welcome to our centre

We are here for the kids!

South Launceston Little Athletics Centre Inc. (SLLAC) is the largest Little Athletics Centre in Tasmania, catering for in excess of 500 parents and children, (300 little athletes). Athletes consist of boys and girls in the age range under 6 to under 15.

The parents include grandparents and we also provide activities for toddlers/infants. SLLAC encourages gender equity and participation by children suffering handicaps.

SLLAC conduct various athletic events including but not limited to sprints, hurdles, race walks and long distance track events, discus, shot put, javelin, vortex and turbo javelin throwing events, high jump, long jump, triple jump and skills development events.

Twilight meet - Photo courtesy of the Wrigley Family

These weekly programs are carried out for approximately six months, October to March, on a Saturday morning but also include several twilight meetings and Sunday Intra-State Athletic Meetings, culminating in the State Individual Championships in March.

South Launceston Little Athletics Centre Inc provides children between the ages of 4-15 with the opportunity to compete in an atmosphere of fun, enjoyment and lasting friendship fulfilling the phrase "Family Fun & Fitness". And embracing motto of Australian Little Athletics of "Be your Best".

St Leonards Facilities

A map of the St Leonards facilities has been produced and is available for download from the downloads page. This shows the layout of the track, all field event sites and marshalling areas. There is also a seating plan available on the downloads page showing the allocation of the grandstand to various clubs. Clubs not housed in the grandstand area will have shade tents erected for their
use.

SLLAC AGM

The South Launceston Little Athletics Centre AGM was held on Tuesday 12th May in the Gillow Room at South Launceston Football Club at 7:30pm. The following people were elected - President - Dean Wadley, Vice-Presidents - Mick Halaby & Sue Ellen Pinner , Treasurer - Nadine Coleman, Arena Manager - Trevor Barrett, Education & Coaching - Brian James & Trevor Barrett, Announcer Kim Nankervis, Registrar - Debbie Lee, Records & Ranking - Jason Ellery, Technical requirements - Paul Pinner, Publicity & Public Relations & Public Officer - Mick Halaby, Public Officer - Dirk Nankervis, Championships and special events - Michael Walker.

2009 State Individual Championships

Congratulations to all athletes who have participated at the Stae Individual Championships this year. There were some excellent performances with most athletes registering PBs and many climbing the medal podium. The TLAA has full results for all events on their website. Follow the liink to access the results. 2009 State Individual Championship Results.

Continuous Improvement at SLLAC

Our first year at St Leonards has generally been successful and the board will be meeting regularly over the summer to improve all aspects of our currently professional centre. If you have not already done so, please return any survey forms to a SLLAC committee member so your views can be taken into consideration.

It has been great seeing athletes strive for improvement and participating in a fun atmosphere with family and friends.

See you again for season 2009/10 on 3rd October.

2009 Centre Awards

Congratulations to all our award winners this year - Details of all award winners have been moved to the Centre Info page which can be accessed by clicking here.

Officials Courses

The first officials course will be held on Thursday 17 September at 7:30pm in the Gillow Rooms at South Launceston Football Club. For further information about courses, please contact Trevor Barrett or Brian James.

Season 2009/10

Planning for next season is already well under way with many improvment ideas being discussed and implemented at Committee meetings over the winter. A reminder that anyone is welcome to attend these meetings, so why not come along and have your say on how things should be run. Meetings held in the Gillow Room at South Launceston Football Club on the 2nd Tuesday of every month commencing at 7:30pm.

photos

Photos from all Championship days have been added to the Photo Gallery.

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2009 State Team

The 2009 U13 Tasmanian Little Athletics Team was announced at the end of the State Championships. Congratulations to all members of the team but especially to our South Launceston representatives who are pictured below. Claire McClenaghan deserves special mention as she was selected as Girls Captain - Well done Claire. The team will travel to Adelaide in April to compete in the Australian Little Athletics Championships.

L-R - Tiffany Henricks, Reachelle Taylor, Mollie Allison, Jordan Bennett, Tom Barrett, Madison Morey, Claire McClenaghan.

Northern Combined Cross Country

Cross country season kicks off on Sunday 5th April and occurs generally every two weeks at a variety of venues. what a great way to keep up your fitness ready for next season. For further information, refer to the TLAA Information Manual.

Web Site

If you have any questions or suggestions for improvement, please contact one of the committee members listed on the Centre Info page or drop us a line at info@sllac.org.au