Little Athletics is run by parents and volunteers. They meet every Saturday morning from 8.00 am till 10.30am. It involves children aged between five and 18 years of age. The children learn sporting skills such as running, high jump, long jump,discus and shotput. They compete in age groups and times and distances are recorded.
Each event has a coach and the children learn the special skills for every event. The children also compete against other regions and for their efforts they receive ribbons. This give the children a reason to try.
If a child is good at a certain event, they can compete at a zone level and then at a state level. At the end of each season,every child receives a trophy, this encourages the children, as well as champions trophies for the season.
Little Athletics is a great way for children to be active as well as learning new skills.
