Carnival Information
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National Carnivals
WCLAC Special events
Redback Gift - Multi-Age Sprint Handicap
The Redback Gift is a handicap race based on the season best times run in age groups in 70m or 100m races. There are separate boys and girls finals comprising the fastest competitor from each age group in heats held earlier in the day.
Each competitor in a final will start from a mark on the track determined by handicap. As a result, the slower age group runners run a shorter distance, and the fastest age group runner is the back marker.
Spiderback Gift – Multi-Age Distance Handicap
The Spiderback Gift is a handicap 800m race based on the season’s best times for all age groups, both boys and girls, run on a modified circular track. (The circular track is modified to look like a spider’s back). This race is normally held during the WCLAC’s Christmas party.
WCLAC Championships
Towards the end of each season, the Centre Championships are conducted for all Weston Creek registered Little Athletes. These are usually held over three or four Saturday mornings (but may need later re-scheduling depending on weather conditions).
Championship points
For Centre Championships events, championship points are awarded as follows: each competitor receives one participation point per event, and the first eight placegetters also receive result points.
| Final placing | Final placing |
|---|---|
| 1st | 8 + 1 = 9 |
| 2nd | 7 + 1 =8 |
| 3rd | 6 + 1 =7 |
| 4th | 5 + 1 =6 |
| 5th | 4 + 1 =5 |
| 6th | 3 + 1 =4 |
| 7th | 2 + 1 =3 |
| 8th | 1 + 1 =2 |
| Other placegetters | 1 |
Attendance Points
Points are allocated for attendance each week (to a maximum of 12 weeks) throughout the season. The maximum attendance points achievable are one third of the maximum Centre Championship participation points that can be achieved by the athlete in their age group.
For example, an Under 7 athlete has 7 championship events (assuming all are conducted) with a possible 9 points per event. The maximum championship participation points a chievable are 63 and, therefore, the maximum attendance points are 21. The weekly attendance points are one twelfth of the maximum attendance points for that age group, and up to a maximum of 12 weeks, as referred to above. (Put another way, an athlete who participates on 12 or more non-championship weeks receives the maximum available attendance points.)
Age Group champions
The age champion girl and boy for each age group is the athlete who scores the highest number of total points. The total points are the addition of the championship points (as per Table 6 above) and attendance points.
LAACT Carnivals
LAACT Multi-Event Carnival
The ACTLAA Multi-Event Carnival will be held at the AIS on Sunday the 11th November 2010. This is open to all Under 7 to Under 17 athletes and involves a number of pre-determined events where points are obtained for performance in each event. The 2010 Event flyer is available here.
LAACT Relay Carnival
The LAACT Relay Carnival will be held at the AIS on Sunday the 12th December 2010. Weston Creek normally performs extremely well at this carnival due to thorough team preparation and great enthusiasm. Relay teams are organised by the Centre and are open to all Under 7 to Under 17 athletes. More details are provided to parents and athletes closer to the event.
LAACT Southside Regional Carnival
The LAACT Southside Regional Carnival will be held at Woden on the 26th and 27th of February 2011.
The Regional Carnival is open to all Under 7 to Under 17 athletes,
and it is also the pre-qualification carnival for the ACTLAA Championships. More
details are provided to parents and athletes closer to the event.
Please use this as a time guide at the southside regionals: Southside Carnival results 2010
LAACT Championships
The LAACT Championships will be held at the AIS on the 19th & 20th March 2011 for
all Under 7 to Under 17 athletes who qualified through an LAACT Regional Carnival.
More details are provided to parents and athletes closer to the event.
Please use this as a time guide at the LAACT Championships: LAACT Championships results 2010
Australian Little Athletics Championship
The Australian Little Athletics Championship (ALAC) is a State/ Territory teams event for the Under 13 Age Group, and an individual multi-event championship for the Under 15 age group. Athletes will be selected by the LAACT following the LAACT Championships. Athletes wishing to be considered are required to meet a number of pre-qualification requirements. These requirements will be provided to athletes in these age groups during the season. This season the championship will be held in Sydney on the 29th April to 1St May 2011.