8 yr olds  Starts Practice, 100m, Discus

9 yr olds  Discus, 100m, High Jump skills (non Champ)

10 yr olds                Long jump, 100m, 1500m

11-14 yrs High Jump, 100m, 1500m

Club champs week 2

7 yr olds  Discus, 200m, High Jump Skills (non Champ)

8 yr olds  High jump skills, 200m, Shotput

9 yr olds  Starts practice (non Champs) 200m, Long Jump

10 yr olds                200m, Shot Put, 800m

11-14 yrs 200m, Discus, 800m

Club Champs week 3

7 yr olds  Long distance Run (non Champ), starts practice (non champ), 60m

8 yr olds  Long distance Run (non Champ), Long Jump, 60m

9 yr olds  800m, Shot Put, 60m

10 yr olds Discus, 400m, High Jump

11-14 yrs Shot Put, 400m, Long Jump

PRIZEGIVING and AGM

25th March          4, 5, 6 year olds                Bremworth Park

                                                                Fun athletics activities followed by prizegiving and a sausage

8th Apr                 7-14 year olds                    St Columbus School Hall, 5.30

Pot luck dinner, followed by AGM then prizegiving

With many of the committee’s children getting older and moving on from athletics, the committee needs some new members.  Please give some thought as to joining the committee – it is not a large commitment of time or endless meetings.  Without a committee there will be no club to bring your children to.

CLUB SURVEY

We would love to hear from everyone – what do you enjoy about Frankton Athletics, what would we do better.  Please take the time to complete the survey so we can make our club the best it can be for your child.  Please copy and paste the link below and complete our short survey.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOK4Bz77gF4dDipMwgJjc_ntqmTuXQzydeyky4D6n4vR1Hzw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1

See you all on Monday

Regards

Your Committee