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AC Robertson Field, Sylvia Grove, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134

RINGWOOD LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE

"FAMILY, FUN, FITNESS"

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AC Robertson Field, Sylvia Grove, Ringwood, Victoria, 3134

RINGWOOD LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE

"FAMILY, FUN, FITNESS"

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Ringwood Little Athletics CENTRE

"FAMILY, FUN, FITNESS"

Coaching and Training

Coaching and Training 2026-2027

At RLAC, we believe that training is a complimentary part of being a little athlete.  By participating in our Training sessions, with our experienced coaches, we aim to provide athletes with the opportunity to learn, develop and ultimately improve their skills.  Training has many benefits such as increasing an athlete’s performance and self-confidence, creating a team based environment and over time, can develop an athletes discipline and self-motivation towards training and continual improvement, hopefully developing good habits for life.

Guiding principles

At RLAC, we adopt LAVic’s mission and adopt the Little Athletics Motto of “Family, Fitness and Fun”.

Little Athletics Mission:

  • To develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through family and community involvement in athletics activities.
  • Through the enjoyment of athletics develop positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle for our children, families and community.

Coaching and Training must consider a number of key principles that facilitate the opportunity for children to compete, have a go and enjoy athletics, these are (not limited to):

  • Ensure that all children are safe;
  • Help all children improve;
  • Create a fun environment in which children will want to return.

 

RLAC coaches for our Track & Field season 2026-2027

Our coaching team at Ringwood has continued to build on the foundations created during previous seasons, with a blend of junior and senior coaches.  These coaches all have different skills and have acquired both a practical and technical knowledge of athletics. 

Very Important note – The coaches listed here are the Ringwood Little Athletics sanctioned coaches only.  That means that RLAC has performed the necessary safety and insurance checks on these coaches, to make sure we operate a safe coaching environment for your athlete.  Any other coaches that athletes choose to coach with not listed below  is by mutual agreement with that coach and parent.  RLAC will not be responsible for any incident or issue related to coaches not listed below

Coach name
Area of expertise
Mike Donato
All
Zoe Neale
Sprints\Starts, Blocks, Relays
Neha Liyanage
Jumps(Triple\Long)
Emma Fabre
Throws
Frazer Parker
Hurdles
Brodie Smith
Jumps (Triple\Long)
Deb Voogd
All Throws

RLAC Training sessions

RLAC offers a number of training sessions with a number of event based training on offer, noting the following conditions:

  • Events on offer may be subject to change and coach availability.
  • Training is offered for U9’s-U17’s only (U11+ for Javelin).
  • Note that U6-U7training forms part of the On Track program provided on competition days (we are hoping we can introduce one session a week but its based on parent availability).
  • U8 athletes may attend training sessions where specified for that age group.
  • Parents must remain at training sessions with their children at all times.
  • No dogs allowed during training sessions.
 

Member communication is critical to ensuring that RLAC can provide timely and accurate information to their members regarding changes to training times.  Times may change based on coach availability, weather or during season break.  RLAC will primarily use Facebook (Private Group, Public Group) and Instagram as the main means of communicating changes.