President’s Corner

First and foremost, I thank all the

delegates who attended the LAQ

State Conference in June. It was a

great weekend for not only the

motions, which were very well

debated, but also the workshops

and presentations that were held.

A couple of hot issues out of the

conference were the Little Athletics

Australia standard events and the

meetings we are having with

Queensland Athletics.

There were concerns with what

affect the standard events would

have on our competitions, and the

short answer is, not much at all. The

main change will be the Walks and

U11 Javelin. But it does not mean we

cannot run these events, they just

won’t be considered for an

Australian Best Performance.

This is part of an issue that has been

a problem for some time where all

States do not do the same events.

The bigger part of the problem is

now going to be the rules and

specifications. Although we do

things very well in Queensland, if you

travel to another State, things like

High Jump, spikes etc can be done

very differently.

We also had a great presentation on

the coming together meetings we

are having with QA. Fieldworx who

are hosting the meetings gave a

presentation then asked for

concerns and issues from the floor.

They will collate all of these issues

and bring them to the next meeting.

Some of the issues that we are

already working on are easier joint

memberships for athletes and

Centres, cheaper insurance for dual

members, conflicting competitions

and much more.

We also had a workshop on the

future of the ALAC’s. We had a

request from a Centre regarding

putting a motion to Little Athletics

Australia making the U15’s a full

team as well as the U13’s. The main

reason for this is to give athletes

another reason to stay in Little

Athletics until they are U15. We are

doing a survey form up to send out

to Centres to get your point of view.

There will be cost implications, but

we should have all this information in

the survey.

One of the highlights was once

again the awards presented over

the weekend. In particular I would

like to congratulate the two

Distinguished Merit Award recipients.

Stewart Williams was one recipient,

and the other can’t be named in LA

News just yet because their Centre is

going to surprise them! This is the

second highest award you can

receive in Little Athletics

Queensland. All other award

winners are listed in this issue.

In closing, I also thank the Board and

Staff for their work over the

weekend. You do not run a

successful conference without

putting a lot of hard work in to the

preparation and I know that work

was going on behind the scenes all

weekend!

I trust Winter Centres are now all up

and running and I look forward to

catching up with you at the IGA

Winter Championships next month.

Tony Northey

July 2010

President’s Corner .......... 1

From The CEO ................. 2

Administration ................ 2

Development & Coaching . 2

From The Sponsors ......... 3

Mailout Attachments ..... 3

Checklist For Centres .... 3

Contents

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Development &

Coaching

2011 Annual Coaching Camp

The 2011 Annual Coaching Camp will be held at the Maranatha

Recreation Centre at Yandina on the Sunshine Coast. Details are as

follows:

Camp A – U11 – U15

10th – 14th January 2011 Boarder - $315

Day Attendee - $235

Camp B – U7 – U10

10th – 12th January 2011 Boarder - $215

Day Attendee - $185

Early bird discounts are available for both camps, please check the website for further details.

The camp caters for athletes of all skill levels in a fun and social

environment. Qualified and experienced personnel and coaches provide full supervision and

coaching throughout the entire camp. Athletes also have the

opportunity to get to know other athletes from across the State.

Further information and nomination forms can be found on the LAQ

website or by contacting Karin at the Association Office.

2011 New Zealand Development Tour

The 2011 New Zealand Development

Tour will take place from 16th – 23rd

January 2011. The Tour is open to any

U14, U15 or U16 athlete who will be

aged 14 or 15 years as of 31st

December 2010.

Selected athletes will spend 8 days

training, travelling and competing

together throughout the South Island

of New Zealand.

Cost for the Tour in 2011 will be $1900

and athletes of any skill level are

encouraged to apply. It is not

necessary to be an elite athlete to

take part in this Tour.

Nomination forms are available on

the LAQ website or by contacting

Shannon at the Association Office.

Shannon Russo & Ngaire Hollands

From The CEO

2010 IGA Winter Championships

A reminder for all Winter Centres to

get their nominations in for the 2010

IGA Winter Championships which

are being held on the 17-18 July at

the Townsville Sports Reserve. To

allow Centres more time, the closing

date for nominations has been

extended to the 5th of July so you’ll

have a few more days in order to

support your premier Championship

event in the north!

ALA Standard Events

At the request of the LAQ

Conference the ALA Standard

Events have been attached to this

LA News so that Centres could have

a closer look at them. The good

news is the Standard Events are the

minimum events that States have to

run so other events can be run as

long as they don’t conflict with a

Standard Event. With this in mind,

Queensland was very lucky in that

we won’t have to change anything

from our current program in order to

conform and we can still run the

odd event that isn’t on the ALA list.

IGA Docket Promotion

Below is the latest tally from the IGA

Docket promotion, which has

Springwood firmly on top in the

overall standings. It is now up to the

Winter Centres to figure in the

placings as they still have half of

their season left to collect. A

reminder to all Winter Centres and

any Summer Centres that might still

have some of their dockets still to be

submitted to IGA, please tally your

dockets before they are sent in to

IGA so that they can process them

quicker. Happy docket hunting!

1. Springwood Sharks

2. Browns Plains

3. Redcliffe

4. Burrum District

5. Tablelands

6. Gladstone

7. Maleny

8. Arana

9. Bli Bli

10. Strathpine

11. Pittsworth

12. Deception Bay

13. West Bundaberg

14. Mt Tarampa

15. Runaway Bay

16. Caboolture

17. Algester

18. Ipswich

19. Glasshouse District

20. Mount Gravatt

21. Toowoomba Central

22. Gold Coast

Simon Cook

Administration

2010 Award Winners

Congratulations to those people that

received Association Awards at the

recent Annual Conference. They are:

Distinguished Merit

Stewart Williams (Browns Plains)

Merit.

Ruth Boustead (Cassowary Coast)

Andrew Cole (Isis District)

Peter Hansen (Redlands)

Steve Long (North Mackay)

Geoff Melville (Algester)

Belinda Saville (Dirranbandi)

Trudy Stewart (Dirranbandi)

Percy Williams (Cassowary Coast)

Todd Williams (Bracken Ridge)

Frank Knight Memorial Coach of the Year

Theresa Stolberg (Ipswich)

Volunteer of the Year

Ann Bell (Ipswich)

PR Award – Caboolture

Admin Award – Ipswich & Biloela

Regional Championships Participation

Award

Eidsvold – summer

Dirranbandi – winter

Registration Awards

Highest Re-Registration Percentage

< 100 athletes – Mitchell & District

>100 athletes - Redlands

Highest Registration Increase

< 100 athletes – Townsville Nth Star

> 100 athletes - Jimboomba

Updated Manuals

Copies of the Association Constitution

and Resolutions & By-Laws that were

updated from Rule changes at the

2010 Conference will be sent to all

Centres in next month’s mailout.

3

McDonald’s Development Squad &

All Comers Coaching Clinics

LAQ Development Staff have

reviewed the McDonald’s Development Squad program based

on feedback from the involved coaches, selected athletes, their

parents and the Centres. The Association has decided to continue

with the program, however changes have been made to improve the

quality of the program and meet the needs of our athletes and Centres.

More information about our revised McDonald’s Development Squad

program can be found in this month’s mailout and via the LAQ

website.

We have the following McDonald’s All Comers Coaching Clinic planned

for July:

• Tara & District – Sat 25th July

The Association is looking for Summer Centres to host these clinics. More

information about becoming a Host Centre can be found on the LAQ

website or by contacting Karin at the Association Office.

Karin van Vliet & Shaun Lethem

From The Sponsors

McDonald’s

Mailout Attachments

• May BOD Minutes

• Annual Coaching Camp

Information and Poster

• McDonald’s Development Squad

Revised Information

• Officials Workshop Memo for

Officials Officer & Centre Manger

• IGA Winter Championships Poster

(Winter Centres only)

• Winter Coaching Camp

Information (Winter Centres only)

Checklist For Centre’s

Items due in June – August to LAQ

Summer

• Centre minutes – ongoing

• Copy of Treasurer’s Report -

ongoing

• Centre & Committee Membership

Forms

• $55 Affiliation Fee

Winter

• Centre minutes – ongoing

• Copy of Treasurer’s Report -

ongoing