The accreditation is recognised by all Athletics Bodies in Australia and was held at the AIS. Most of the coaches from the Association have coached National and International athletes, including Olympic athletes.

The course was hands-on, with Esther and Linda having to participate and be coached themselves in all events. Esther said it was fantastic. Our athletes are sure to benefit from their experience. They were sponsored by McDonald’s Yass and we wish to thank Karen Rae, the owner, for her generous support.

Karen attended Little Athletics on Tuesday night and ran some activities for the preschool-aged siblings of our registered athletes. They had lots of fun, thanks Karen.

Would you like to compete against athletes from other centres in the ACT region? Want to compete where Olympic athletes have competed? Then you should enter the ACT Little Athletics Association Relay Carnival. It’s being held on Sunday 6th December at the Australian Institute of Sport Athletics Track. All registered athletes from under 7s up to under 17s are eligible to enter, regardless of athletic ability. Please let Cath Williams know on Tuesday night if you are interested, or email her at president@ylac.org.au. You can enter the field events as an individual, get a team together and enter the relay or do both.

This week’s feature group is the under 9s. On Tuesday night, they competed in long jump, 200m, shot put and 800m.

Emily Connor LJ 2.65m, 200m 42.24sec, SP 3.61m, 800m 3.56min, George Elliot LJ 2.70m, 200m 35.73, SP 4.80m, 800m 3.34min, Peyton Freeman LJ 2.55m, 200m 40.25sec, SP 3.77m, 800m 3.56min, Elise Kapetanaokos LJ 1.60m, 200m 47.75sec, SP 2.30m, 800m 4.45min, Angus Kemmis LJ 2.62m, 200m 41.68, SP 5.09m, 800m 3.59min, Lachlan Medway LJ 2.30m, 200m 50.78sec, SP 3.28m, 800m 4.27min, Blake Smith LJ 1.68m, 200m 1.03.64min, SP 2.75m, 800m 4.42min, Aylisha Sutton LJ 2.58m, 200m 41.93, SP 3.21m, 800m 4.31min.

While Tuesday night was a little cooler, summer starts next week and hot weather will soon return. Could athletes please remember a labelled water bottle, labelled hat and apply sunscreen before coming. Water bottles and hats are being left behind each week, so if you are missing one it may be in lost property.

Don’t forget to check out our website, ylac.org.au, for details about the Relay Carnival, event fact sheets and photos of our athletes in action.