Carnival Information
WCLAC Special eventsACT Carnivals
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.
ACT Carnivals
ACTLAA Multi-Event Carnival
The ACTLAA Multi-Event Carnival will be held at the AIS on the 8th November 2009. 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 2009 Event flyer is available here.
ACTLAA Relay Carnival
The ACTLAA Relay Carnival will be held at the AIS on the 6th December 2009. 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.
ACTLAA Southside Regional Carnival
The ACTLAA Southside Regional Carnival will be held at Woden on the 27th and 28th of February 2010. 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. At the southside regional championships in Febuary 2008, our team manager recorded the times of each event for both Saturday and Sunday, please use this as a time guide at the southside regionals Southside recorded times 2007 with straight track timing gates only.and Southside recorded times 2008 with straight & circular track timing gates
ACTLAA Championships
The ACTLAA Championships will be held at the AIS on the 21 & 22nd March 2010 for all Under 7 to Under 17 athletes who qualified through an ACTLAA Regional Carnival. More details are provided to parents and athletes closer to the event. At the ACT championships in March 2007, our team manager recorded the times of each event for both Saturday and Sunday, please use this as a time guide at the ACT Championship ACT Championship recorded times.
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 ACTLAA following the ACTLAA 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 at Perth in late April.