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State Track & Field Medallists - 2010
What a great conclusion to the track and field season with these Casey Little Athletes achieving 5 Gold, 6 Silver and 5 Bronze medals at the 2010 State Track and Field Championships. Well done to all athletes who participated.
Name Age Group Event Medal Time/Distance
Alyssa Prosser U10 Triple Jump Gold 8.45m
Alyssa Prosser U10 High Jump Silver J1.32m
Alyssa Prosser U10 Triple Jump Gold 8.45m
Alyssa Prosser U10 High Jump Silver J1.32m
Taylor Vasiljevic U11 1500m Race Walk Silver 7:55.27
Danielle Cameron U14 High Jump Silver 1.60m
         
Cameron De Bruin U9 80m Hurdles Silver 20:24:00
Christian Daly U11 60m Hurdles Gold 20:09:36
Christian Daly U11 80m Hurdles Gold 1:12:00
Christian Daly U11 70m Run Bronze 22:04:48
Christian Daly U11 100m Run Bronze 14.10
Matthew DeBruin U14 300m Hurdles Gold 6:14:24
Matthew DeBruin U14 90m Hurdles Bronze 1:12:00
Evander D'Silva U13 80m Hurdles Silver 15:07:12
Daniel Dupre U13 200m Gold 22:04:48
Daniel Dupre U13 100m Silver 12.58
Jack Jordan U15 800m Bronze 2:05.06
Jack Jordan U15 400m Bronze 53.22


Australian Little Athletics Under 13's Champion
Daniel at Aust Little Aths Championships
Casey Little Athlete Daniel Dupre competed at the Australian Little Athletics Under 13's Championships Brisbane recently.
Daniel performed very well bringing home a Silver Medal in the 80M hurdles, 5th in the 100m, 4th in the 200m and 4th in the Relay.
Victoria also won the Under 13 Championship Trophy - Well Done Daniel



New Committee Voted In
Casey Committee memberThanks go to the many families who attended our AGM recently. We welcome new members to the committee who bring fresh ideas and enthusiasm. Thanks also to past key committee members who did not renew their tenures this year after many years of much appreciated and valuable service. We once again have a great committee prepared to give up their time to further the advancement of Little Athletics in the Berwick area.

If you would like to know more about the club, please feel free to ask any of our committee members. Alternatively, feel free to join us at our next committee meeting, to see what it is all about!! Meetings are normally held on the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7:30 pm in the Casey LAC Club rooms.

Presentation Day & AGM

Trophies
The Casey little athletics Presentation Day and A.G.M. was held on Sunday 2nd May 2010 at 2pm at the Berwick Leisure Centre Manuka rd. Berwick. (next to the high school)
Athletes were presented with Participation, Centre, State representative and Record Holder awards following the AGM.
Please note that if you did not RSVP by the cut off of 2pm Sunday 14th March 2010, then no trophy was ordered as per advice to parents via email and notices on this website.


Presentation Day & AGM
Trophies
The Casey little athletics Presentation Day and A.G.M. will be held on Sunday 2nd May 2010 at 2pm at the Berwick Leisure Centre Manuka rd. Berwick. (next to the high school)

Please note that if you have not RSVP'ed by the cut off of 2pm Sunday 14th March 2010, then no trophy has been ordered as per advice to parents via email and notices on this website.


Committee Members Wanted
Casey Committee memberMany of our key committee members are not renewing their tenures this year after many years of much appreciated and valuable service.

We will need a Vice President, Registrar, Uniform Officer, Canteen Manager, On Track Coordinator, Coaching Coordinator and General Committee members for the coming season.

We must have a viable committee in order to be able to keep our club running. If you would like to join our committee, and ensure that your children can compete, please feel free to ask any of our current committee members what is involved.

Alternatively, feel free to join us at our next committee meeting, to see what it is all about!! Meetings are held on the 2nd Monday of the month, at 7:30 pm in the Netball rooms.

The committee will be voted in at our AGM on Sunday 2pm to 5pm 2nd May, 2010.


State Track & Field Championships
Casey Little Athletics Many Casey athletes progressed to the State Track and Field Championships held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st March 2010 at Olympic Park Melbourne. Great results were achieved by many of our athletes and we're sure all enjoyed competing at this level. Photos are available to be viewed here.





Cross Country
Casey Little Athletics
The Cross Country Season begins this Saturday 17th April 2010.
Warm up at 8.45am rain, hail or shine; the first race starts at 9.00am. It takes place here at the Casey track.

Choose from one of the following distances:- Under 6 to Under 8's for 1km, Under 9 to Under 12's for 2km, Under 13 to Open for 3km

Dads and Mums are welcome to run with their children (upon signing an indemnity form).
Check here for more details or see Rod Prime with any questions.




Goodbye Season 2009/2010

Casey Little Athletics
What a wonderfully successful season we have had! With record numbers of participating athletes competing at Casey, we have seen many records broken, many personal bests attained, and hundreds of children and their families enjoy the fun and fitness of Little Athletics.

The committee would like to thank all our families for their continued support, and congratulate all our athletes on a fantastic track and field season.

Our children continue to do an exceptional job each week, and you should all be very proud of your wonderful athletics achievements this season.
Well done!!


Whilst our track and field season is drawing to a close, it’s time to welcome our Cross Country season.


State Track & Field Championships
Casey Little Athletics Many Casey athletes have progressed to the State Track and Field Championships to be held on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st March 2010 at Olympic Park Melbourne.
Casey 2010 State Track & Field Qualifiers & Progressions can be viewed here. The State Track & Field Timetable can be viewed here.



Centre Championships - A great success

Casey Little Aths in Action
We would just like to congratulate, and thank everyone for a wonderful effort on the Centre Championships this weekend Sat 13th & Sun 14th March 2010. View the photos here.

Everyone worked so hard, and it was fantastic to see the committee's work over the season and on the day together with the many parent helpers ensure the children had a successful Centre Championship. Photos can be emailed to:- caseylacphotos@gmail.com

If you have enjoyed yourself this season why not consider joining the committee at the AGM for 2010 / 2011?

Training for State Track& Field Events
Training for Region & State Track& Field Events A few coaches have made themselves available on Wednesday Night starting at 5pm at the Casey track for any athletes from under 9s to 15s interested in any specialised training leading up to the State event.
If you are interested in improving your skills during this time ,come on down.
Walks Training will be held Thursday starting at 5:30pm see Karen Wynen
at the track.


Little Athletics Radio On 97.7fm
Casey Radio 97.7fm Listen to Casey Radio 97.7fm radio on Sunday at 4.00pm
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10 Mar 2010
Canteen Duty
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Next Saturday March 13th its the Under11 parents duty and on Sunday March 14th its the Under 12 parents duty so please arrive early to be ready for some eager customers. Thanks to the Under 10 parents who helped out in the canteen last time. Remember to sign the Parent Duty Sheet when helping with canteen duty as it counts towards your monthly duty requirement of being a member at the Centre.


28 Feb 2010
Region Track & Field - A great success for Casey
Casey Little Athletics 2008 2009 photosCasey athletes performed exceptionally well at the Region Track and Field on Sunday 21st February at Newborough winning many medals. They
are to be congratulated for their sportsmanship and the way they conducted themselves at our first Track & Field Championship meeting as part of the Gippsland Region. Thanks go to all of the committee and parents who put in many hours of work prior to this event and on the day to make the event such a success. Casey 2010 State Track & Field Qualifiers & Progressions can be viewed here. The State Track & Field Timetable can be viewed here. Some photos of the Region event can be viewed here. Any photos taken on the day can be emailed to caseylacphotos@gmail.com
for inclusion on this website.


23 Feb 2010
Presentation Day & AGM
Trophies
The Casey little athletics A.G.M. and Presentation Day will be held on Sunday 2nd May 2010 at 2pm at the Berwick Leisure Centre Manuka rd. Berwick. (next to high school)
Please note that this years AGM and Presentation Day Is an RSVP only event. Athletes need to attend this function to receive their trophy or otherwise nominate a person to collect your award on the day. Click here to print the Form then once completed place the RSVP in the box at the canteen No later than 2pm sunday 14th march. No late RSVP’s will be accepted.
Lodgements up until this time can be via email casey@vlaa.asn.au Include your athletes Name, Age Group and Registration Number if you are going to attend this event.
Please note that if you do not RSVP Then no trophy will be ordered. Uncollected trophies will be returned to the Supplier on the 3rd of may.

11 Feb 2010
Parent Duty

Parent helper
URGENT NOTICE TO ALL PARENTS

There is not much time left for parents/Guardians to complete their 4 days of duty.

Please be aware that if you have not completed your 4 days of duty your child will not be permitted to compete in the Centre Championships on the 13th and 14th of March. Doing your 4 days of duty also qualifies your child to receive a participation trophy at the end of year presentations.
Check out the Duty Register here. If you believe the information on the duty register is incorrect, please come and see me (Cameron Skeggs) at the sign on table this Saturday.
To qualify as having done duty we need to spend the whole morning either at an event or assisting the team managers. Helping out at one or two events does not qualify. The exception to this is the canteen where a two hour block is considered a days duty.
I would also like to thank those parents and guardians who have already done 4 days or more than 4 days of duty, especially those who help out every week. Without you the club would not function.


3 Feb 2010
Centre Championships
Centre Championships This year , the Championships are being held on Saturday 13th-Sunday 14th March. All entries need to be returned to the centre by this Saturday 6th February.   Late entries will NOT be accepted under ANY circumstances. Centre Championship entry forms are available here.


Parent Duty
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You can help your kids and do your member duty in all sorts of ways. We need help to set up the equipment at 7.00am, start the BBQ at 7.30am, prepare the canteen at 7.30am, set up the hurdles and high jump, serve in the canteen, enter the results into the computers, help run the events and pack up the equipment at the end of the morning. Check out the Duty Register here. If you have done duty but your name does not appear on the list, please see the Chief of Officials Cameron Skeggs at the sign in desk.
Now is the time to get involved, make friends and learn that little aths can be a load of fun for parents as well as for the kids.


12 Jan 2010
Club House Extensions
Casey Club House Extension
As some of you may be aware our club house is undergoing a makeover. We are very excited at getting additional facilities to assist all our athletes, which will include showers, extra bathroom facilities and change rooms. Please see newsletter photo’s of the progress. Please be aware that this is a construction zone and children are not to play or be in this area. We thank Casey City Council for funding this works and we look forward to the completion in the near future.


Region Track & Field
Region Track and Field
registrations closed on 11th of December. We now have a total of 96 athletes registered. If you have a child entered can you please check that their events and details are right. If I need to make any changes please let Dawn know ASAP on 0458 284 154. Events entered can be Checked Here



State Relays
U9 Girls 4x50 relay team
Casey athletes competed at Olympic Park on Sunday December 13th. All teams involved put in a good show and enjoyed themselves.
The results from VLAA are available here.



Twilight Competition
Casey Aths twilight xmas event.This Friday December 11th was our last track and field program before we break for Christmas. It was a mixture of some standard events and some fun events such as long jump relays, obstacle courses, tug-o-war, gum boot toss etc. Santa also appeared on the night arriving in a fire truck. Photos will be coming here in the next few days.

Have a great break over Christmas and come along to our first event for 2010 on Saturday January 16th for a Twilight Competition starting at 4.00pm.


State Relays
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Casey athletes will be competing at Olympic Park on Sunday December 13th. Information regarding this event for those competing is available here. Good luck to all teams involved.


Region Track & Field
Region Track and Field registrations closed on 11th of December, the last event of 2009, which is the Twilight break-up night, so you needed to get your entries to Dawn Gilpin, our Events Co-Ordinator, as no late entries will be accepted no matter the reason, due to Region Co-ordination requirements. Entry Forms Here


Training
Training
There will be NO training on Thursday 10th December due to Twilight Competition on the next night and a lot of coaches will be going to Olympic Park( Zatopek ) to watch some of our kids competing in a relay and see the Senior Athletes Race.



Region Relays
Baton imageCasey athletes did very well on Sunday November 15th at Newborough in the Region Relay Competitions winning plenty of categories.  [More]    Have a look at some of the photos here. Look here for the Progressions to the State Finals. Thanks to the parents who helped run the event when they were called on to do their duty. If you have taken some great photos of our kids then email them to:- caseylacphotos@gmail.com   

SMR U6-8 Carnival
Now is the time to register your kids for the SMR U6-8 Carnival due to take place on Sunday November 29th at our track here at Casey LAC.
There will be Fun Events such as 50m, 100m, 200m, Long Jump, Discus, Shot Put, Dragon Races, On Track Events and Prizes, Lucky Number Prizes, Certificates for all Athletes with Ribbons for all Events.



Victorian All Schools Championships
Look at some of the great results that Casey Athletes achieved at the Victorian All Schools Track & Field Season 2009 - 2010 Championships held at Olympic Park Melbourne on Sunday 8 November 2009. [More]

17 Oct 2009
Uniform Required

Casey uniform
Kids tell Mum and Dad that you have to wear the correct uniform to compete at Little Aths for the rest of the season. This means leggings, trousers, track pants are not permitted. It also means a Number Bib must be worn to have times and performances counted. [more]


Wet Weather

Radar screen
If it's too wet on a Saturday competition day and we have to cancel event's the Centre will run a mini cross country event . Decisions to cancel are delayed until the last possible minute in order to avoid unnecessary cancellations of the Seasons Programs during the changeable spring/summer weather.
Have a hot cuppa while you wait!



Coaches & Starters Courses For 2009
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Introduction to coaching course, Coaches course's, Level 2, Starters seminar, Race walking judging seminar, Race walking coaching clinic
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Casey Cardinia Athletics
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.
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4 November 2009
Training

Casey training
There will be No training on Tuesday this week due to the Melbourne Cup holiday.

Thursday training for Under 10's to Under 15's will take place as usual.


Relay Training

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Relay training for this week is on Wednesday 4th November starting at 5:30pm for all age groups.





28 October 2009

What Stars
Casey Aths
Our terrific athletes have had a fantastic start to the season by achieving Star Awards and new Centre Records.

Congratulations to our two Under 6 girls, Rhianna Clemow and Jaime Quinn, who have already achieved 5 Star awards this early into the season.


Also congratulations to our new Centre record holders Daniel Dupre, Evander D'Silva, William Campbell, Matthew DeBruin, Samantha Prime, Anthony Vella, Jessica Prime and Nicole Hallett for their outstanding performances.

23 October 2009
Sponsors Selling Runners
One of major sponsors, Athlete's foot, will be in attendance This Saturday 24th October, from 9am to sell runners. This will be a great opportunity for anyone who is in need of new runners to be properly fitted by the experts, and support those who support us!

Soaking Saturday
Photo gallery link
Saturday 17th October saw Casey little Athletics track very wet. So much that we had to cancel all Track and Field events and ran a mini Cross Country Morning instead, with 172 Athletes enduring the cross country course.

Starting with the Under 6 Boys & Girls running with their mums & dads along the Casey tan track, (est. 550m)
Under 7,8,9 Boys & Girls all had separate races up the small hill track (est. 875m) and the Under 10's to 16's had a choice of 2 or 3 laps of the small hill (est. 1800m to 2750m)

It was great to see all the parents cheering the athletes as they entered the arena to finish their race.


Lost Property

Please collect any lost property from the room next to the canteen this Saturday as any items left at the end of the morning will be donated to charity.

Relays
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The Relay Championships are our main team competition for the season. So if you enjoyed Relays last year ask for some information this Saturday when you Register as we intend to start training prior to the Track & Field season.
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Officials / Coaching Workshop
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We are holding a Coaching/Officials information day, this Sunday, 25th October from 10 am- 2pm. A light lunch will be provided.
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15 October 2009
Saturday
Welcome to the new families who joined last Saturday. If you have any questions look for the Committee members wearing the orange vests. Remember to check out the Results and Photos each week and have lots of fun with your kids at Casey Little Aths.

04 October 2009
Off with a Bang
Casey Aths
What a start for the first day back for the new season with 398 kids attending at the Casey track. A brief shower cleared to leave us with a sunny morning so that most children could complete 5 events by 12:30pm.

We hope the new families found the morning easy to follow with the introduction of Age Group Co-ordinators in their yellow vests. The Committee dressed in their orange vests could be seen assisting the newcomers all over the Centre.

Remember to ask them if you have any questions as you are expected to help out on the track and at the canteen throughout the season. When you help out make sure you sign the helper sheet that your Age Group Co-ordinator has with them.

Check out the Results and Photos each week and have lots of fun with your kids at Casey Little Aths.


02 October 2009

Photo gallery link Season Starts This Saturday
The Start of the Season is this Saturday 3rd October 2009 so please arrive early at 8.00am to sign up for duty and for the kids to warm up. Upon arrival listen for announcements and the morning will proceed smoothly. If your new to the Centre click here for some information.

Registration Day missed ?
We are still taking applications so come along early by 8.00am on our first competition day and join up then.
Please bring your completed Form with a Birth Certificate and Payment for all children enrolling on the day to the Netball rooms at the Casey Little Aths Centre located at the Edwin Flack Reserve, Manuka Road, Berwick on Melways map 111 H07 .



29 September 2009
Canteen Managers Required ASAP
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We require two people or couple who are prepared to manage the canteen for the coming season.

This season we would like a person to set up and open the canteen then hand over at 10.00am to the second person who will pack up and close the canteen at 12.00 noon. Rostered helpers will be provided and we already have a volunteer to purchase the mornings supplies.

Yes this way you can help out and still see your children do their events so Contact the Secretary to find out more.


12 September 2009
Registration Dates - Summer Season
The Summer Track and Field season Registration day will be held at 9am - 11am on Saturday 12 Sept for Registrations
This will take place at the Casey Little Aths track Edwin Flack Reserve , Manuka Road, Berwick, VIC...Melways 111 H07
Please bring your completed Form with a Birth Certificate and Payment for all children enrolling on the day.

   

Recent Front Page News

Past Front Page News - 2008/09

Casey Aths at State Track & Field  Championships 2010

Casey Aths at Newborough
Casey Aths at Newborough
Casey aths starting 100m


Casey kids

U9 Girls 4x50 relay team
Click here for more photos

Photos can be emailed to:- caseylacphotos@gmail.com

Casey aths starting 100m
Casey Little Athletics Cross Country Season photo
Casey families enjoyed Santa at the final event for 2009.
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Photos can be emailed to:- caseylacphotos@gmail.com

Casey enjoyed a club-best return at the State Track and Field Championships.
Casey little athletes enjoyed a club-best return at the State Track and Field Championships at Olympic Park recently. [more photos]
The first day of the Casey Championships is washed away.
The first day of the Casey Championships is washed away.
Casey under 15 boys Muck In on their final day.
Casey under 15 boys Muck Up on their final day.
Casey under 12 boys sprinting over 70m.
Casey under 6 boys jump to it.
Casey under 10 boys
Casey under 10 boys enjoying the day at the State Relay Championships.
Casey takes the lead at the SMR Relay competition.
Casey takes the lead at the SMR Relay competition.
The girls stride out for their personal best time.
The Under 12 Boys make a start on their 100 metre sprint.
Casey Under 6 Girls line up for their 200 metre unlaned event.
The Under 6 Girls line up for their 200 metre unlaned event.
Casey athletes that competed at National Cross Country and Walks
With a record number of athletes competing at our second week of the season it was great to see the older ones finishing the day so well with the 300 metre hurdles.
Casey athletes that competed at National Cross Country and Walks
It was fantastic to see so many new athletes try out for the first time at our first program for 2008-9