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March 2021
President’s Corner
Last weekend saw the running of our what a ride it has been. We have
McDonald’s Combined Event been able to come through well as a
Championships. We had some very result of the hard work by all of you in
hot and steamy weather to deal with. ensuring compliance with the COVID
I would like to thank our hard working plans and restrictions. We have been
officials who worked tirelessly fortunate in Queensland not to have
throughout the weekend in some the large-scale lockdowns other
hard conditions. We truly appreciate States have had and I certainly feel
it. It was fantastic to see the athletes for Little Athletics Victoria who have
out competing and there were lots of had a very difficult season. I would
smiling faces around the arena. especially like to thank Simon and the
LAQ Staff who have had to navigate
The Race Runners events on Saturday
the Government’s COVID information
were amazing and the support for
and develop and implement the
these athletes was incredible. The
plans accordingly. This was hard at
crowd involvement was fantastic and
times as the information was rapidly
to see athletes of all ages lining the
changing.
fences to encourage was what our
sport is all about. Race Runners can The 2021/2022 Winter season is
only compete on a synthetic track so approaching with sign ons having
it was a pleasure to be able to already commenced with some
incorporate them into our event. We Centres. It will be terrific if we can see
will also be trying to do the same at a full season this year and all
the McDonald’s State indications are that we will. If we can
Championships. be of any assistance with sign on or
any information you require please
It is very disappointing that the 2021
do not hesitate to contact the LAQ
Coles Australian Little Athletics
Office either by phone or email. Our
Championships have had to be
Staff will gladly assist you.
cancelled. This was a hard decision
but due to the sudden lockdowns The McDonald’s State
that have been occurring with Championships are only a couple of
various States it was the only logical weeks away and we are hoping for
decision to make. This was based great weather and no lockdowns.
around the risk of having a large The only reason we will have to
number of athletes without their cancel is if there is a government
parents and having to either try to get decreed lockdown or if there is
President’s Corner .......... 1 back to the relevant home state dangerous weather. We will have no
quickly or get stuck in quarantine, problems with a normal storm or two -
From The CEO .................. 2 which no one wants. We will still be we are used to that!
Administration ................ 2 naming a team and will be doing our
I look forward to catching up at the
normal team day, uniforms etc. We
Coaching & Development . 4 McDonald’s State Championships.
will also be announcing an U14 team
Competition & Officials .. 4 as well to acknowledge the athletes Donna Smith
who weren’t able to be selected last
year due to COVID. Shannon will
have more information in her article.
We are fast closing in on the end of
the 2020/2021 Summer season and
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Winter Season Sign-Ons that missed out on their State Team
From The CEO Best of luck to Winter Centres with opportunity in 2020 due to the ALAC’s
your sign-ons for this season. To assist, being cancelled.
COVID Update
LAQ has organised radio and social
As case numbers drop and vaccines U15 athletes will be selected based
media advertising in your catchment
begin to roll out, Government on performances at the 2021 LAQ
areas.
departments are reminding sports not Combined Event Championships.
to become complacent with their I’d also recommend Centres do their U16 athletes were already selected
COVID planning. Consider the own targeted advertising through last year, so the results of these
current situation as the “new normal” direct emailing your previous athletes will still stand.
is the message they’re sending out. season’s membership, asking your
We encourage all Centres to make
local schools to put an article in their
Sporting organisations are still their U13 and U14 athletes aware of
newsletters, placing signage around
required screen participants who are this leading into the McDonald’s
your grounds and using your social
feeling unwell, capture attendees State Championships.
media channels to promote your sign
details using an electronic portal such
ons. If you wish to use the Little
as EVA Check-in, and maintain social LAQ Awards Booklet
Athletics promotional video to post
distancing at training and The LAQ Awards booklet has been
on your website or distribute through
competitions. As we’ve seen with the updated and is now online for
your social media channels, it’s
recent lockdown in Brisbane, all it Centres.
available on our website at:
takes is one case to put all our lives on
Closing date and criteria for all
hold for a number of days. https://laq.org.au/laq-promotional-
awards is listed in the front of this
video/
On a positive note, I really have been booklet.
impressed with how well all of our Just open up the link, play the video
Athlete nominations for the Laurie
Centres have coped with the extra and whilst its playing right click on
Baartz Memorial Trophy for Most
COVID requirements imposed by the “save video as” to save it to your
Improved Athlete and the George
Health authorities. I haven’t had one computer.
Harvey Leadership Award close on
Centre complaining or struggling to
If you need anything further as your Wednesday 10th March. These
implement the changes. In fact, it’s
season starts please don’t hesitate to awards will be presented at the
been encouraging to see how
contact the LAQ Office. McDonald’s State Championships.
resourceful and competent everyone
has been in rising to the challenge. Simon Cook Adult awards that are available for
nomination include Life Membership,
As has been the case throughout
Distinguished Merit, Merit, Frank
COVID, our message remains the Administration Knight Memorial Coach of the Year,
same, please ensure you’re following
Volunteer of the Year and Officials
LAQ’s Back on Track COVID Plan. It 2021 State Team
Merit Award. These awards are
can be found on the LAQ website. If As Donna mentioned, Little Athletics
presented at the Annual Conference
you require anything further, please Australia has cancelled the 2021
in June. Nominations close on Friday
don’t hesitate to contact me in the Australian Little Athletics
16th April. Refer to the LAQ Awards
LAQ Office. Championships in Melbourne in April.
Booklet for further information.
This was an incredibly tough decision
Congratulations on a job well done!
but one that LAQ supports More detailed criteria on our awards
wholeheartedly. The safety and can be found in the Awards Booklet.
McDonald’s State Championships
wellbeing of our athletes and
Travel Grants
managers is of the most importance 2021 Annual Conference
The response to the McDonald’s
and in the forefront of our minds with Call For Motions
Travel Grants from Winter Centres has
any decision that is made. This is the first and final call for motions
been outstanding with 32
for the 2021 Annual Conference.
applications received so far. If you LAQ feels it is important to honour and
haven’t seen them, have a look at recognise our athletes who would Please find attached to this mailout, a
responses on the LAQ Facebook have gone on to represent our State. Call for Motions form. All motions must
page because the answers to the be submitted on this form. The closing
So with this in mind, we will be
question “Why do I love Little date is Friday 16th April.
selecting an U13 State Team as
Athletics” give a great insight into
normal at the McDonald’s State Please refer to the attached
why the athletes participate in our
Championships. paperwork for further information and
wonderful sport. We’ll be announcing
instructions.
the winners very shortly so stay tuned. However, this year we will not only
recognise our U13 and U15 athletes,
but also those U14 and U16 athletes
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Summer Centres • Provide the members the Centre Minutes
Honour Certificates & Years of Service opportunity to ask questions and All Centres are required to send in
Badges provide feedback. their committee meeting minutes as
A great way to recognise the well as reports that are presented at
If your Centre has any questions or
hardworking volunteers at your the meeting.
concerns about your AGM, please
Centre is to nominate them for an
contact the LAQ Office Centre minutes and reports can be
honour certificate or years of service
emailed into the LAQ Office or
badge.
2021/2022 Committee Membership posted to our postal address.
The Association offers these awards Forms
for all Centres. To be eligible for an Summer Centres will find enclosed in Member Feedback
honour certificate, members must this month’s mailout the Committee Feedback is helpful for Centres as it
have been involved with your Centre Membership Form for the 2021/2022 provides insight into your
for a minimum of 5 years. There are a season. Once Centres have held their membership. It might lead the
number of years of service badges Annual General Meetings, this form committee to look at how the Centre
available, including 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, must be completed and returned to is promoted or other specific areas of
35 and 40 years. These certificates the LAQ Office by Friday 21st May operation.
and badges can be ordered at any 2021.
There are many ways to seek
time throughout your season by
feedback from your members and
completing the appropriate Winter Centres
some options are:
nomination form in the Awards 2021 / 2022 Registration Fees
Booklet and returning it to the Registration fees will be: • Speak to them one on one - This
Association Office Tiny Tots: $43 can be done in person or over
U6 – U17: $75 the phone. This is not always
Athlete Graduation Certificates & 10 easy to do, particularly if the
Year Participation Badges Centres should be aware of Rule 1.8.1 feedback is negative, but it will
Graduation Certificates are available of the Centre Constitution regarding give the committee a good
to all Centres on request. Order forms the maximum fees that can be understanding of how the
can be found in the Awards Booklet, charged when setting your fees for membership view the Centre.
or simply supply the names of the the new season. When asking the membership for
athletes in writing to the Association LAQ Requirements feedback ensure that you are
Office. Please allow at least 1 week Just a reminder to Winter Centres that prepared.
for preparation of these certificates. the following items need to be sent • Surveys – Asking your members
into the LAQ Office before the start of to complete a survey is a good
Annual General Meetings the new season: tool to use. Members can
Summer Centres should be starting to provide feedback in their own
prepare for their Annual General • $55 Affiliation Fee
time.
Meetings (AGM). It is important for • Committee Membership
form • Planning session – Invite
Centres to decide on a meeting date
• Sign-on Stationery form members to attend a planning
and give members at least (28) days’
• Draft AGM Minutes session to discuss the direction of
notice of the meeting.
the Centre. This can be
The purpose of holding an AGM is to: EVA Check In conducted on an online
All Winter Centres will need to ensure platform if meeting at a physical
• To comply with the Office of Fair
that electronic registration of location is not possible.
Trading as an Incorporated
Centre participants is being conducted at • Website feedback – For Centres
your Centre. that have a website, you might
• Report to the members on the
be able to setup an online form
activities of the Centre To assist with this, Little Athletics
that members can complete
• Ensure the election of the Queensland has purchased the QR
and submit.
committee happens in an code technology of Eva Check In, to
orderly manner register spectator attendance, and
Shannon Kruger, Ngaire Hollands &
made this free for all of our Centres
• Present the financial accounts to Amanda-Jayne Noble
until the end of the season.
the members
• Appointment of an auditor For more information, please contact
Ngaire in the LAQ Office.
• Change of signatories to the
Centres bank account
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Coaching & • After a set period (e.g. 30 (QBPs) for total point scores and 6
seconds), balls are counted to individual QBPs recorded. These will
Development see who has the fewest balls to be presented to the Board for
determine the winning group. ratification. The number of personal
Little Athletics Program for Schools best performances achieved was
Variations:
(LAPS) also outstanding. Based on these
• 1st Round – have the athletes figures we can only imagine how well
The purpose of our LAPS session is to
seated the competition at the upcoming
promote Little Athletics and to
encourage more children to register • 2nd Round – have the athletes McDonald’s State Championships will
with their local centre. LAQ kneeling be.
Development Staff and presenters, • 3rd Round – have the athletes
on behalf of the local Little Athletics standing McDonald’s State Championships
centre make the visits, which include Nominations for the McDonald’s
• Increase the distance of the ‘no-
children having an active experience State Championships have closed,
go’ zone.
participating in different track and however Souvenir Shirt orders are still
field events and distribution of being accepted by Nordic Sport up
relevant materials to both teachers until 5th March.
and students. A few points to note for the
If there are any Centres who wish us competition:
to contact a specific school to see if • A limited number of programs
we can run a LAPS session, please will be available for purchase –
contact Kendal or Shaun at the LAQ EFTPOS only.
office. Please understand that we • The Canteen will be operating –
aim to conduct all school visits for EFTPOS only.
those who request them, however we Shaun Lethem & Kendal Newton-Smith
• Events may be brought forward
cannot guarantee this.
up to 30 minutes, we
Game of the Month Competition & recommend athletes arrive 60
minutes prior the event
Throw Throw Throw
This activity teaches the basic
Officials schedule. There will only be one
event call for athletes to report
throwing skills of the delivery actions
McDonald’s Combined Event to the Call Room (marshalling) or
required for Javelin.
Championships the field event as soon as
• Divide the athletes into two There were a number of outstanding possible upon hearing that
groups of equal size facing each efforts by athletes and officials during announcement.
other. the McDonald’s Combined Event • A list on nominated athletes will
Championships. The heat was trying
• Separate the groups with a ‘no- be posted and updated on the
for all, but those that participated did LAQ website. The program
go’ zone 2-3 metres wide
so with great sportsmanship. Centres booklet (to view or download)
(approx.).
and families should be very proud. It will also be posted.
• Give each athlete a couple of was also wonderful to welcome
scrunched-up paper ‘balls’. athletes and families of Race Runners A draft Officials Appointment list will
Queensland on Saturday. Our be available on the LAQ Officials
• On the command (whistle), the webpage and Team App Officials
members certainly got behind the
athletes will: page shortly. The Officials
athletes by cheering and applauding
• Throw their paper ball over a line as they made their way down the Committee are keen to ensure our
in the direction of the opposite front straight. Inclusion and regular officials have breaks
team, using an overarm participation was very much a part of throughout the weekend. If you have
throwing action. the weekend’s activities. not yet registered an Expressions of
Interest (EOI), please consider doing
• The objective is to get as many A special shout out to Danielle so, not only to help throughout the
paper balls over to the opposite Sibenaler who was very busy taking weekend but also to ensure your
side. Any that fall into the ‘no- wonderful photos all weekend. Her accreditation points are being
go’ zone are out of play for the photos can be seen for the next few accumulated.
remainder of the round. days on her Facebook page Danielle
Sibenaler Photography. The official Event allocations have been made
• Athletes should “throw fast and for each Region to provide Officials
results will be posted on this LAQ
throw smart”! at the Championships, these are
webpage shortly. Notably there are
19 Queensland Best Performances listed below for your convenience.5
• Discus & Javelin Reminders on Competition Dates Eligible events that will team earn
Central Coast, Central North & • McDonald’s Winter Carnival: points and personal rankings include
Metro West Centres Townsville, 26th & 27th June 2021 100m, 400m, 800m, Sprint Hurdles,
• Shot Put High Jump, Long Jump, Javelin, and
• Coles Spring Carnival:
Downs & South West, Sun Coast Shot Put. The following meet dates
Bundaberg, 25th September
& Maranoa Centres are when times and distances/
2021
heights will be taken from:
• Long / Triple Jump
Programs for the above competitions
Metro North & South Coast Centre Meets:
and information can be found on the
Centres • 1st round: weekends ending 2nd
relevant LAQ Web calendar or LAQ
• High Jump May – 20th June
Competition webpages.
South East, North Queensland & • 2nd round: weekends ending 18th
Tropical North Centres 2021 Conference 5th – 6th June July – 5th September
If you need to assist in another event Important dates to note: LAQ Meets:
area for your points or accreditation • Submission of Motions • Winter & Spring Carnivals
purposes, this can be Friday 16th April earning 50 additional points for
accommodated. • Accommodation 1st Release participating
Winter Centre Officials – McDonald’s Sunday 25th April • Winter Regional Championships
Subsidy: McDonald’s are offering a • Conference & AGM Papers earning additional 10 points per
subsidy to Winter Centre Officials to Issued event
attend the 2021 McDonald’s State Friday 7th May A Meet Invite to register Winter Centre
Championships. We are intending to • Accommodation 2nd Release Teams will be sent to all affiliated
provide approximately $400 for up to Monday 10th May Winter Centre teams later this month.
four members who will commit to Registration will close Monday 19th
• Delegate Registration Close
officiating over the weekend. April. For further information, visit the
Wednesday 12th May
Members who are interested in LAQ Team Event webpage.
• Conference & AGM Votes Close
being selected for this subsidy should Wednesday 26th May
complete EOI on this Karen & Bianca Lunt
webpage: https://laq.org.au/comp The link to the online booking for the
etition-officials/ and provide a brief Hilton Surfers Paradise
background of officiating accommodation will be available
undertaken at Centre and Regional shortly. An email will be issued to all
competitions to k.lunt@laq.org.au Centres once it is open on the LAQ
Conference webpage (under the
Applications close at 4pm on Resources tab). The online
Wednesday 10th March. The subsidy Conference registration portal, the
will be paid after the competition information booklet, and further
and officiating commitments have information will also be available on
been fulfilled. the LAQ Conference webpage by
For more information about the the end of March. Workshop detail
McDonald’s State Championships will be available once confirmed.
visit the LAQ calendar
Please use this link to view details
page https://laq.org.au/event/mcd
about the Hilton Surfers Paradise.
onalds-state-championships-3/
U13-U17s Teams Event 2021 Winter
Multi Class Classification
Season
LAQ are hosting Multi Class
Winter Centre U13 – U17 athletes are
Classification sessions for physical
invited to participate in a virtual and
classifications only on Sunday 21st
actual local competitions. Teams
March at QSAC. Appointment
would comprise of a maximum of 7
positions are limited so submitting an
and minimum of 5 athletes per team.
application is essential to be
There are no restriction on what
considered and approved for a
combination of boys or girls form the
position. Applications can only be
team, and the athletes in
submitted using the online platform
consultation with the Centre can
found on the LAQ webpage here.
name their team.
Applications Close Friday 5th March.You can also read
