As agreed to at the time of registration each athlete requires at least one responsible adult to stay for the entire time they are participating. Athletes may not be left at GGLAC without appropriate adult supervision. 

Disregarding this condition, adds extra workload to the committee and those parents who regularly help out to ensure that all athletes have an opportunity to compete safely and enjoy themselves. It is not necessary for parents to have a great knowledge of athletics to help, just some time and energy!   

As a Little Athletics parent you are expected to assist each weekly meeting by 

• Measuring field events 

• Helping to organise the athletes for events 

• Retrieving discus, shot puts and javelin 

• Raking the sand on long/triple jump  

• Chaperoning age groups and recording results 

Parent participation is vital to keep our Centre functioning. In addition to the above, a weekly roster is established for assistance with set-up, canteen/bbq, level 1 official duties and pack-up. 

The roster assigns responsibility to parents based on the age group of their child/children. Parents in each age group are asked to agree amongst themselves who will fill the required quota. Each age group is generally only rostered once per season per task. 

The committee strongly urges all parents to actively participate in the smooth running of meets, for the greater enjoyment of all the athletes, and the continuing success of the centre as a whole.  

Children enjoy their parent’s involvement and interest in their sport. 

Review 

This policy will be reviewed annually by the Committee. 

Policy developed: Jan 2016 

Policy reviewed without change: Jan 2017, Jan 2018, Jan 2019, Feb 2020, Feb 2021 

Policy reviewed and changes accepted: Feb 2022

Date for next review: Feb 2023