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1 Massey Athletics Club Junior Club Handbook 2016/2017 Season

2 Massey Junior Athletics Club 2016/2017 COMMITTEE: Club Captain Rob Davis Secretary Katharine Black Committee Corrina Miers Daniel Harvey David Dromer Donna Chapman Paul Williams Warren Turner Roger Rowe Auckland Children s Delegate Rob Davis COACHING: Coaching Coordinator Roger Rowe CLUBROOMS 53 Granville Drive Royal Heights Telephone: (09) PO Box Website: Auckland Facebook: Athletic-Club/ ?fref=nf IMPORTANT CLUB INFORMATION Club Night Our club night is on each Monday night, commencing at 5.15pm. Please start arriving at 5.00pm. Cancellations Cancellations of a club night may occur due to inclement weather, or where overly wet fields have caused the grounds to be closed. If a club night is cancelled there will be a recorded message on the club phone number ( ) after 4:45 pm of that night, advising of the cancellation and Grade Managers will be notified directly. Grade Managers should then advise their grade members of the cancellation. Key Dates First Club Night (No Points): Monday 24 th October 2016 First Points night: Monday 31 st October 2016 Christmas Break: Last night on Monday 12 th December 2016 Recommencing 2016: Monday 9 th January 2017 Last Club night for Season: Monday 20 th February 2017 (last points night) Club Championships: Monday 27 th February and 6 th March 2017 Fun Night: Monday 13 th March 2017 Prize giving: Monday 20 th March 2017 Public Holidays If a club night falls on a Public Holiday, it is still regarded as a normal club night and athletics will be on.

3 IMPORTANT NOTE: No children are to be left at the club grounds unattended on club nights! Please remember this is a sports club run by volunteers - we are not a baby-sitting service. Behaviour There is an expectation that all children should be on their best behaviour at all times while at the club and points may be deducted from any child not behaving in a satisfactory manner. Registrations Pre-season registrations can only be done online by visiting the Massey Athletics website and following the link for online registrations. Uniform Massey uniforms are available at the clubrooms, prices are listed on our website. Each registered athlete will be given a Colgate Age Patch. This is part of the uniform and must be sewn on the upper, front left hand side of the t-shirt or singlet. An age patch is part of the uniform and MUST be worn. Note: All registered children not wearing the club uniform will NOT be awarded points for attendance or any places in events. Grade Managers Grade Managers are appointed for each age group. This person will be there to oversee the organisation of the grade. Training is provided for any parents interested in doing this for the first time. We also run regular grade manager meetings and feedback sessions. Points Boards The grade manager will require assistance from parents by taking the points board for the grade. This can be rotated each week between parents and is a big help when moving the group from one event to the next. Please mark the board clearly. Points are given to athletes on the Club Nights for the following: Attending on a club night in full uniform (Note: No uniform means NO points including points for placing in an event) Placing 1 st, 2 nd or 3 rd in an event (4 th place is noted on the points board but does not gain any points) When recording places for the sprints on the inside track (30M, 60M, 100M), please ensure that you stand to the side of the track adjacent to the finish line. This provides the best vantage point for awarding places. There are marshals on the end of line duty that award the places, but it is always helpful to have the Grade Manager confirm the end of line decisions. Please note: The chest is the reference point - not the head or foot. Points are calculated as follows: Attendance (must be in full uniform) - 1 point 1 st = 5 points 2 nd = 3 points 3 rd = 1 point For the 4, 5 and 6 year olds: there will be heats and a final in the 30m, 60m, and 100m if there are more than 8 children in the age group. All other running races there will be only heats run as finals, and the board should show two 1 st, two 2 nd and two 3 rd places. For the 7-14 year olds: Where races are timed, each athlete will have their time recorded on the points board alongside their place. It is important to record both! All runners should remain in their lanes upon finishing. This helps with awarding the correct places and times. If you require any help in filling in the board, please ask one of the committee members for assistance. If the boards are not marked clearly a committee member will make a decision. Do s and Don ts Parents/Caregivers MUST NOT stand behind the sprint track finish line, (except for the pre-schooler s races), otherwise, children tend to slow down well before the finish line. Please, no standing on the finish line!

4 Please look both ways before crossing the outside track, as a race may be in progress. Parents must control pre-schoolers in this situation also. Volunteering We welcome and encourage parent/caregiver assistance on club nights. This may be a simple task of raking the long jump pit, recording places for events or taking a turn on the sausage sizzle. By everybody taking a turn you may only be required once or twice over the season. This also assists in the club nights running smoothly and getting through the events in a timely fashion. Club Championships Club Champs are open to all club members who have attended at least five club nights over the season. This season the Club Champs will be held on Monday 2 nd and Monday 9 th March 2015, commencing at 5:30pm. Children may enter up to 5 events and a program of events is supplied on the day. Certificates are awarded at the end of year prize giving. Full club uniform must be worn on these days no exceptions. IMPORTANT ATHLETIC EVENTS All registered athletes can attend any of the open meetings on the Auckland Centre calendar. The following events may be of interest to your child: Trans-Tasman Trials (10 and 11 year olds) The Trans-Tasmans are an event where a team from Auckland and a team from New South Wales compete in track and field events each year. This year the event will be held in New Zealand and trials are on Saturday November 14 at Mt. Smart Stadium. Inter-Provincials (12 & 13 year olds) The Inter-Provincials for 12 and 13 year grades are being held in Dunedin in March. The trials for this are Saturday November 14 at Mt. Smart Stadium. Event Coordinators are Roger Rowe and Katharine Black. Athletics Auckland Relay Championships (7 14 year olds) 4 athletes from each grade are selected to compete against other clubs in sprint relays and field events. Event Coordinators are Katharine Black and Roger Rowe. Massey Open Day (7 14 year olds) Our own Open Day at Moire Park. This is a great family day out and we encourage all Massey families to attend. Event Coordinators are Roger Rowe and Katharine Black. Auckland Pentathlon Championships (7 14 year olds) For those athletes wanting to compete in the Junior Pentathlon this year it is being held at Mt Smart Stadium. Event Coordinators are Katharine Black and Roger Rowe. Athletics Auckland Top 10 Clubs Championships (7 14 year olds) This event has teams of 2 athletes from each grade, selected to represent the club in both track and field events. Individual performances win points for the club with the Top 10 Clubs receiving banners. Event Coordinators are Roger Rowe, Katharine Black and Paul Williams. Please refer to the Athletics Auckland Junior Calendar below (also available on the Massey Athletics Sportsground website) for full details on these events. COACHING Contact Roger Rowe for further information on phone number

5 Junior Calendar 2015/16 Date Time Event Entry Venue Ages Closing Date 2016 Sat, 8th Oct 10am - 2pm Coaching / Open Day Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years Sat, 15th Oct 10am - 2pm Coaching / Open Day Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years Sat, 22nd Oct 10am - 2pm Coaching / Open Day Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years Sat, 29th Oct Senior Meet AUT Millenium Stadium, Nth Shore 13 - Seniors Sat, 30th Oct 10am - 4pm Trans-Tasman Trial Palmeston North 10 & 11 (as at 1 Oct, 2016) Sat, 5th Nov 8am - 4pm Trans-Tasman Trial & 12/13 Interprovincial Trial 10 & 11 (as at 1 Oct), 12 & 13 Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 6pm - 9pm Senior Twilight Meet 13 - Seniors Sat, 12th Nov 2pm - 8pm Combined Meeting - TT, IP, Seniors Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 10 - Seniors Sat, 13th Nov 10am Ron Keat Open Day Massey Park, Papakura 2-14 years Sat, 19th Nov 2pm - 8pm Combined Meeting - TT, IP, Seniors Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 10 - Seniors Sat, 19th Nov 10am - 4pm Papatoetoe Festival Shield Omana Park, Papatoetoe 2-14 years Sun, 20th Nov 9am - 4pm Pt Chevalier Open Day Walker Park, Pt Chevalier 2-14 years Sat, 26th Nov 2pm - 8pm Combined Meeting - TT, IP, Seniors Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 10 - Seniors Sun, 27th Nov 12noon Counties Manukau Relay Championships Massey Park, Papakura Invited Clubs 2nd - 4th Dec 8am - 4pm NZ Secondary Schools Championships Douglas Track, Waitakere Secondary Schools Sat, 3rd Dec 10am - 4pm Manurewa Open Day Jellicoe Park, Manurewa 2-14 years Sat, 10th Dec 8am - 6pm Auckland Junior Relay Championships TBC Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years club selected th - 8th Jan North Island Colgate Games Sport Park, Hastings 7-14 years 13th - 15th Jan South Island Colgate Games Invercargill 7-14 years Sat, 14th Jan 2pm - 8pm Combined Meeting - IP, Seniors Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 12 - Seniors Sun, 15th Jan 8am - 6pm Trans-Tasman Challenge Day Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 10 & 11 years Rep. Teams Sat, 21st Jan 10am - 4pm Massey Open Day Moire Park, Massey 2-14 years 8am - 6pm Combined Meeting - IP, Seniors Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 12 - Seniors Sat, 29th Jan Grade 14/ U16/ U18 Interprovincial TET Stadium, Taranaki 14/16/18 selected team Sat, 4th Feb 9am - 6pm Auckland Pentathlon Champs / Combined TBC Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose Sun, 5th Feb 9am - 6pm Events Champs 7 - Seniors Sun, 12th Feb Howick & Pakuranga Open Day Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga 2-14 years Sat, 18th Feb Senior Meet Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 15 - Seniors

6 10am North / West Challenge Douglas Track, Waitakere 7-14 years (Invited clubs) 9.00am Counties Manukau Championships Massey Park, Papakura 7-14 years (Invited clubs) Sat, 20th Feb 10am Bays Athletics Open Day AUT Millenium Stadium, Nth Shore 2-14 years Fri, 24th Feb 5pm - 9pm Massey Park, Papakura 10 - Seniors Sat, 25th Feb 9am - 6pm Auckland Championships (Combined) TBC Massey Park, Papakura 10 - Seniors Sun, 26th Feb 9am - 6pm Massey Park, Papakura 10 - Seniors Sat, 4th Mar 9am - 6pm Combined Meeting Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years Sat, 11th Mar 9am - 6pm Athletics Auckland Top 10 Championship TBC Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-14 years Club teams Sat, 18th Mar 9am - 6pm Auckland Championships (7-9 Years) TBC Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose 7-9 years 18th - 19th Mar NZ Track and Field Champs Porritt Stadium, Hamilton 13 - Seniors 7th - 9th Apr North Island Secondary Schools Champs TBC Secondary Schools team 14th - 16th Apr Grade 12 & 13 Inter-provincials TBC Masterton 12/13 selected team 22nd - 30th Apr World Masters Games Waitakere / North Harbour 35+

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