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General
The club offers several awards to encourage participation and to recognise those who have demonstrated a high level of commitment and achievement in their sport.
All award recipients must be:
- registered and paid up ‘Competitive Members’ of St George Little Athletics Centre and
- meet the criteria specified below in the description of each award, and
- meet the criteria specified in the Notes at the bottom of this page.
The set of athletes to receive one or more awards will be notified to parents in advance of award presentation events. Please note that not all children receive an award.
Past Award Winners
Winners of awards in the “Club Competition” and “Perpetual” categories are listed in the Annual Reports posted on the Website.
Awards for the 2024/25 Season
Participation Award
This award is provided to those athletes for whom the “Friday Night Participation Criterion” has been met.
Satisfaction of this criterion requires that:
1- Upon completion of the season the athlete has attempted:
- at least 50% of the events offered to his/her Age Group across the season, and
- at least 33% of the events offered in the post-Christmas part of the season.
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2- The athlete’s family/parents have performed the minimum number of parent helper signup duties we’ve specified for the season.
Notes Regarding Participation
- The 50% and 33% targets are modest, and they incorporate an allowance for occasional illness/injury, family commitments, holidays etc.
- From time to time, athletes may want to attend athletics carnivals or other athletics-specific events held in locations and/or at times which would prevent the athlete from participating in one or more of our weekly Friday competitions. In certain cases, we may credit the athlete’s STGLAC participation measure so that attendance at the carnival or other event does not prejudice their club participation measure. Credit can only be requested via the application form which can be found here: Forms
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Representation & Service Awards
| AWARD | CRITERIA |
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| Zone | Competed at Zone, but did not compete at Region |
| Region | Competed at Region but did not compete at State |
| State | Competed at State Championships |
| State Combined Event | Competed at the LANSW SCE carnival |
| State Cross Country | Competed at the LANSW SCC carnival |
| NSW State Team | Competed at ALAC as a NSW representative |
| 5-Years Service | 5 years registration at St George LAC |
| 10-Years Service | 10 years registration at St George LAC |
| Club Captains | Friday Night Participation Criteria met in the prior season. At least 3 completed years at STGLAC (prior to appointment). Commitment to regularly participate at Friday Night competition. Commitment to be present during Representative Carnivals. Demonstrated maturity and leadership skills. A role model for younger athletes. Athletic accomplishments at representative levels of competion. |
Notes:
- Club Captains (usually 1 x boy and 1 x girl) are appointed at the start of a season for a 1-year term and receive an award at the end of the season.
- Athletes must be representing STGLAC (rather than a senior club) to earn a Representative award.
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Club Competition Age Group Awards
| AWARD | CRITERIA |
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| Friday Night Age Group Champion | Highest points score in the Age Group based on 3 best performances in each event using LANSW Multi Points (IAAF) as calculated by ResultsHQ. |
| Friday Night Age Group Champion - Runner Up | Next highest points score in the Age Group based on 3 best performances in each event using LANSW Multi Points (IAAF) as calculated by ResultsHQ. |
| Friday Night Age Group Improvement Award | Superior Improvement over the season based on a PB measure calculated by ResultsHQ. Not Champion or Runner Up. |
Note Regarding Club Competition Age Group Awards
Every award in this category requires that the Friday Night Participation Criterion (see above) is met.
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Perpetual Awards
Note: An athlete may receive at most one Award from this category in addition to the State Combined Event award and/or Margaret Zerzvadse Sportsmanship award.
| AWARD | CRITERIA |
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| State Combined Event (Boy, Girl) | Awarded to the best placed athletes. If paces are tied, the athlete with the higher normalised points is selected. [Normalisation will adjust for the case where older athletes perform more events and thus can earn more points.] If points are tied, achievements at other representative events will be considered. |
| Champion Junior Girl & Runner Up | Top 8 finish in one or more events at Region Championships. Performances achieved at club and representative levels. Progression through representative stages Participation & performance at NSWLA Cross Country, Combined Events, State Relays and at ALAC. |
| Champion Junior Boy & Runner Up | |
| Champion Senior Girl & Runner Up | |
| Champion Senior Boy & Runner Up |
Note Regarding Perpetual Awards
Every award in this category requires that the Friday Night Participation Criterion is met.
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Important Notes
- All awards are subject to good sportsmanship on and off the field.
- In respect of the Friday Night Participation Criterion – the minimum number of parent duties specified at the start of season 2024-25 is 8. This number is subject to revision in certain circumstances for example if the number of club meets changes materially from that initially expected.
- The Committee may depart from elements of this program where to do so is deemed appropriate.
- Where circumstances prevent application of the stated criteria, the club may substitute alternative criteria or make no award.
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