aN AVERAGE competition day at inglewood athletics
Fun in the sun, every Saturday morning during summer
The Inglewood Athletics Centre comes alive every Saturday morning during the summer season for competition day. On occasion we like to have a sleep in, and exchange these mornings for a twilight comp.
Summer season competition day is where all the training and hard work pay off and your athlete gets the chance to compete, be their best, and have fun. There’s plenty of support, loads of cheering and displays of mateship on competition day.
We start at 7:45am on Saturday competition days (4:45pm on twilight comps), and thanks to our dedicated committee members, coaches and volunteers, we run a slick competition, aiming to finish each morning by 12:00pm. It’s fantastic fun and we can’t wait to see your family there.
What happens on club competition days?
Everything you need to know is in your Inglewood Year Book, but here’s a summary of what to expect:
- After a 10-minute warm up on arrival (a jog around the oval and stretching exercises), your athletes wait with you or their friends to be called for their first event.
- Once your athletes are called to their events, they head to the marshalling tent on the arena where they gather by age group and move to their first event.
- Athletes in U7-U12 categories always have adult chaperones (orange vests) to help guide them around the arena. If an athlete misses their call or isn’t sure where to go, our announcers are always there to help.
- Volunteers at each event measure and time the athletes’ performances. IMPORTANT: PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE ARENA WITHOUT A VOLUNTEER VEST. This is to help verify adults interacting with the children on site are connected to the club and not a stranger.
- Results are available weekly on the ResultsHQ website.
- Once an event finishes, the athletes leave the arena and wait for their next event to be called, hanging out with their friends, making memories.
- The Meeting Manager (aka Arena Manager) and Assistant Meeting Managers (wearing light blue vests) oversee every competition day. Only Meeting Managers can verify whether a record has been broken or not. Any protests must be made in writing via email to the Meeting Manager. The Meeting Manager will have absolute discretion in determining any protest.
- Each event site has a key official (wearing a purple vest) and parent volunteers (wearing yellow vests) who help run the site.
- There are three event programs that rotate throughout the season for U9-18 and two for U7 and 8s. You can check the season calendar to see which events your little athlete is participating in each week.
Don’t forget to head to our canteen on competition day where you can buy snacks, fruit, ice creams and drinks, as well as freshly made bacon & egg rolls, hotdogs and toasted sandwiches.
What to bring on competition day
All athletes need to compete in full uniform, including Inglewood shirt, black shorts (either plain black or Inglewood logo club shorts), and competition bib.
Remember to wear sunscreen, bring a hat, and don’t forget your water bottles!
Rules for spike shoes
Current full rules about spikes are published in Athletics West Rules & Regulations webpage under the respective member category.
Winter competition
Athletes who register to participate in the winter program compete on Saturday afternoons from April to August.
Competition generally rotates between cross country runs and road walks and takes place at various locations across Perth (in conjunction with host athletics centres and Athletics West).
Cross country runs are open to athletes U8 – Open Age categories with race distances from 1000m – 10km, depending on the athlete’s age.
Winter road walks are open to athletes U10 –Open Age categories with distances from 1000m to 20km, depending on the athlete’s age.
For more information, you can check out the winter events calendar on the Athletics West website.
Senior 'Strive' season competition
Friday night is competition night for athletes who have registered for the Athletics West ‘Strive’ Program. Competition takes place at the WA Athletics Stadium in Claremont and is open to athletes registered as Junior Dual, Junior Strive, Senior or Masters Dual members.
Programs vary from week to week to cover all track and field disciplines. To participate, you must register and pay for the event/s you wish to compete in, a few days prior to the meeting date.
You do this via the links in the Athletics West Calendar.
Event calendar & program
You can download a copy of the Inglewood Little Athletics Centre event calendar and summer program of events on our calendar page.
Championship events
Every summer athletes can participate in a series of inter-centre competitions to challenge themselves against other athletes.
The dates for these championship events are included in the Inglewood Little Athletics Calendar and posted on the Athletics West website.
Athletes need to nominate for each championship event by the closing date. Late nominations will not be accepted.
As with all Inglewood Athletics club events, parent volunteering is required.
Competition day results
It’s pretty exciting when your little athlete has competed strongly, improved their performance or achieved a personal best.
You can see all the results from summer and winter competition by logging in to ResultsHQ (you’ll need your username and password).
For queries about summer season results, email our Records and Ranking Officer at ilacrecords@outlook.com. Queries about winter results should be directed to admin@inglewoodlac.com.au.
Competition rules and resources
Athletics West governs the rules of competition for Little Athletics Centres and clubs across Western Australia. You can download a copy of the Rules for Competition from the Athletics West website.
Information for officials
The Australian Athletics Officials Education Committee has developed a list of handy links for athletics officials. Visit https://www.athletics.com.au/Officials/Education/ for more information.
Key Officials
All competitions need Officials, and all events need a special Official to run the sites efficiently and safely. We are incredibly grateful to our Key Officials (also known as ‘Site Referees’) who look after not only the athletes, but the volunteers on their site.
If you feel like you have gained enough confidence to step into such a role, please contact admin at admin@inglewoodlac.com.au as we would love to have you on the team.