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Browns Plains Little Athletics is a voluntary organisation and relies on volunteer help each week in fulfilling the many and varied duties to run our club meets successfully.
For our Saturday morning competitions to run efficiently, we require 50 parents/adults to volunteer. If we do not have enough volunteers for an event, then that event may need to be cancelled for the day.
A deposit of $50 is paid per family on registration. This deposit will be refunded at the end of the season if the below conditions are met.
To be eligible for the parent refund, parents must help out as stated below.
To allocate yourself as a parent helper and qualify for the parent refund at the end of the season, you must enter your name on the Parent Participation Sheet each week prior to competition starting.
Helpers for each event will be on a 1st come 1st basis. We will not be holding any helper positions open for any parents who comes in late.
*Please include your child’s registration number next to your name. You will find this sheet on the table outside the club house during to each competition
If you (the parent/guardian) cannot help out, other family members are most welcome to come along and assist at centre competition days on your behalf. They must also write their name down next to a job on the “Parent Participation Sheet” and record which family they belong to or a respective registration number of the children from the club. This will assist the committee when finalising refunds. Names will be cross checked each week during the competition by a committee member.
There will no transfers between families once you have reached your minimum quota. There will be NO pro rata refunds.
It is an expectation and legality at the club that you stay within the grounds for the entirety of the centre competition (8:00 – approximately 11am). If, for any reason you need to leave the grounds, you MUST inform a Browns Plains Little Athletics committee member.
The following is a list of the duties required each week to run a competition efficiently.
Each week we require at least 4 parents and one official to help run the field events - on long jump, high jump, shot put and discus). For javelin, we will require at least 5 parent helpers + one official to run this event successfully. Information cards are available with each field event score bag that explains the rules and regulations for the event. If you still require assistance, please see a committee member. Unfortunately, if we do not get enough helpers for these events, we will have to cancel that event for the day.
This is a great way to support your child around, but entails taking the entire age group to each event. You may also need to help run the field events and must complete performance tickets for each of the athletes. As an Age Marshall, you are responsible for the group of children you are taking around and, as such, have the right to keep their behaviour in check as well as recording times/distances and writing up tickets for each athlete in your group for their events. The number of Age Marshalls required each week may vary depending on the number of athletes each week in the age group. The number of age marshals required will be determined on the day.
Starters start each race and are in contact with the chief time keeper (via walkie talkies) detailing such things as: event, age group and how many competitors are racing. This position requires some monitoring and education before full qualifications can be given. If this position is of interest, please let the committee know so that training can be arranged.
The recorder sits under the tent at the finish line. They are asked to record the individual times of each athlete onto a master sheet for track events only. We are always looking for parents to help out on this role, if interested, please see a committee member.
Everybody (including Age Marshalls) are asked to help with the pack up at the end of each competition. When you have completed your job for the day or when your children have finished their last event, we ask that you help pack up the equipment in that area. (eg. If your last event is long jump, please help pack up the rake, tape measure and mat etc and place them in the basket supplied and leave them in a neat pile for our grounds / equipment officer to come around and collect with the trailer.
Additional assistance is always required on the centre committee and all parents are encouraged to become involved. We appreciate and value the diverse range of backgrounds of athletes and parents and, as such, have different talents and experience. There is a place for everyone at Browns Plains Little Athletics and there are several ways that you can become involved. You may have skills that the centre doesn’t even know they need. So, if you think you can help with something, please let the committee know!
Parents are reminded that all children from U6-U12 inclusive MUST sign their children in each week and have a parent or guardian in attendance for the duration of competition.
Refunds to eligible parents will be made by direct deposit into your nominated bank account after our end of season breakup.
Saturday Mornings from 8am – 11am
September – March
We cater to children aged from 3 to 16 years.
Tiny Tots – Ages 3 & 4 year olds.
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