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Centre Information

FEES
The registration fee is $90.00 per athlete. Remember, that if the annual fee is broken down over the 18 program season, it works out to be $5.00 per week, and this compares to many other sports and activities.

ST JOHN AMBULANCE LEVY
There is a $10 levy payable by each athletic family upon registration at Casey Little Athletics Centre. This ensures that St John Ambulance is available on each competition day to deal with any injury or medical emergency that may arise.

ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION
The Centre registers with the VLAA Inc. those children who have reached the age of five (5) and are under the age of sixteen (16), including those who have their fifth or fifteenth birthdays in the period between the 1st day of October and the 30th day of September the following year. Note that children cannot be registered prior to turning five (5).

WET WEATHER INFORMATION
On any days that competition is cancelled due to bad weather, Casey LAC will be offering a Cross Country Program. It is expected to take 30 minutes. Athletes need to meet at the track at 9.00 am.

PLAYGROUNDS
Casey Little Athletics Centre would like to advise that the playgrounds are outside the venue and are not supervised by the Centre. Parents or Guardians must supervise children playing on the equipment.

SPONSORSHIP & SUPPORT
Casey LAC would like to thank all of our local businesses that have supported us by paying to advertise in this book. Without their support, we would not have been able to purchase some much-needed equipment and supplies. Please show your support by frequenting as many of these businesses as you can and don’t forget to tell them where you saw their ad.

PAVILION
Please note for safety reasons children are not permitted to be in the equipment storage area on competition day.

NEWSLETTERS
Centre Newsletters will be published on a regular basis to keep competitors up to date with what is happening at the Centre. If you want to place an article in the newsletter, please give it to the Secretary. Please check the noticeboard for upcoming Region/State events and Open Days. Newsletters and entry forms for Region/State events will be placed in the family communication folders next to the canteen.

LOST PROPERTY
All lost property will be stored in the small room next to the canteen. It is your responsibility to check for lost property.

HIRE OF EQUIPMENT
Details can be obtained from the Committee of Management.

CENTRE RECORDS
A decision was made by the 2002/2003 Committee to adopt all Berwick Village Little Athletics’ Club records as the Centre Records for Casey. Some of those Records were broken by our athletes last year and have been updated accordingly. All other Berwick Village Little Athletics Club Records, some of which have stood for 14 years will continue to stand until broken by Casey LAC athletes.

CERTIFICATES & TROPHIES
All athletes who break a record during this season’s competition will be presented with a certificate on presentation day unless they are the current record holder in which case they will be awarded a certificate and a trophy.

STAR AWARDS
Star Awards are offered to athletes as an incentive to reach the set benchmarks in each Age Group. Stars are awarded according to the guidelines outlined later in this book. Our athletes’ performances are recorded on a weekly basis. Star Awards will be filed into the family communication folders located next to the canteen. Thanks to Berwick Physiotherapy for sponsoring our Star Awards.

DOGS AND BICYCLES
The presence of dogs and the riding of bicycles, or the use of skateboards or scooters within the boundaries of the Athletics Complex during training and competition periods are forbidden.

SMOKING & ALCOHOL
The Centre has a NO SMOKING and NO ALCOHOL policy inside the Athletics Complex during the conduct of any Little Athletics competition; your observance of this policy would be appreciated. Smokers are required to be at least 50m from the arena.

EQUIPMENT SET UP & PACK UP
When on duty you will be required to carry out tasks related to the conduct of the program this may require moving of equipment during the program. At the end of the program, those on duty will be responsible for the return of all equipment to the equipment room for checking and packing away. Any damage and shortages noticed are to be reported to the Equipment Officer. Ensure that the ground is left in a neat and tidy condition. All clothing and other items are to be brought to the lost property box inside the small room next to the canteen.

Please note: that when you are on duty, your attendance is required for the entire program. It is extremely difficult to find replacements at short notice.

INSURANCE
All registered athletes are covered by the VLAA insurance policy. Further information can be obtained from the Centre Secretary at the Office.

SHARPS (SYRINGES)
All persons are requested to immediately report any syringes sighted inside the competition venue so that they may be safely removed. Reports should be made to either St John's or any member of the Centre Executive. Horizontal Jump officials should also be mindful that these objects might be buried in the jump pits.

UNIFORM
Normal Competition Days
Light Blue t-shirt with dark blue sleeves with blue shorts.

Cross Country
Dark Blue or navy leggings may be worn. (No skins or leggings with logos) Shorts shall be no longer the 100mm above the knee measured when kneeling.

Region and State Competition Days
Orange and white singlet with logo, name and number. Blue shorts or briefs with Casey logo and centre number must be worn.

UNIFORM HIRE
Region & State events require that Casey Centre Uniforms are worn, these can be purchased outright at a cost of $60 or hired for the event for $5 per item ($10 for shorts and singlet). A refundable deposit of $20 will be required when hiring a centre uniform.

HANDBOOK INFORMATION
Time, detail and care have been put into creating this handbook. However if you find an error or omission in any of the information or detail provided please notify the Publicity Officer so we can rectify this for future releases. Any error or omission is purely accidental and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.

BAD LANGUAGE
Competitors using bad language at any venue will be disqualified from that and all subsequent events for that day. The same applies for abuse of officials.

ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR
Acceptable behaviour policy as set out by the Victorian Little Athletics Association can be viewed at at this web site www.littleathletics.com.au

CONSTITUTION OF CLAC
A full copy of our constitution is available for viewing at this web site www.caseylittleaths.org.au