EVENT PROGRAMS
Our Summer Track & Field season runs over from October through to March each year (with a short break over Christmas/New Years).
Competition Days are held at Edwardes Lake Park Athletics Track, Reservoir and are held on Saturday mornings. There are occasional Friday ‘twilight’ events held due to regional/state events or long weekends. These dates are listed on our calendar.
Saturday morning competition setup commencing at 7.00am. A Warm Up and Volunteers Briefing takes place at 8:15am with events commencing at 8:30am. The finish time can vary due to a range of factors such as number of athletes in attendance, volunteers helping at events etc however we generally aim to finish between 10:30-11:30am each week.
The expectation is that all parents volunteer at events on at least six occasions throughout the season for their child to be eligible for awards and participation in the Centre Championships at the end of the season. Athletics simply cannot happen without the support of our parents volunteering each week. More details about the different roles can be found on our Parent Helpers Hub.
ON TRACK PROGRAM
The U6 age program is the On Track Program, which is a developmental motor skills based introduction to athletics. The On Track Program runs simultaneously to the standard program for other age groups. As the season progresses and appropriate skills are learnt, the U6s will gradually be introduced to the events listed at the discretion of the On Track Coordinators and Arena Manager. This generally happens after the Christmas break.
EVENT PROGRAMS
PRLAC offers the following events through a rotation of programs over the course of the Track and Field Season. Under 6 and 7 athletes participate in the On Track skill development program in conjunction with a range of athletics events. Under 7-10 athletes compete in 4 events each week with Under 11 -17 athletes competing in 5 events each week. All athletes compete in 3 events during Friday evening twilight programs.
