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NEWSLETTER
BALMAIN LITTLE ATHLETICS CENTRE
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
Dates for your diary Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th
November State Relay Competition SOPAC. No BLAC Saturday competition on 23rd.
Saturdays 21st & 28th December &
Saturday 4th January Xmas Break. No BLAC competition Saturdays 30th November & 7th
December Zone Entries due. See pg3 for more details.
Saturday 25st & Sunday 26th January
2014 Zone Championships. No BLAC Saturday competition on 25th. See BLAC websites for full season calendar.
Firstly, many thanks to all those athletes, parents
and friends who turned out to support our
Guinness World Record Attempt. As most of you
will already know we amassed 560 puts over 2m
on the day and are now awaiting official ratification
of our World Record Holder status! It was great to
see our famous BLAC club spirit in action, and we
hope to hold more of these fun and friendly events
in the future. For those of you who missed the fun,
check out the pictures on page 8 .
Whilst Saturday competition continues apace, at
this point in the season our thoughts start to turn to
the inter-club carnivals, starting at the end of the
month with the NSW State Relay Championships
at Homebush. Congratulations to all those athletes
who have been selected to represent the Club as
part of the State Relay squad. We wish you luck
and lots of fun as you step up to the next level of
competition and enjoy the opportunity to compete
at Olympic Park. All those who are taking part in
the State Relay Championships please ensure
you have received and read the briefing notes for
important information about programme, uniform
code, training and parental assistance. As with all
Little A’s events, State Relays is run entirely by
volunteers and it is vital for all parents to complete
a ‘duty’ for the event to run smoothly.
See you at the Oval, David
Our First Personal Best Winners Congratulations go to Jackson Kaufmann (U12)
who won the U8-U17 Personal Best Award and
Zoe Howdin (U6) and Freya Cleary (U7) who
shared the U6-U7 Personal Best Award. These
are for achieving the most ‘PBs’ so far this season.
The $100 vouchers are generously donated by our
long-time supporters- The Athletes Foot, Burwood.
Club Records Congratulations to the following athletes
who have broken BLAC records in the
last few weeks:
U15 Javelin Maddie Kohlrusch 28.10m
U17 Discus Jake Owens 32.06m
U17 Javelin Jake Owens 40.29m
U17 Long Jump Jake Owens 5.62m
U17 Triple Jump Jake Owens 11.66m
Special congratulations to Jake – setting
4 records in one month is a gargantuan
achievement. And a collective well done
to the U15 girls who have now broken
all 3 throws records for their age group.
Important note for inhaler users. Please ensure you bring your ‘puffer’ with you to
Little A’s competition. We do not carry ventolin or
any other inhaler in the BLAC first aid kit.
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STATE RELAY SQUAD FINALISED
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
Many congratulations to the athletes selected to represent the Club at this year’s State Relay
Championships.
Training
Throws Tuesday 19th November 4:30pm; Sunday 17th November 9:30am
High Jump Tuesday 19th November 4:30pm
Long Jump Tuesday 19th November 4:30pm; Sunday 17th November 9:30am
Track Saturday 16th November (as age groups finish events); Sunday 17th November 9:30am
Register your track relay team’s interest for 5pm Thursday 21st at [email protected]
Event Age
Group Boys Girls
Age
Group Boys Girls
Age
Group Boys Girls
100 U8
Joshua Chen Ellen Murphy
U11
Oliver White Zara-Clare Azzi
U14
Solomon Nivison-Smith
Angus Gobran Abigail Omage Marcello Paul Chloe Harman Cluny Sim
Jackson George Sienna Jones Xavier Lee Jasmine Cook Matthew Basile
Aidan Gow Ava Broekenhauer Thomas Virgona Bridget Crick Jordan Willis
LJ U8
Patrick Hubbard Helena Macarthur U11
Reuben Warner Van Dijk
U14
Jordan Willis
Luke Haddad Zoe Leroux Joshua Watson Matthew Basile
Andrew Kouriel Maddie Stevens
Angus Williamson Ella Tanner -Black
HJ U8
U11 Theo Kidd
U14 Solomon Nivison-Smith
Harry Jones Cluny Sim
Disc U8 Arlo Merewether Billie Palmer
U11 Samuel Murphy Charlotte Lowe
U14
Zachary Schmidt Nella Anjiev Harry Jones Trisha Williams
Shot U8
Harry Banks Maya Hammond U11
William Guthrie Claudia Lenehan U14
Alexander Howdin Helena Macarthur Reuben Warner Van Dijk Imogen Gobran
200 U8
Joshua Chen Ellen Murphy U11
Bruno Williams Lucy Crawford U14
Angus Gobran Abigail Omage Thomas Virgona Zara-Clare Azzi
MD U8 Emily Brewster U11 Chelsey Johnson U14
100 U9
Louis Mammone Mia Azzi
U12
Stephanie Potter Issac Sharwood
U15/17
Marnie Clarkson Jake Owens
Matthew Brewster Presley Vella Eliza Swann Jacob Hogan Alex Kerr Bryn Chapman
Alec Peterson Sabrina Tuteri Matilda Swann Liam Roy Maddy Kohlrusch Ethan Wllis
Max Rider Maia Dragicevic Lilie Tyler Hugh Aldersley Clementine Landels Paddy Reynolds
LJ U9
Dominic White
U12
Stephanie Potter Kai Mirabito
U15/17
Jake Owens
Jaiden Timperi Eliza Swann Oliver Portas Paddy Reynolds
Benjamin D'Agostino
Charlie King
HJ U9
U12 Lilie Tyler Matthew Madgwick
U15/17 Bryn Chapman
Bianca Basile Jackson Kaufmann Ethan Wllis
Disc U9 Thomas Britton Bronte Prentice
U12
U15/17
James Egan Molly Watson
Shot U9
William Garside Samantha Callanan U12
U15/17
Benjamin Innes Maxi Lipic MacFadyen
200 U9
Matthew Brewster Mia Azzi U12
U15/17
Louis Mammone Presley Vella
MD U9 Ada Rand U12 U15/17
100 U10
Samuel Chen Alessia Dal Pane
U13
Lara Bosnich
Owen Douglas Nona Walne Fifi Levy-Bell
Nicholas O'Shea Mischa Belunek Elysia Cook
Sebastian Portas Maddison Jones Nina Cannane
LJ U10 Omage, Abraham Tarindhi Fernando
U13 Jamie Karabesinis
Joshua Hill Anastasia Michalopoulos Mason Ward
HJ U10 Lucas Newman Ruby Woodgate
U13 Nicky Kohlrusch
Paddy Mulvey Sienna Excell Nicky Woodgate
Disc U10 Oliver Kleppich Chloe Lombardi
U13
Liam Spiropoulos Sasha Castillo
Shot U10 Abraham Omage Katie Sutherland
U13
Lucas Newman Layla Alekna
400 U10 Jackson Mitchell-Lane Beth Crawford
U13
Henrique Loureiro Tamara Lenthall
MD U10 Isabella Mardini U13
Parents please look out for
separate briefing note to be
circulated beginning of next
week which will include
details about programme,
uniform code and roster for
parental assistance.
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HEADS UP FOR ZONE
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
We have applied for a
grant under the NSW
Government’s Community
Building Partnership
program, to improve
facilities at KGO. This
includes the addition of
long jump runways and
throwing cages
These facilities will help the club greatly in
improving the capacity and safety. You can
help us by sending an email to our local
Member, Jamie Parker expressing support
for the grant application. The email should be
addressed
to [email protected] .
Or email [email protected] and we can
send you a proforma letter
Zone Championships are held in each of the 24 Zones
throughout NSW. Balmain is in the Inner City Zone, with
Eastern Suburbs, South Eastern, Randwick-Botany,
Canterbury, Western Suburbs & Tigers Wests. This is the
first stage competition en-route to the Regional
Championship to be held at Sylvania Waters on 14-16
February 2014 and the NSW State Championships on
21-23 March 2014 at Homebush.
U7-U17 athletes are able to participate. The first 6 places
from Zone progress to the Regional Championships,
along with the next 4 best qualifiers from Inner City and
Southern Metropolitan Zones. U7 athletes do not
progress past the Zone championships. Athletes in the
U9-U17 age groups that meet the qualifying criteria at the
Regional Championship then progress to the State level.
This year the Inner City Zone championships will be held
on 25th and 26th January at ES Marks near Centennial
Park. U7-U12's may compete in up to 4 events. U13-
U17's may compete in up to 6 events. Balmain is able to
enter a maximum of 4 athletes per event. Given the large
number of athletes this year, we are anticipating an
oversubscription of entries in some events, particularly in
the younger age groups. We will try to accommodate all
interested athletes but higher ranked will take
precedence. The ranking will be based on results
achieved at Saturday competition. The committee may
also consider results from NSWPSSA Championships,
CIS or NSWCPS or official competitions run and
recognised by Little Athletics NSW. Athletes must email
any ratified results, outside club competition, that they
would like to be considered ASAP to
Application forms and further details will be available
from the BLAC website in the next few days. An entry fee
of $15 will apply for each athlete. The cost includes the
supply of a Zone team t-shirt. Entries will close on
Saturday 7th December. Interested athletes will be asked
to nominate their preferred events plus any others in
which they would be interested to compete. Athletes will
be advised of their events by Thursday, 12th December
via email. A table will be set up on Saturday, 14th
December to collect the entry fee of $15 and confirm the
required t-shirt size. An athlete’s entry will not be
confirmed until payment is received. Please be aware
that for each athlete entered, parents or carers are
committing to perform a rostered duty of 1-1.5 hours at
the Zone Championships.
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PEOPLE IN PROFILE
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
FRAN
When and how did you come to join Balmain Little
Athletics?
We came back from living in Singapore and my parents
enrolled my older sister and I into little athletics because
they thought it would be fun and healthy.
What have been your favourite events?.
When I was younger I used to enjoy most events
including most field events and middle distance. As I got
older I started to specialise and focus on events that I
was better in and these include the 1500m walk & run
and Javelin.
What’s the event you love to hate?
The 1500m Walk because I don't really enjoy the event
itself too much in that it is hard and straining, but it is
what I do best in.
What are your 3 most memorable moments from Little
A’s?
Achieving Zone, Regional, and State levels for the first
time; Organising and participating in March pasts at Zone
with streamers and balloons; Egg and Bacon Rolls!
Many people drop out of Little A’s when they reach their
teens, What would you tell the U12-14 athletes about
why it’s good to stay through Seniors?
Keeping up Athletics through seniors helps you build
friendships, improve in events and specialise. It also
keeps you busy when you may otherwise stay in bed all
morning and helps you to be well disciplined in having
healthy & fun commitments, and short and long term
goals.
If you could go back in time and talk to the U9 aged Fran,
what advice would you give her about how to get the
most out of her Little A’s experience?
I would tell her to keep up the sport and to give all her
effort into each weekend competition. I remember when I
was that age thinking that the place achieved in each
event mattered the most, however this is not the case.
The key is to concentrate on performing to make yourself
feel good and get PBs rather than competing to win.
What plans do you have for continuing to participate in
athletics after this season?
It would be a shame to stop the sport after enjoying and
participating in Athletics for so long. This is why I plan to
continue by participating in a seniors club, competitions,
and continuing training to keep fit.
ANDREAS
When and how did you come to join Balmain Little
Athletics?
2002. We heard about it at Birchgrove Public school
from another family in kindy.
What have been your favourite events?.
High jump because there is no other event that is a
knock out event. I also used to like walk and hurdles
but not anymore.
What’s the event you love to hate?
Long distance running…because I suck at it!
What are your 3 most memorable moments from
Little A’s?
Coming 2nd at HJ the first time I did it at Zone;
Sticking my weekly event tickets in the book (before
we had the results on-line); Receiving my 10 year
award; When the tree fell down just after I ran past
the spot doing 800 m run.
Many people drop out of Little A’s when they reach
their teens, What would you tell the U12-14 athletes
about why it’s good to stay through Seniors?
It’s good for fitness and all round sport – so whatever
other sports you want to do, keeping up athletics will
help you.
If you could go back in time and talk to the U9 aged
Andreas, what advice would you give him about how
to get the most out of his Little A’s experience?
No-one is naturally good at all events, just keep
working at them to improve as much as you can.
What plans do you have for continuing to participate
in athletics after this season?
I’m not sure yet. I play Baseball with school and have
become really interested in playing Volleyball, so I
may specialise in that.
U17s Fran Potter and Andreas Damouras are in their 13th and 12th seasons respectively at BLAC.
They’ve lived through 6 Club Presidents, several uniform changes and more weekly programmes that
you could shake a stick at. As 2013/14 is their last season as Little Athletes, we caught up with Fran
and Andreas to find out what’s kept them coming back to the oval, and what advice they would give
younger athletes about how to get as much out of the Little A’s experience as they have.
See over for some
fantastic photos of Fran
and Andreas over their
Little Athletics careers.
Thanks to Sarina
Damouras & Robin
Hammond for the great
shots
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Fran
Andreas
U6s 2002/3
U15s & U17’s 2013/14
FRAN AND ANDREAS U6 TO U17
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BEYOND BALMAIN
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
NSW All Schools Success Over 1200 secondary school athletes recently
converged on Sydney Olympic Park Athletic
Centre for the NSW All Schools Track & Field
Championships; the state championships for
secondary school athletes. The event
incorporates athletes from all sectors of the
school system, (Government, Catholic and
Independent), and has a long and rich history.
Balmain was well represented, in hot and
windy conditions, by Lara Bosnich, Susie
Douglas, Jamie Karabesinis, Marnie Clarkson,
Alex Kerr, Clementine Landels, Georgia Page,
Annabelle Parmigiani, Frances Potter, Holly
Campbell and Paige Campbell. There were
some great results, with 6 medals won and
many finalists, including:
Gold- Clementine Landels 14yrs 90mH and
200mH. Silver Annabelle Parmigiani 16yrs
High Jump. Bronze- Paige Campbell 17yrs
1500m, Holly Campbell 17yrs 800m & Jamie
Karabesinis 12yrs Long Jump.
Clementine will now compete at the Australian
All Schools Championships in Townsville.
U13 Golden Girls Two of our U13 girls shone brightly in their
respective school State competitions this
month. In the NSW PSSA (primary
schools) competition, Sara Dougan made
a clean sweep in the sprinting events
bagging golds in the 100m, 200m and
4x100m relay – all in personal best times.
A fantastic achievement. Meanwhile, in
the NSW Combined Catholic Colleges
competition (the State level competition for
the Catholic High schools) Lara Bosnich
collected golds in the 100m and 200m and
a bronze in the 800m.
In other notable performances at NSW
PSSA Angus Beer continued a superb
middle distance season with a win in the
11B 800m, with Ethan Brouw finishing 4th
in the same race. Matilda Swan made the
final of the 12G 100m (won by Sara
Dougan), with Eliza Swan reaching the
semi-final. Sam Chen also reached the
semi-final round of his 100m (U10B).
Well done to all the Balmain athletes who
competed at the State level. We are very
proud of your achievements. And good
luck to Sara & Angus who will now
progress to the National PSSA round.
Clockwise from top left: Medallists Annabelle Parmigiani,
Clementine Landels (centre), Jamie Karabesinis, Paige Campbell
(right)
Sara
Dougan
celebrates 3
NSW PSSA
Gold medal
wins with
her
delighted
sports
teacher
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SENIORS NEWS
NOVEMBER 2013 NEWSLETTER
In only its second year, the newly reformed Balmain Athletics Club has got the Sydney athletics community talking as the season has been set alight by a small but growing number of Balmain athletes. The interclub competition, The Treloar Shield, involves 37 clubs and is based upon eight rounds at various venues around greater Sydney. In a tremendous opening effort in Round 1 at SOPAC, Balmain found itself placed 7th in the strong Junior division and 1st in the Masters (over 35) division. With an incredible combined effort Balmain earned 1079 points on the day to be edged into 3rd place overall in the Treloar Shield by Sydney University with 1081.5 points. It was fantastic for such a small club to knock off much larger, stronger and well known athletics clubs and challenge the might of Sydney University. Notable efforts came from Clem Landels (U15) who won both the 90m and 200m hurdles races, Annabelle Parmiagani (U17) and Ethan Brouw (U14) who both finished 2nd in their respective HJ and Angus Beer who finished 4th in the 3000m. Ethan and Angus are 11 year olds competing in the U14. A number of BLAC parents donned the Black & Gold for the first time and competed in the Masters. Congratulations to Alice Bohdan who won the 80m Hurdles and finished 2nd in HJ and TJ, and to Robert Kaufmann who won the 110m Hurdles and finished 3rd in the TJ. Round 2 required the expert use of a map and compass to find Illawong. Carys Batho competed well finishing with a string of 3rd places in the U14 Javelin, Discus and Shot Put and Marnie Clarkson started her season with a 3rd in the U17 Discus. The more central location of ES Marks for Round 3 enabled Balmain to put a larger and stronger team on the track. Marnie Clarkson achieved a seasons best in the HJ, Alice Bohdan won the HJ and TJ and Holly Campbell finished 7th in a large Open 800m field.
Competition returned to SOPAC for Round 4 which saw plenty of ‘technical events’, playing to Balmain’s strengths. Balmain won the Masters division for the second time this year which enabled the club to hold onto 4th place in the overall Treloar Shield. Round 5 gets underway on Saturday 29th November. All athletes in the U13s and above qualify for free registration with Balmain Athletics Club. It is not too late to register, just contact Kim Gane or register via the AthleticsNSW website. You just need to know your Little Athletics number on your singlet. It is great fun and you compete against athletes your own age at Sydney’s best Athletics facilities. Competition continues after Christmas with Multi-Event, Allcomers, Club Championship and State Championship events. The full competition grid available from ANW website via the following link: http://www.nswathletics.org.au/Portals/18/2014%20Post%20Xmas%20Competition%20Grid%20for%20Web.pdf
It seems our Seniors are a bit camera shy so we have
no pictures of them in action this month. Instead here’s
one of my favourite Usain Bolt quotes. If you have a
favourite inspirational quote to share with the BLAC
community, please email it to [email protected].
Good luck to our 2 Masters teams competing in the Athletics NSW Seniors State Relay
Competition at Homebush this weekend. Bring us back some medals, guys!
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