19/4/2015 Come and try day. $10.00 FOR THE DAY ONE DAY ONLY MARIST
OVAL STARTS 1.45pm TO 5.30pm. SIGN UP ANY TIME.
26/4/2015 FIRST CARNIVAL FOR THE YEAR STARTS 1.45pm TO 5.30pm. SIGN UP ANY TIME.
8/5/2015 Training John Chapman will be at training for all at Marist Oval from 4.30 pm
Carnival will be held Sunday, check calendar to confirm event.
The Annual General Meeting of Queensland Athletics Association shall be held at
Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre Townsville on the 30th May 2015.
COACHING NEWS
Australian Junior Championships Coach Education Sessions
Following on from the successful education sessions at Australian All Schools, the National
Junior Event Coaches will again be running coach education sessions at Australia Junior
Championships.
The sessions will begin on the evening of Thursday 12th March with a lecture at NSWIS on the
theme of developing talent in junior athletes. The schedule will include a talk with National
Junior High Performance Manager Sara Mulkearns and National Junior Coaching
Coordinator Nicki Frey, a Q&A session with the highly successful Pole Vault coach Alex
Parnov and a talk by Athletics Australia Junior Biomechanist Mike Barber on the use of video
and apps in coaching.
The following morning will contain event specific practical sessions at the Sydney Olympic
Park Athletics Centre Track with the National Junior event coaches. This will be followed by
an informal gathering for a snack and chat with the coaches.
Date: 12th March
Time: 7:15pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Sport & Hockey Centre, Waratah Room, Olympic Boulevard,
Sydney Olympic Park
Date: 13th March
Time: 7:15am – 9:00am
Venue: Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre Track
FEE: No charge for Accredited Athletics Coaches
RSVP: kylie.italiano@athletics.org.au
Kids’ Athletics & Sporting Schools – Book in for the upcoming upskilling
programs
From 2015, Sporting Schools will become Australia's largest school based participation
programme for children providing a supportive environment to foster a lifelong connection
with sport. Sporting Schools formally Active After-school Communities aims to encourage
more children within a greater number of schools.
Athletics Australia are working with the Australian Sports Commission to deliver the IAAF
Nestlé Healthy Active Kids’ Athletics program in the Sporting School Initiative from 1 July 2015.
Schools will be provided with grant funding for up to 3 terms per year to engage with trained
accredited coaches in their choice of 34 approved national sporting organisation sporting
school programs.
During the first six months of 2015 Athletics Australia will be developing the athletics program
workforce and will deliver Kids Athletics Coaching Courses in each state. This course will train
coaches in how to run a Kids Athletics program in the sporting schools model including how
to plan, progress the activities and run the final week Kids Athletics competition.
Pre requisite for the Kids’ Athletics Coach Course is to be a currently registered Accredited
Athletics Coach with Athletics Australia.
Sporting Schools offers Accredited Athletics Coaches who are upskilled as Kids’ Athletics
coaches an excellent employment opportunity, as well as the chance to deliver quality
sporting programs at schools - before, during, or after school.
Kids’ Athletics Coaching Courses will be held on the following dates. As mentioned
participants must be Level 1 CAC or higher and currently registered.
Melbourne
Darwin
Alice Springs
Newcastle
Brisbane
Hobart
Perth
Sydney
Canberra
Adelaide
4th March
7th March
8th March
15th March
22nd March
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
Please register your interest to attend this course and be part of the Sporting Schools
workforce by emailing Athletics Australia Coaching Department aac@athletics.org.au
2015 IAAF World Championships Selection Policy
Athletics Australia has published the Selection Policy for the 2015 IAAF World Championships
in Beijing (CHN) on 22-30 August 2015.
Accredited Coach Education Courses
Athletics Australia has all coaching courses throughout Australia listed on the Athletics
Australia website.
To view the complete Coach Education Calendar, please visit here.
Australian Junior Championships Coach Education Sessions
Dates: 12th March 7:15 – 9:30pm (evening session)
13th March 7:15am – 8:45am (morning session)
Venue: NSWIS Lecture theature (evening session)
Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre (morning session)
Cost: Free for Accredited Athletics Coaches
Registration: Email kylie.italiano@athletics.org.au
Australian Athletics Tour
The Australian Athletics Tour is upon us!