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Weston Creek Little Athletics Centre (WCLAC) also known as the Redbacks is affiliated with ACT Little Athletics. The famous spider is our logo and appears on club shirts. We have been in existence serving the local comminuty for 40 years.
Regular competitions are held at Chapman oval on Saturday mornings. Weekly coaching clinics are also a regular feature. You will also see special competitions and carnival days held throughout the year.
Find out more by attending our Registration day on the 10 September 2016 or by dropping in at Chapman oval during the season. Select Registrations to find out more.
The area we service
Children and families attend our club from many areas of Canberra, however are generally from the Weston Creek, Woden, or Molongolo suburban areas. for more details on the suburbs in these areas, here is a listing. Continue reading The area we service
Hello and welcome to the Committee
The Redbacks Management Committee for 2016/2017 season.
All Committee members are unpaid volunteers and parents of existing or past Redbacks. Continue reading Hello and welcome to the Committee
Under 7 Boys
The records for the Under 7 boys age group are listed here Continue reading Under 7 Boys
The Spiderback Gift
The Spiderback Gift is a handicap race with each age group representative starting time based on recorded to date season best times or fastest time on selected competition days for 100m (U6-7), 200m (U8) and 800m (U9-17). There are two races:
- U6-8 200m;
- U9-17 800m
At least two 100m, 200m or 800m times must be recorded by the Age Group representative and the winning time must be within 20% of that time.
The Spiderback Gift will start from either the 200m or 800m start and all representatives run either 200m or 800m through a modified track.
Redback Gift
Heat and Lightning policy
Club Captains
In the first month of competition, two club captains will be elected and hold office for a complete season. Club Captains will be appointed by vote and commence office immediately. Continue reading Club Captains
Under 6 Boys
The records for the Under 6 boys age group are listed here Continue reading Under 6 Boys
Sponsorship opportunities
As a community group, the Weston Creek Little Athletics club serves to provide a strong community link by providing a safe environment for children to enjoy the sport of athletics.
By way of some background about our families and our club:
- Generally stay at the club for several years
- Have 2 children attending through the summer season
- Attend local schools
- Travel locally but not exclusively
- Represent all sections of the community
- Renovate, or purchase a house at least once during their time with the club
- We average 180-220 children during a season
To find out more about the opportunities we can offer, please fill in the form below. We would love to get back to you quickly to arrange a conversation.
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Sponsorship at the state level is arranged and organised by Little Athletics ACT | |||||
Thank you,