The motto for Little Athletics in Australia is “For family, fun and fitness”. Tuggeranong Tornadoes embraces that objective by endeavouring to ensure that through athletic participation, individuals are able to satisfy the goals they set for themselves. It is not whether children come first, second or last in an event, but how they approach their participation and how they develop and improve that is important, not only over the season but from year to year. Our aim is to provide a fun friendly environment for both adults and children to assist the children in meeting the challenges they set for themselves.

How it works

Little Athletics at Tuggeranong is quite simple – you attend Kambah No. 3 Oval from 8:45am to approximately 11am each Saturday morning.  Our younger age groups generally finish between 10am and 10.30am. 

The season starts in October and finishes in March the following year, with a break for the Christmas holidays.   While there, children will do a combination of running, throwing, jumping events and a little standing still (for a rest now and then). Children are divided into age groups (eg. under 9 girls, under 9 boys) for each age from, and including, under 6 to under 17.  Tiny Tots is for children aged 4 and 5 years old. 

To keep everyone COVID-Safe all age groups will be separated (ie well spaced apart) and there will be no intermingling.  The great thing about Little Athletics as we are outdoors with plenty of space. 

Location

Both Saturday morning competition and Wednesday afternoon trainings are located at our Kambah No. 3 Oval on Kett Street in Kambah. See on Google Maps. 

Parents/Carers Responsibilities

Tuggeranong Tornadoes Little Athletics Association is not run by paid officials and the help of ALL parents and carers is needed to make the Club run smoothly. On competition days parents and carers can assist with timekeeping, measuring jumps and throws, recording of results, marshalling age groups and helping in the canteen. All children must be accompanied by one adult at all times during competition and training.  

To keep everyone COVID-Safe, the ACT Government requires that any parent/carer who is not directly helping as a volunteer or official to stand away from the Age Group.  All parents and carers are to ensure they stay at a minimum 1.5m apart.  

Uniform

Our uniform (TLAA Club T-Shirt, Running Singlet or Crop Top) is not compulsory for Competition Days (it is for inter-club championship), but is encouraged as it gives the kids a sense of being part of the club. Note that our uniform changed at the start of the 2019/2020 season – and either uniform is acceptable for Inter-club Championships.

The registration number and age patch must be worn at every club meeting on Saturday morning. The registration number must be sewn or pinned to the front of the t-shirt and the age patch sewn or pinned on the left shoulder as shown in the picture. (Note: the patches should be ironed before sewing to set the colours). 

For shorts/bike pants the children can choose any colour, most children seem to wear black as it matches the Club Shirt/Singlet/Crop Top. 

Footwear is mandatory for children competing in all events. Club rules regarding the wearing of spikes mirror those of the ACTLAA. When representing the Club at any inter-club or ACTLAA events they must wear TLAA Shirt. New TLAA uniforms, including the club’s “sun smart” T-shirts, Running Singlets and Crop Tops are available for purchase through the SportsMagic website. On a Saturday morning at the club a small range of 
second-hand uniforms may also be available.

Uniforms can be ordered from SportsMagic.  Uniforms are sent directly to our club, when they are sent you can collect the uniforms on a Saturday morning.  

On the SportsMagic Website when you select a size for your Shirt/Singlet/Running top – the page will display if the uniform is in stock. If it is not in stock it will be approximately 4 weeks in production. 

Training

Training is held each Wednesday at Kambah No. 3 Oval from 5pm to approximately 6pm. All children from the Under 8 and up age groups are welcome to attend. One parent/carer must stay with their child during training.  

Wet Weather

If it is raining or the weather conditions are bad there will be a message posted on our Facebook page at approximately 8:00am to advise if the days events are cancelled.