RLAC Competition days
Competition is Saturday mornings. Competition commences from 8.45am
What does a normal competition day look like?
Typically a Track and Field competition day will commence with setup of equipment that includes:
Setup requires the help of parent volunteers and should take no longer than 45 minutes depending on what events need to be setup. Set up commences from 8am.
How does a normal competition day run?
Commencing with a warm up from 8.40am, athletes will head to their first event per the program. We run 4 programs – A, B, C, D giving athletes the opportunity to participate in 4 – 8 events each week.
The U6 – U8 athletes are escorted to their events, while athletes in U9 – U17 are required to take themselves to the event within the required timeframe . The chief official for each event will run through the rules of the event and mark athletes names off for competition. If you arrive late, (once the event has commenced) you will not be permitted to join that event, you will need to wait for the next event.
Saturday’s are competition days, there is no coaching held during the event. We encourage all athletes to participate in our weekday training sessions to hone their skills. This is included as part of your membership.
REMINDER – parents are not permitted inside the track (grass area) or at the events. You must be signed up to a duty with a vest to be at the event. Spectators can watch the event from outside the track.
HJ1A/TJ1A = High Jump Pit 1A/Triple Jump Pit 1A – Fence side (Closest to Sylvia Grove)
HJ1B/TJ1B = High Jump Pit 1B/Triple Jump Pit 1B – Track side (Closest to Sylvia Grove)
HJ2A/TJ2A = High Jump Pit 2A/Triple Jump Pit 2A – Fence side (Closest to Cadbury)
HJ2B/TJ2B = High Jump Pit 2B/Triple Jump Pit 2B – Track side (Closest to Cadbury)
There are two key marshalling points, the “green shed” or at the “pavilion marshalling point”, that I have marked on the Map above. Once your group has been called and you assemble at one of the marshalling areas, you can proceed to the event area and commence your event.
Volunteers & Duties
Volunteers are the foundation to a successful centre and competition. The assistance of parents during competition days is the determining factor between an “ok” competition day or a “great” competition day. At RLAC, we have created a weekly sign up duties roster based on the number of volunteers required to execute a great competition day. It is a condition of your membership that parents allocate themselves a duty once the roster is available to ensure that we can run competition successfully.
The more parent helpers involved, the less number of times everyone will need to volunteer. Please be involved and it can be very rewarding to learn something new and feel part of a great sporting community.
Program
In season 2026-2027 we will continue with an “A,B,C, D” type programming format. The guiding principle in constructing the program is to offer a throw, sprint, jump and circular each week. The events on offer for each age group for each program are described below. Note that events and the program may change based on extreme weather conditions, special events , athlete numbers and any other disruption.
