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Welcome to Victorian Little Athletics Association - Eastern Metropolitan Region website.
The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of the Victorian Little Athletics Association (VLAA) actively supports the Little Athletics aim to develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through family and community involvement in athletics activities.
For first time visitors the essential sections of this site to visit are the Notice Board and Calendar. Hopefully, these will provide all the information you require.
If you are revisiting the site, recent changes are detailed on the 'What's Changed' page, that's always a good place to start.
Welcome to Victorian Little Athletics Association - Eastern Metropolitan Region website.
The Eastern Metropolitan Region (EMR) of the Victorian Little Athletics Association (VLAA) actively supports the Little Athletics aim to develop children of all abilities by promoting positive attitudes and a healthy lifestyle through family and community involvement in athletics activities.
For first time visitors the essential sections of this site to visit are the Notice Board and Calendar. Hopefully, these will provide all the information you require.
If you are revisiting the site, recent changes are detailed on the 'What's Changed' page, that's always a good place to start.
EMR REGIONFEST
Date: Sunday 29 August
Place: St Joseph's College, Brenock Park Drive, Ferntree Gully
Time: 10.00 to 12.00(ish)
Focus: information sharing between EMR Centres to assist with the upcoming season.
Invitees: Centre Presidents, Secretaries, Treasurers, Team Managers, Registrars
Further Details available from Peter Wright - Nunawading
VLAA STATE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS–RESULTS
The results from the recent Victorian Little Athletics Championships are available at the VLAA website
www.lavic.com.au
EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS– Sunday 20TH JUNE-RESULTS
The EMR Cross Country Championships were held in damp conditions on Sunday 20th June at Ruffy Park Lake - Doncaster. Whilst the conditions might have been wet the competition was very hot and another very successful event resulted. Congratulations to all athletes and to Peter Wright and his committee on a job well done.
Please find the centre results HERE and the individual results HERE
Special thanks to the photo kindly provided by Phil Matthews and the Knox photographers. A number of additional photos are available from the Knox website.
EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS– Sunday 20TH JUNE
The EMR Cross Country Championships will be held on
Sunday 20th June at Ruffy Lake Park - Doncaster
First event starts at 10.00am SHARP all other events are at the starters
discretion. Team managers remind parents athletes and Coaches not to be late.
Please find attached the timetable of events HERE
Setup of the course starts at 7.45am to be finished by 9.30am. Details are
HERE
CRYSTAL CREEK COACHING CAMPS - November 2010
Each year the Eastern Metropolitan Region conducts Coaching Camps for athletes in the U10-U15 age groups. Athletes from the Centres within our Region may attend these Camps at a venue just out of Alexandra.
Dates for this year’s Camps are:
5th – 7th November for U12 – U15 athletes
26th November – 28th November for U10 – U11 athletes
The cost is $140 per athlete, which covers all accommodation, meals, transport and coaching.
You don’t have to be a ‘star’ athlete to attend these Camps; they are aimed at improving an individual’s knowledge and technique.
Interested athletes are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as each EMR Centre has been guaranteed only 8 places at each camp. It may be possible to send additional youngsters if all Centres do not fill their quota. The $140 fee covers all meals, coaching and transport from a designated pickup point.
This year we are hoping to be able to have applications online however all payments, must be given to your Centre Camp co-ordinator.
I will advise you when the online application system is available
More information and camp brochure is HERE
EMR CROSS COUNTRY CLINIC – Sunday 28th MARCH
EMR will hold a Cross Country Clinic on Sunday 28th March 2010 at Bellbird Dell, Cnr of Terrara Rd and George Road, Vermont South – Melways 62 J6 from 10:00am. All existing and new athletes wanting to join the 2010 season are welcome to attend. Please contact Peter Wright via Nunawading Little Athletics for further details.
EMR Regional Track and Field Championships
Nearly 1000 athletes from 13 Centres, including (Waverley who joined EMR this year from Southern Metro Region) descended on Knox Park on the weekend of 20/21 February to contest the VLAA Eastern Metropolitan Regional Track & Field Championships. This was one of eight conducted around the state as qualifying rounds for the VLAA State Track & Field Championships to be contested at Olympic Park on March 20/21.
There were many outstanding performances from all age groups – Under 9 to Under 15, including 8 that created new Victorian Best Performances. Details are attached HERE
Knox retained the mantel as the highest preforming centre with a total of 156 medals ( 55 Gold, 52 Silver and 49 Bronze ) followed by Box Hill with 76 (33 Gold, 30 Silver and 13 Bronze) and Doncaster 60 (14 Gold, 31 Silver and 15 Bronze). All centres medal tallies are HERE
Full individual results are available HERE
A large selection of photos from the event are HERE, special thanks to Phil Matthews and all the Knox Photographers for making these available
Chief Officials Job Descriptions
The EMR Competition Director - Peter Wright has put together a job description manual to assist all Centres with the Chief Official roles required at Regional and State events. Please take the opportunity to read the document and pass any feedback to Peter via your EMR Delegate.ty
Manual Attached HERE
EMR Regional Track and Field Championships
The EMR Track & Field Regional Championships will be held on Saturday and Sunday 20th and 21st February 2010 at Knox Athletics Track, athletes are encouraged to compete for chance to qualify for the State Championships in March. This event is open to all Under 9 to Under 15 age groups with the only criteria that you must have competed in 50% of the competition days since registering.
Whilst the EMR timetable cannot be finalised until all entries are received, please use the attached State T&F Timetable as a guide to the order of events. Some events are held at the same time or very close to each other, so please review the timetable before selecting your events.
Entry Forms available from your Centre
State Timetable HERE
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Photo courtesy of Knox Little Athletics
EMR Regional Relay Championships - Results
The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Relay Championships were conducted at Doncaster athletics track on Sunday 15th November. In warm and relatively calm conditions. Athletes from the 13 EMR clubs competed for the right to progress to the State Championships to be held at Olympic Park on Sunday December 13th. Centre results were as follows, with Knox being the most successful centre on the day with a total of 42 medals. Progressions are now available on the VLAA website. Full results HERE, Centre Results HERE
Knox (Gold 21,Silver 13,Bronze 8) = Total 42
Box Hill (12,8,9) =29
Doncaster (5,11,9 )=25
Nunawading (5,5,5) =15
Croydon (4,4,5) =13
Lilydale & Yarra Ranges (4,2,3) =9
Ringwood (1,3,5) =9
Camberwell/Malvern(0,1,8) =9
Waverley (3,4,0) =7
Kew (0,3,4) =7
Collingwood (0,1,2) =3
Sherbrooke (0,0,1) =1
Cockatoo (0,0,1) =1
EMR Regional Relay Championships - Sunday 15th November
This Sunday 15th November sees the running of the Eastern Metropolitan Region Relay Championships at Doncaster Athletics Track,
Rieschiecks Reserve; George Street, Doncaster, (Melway Map 33, J11)
Some key points to note are :
- All Chief Officials required at the track no later than 7:30 am on Sunday morning
- Marshalling for the first event will commence at 8:00am
- First event is scheduled for 8:30am and the last at 5:44pm
A “draft” program is attached HERE please note some events are straight finals
VLAA Under 11 Skills Clinic – Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th January @ NUNAWADING and KNOX
The VLAA is conducting a free 2 day Coaching clinic for all athletes in the Under 11 Age Group All events will be covered during the 2 days as athletes rotate through 10 events of 45 minutes duration. Coaching will be provided by the same coaches who run both the JDS and ALAC programs.
Parents are also invited to attend as VLAA will be providing free sessions on officiating during these days.
The venue for Saturday 9 January 2010 will be at Nunawading LAC, Bill Sewart Athletics Track, Burwood Hwy, East Burwood, Mel Ref: 62 C8. ( Not Waverley as first advised ) The venue for Sunday 10 January is Knox LAC.
Sessions run from 9:45am – 4:30pm on both days
Registrations close 16th December : The Clinic is limited to 150 athletes only so whilst places are still available they are filling fast.
Application Form HERE
VLAA Under 14-15 Multi Event Clinic – Sunday 6th December @ DONCASTER
The VLAA is conducting a 1 day Multi Event Coaching clinic for all athletes in the Under 14 -15 year Age Group at Doncaster LAC All 5 Multi events will be covered during the day as athletes can prepare for the State Multi event in January at Bendigo. Coaching will be provided by current JDS and ALAC coaches. Cost is $5
Registrations close Wednesday 2nd December : Application Form HERE
Introduction to Coaching Course (ITCC) - 8 November 2009 @ DONCASTER
VLAA is running an Introduction to Coaching Course at Doncaster LAC this Sunday 8 November. (Registrations close on 4th November please contact VLAA )
Starters Course - 8 November 2009 @ RINGWOOD
VLAA is running a starters course at Ringwood LAC. If you are interested in joining the illustrious Starters Group within EMR please contact VLAA (Registrations close on 4th November)
2008/09 EMR AGM Information
Details of the 2008/09 EMR Annual General Meeting can be found below.
Photo courtesy of KNOX LAC
EMR CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY 21ST JUNE
The EMR Cross Country Championships were held on Sunday 21st June at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. whilst the day was sunny and clear and the conditions cool the competition was hot
Congratulations to all the centres on a great day and a special welcome to our newest EMR Centre - Waverley who were joining us for their first full EMR competition.
Good Luck to everyone who has entered into the State Championships on the 26th July at Bundoora park.
Please find the results HERE
EMR ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The EMR AGM will be held on Thursday 14th Nay at Manooka Special School - East Burwood commencing at 7:30pm. All Centres are encouraged to attend as this meeting will enable EMR to establish its committee for the forthcoming season and also set the regions direction for the next few years.
EMR requires nominations for the following Executive council positions, President, Treasurer and Education Director
VLAA REGIONAL RESTRUCTURE
WAVERLEY LAC JOINS EMR
As a result of the VLAA regional restructure Waverley LAC will join EMR for the 2009/10 season. EMR is very pleased to have such a well respected and successful centre as Waverley within its ranks and truly makes the EMR a stronger than before. Waverley is situated on the corner of Waverley and Springvale Rds – Glen Waverley and boasts one of the finest if not the finest grass tracks in Victoria, they were previously part of the Southern Metropolitan Region (SMR)
If you have never competed at Waverley – make a special note in your diary to enter the Waverley Open Day next season, its usually run around late November and a fantastic day.
The Waverley website link can be found at http://waverleylittleaths.org/
On behalf of everyone at EMR we would officially like to welcome everyone at Waverley to the Eastern Metropolitan Region .
Additionally Collingwood who were earmarked to join the NMR will also remain within the ranks of EMR – ensuring our centre number returns to 13, having operated in more recent times with 12 centres after the Hiedelberg centre disbanded.
1 MARCH - VLAA STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– MAR 21 & 22-, 2009
The VLAA State Track and Field Championships will be held on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd at Olympic Park. Qualifiers and Progressions to these Championships are now available BOYS and GIRLS
A copy of the State Timetable is also attached HERE
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18-FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
Just under 900 athletes competed in the EMR Track and Field Championships over the weekend Saturday / Sunday 14th and 15th February. A special thanks tour Competition Director Peter Wright and everyone from EMR along with our volunteer officials for doing such a great job. It was good to see our President Graham Lucas in attendance and also to have VLAA Vice President Neville Harris as our Jury Convenor. It seems we keep him pretty busy
A special thanks of appreciation to Nunawading for hosting the event and to all Centre Team Managers for a great job, whilst not forgetting the parents out doing duty on the track or at the field events.
Additionally we raised approx $1000 for the Bushfire Appeal – so once again a big thank you to everyone
The results for EMR can be found HERE whilst the SMR and NMR are also available below
SMR Results HERE
NMR results HERE
VLAA expects to have the progressions to state available sometime next week.
EMR will have a number of photos available on the website and this is due to the fantastic job done by the photographers from Knox ( Andrea, Stephen and Phil Thanks to Knox for making these photos available.
Photos HERE for Saturday
More photos HERE for Sunday
You will find more EMR photos HERE on the Knox Wesite
11-FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
-REVISED TIMETABLE
There has been a late change to the EMR timetable for this weekend, the changes effect the 200m and the 80m hurdles finals - simplistically the 80m hurdles times have been bought forward by approx 15 mins - all other events should be a s previously stated. A new version of the timetable is available HERE
10th FEB - URGENT MESSAGE FROM VLAA Genera l Manager-
With the Regional Track & Field Championships being held across the State this coming weekend, VLAA are asking all Regions to support the VLAA families who have encountered great devastation and loss.
VLAA are currently finalising those of our members and/or Centres
that have been directly affected. With his in mind we are asking Regions to hold a collection this weekend at your venues, with the money going directly to those parties involved via the Association.
At the completion of the weekend, all monies raised should be sent to VLAA where they will be totalled.
At which time, we will then inform all Centres of the total amount donated and to whom..
Please support those in need.
Dean Paulin – General Manager - VLAA
10 -FEB - EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009 -TIMETABLE
The EMR Track and Field timetable has been published and is available HERE.
Please be aware that the timetable has been prepared a s close as possible to the State Track and Field timetable but there are some differences particularly where the number of heats for events are smaller. The first event on Saturday and Sunday is scheduled to commence at 8:30am and competitors will need to marshal approximately 20-30mins prior to the event
Additionally it is proposed to run straight finals of all unlaned events at the heat time.
It is also proposed to run straight finals of all laned events at the finals time.
EMR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS– FEB 14 & 15 -, 2009
The event will
be held at the Nunawading Little Athletics Centre- Bill Sewart Athletics Track
(BSAT), East Burwood Reserve,
Burwood Hwy, East Burwood (behind the Basketball Stadium). Melway map ref: 62
C8.
Entries for this event close on the 28th January As soon as all of the entrants into the EMR Track & Field championships have been verified, the schedule of events can be finalised. As the timetables are based as closed as possible to State Track and Field, both are included as a Draft for your information. As soon as the timetables have been finalised these will be posted to the website.
VLAA STATE MULTI EVENT CHAMPIONSHIPS– JAN 31-FEB 1, 2009
The 2009 State Multi Event entries close on the 31st December 2008.
This years event will be held at Brauerander Park, Caramut Rd, Warrnambool.
Saturday 31 January: All U9 - U11 & U12 Girls
Sunday 1 February 2009: All U12 Boys & U13 - U15
VLAA STATE RELAY RESULTS – 2008
Please find attached the results from the recently completed VLAA State Relay's, held at Olympic park on Sunday 14th December
VLAA STATE TRACK and FIELD – NOW 21st and 22nd MARCH
The VLAA in discussions with Olympic Park Trust has been advised that Melbourne Storm has been scheduled to play at Olympic Park on Sunday 15 March as part of the 2009 NRL Home and Away Season.
Unfortunately the NRL has priority over any other organisation in respect to bookings at Olympic Park therefore the Association has discussed several options in relation to the ongoing organisation of this event.
VLAA have decided it is in the best interests of all concerned to remain at Olympic Park given that last year was moved to a regional venue.
In order to remain at Olympic Park we have had to change the date to the weekend of 21/22 March, 2009. This will not affect Region events which have already been scheduled.
CRYSTAL CREEK CAMPS - 7th OCTOBER
Each year the Eastern Metropolitan Region conducts Coaching Camps for athletes in the U10-U15 age groups. Athletes from the 12 Centres within our Region may attend these Camps at a venue just out of Alexandra.
Dates for this year’s Camps are:
7th – 9th November for U12 – U15 athletes
28th November – 30th November for U10 – U11 athletes
The cost is $140 per athlete, which covers all accommodation, meals, transport and coaching.
You don’t have to be a ‘star’ athlete to attend these Camps; they are aimed at improving an individual’s knowledge and technique.
Interested athletes are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as each EMR Centre has been guaranteed only 8 places at each camp. It may be possible to send additional youngsters if all Centres do not fill their quota. The $140 fee covers all meals, coaching and transport from a designated pickup point.
Applications, including payment, must be given to your Centre Camp co-ordinator
More information and camp brochure is here
KNOX CELEBRATES 40 YEARS - 7th OCTOBER
As many of you are aware Knox Little Athletics Club this year celebrates its 40 year Anniversary, the season was officially opened this weekend
The 2008/09 season Opening Ceremony was conducted by Dave Murrihy who introduced our special guests which included State Sports Minister MP James Merlino, State and MP's Nick Wakeling and Kim Wells. Also present were CEO of Australia Little Athletics Adam Wallish, VLAA General Manager Dean Paulin and EMR President Graham Lucas as well as Knox Centre Life Members including foundation members
Attached are details of the forthcoming KLAC events click here
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