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Just over 50 athletes represented Ringwood in the EMR Track and Field Championships over the weekend of Saturday / Sunday 14^th and 15^th February at the Bill Sewart Athletics track, Nunawading. The weather was warm on both days, although a strong dose of smoke haze on Saturday and headwind on Sunday afternoon made conditions difficult for many of the events.

 A special thanks to both Rob Repalust and Jo Benifer our trusty Team Managers who did a fantastic job over the 2 days and to all the officials and parents who went  about their duty in a professional and diligent manner.

 There were many outstanding performances and highlights including many PB’s, Andrew Bialecki produced a Victorian Best Performance in the Under 11 Shot put, and Kasey Moore was involved in remarkably 2 dead heats in the 60 and 80 metre hurdles finals. This and much more certainly made for an exciting 2 days of competition. 

Congratulations to all athletes on your performances  over the 2 days. ALL results are HERE

 Our overall results were :Ringwood - 38 Medals   (18 Gold, 9 Silver, 11 Bronze) – Medal winners: Medal Winners are HERE

 First and Second in each event automatically qualify for the State Championships on the 21^st/22^nd March.  The remaining places are filled by the best performances taken across all the Victorian regions. Progressions to State   BOYS and GIRLS

The final competition day for our 2008/2009 T & F season will be our Centre Games on Saturday, March 28. Athletes have the opportunity to enter their favourite events and will compete for medals, ribbons and points for their Club for the Bruce Seeley Shield. The day will start at 8.15 am and conclude about 3.30 pm.

 Entry Forms are at your Club tables and you MUST submit an entry to be able to compete. The closing date for entries is Sat Feb 28, so you have 5 weeks to decide on your events and submit your entry which is FREE.

The closing date for entries is fixed. Acceptance of late entries for our Pentathlon Day and our Multi-Event Open Day resulted in considerable extra work for our organisers and redrafting of programs.

ENTRIES FOR CENTRE GAMES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER SATURDAY  FEBRUARY 28.

The EMR Track and Field timetable has been published and is available HERE.

 Please be aware that the timetable has been prepared a s close as possible to the State Track and Field timetable but there are some differences particularly where the number of heats for events are smaller.  The first event on Saturday and Sunday is scheduled to commence at 8:30am and competitors will need to marshal approximately 20-30mins prior to the event

 Additionally it is proposed to run straight finals of all unlaned events at the heat time.

It is also proposed to run straight finals of all laned events at the finals time.

 The event will be held at the Nunawading Little Athletics Centre-  Bill Sewart Athletics Track (BSAT), East Burwood Reserve,
Burwood Hwy, East Burwood (behind the Basketball Stadium). Melway map ref: 62 C8.

Entries for this event closed on the 28^th January a timetable will be available shortly once EMR finalise all entries.

11 Ringwood athletes and their families enjoyed a fantastic weekend in Warrnambool on Sat 31 Jan and Sun 1 Feb competing in the 2009 VLAA State Multi-Event Championships. Whilst the weather was still warm but cooler than Melbourne, the athletes had to contend with a very strong breeze, particularly on the Saturday which affected performance, and made that elusive personal best harder to achieve.

 The Multi-Event is a competition, which tests an athlete’s all round skills with points allocated depending on their level of performance in a set range of events (100m, 800m, hurdles, Long Jump and Discus), this event attracts the best athletes in Victoria as they strive to become the State Multi-Event Champion which is considered the State's best "all round” athlete for the season.

 All the athletes from Ringwood displayed outstanding teammanship and were a credit to the centre, its not always about being first but appreciating what others have achieved, so well done to you all

 Whilst Ringwood had no Medal winners this year there were a number of outstanding performances with three of our competitors making the Top 8

 U10 boys : Dylan Moore 4th, Stephen Dang 18th, Angus Puddy 21st

U11 girls : Danielle Shaw 17^th, Amy Benifer 18th

U11 boys : Andrew Bialecki 11th

U12 girls : Kasey Moore 6th

U14 boys : Jason Bialecki 4th, Dylan Tickner 17th

U15 girls : Nicole Benifer 15th

U15 boys : Cameron Moss 15th

 Special thanks to  our Team Manager Jo Benifer for her work prior to the event and over the two days of competition. A great job in organising the accommodation and our team dinner on Friday at the Flying Horse,  and Saturday at the Tourist Park.  Finally thanks to all the parents for fulfilling your officials role in such a diligent and professional manner.

Full results on the VLAA website

The timetable for the State Track and Field Championships to be held at Olympic Park on 14th and 15th March is attached HERE

Ringwood Little Aths coaching sessions have resumed from our Xmas break and will be offered every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 5:30 pm – 6:30pm at the track.

 Our coaching program offers all events ( Walks, Distance, Sprints. Long and Triple Jump, High Jump, Hurdles and Throws ) and is under the guidance of VLAA Coaching and Education Director Neville Harris ( Level 5 ) and run by our Coaching & Education Coordinator - Peter Benifer ( Level 2 ) , RLAC coaching staff consist of  Clinton Harris, Mick Shaw and Tim Moore all Accredited Level 1 coaches.

 In addition VLAA Junior Development and highly credentialed Level 2- Coach Bernie Curtin runs a hurdling session most Tuesdays from 5:00pm and Throws training on Sundays from 9:00- 10:00am.

 Everybody is welcome to attend and sessions will run from now through to March. More details from Peter Benifer or Tim Moore

Some 120+ athletes competed in the Ringwood Multi Open Day on Saturday 17^th January with a number of visitors from many of our own EMR and other Metro regions.  In near perfect weather there were many outstanding performances and a special thanks to all those who attended and supported the event.  For those athletes competing at the State Multi Event Championship in late January this was certainly a great warm up event.

 Results for all age groups are attached - HERE

The 2009 EMR Track and Field Championships will be held at Nunawading LAC, Bill Sewart Athletics track, East Burwood on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th February 2009. Entries forms including payment are to be handed to either Rob Repalust or Jo Benifer by Saturday 10th January 2009. 

Entry Form HERE

All entries must be submitted via RLAC

The Annual RLAC Multi Event Open Day will be held on Saturday 17th January 2009 at Proclamation Park, Sylvia Grove Ringwood Map ref 49 F12. Marshalling will commence at 2:30 pm. Events are open for all athletes Under 9 to Under 15

Entry Form HERE

This is a great lead up event to the State Multi Championships to be held on January 31st and February 1st 2009

Entries Closure date extended until Friday 9th January 2009

There will be a normal competition day for all Under 6 - 8"s commencing at 9:00am

Competition will resume on January 10th 2009, whilst we will offer our normal program it is expected that athlete numbers will be reduced due to the holiday period. Normal commencement time will apply.

Please remember to bring your EMR T&F applications and RLAC Multi Event Open Day forms along on this day.

The Ringwood XC season break up BBQ will be held on Sunday 14^th September at McAlpin Reserve , Ringwood – Map 50 A2, commencing at 1:00pm

Ringwood will provide; Sausages and drink for athletes

Each family please provide either a plate of nibbles/salad or dessert to be shared  

All athletes will receive a certificate, a DVD of photos from throughout the season

The age group winners will receive a trophy are :

 BOYS

• U6 Boys Koda Blizzard

• U7 Boys Oliver Hale

• U8 Boys Joshua Voogd

• U9 Boys Dylan Moore

• U10 Boys David Friend

• U11 Boys Tristan Blizzard

• U13 Boys Richard Farr

• U14 Boys Alex Stent

 GIRLS

• U6 Girls Molly Harris

• U7 Girls Kate Fox

• U8 Girls Keely Branson

• U9 Girls Shae Copely

• U10 Girls Amy Benifer

• U11 Girls Ella Hopkinson

• U12 Girls Hailey Benedict

 A special thank you to our Team Managers,  Rose Hopkinson and Jo Benifer 

2008/09 REGISTRATION DAYS 13^th and 20^th SEPTEMBER

With Winter and the XC season over its now time to think about the forthcoming season, hopefully you are all inspired after the Bejing Olympics

The Ringwood Little Athletics Centre will conduct 2 Registration Days on the 13th and 20th of September – 9:30 – 11:00 am at AC Robertson Athletics Track , Ringwood

New athletes will need to bring proof of age.  Age Groups are determined by their age at the 1st October. Our ready reckoner is provided for all new athletes to see what age group they belong to.

Our first day of competition Saturday 4th October  warm-ups at 8:30

When you next arrive at the Ringwood track – you will notice a number of improvements to our facilities and changes to our operations this season that include:

• A new track surface throughout including an extension of the front straight resulting in one finish line for all sprint, hurdle and circular events. (No more shifting of timing gates during competition)
• Concrete paving between the grandstands, equipment shed/canteen, and the fence around the track.
• The provision of a professional First Aid service.
• A new accessible toilet (previously known as a disabled toilet) under the grandstand with baby change facilities
• An improved P.A. System with more speakers and a mobile microphone along with an announcers booth in the grandstand
• 70 New Hurdles, with additional hurdles trollies
• 3 New level 1 coaches and a number of others undertaking their Level 0 accreditation
• Introduction of Under 6 and Under 16 athletes to our program competition
• A new website due to be launched in October

Ringwood Little Athletics Centre would like acknowledge the generous support of the following sponsors:

Ringwood Little Athletics Centre is proudly affiliated with the Victorian Little Athletic Association (VLAA) and supports the VLAA motto "Family, Fun & Fitness

This page was last updated on Sunday, 01. March 2009