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Ringwood Little Athletics Club will hold its 40th Birthday Celebration on Sunday 15th from noon at Proclamation Park Ringwood. The day will include a number of activities for the kids and roast meal roll will be provided for lunch. Please BYO drinks and salad. Come along and meet some of the past and present athletes from Ringwood.

as this is our Multi Day if you are not competing on Saturday but wish to compete at EMR you will need to get your entries to our Team Manger Rob Repalust prior to Saturday - Late entries cannot be accepted. Entry Form HERE

Competition will resume on January 9th 2010, whilst we will offer our normal program it is expected that athlete numbers will be reduced due to the holiday period. Warm ups 8:45am.

The EMR Track & Field Regional Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday 20^th and 21st February 2010 at Knox Athletics Track, athletes are encouraged to compete for chance to qualify for the State Championships in March. This event is open to all Under 9 to Under 15 age groups with the only criteria that you must have competed in 50% of the competition days since registering.

Whilst the EMR timetable cannot be finalised until all entries are received, please use the attached State T&F Timetable as a guide to the order of events. Some events are held at the same time or very close to each other, so please review the timetable before selecting your events.

Rob Repalust has kindly extended the closing date to 16th January 2010. Entries must be with Rob by this date. I suggest that you complete your entry form prior to this date and send it to the RLAC PO Box 31East Ringwood 3135 to avoid disappointment.

What another great performance by our Ringwood athletes and helpers. There were a lot of tired smiles by the end of the day but the results show it was all worthwhile.

The day started off with a few testing moments with lost batons and a few issues with the timing equipment, but we finally got under way. Ringwood was in charge of the snow cone machine; this proved to be very popular with a reported 200 snow cones being sold in the first hour!! It certainly kept our volunteers on the go, many of which stayed there all day, even though they had no athletes competing.

Thank you to all volunteers - your help throughout the day was invaluable and means that such an event can be hosted and allowed many athletes from around the EMR region the chance to compete.

Many of our teams made finals resulting in 9 teams being awarded medals. We are now waiting for the progressions to the State championships being held at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 13th December. These should be available by this time next week, if not before hand. Even those teams who did not medal but made the final have the chance to represent Ringwood at State level.

Overall we had 16 teams make finals over all age groups - quite an achievement. Well done to everyone for a very successful day, Special thanks to our trusty Team Managers Rob Repalust and Jo Benifer who made sure everything went ahead with a minimum of fuss. Additionally they could not have done their job without the time and help of the dedicated age group managers, parent / guardian helpers, volunteers, ex-athletes and of course our very well behaved athletes who are a credit again to the Ringwood centre.

U9 Girls 4x100 A

U9 Girls 4x200 A

U9 Boys 4x100 A

U9 Boys 4x200 A

U10 Boys 4x200 A

U11 Boys 4x100 A

U11 Mixed 4x100 A

U12 Boys 4x200 A

U12 Boys Medley A

U12 Girls 4x100 A

U12 Girls 4x200 A

U12 Mixed 4x100 A

U12 Mixed 4x100 B

U15 Mixed 4x100 A

The VLAA offers a free coaching clinic to all Under 11 athletes on January 9^th and 10^th 2010. This clinic is a fabulous 2 days of coaching by some of Victoria’s best coaches and gives athletes a good insight into the Junior Development Squad which commences at Under 12’s. Only 150 positions are available for the clinic so its important that you complete your nomination ASAP to avoid disappointment. Details are as follows: Application Form Here

Venue: Nunawading LAC, Bill Sewart Athletics Track, Burwood Hwy, East Burwood

Please arrive at the venues with plenty of time to ensure the clinic can commence promptly.

You need to bring along your full training kit, t-shirts (not singlets) hat, drink bottle, any snacks, lunch and sunscreen.

Parents should bring along a chair, and a reminder that we will be running an Officials seminar over the 2 days.

Please note on Sunday, we will be providing a FREE BBQ for all athletes, and parents can purchase items, we will be looking for some volunteers to assist with the BBQ.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me on 9676 3600 or via email: shane.bertrand@vlaa.asn.au

The Annual EMR Crystal Creek Coaching Camps will be held in November 2009 at Alexandra on the following dates.

The Crystal Creek Coaching Camp is recommended to athletes of all abilities, the camp is attended by sone of the best coaches in Victoria and athletes have the opportunity to and receive coaching across a wide range of events.

Additionally it’s a great way to meet new friends or catch up with old rivals.

The camp also provides additionally facilities including a large swimming pool, lakeside water slide, kayaking, bushwalking and a host of other activities.

Total cost is $140 which covers meals, accommodation, coaching and transport (air conditioned coach). The weekend starts on Friday afternoon and runs through to Sunday afternoon.

Ringwood has limited places available at each camp although more may be considered if other Centres do not fill their quota.

Applications and payment ( $140) must be given to Irene Harris ASAP – as its very popular camp and positions fill quickly

Please see the attachment HERE! for an entry form and further information

Congratulations to Dylan Moore who represented the Victorian Primary Schools at the recent Australian Cross Country Championships in Nowra - NSW. Dylan finished 7th in the 10 yr old boys 2000m race over the tough "Willandra" course. Dylan was also a member of the Victorian Team who took Bronze in both the 2000m teams event and the 1000m relay.

With the Track and Field season only 2 months away, here are some important dates to put into your calendar.

7 athletes represented Ringwood at the VLAA State Cross Country Championships on Sunday 26^thJuly at Bundoora Park. Whilst no individual medals were achieved, Congratulations to our Under 11 Boys team ( David Friend 4^th, Khy Blizzard 17^th, Liam Douglas 21 and Nathan Voogd 50^th ) who achieved a Silver medal in the Teams event .

Overall there were some outstanding results by all our competitors with Top 10 finishes to Dylan Moore ( U10 Boys) – 4^th, David Friend ( U11 Boys) – 4^th, Koda Blizzard ( U 7 Boys ) – 9^th and Tristan Blizzard ( U 12 Boys ) – 9^th.

A special thanks to all the parents who diligently went about their time keeping duties and to Danielle and Kathy on a great job both on Sunday and throughout the year as our Cross Country Team Managers

Our loyal President Irene Harris once again was present to assist in the medal presentation.

It was great to see a number of Ringwood Athletes representing their Primary Schools at the Victorian Primary Schools State Cross Country Championships held on Friday 24^thJuly at Bundoora Park. To qualify for the final is a fantastic effort, having to proceed firstly through the District qualification and then the Regional/Zone Event and finally compete against the best runners from the Primary School system from Victoria. Several of these athletes do not run Cross Country during the Winter months so to actually make the final is an outstanding achievement.

Those representing their schools on Friday included, Emily Fisher ( 32^nd) –10yr old Girls Dylan Moore ( 3^rd ) - 10yr old Boys, Alex Ritchie ( 21^st ) - 11yr old Boys, Khy Blizzard ( 41^st ) - 11yr old Boys, Ella Hopkinson ( 39th ) – 12yr old Girls, Tristan Blizzard ( 11^th ) - 12 yr old Boys and David Friend ( 38^th ) - 12 yr old Boys.

A special congratulations to Dylan Moore who by finishing 3^rd in the 10 yr old event, has been selected in the Victorian Team to compete in the National Championships at Nowra – NSW from August 28^th – 31st

The Ringwood XC Open Day will be conducted on Sunday 19^th July 2009 at Quambie Reserve, Wonga Road, North Ringwood ( Melways 36 B12 )

This is last event before the State Championships on 26^th July, so it’s a great chance to prepare yourself on a tough course for the following weekend . Starting Time for the first event is 10:00am ( Marshalling for First Event 9:45am)

$6.00 per entry, late entries will be accepted on the day up until 9:30am at a cost of $8.00 per entry. No additional cost for team entries.

Competitors may run up one age group to complete a team, only where a team would not otherwise exist.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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