Programs

Our Saturday morning meets rotate through three carefully-planned programs which usually include two running events, one jumping event, and one throwing event. These may change during the year due to weather conditions or to facilitate better flow of events. Each week the program will be emailed out to members and posted on the Facebook page.

What events are offered?

Little Athletes will generally do a range of track and field events. The events include sprints, hurdles, middle distance, relays, throws (shot put, discus, javelin), and jumps (long jump, triple jump, and high jump). Some events have age restrictions on them. Safety and fun are of the utmost importance at Little Athletics, so equipment is modified to suit the age and developmental stage of the athletes. For example, throwing implements are lighter for younger age groups and hurdles are a smaller height to ensure the safety and well-being of our Little Athletes. There are some event specific videos on our Resources page.

Events for each age group

U6s and U7s – 50m, 70m, 100m, pack start (300m), hurdles, relays, long jump, throws.

U8s – 50m, 70m, 100m, pack start (700m), hurdles, relays, long jump, high jump (scissors), shot put, discus, vortex.

U9s and U10s – 70m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, hurdles, relays, long jump, high jump (scissors), shot put, discus, turbo javelin.

U11s to U17s – 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, hurdles, relays, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, discus, javelin.