Athletics is run mainly in Summer when it is really hot. This means a few things for both parents and athletes to remember – keep drinking water. Continue reading The importance of Hydration
Category Archives: For Parents
This section provides parents with all the information they need to enjoy this years season with the Redbacks
Week 1 of championships and it will be HOT
This week is week 1 of our annual club championships. Athletes compete in their ages for points, should good luck to all. It’s also going to be very hot so bring plenty of water and any help with setup and pack down is greatly appreciated by all… Continue reading Week 1 of championships and it will be HOT
GREAT START TO 2017
What a great start to the second half of the 2016/2017 season. Some wonderful performances have been registered by all age groups and a club record too for Zoe (U8Girls).
Today also saw a veteran athlete run the 400m with the U14-17’s. Under 11’s age Manager, Geoff Davidson, take on a combined field of runners and showed that, despite a few years on the side lines, his skill as a mid distance athlete is still impressive. Well done Geoff!
3 December: Surprise week (and Christmas reminders)
This week will be a surprise, and with a promise of 1500m races on a hot day, please remember drink bottles. There will also be some surprises too… like catching up with your friends 🙂 Continue reading 3 December: Surprise week (and Christmas reminders)
19 November: Looking great
This week, we return to Chapman for what looks like a warm day of the normal schedule. Please remember to Slip, Slop, Slap as a few of us have remembered that sunburn is just around the corner. Also remember to bring a water bottle, and fill up at the water station near the canteen.
The schedule is below,
Slip, Slop, Slap
With the hot weather now upon us, always remember to Slip, Slop & Slap.
Continue reading Slip, Slop, Slap
Children’s Safety
The Redbacks value the safety of our club members above all else. This includes children, parents, and visitors to our club. Continue reading Children’s Safety
What’s new for 2016/17
Over Winter, we have been really busy setting up a few new things for everyone. Here is a list for you to see the options to find out what is going on and keep up to date.
- A new website to help find information and make posting of updates much easier.
- A regular news feed
- Coaches corner for sharing tips on the events we run
- A new twitter account – linked to the news feed
- A Facebook page that will also have updates
- An online competition and event calendar that links to your phone calendar
Updates for bad weather will be posted here and available on the news feed, Facebook page, and twitter feed.
Registrations for 2017 now open
Registration is now open for the 2016/17 season. Continue reading Registrations for 2017 now open
When we practice
Our club operates on a strong basis of parental involvement. There are so many small and easy jobs for parents to help out with.
We really enjoy the fact that all of our children get to see the benefits of their parents helping out other children and getting benefit too.
Every Saturday (weather permitting) we are out at Chapman oval from 9:00am to around 12:00pm. Our schedule is usually finalised around the end of August, or early September every year. As soon as it is ready, it can be found on our team calendar page. We also train on some weekday evenings. These are also scheduled in the calendar so that you can synchronise them up to your smart phone calendar App.
During the Saturday sessions, the size of your age group may vary from year to year as some age groups are extremely popular and may be split into to groups.