Dear Members of Mount Barker Little Athletics
On behalf of the committee and everyone at the Mount Barker District Athletics Centre I would like to welcome you to the 2024/2025 Little Athletics season. To our returning members it’s great to see you re-join the club this season and to our new members we warmly welcome you and thank you for making the decision to involve your child/children in little athletics and be assured that we will provide you with all of the support that you need.
I would like to acknowledge all members of our committee who have committed themselves to their very important roles for the 2024/2025 season. Having a committee however does not guarantee the ongoing success and running of our great club – we need everyone to play their role! Our club is about family, community and service and together we can achieve great things.
Little Athletics, more than most sporting groups, relies upon volunteer support. Our weekly meets can only function with the support of the Committee, all of whom are volunteers.
But it doesn’t stop there. Parents of all little athletes are needed to assist each week in the roles of chaperoning, timekeeping, cooking the BBQ and helping at the different events. Without this parent support, running fun and successful meets week by week, quite simply is not possible. I thank you in anticipation of your willingness and eagerness to help make your child’s experience at ‘little athletics’ the best it can be.
In line with the philosophy of Little Athletics Australia wide, our club encourages participation before competition.That is, we do not focus on elitism or winning to the detriment of everyone ‘having a go’. Our hope and aim is that all athletes enjoy their athletics, and put their energy into achieving personal bests before the pursuit of ‘coming first’.
Personal bests can be achieved week after week at our Friday night meets as well as at some of the wider opportunities provided throughout the season. Various events at SA Athletics Stadium, where the conditions are often quite favourable towards personal bests, are ideal opportunities to work towards. Check the dates for these events in this handbook, put them in your diary, and start training.
Once again, welcome to 2024/2025 season and I look forward to meeting all of our families and little athletes throughout the season. If you have any questions or require any information, please do not hesitate in contacting myself or other members of the committee.
Kind regards,
Brianna McAvaney, President