Looking to rekindle your competitive spirit or just a different and fun way to keep fit?

Casey Cardinia Athletics has been established to foster the sport of Athletics in the Casey and Cardinia regions.

All ages from 14 up, Male or Female, all abilities

Ideal Pre-Season training for all your Winter sports.

CCA participates in the Athletics Victoria South East Region Shield track & field competition in the summer (October to March) and the XCRO9 cross country and road racing series in the winter (April to September)

Athletics Victoria Shield Track and Field competition
A reminder that the Athletics Victoria Shield Track and Field competition kicks off for 2009-10 this Saturday 10 October. The first meeting for the South East Region will be at Ballam Park in Frankston. A programme for the first round, a summary of the Shield Fixture and the location of our three competition venues is attached.

Not registered yet?
If you have not yet registered for 2009-10, our registrar Claudia will be at the track tommorrow before the commencement of competition to take registrations. Uniform items will also be available for sale. If you are still thinking of signing up, you can compete tommorrow as an "invitational" athlete. Simply visit the red tent at the track or apporoach one of our members for assistance.

Where will we meet?
CCA will be stationed at the northern end of the track near the water jump. We will have a tent for shelter.

New Rules
There will be a number of new rules this season. These include:

* Maximum of 15 competitors in each field heat.
* Maximum 8 attempts in the High Jump
* Maximum one practice start per athlete per race.
* Hurdles competitors must sign-in 30 minutes before the first hurdle event is scheduled
* Relay teams must be lodged 30 minutes before the first relay is scheduled
* Pegging will be used for Javelin, Discus and Hammer Throw
* Only the athete themselves or their team manger may register for a field event
* From 1/1/10, all false starts will result in disqualification.
* To qualify for finals, athletes must compete in 1/3 of prelininary rounds and record one valid performance in the particular event/age group.

Duty
As previously mentioned, this season CCA will be required to provide club helpers to assist in conducting events. Our first round of duty will be round 2. A list of our duties will be circulated on Saturday to allow people to volunteer for positions. Vacancies will be filled on a roster basis. The load will be spread across the members. If we fail to provide club helpers, our teams and athletes can be disqualified or we can be fined.

Training
Don't forget that training is on at Edwin Flack Reserve in Berwick on Sunday Mornings (9am) and Thursday evenings (6.30pm). An updated training timetable will be released in the next week.

Hope to see you all at the track,

Rupert van Dongen
Secretary
Casey Cardinia Athletics
caseycardiniaaths@gmail.com
www.caseycardiniaaths.org.au