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.
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*** Changes from Last Season ***
Please note the following key changes from last season:
- The set of carnivals for which a Representative Award can be earned has been enlarged.
- A second Age Champion Runner-Up Award has been added for each Age Group
- Additional Carnivals have been included in the Representations category
- The Athlete Participation Target for awards eligibility has been raised from 65% to 75%
- The Family Duty Target for awards eligibility has been raised from 8 to 10.
- Both targets are pre-requisites for all Awards other than 5 / 10 year Service Awards.
Awards for the 2025/26 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 75% of the events offered to his/her Age Group across 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. For 2025/26, this is 10.
Notes Regarding Participation
- The 75% target incorporates 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Nationals | Competed at Nationals, having represented St George LAC at the State level |
| NSW Combined Event | Competed at the carnival |
| NSW State Cross Country | Competed at the carnival |
| NSW State Cross Country (Short Course) | Competed at the carnival |
| NSW State Cross Country Relays | Competed at the carnival |
| NSW State Road Relays | Competed at the carnival |
| NSW Primary Schools Carnival | Competed at the carnival |
| 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 major Representative Carnivals. Demonstrated maturity and leadership skills. A role model for younger athletes. Athletic accomplishments at representative levels of competition. |
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.
- To be eligible for the carnival representative awards above, athletes must participate in the event representing St George LAC (with the exception of Nationals), their uniform must comply with the requirements set out on the Uniforms page and they must have met the Friday Night Participation Criterion defined above.
- Where a carnival is conducted over the winter period preceding the current (summer) season, the athlete must be a member of St George LAC both in that season and in the current (summer) season. The Friday Night Participation Criterion is assessed based on the current (summer) season.
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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 applying LANSW Multi Points (IAAF) scheme as calculated by ResultsHQ. |
| Friday Night Age Group Champion - Runner Up | Next highest points score .... |
| Friday Night Age Group Champion - 2nd Runner Up | Next highest points score... |
| 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 /Specialist Awards
Note: An athlete may receive at most one Award from this category in addition to the State Combined Event award.
| PERPETUAL AWARDS | CRITERIA |
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| State Combined Event (Boy, Girl) | Awarded to the best placed athletes. If places 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 normalised 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 | |
| SPECIALIST AWARDS | CRITERIA |
| Middle Distance (800m to 300m) | Top 8 finish in one or more events at Region. Progression through representative stages. Performances achieved at club and representative levels. Ground and Centre records set in the season. |
| Field Athlete | |
| Sprinter/Hurdler (up to 400m) |
Note Regarding Perpetual /Specialist Awards
Every award in this category requires that the Friday Night Participation Criterion (see above) is met.
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Important Notes
- All awards are subject to good sportsmanship on and off the field.
- 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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