Championships Progression
The following sets out the Progression Rules for athletes seeking to participate in the NSW Individual Championship pathway (Zone, Region, State), and how progression to each level of the championship is determined. Note that 16s and 17s do not “progress” to State, but rather enter the State Championships “directly”. Athletes 13s to 15s have opportunities to progress to State by means other than performances at Region.
Entry Guidelines & Progression Rules
For details of all carnival and championship offerings, see the “Events Calendar” on the NSW Athletics website: NSW Athletics Events Calendar
Here is a summary: Championships & Events Offered in 2025/26
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| Valour State Relay Championships 2025/26 | |
| Our Team: | Teams are/will be selected based on merit. Training (particularly for Track teams) is essential. Junior Team 8s - 12s Senior Team 13s - 17s |
| Age Groups/Dates: Venue: Event Info: Timetable - 8s-12s: Timetable - 13s and above: | 8s -12s (Sat 8 Nov/ Sun 9 Nov) & 13s - Masters (Fri 15 Nov/ Sat 15 Nov / Sun 16 Nov) Blacktown International Sports Park Athletics Centre Valour State Relays 8s - 12s Valour State Relays 13s and above Draft timetable 8s - 12s Draft timetable 13s and above |
| Introduction / How to Enter: | All events - both Track & Field - are team ("relay") events. Candidate teams will be drawn up by STGLAC based on athlete performances, and parents contacted to confirm availability of the relevant athletes to participate. If you accept your selection into a team, it is most important that you attend and compete, as failure to do so will likely result in your team-mates being unable to compete also. Competitors must wear their full club uniform. There is a $15 fee per athlete to enter this carnival. Please make payment of this amount AFTER we issue details of the FINAL team makeup. This will be later in October. Payment to be made to St George Little Athletics (BSB: 112-879, Acc: 020 079 422). Use Athlete Bib Number(s) as the reference. This process recognises that some Teams initially proposed may not proceed due to unavailability of athletes. |
| Join the State-Relay Group in Team App | If your young athlete has been selected for a position in a Team at State Relays, and you have accepted that place, please use Team App to request access to the State-Relay “Access Group”. Instructions to do this are: 1. Open the STGLAC Team App 2. On the front, top right-hand corner, tap the settings icon (cog wheel symbol) 3. Scroll down to the ‘membership’ section 4. Tap ‘Access Groups’ 5. Under ‘Available Groups’, tap STATE-RELAY 6. In the ‘Access Request Message’, enter the surname of your child 7. Tap Send. It's important that at least the parent who will manage the athlete's attendance at the carnival joins the group. |
| 'Hart Sports' Zone Championships 2025/26 | |
| Our Entries: | TBC |
| Age Groups: Date: Venue: Events by Day: Program: Timetable: Parent SignUp: Live Results Link: | 7s to 15s 6 - 7 Dec 2025 (Nominations close: 1 November 2025 at 9am and late entries are not accepted) The Ridge Athletics Centre, Barden Ridge Events by Day TBC TBC TBC TBC |
| Introduction / How to Enter: | The Zone Championships - open to all athletes 7s to 15s - is the first interclub carnival in the pathway: Zone –> Region –> State Track & Field Championships. It is a carnival in which the clubs in the “Southern Metropolitan Zone” (SMZ) come together in competition. The best 8s and above performers at Zone will earn entry to the Region 8 Championships. (Athletes in the 7s do not progress from Zone.) Competitors must compete in their full club uniform. We encourage as many athletes (7s and above) as possible to nominate for the Zone Championships! To nominate, you must fill out and submit the Nomination form below (one per athlete) by no later than 31 October, AND you must pay the Fee and Bond amounts listed below by bank transfer. Nominations are subject to review by the club to ensure compliance with carnival rules which, for example, place limits on how many athletes in a given age group may compete in each event. We reserve the right to make a final decision on event selection when necessary to comply with carnival rules. The first 6 athletes for each event in this Zone as well as the next best 4 places across both Zones will progress the Region. |
| Exemptions from Zone: | Athletes unable to attend the Zone Championships may apply for an exemption. The circumstances under which an exemption may be accepted are limited and are set out in section 9.1 of this document: Entry Regulations To apply to NSW Athletics for an exemption, the parent should complete the form available here: Zone Exemption Application If you are exempted from Zone do not complete the St George LAC Zone Nomination form below. |
| Carnival Information: | The Schedule (program) is above – both a full version including heat and lane assignments and a brief version just listing event times. Note the times in the schedule refer to the time of the event and are “Not Before” times. This means the event may run later than the time shown but will not run earlier (unless all athletes are present). The event may however be “called” earlier than the times shown, and athletes need to be available to respond when the event is called. The "Full Program" contains essential reading for every parent. The duties our club is required to fill are (or will be) posted in a SignUp (link is above). Parent duty is a mandatory pre-condition for return of the Helper Bond. The times shown in the SignUp are approximate as actual event times cannot be forecast with precision. Those not volunteering to do a duty forfeit their deposit. |
| Fees: Bond: | $25 per Athlete, AND $50 per Family (refundable, subject to conditions). Please pay the above amounts to St George Little Athletics (BSB: 112-879, Acc: 020 079 422) immediately after submitting your nomination form. [If not received by the closing date for nominations, your nomination won't progress.] Please make 2 bank transactions for your family: - One for Fees, - One for Bond. Use Bib numbers as reference. |
| Parent Duty | We will let you know when the Parent Duty Signup is available. At that time - please choose your signup duty at Zone using the "Parent SignUp" link above. [Get in quick if you want to find a convenient event at which to assist.] Parent Helper Duty is mandatory for each Family. [Duties are not difficult and experienced persons will provide directions.] Refund of the Bond is dependent on a parent doing the required duty(s) at those carnivals in the championship program at which their child competes. (Eg.: Zone, or Zone & Region, etc.) Note: Parents at a Duty: - must wear enclosed shoes (no thongs, sandals etc) - must not be minding a child - must remain at the duty till it completes. |
| Entry Restrictions & Nomination Form | 7s to 11s can compete in up to 4 events and 12s and above can compete in up to 6 events. The club has a quota of up to 5 athletes in each event (per Age Group/Gender) for 7s to 11s (and no limit for older Ages). We retain the right to select athletes where nominations exceed our quota. These selections will be based on the athlete's Friday night performance. In choosing what events to compete in, take note of the "Order of Events" document (see above) - as that will guide you as to when (ie. the day and the rough ordering) the various events will run. Zone Nomination Form |
| Join the Zone Group in Team App | AFTER you have submitted the Nomination Form, and completed the above bank transfers, please use Team App to request access to the Zone “Access Group”. Instructions to do this are on the nomination form, and reproduced here: 1. Open the STGLAC Team App 2. On the front, top right-hand corner, tap the settings icon (cog wheel symbol) 3. Scroll down to the ‘membership’ section 4. Tap ‘Access Groups’ 5. Under ‘Available Groups’, tap ZONE 6. In the ‘Access Request Message’, enter the surname of your child 7. Tap Send. It's important that at least the parent who will manage the athlete's attendance at the carnival joins the group. |
| Region 8 Championships 2025/26 | |
| Our Qualifiers: | TBC |
| Age Groups: Date: Venue: Information: Timetable: Program Full: Program Brief: Athlete Listing: Parent SignUp: Live Results Link: | 8s and above 31st Jan - 1st Feb 2026 E.S. Marks Athletics Field TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC |
| Introduction / How to Enter: | The Region Championships is the next level of carnival above Zone. For Age Groups 8s - 15s, entry to the Region Carnival is competitive – and based on the performances achieved at the Zone Carnival. 16s and above may apply for direct entry. We are located in Region 8, which comprises our Zone plus the “Inner City Zone” (ICZ). The best performers at Region gain entry to the State Track & Field Championships, at which representatives from all 8 Regions in NSW compete. (16s and above gain access to the State Championships via a direct entry process.) |
| Fees: | St George LAC will cover the carnival entry cost for each athlete entering Region (subject to a fee having been paid to enter Zone). |
| Parent Duty | As with the Zone Carnival, parents of athletes are required to support the carnival by performing a Helper Duty. Please choose your signup duty at Region using the "Parent SignUp" link above. [Get in quick if you want to find a convenient event at which to assist.] Parent Helper Duty is mandatory for each Family. [Duties are not difficult and experienced persons will provide directions.] Refund of the Bond is dependent on a parent doing the required duty(s) at those carnivals in the championship program at which their child competes. (Eg.: Zone, or Zone & Region, etc.) Note: Parents at a Duty: - must wear enclosed shoes (no thongs, sandals etc) - must not be minding a child - must remain at the duty till it completes. |
| Join the Region Group in Team App | If you have qualified for entry to the Region Carnival, please use Team App to request access to the Region “Access Group”. Instructions to do this are: 1. Open the STGLAC Team App 2. On the front, top right-hand corner, tap the settings icon (cog wheel symbol) 3. Scroll down to the ‘membership’ section 4. Tap ‘Access Groups’ 5. Under ‘Available Groups’, tap REGION 6. In the ‘Access Request Message’, enter the full name of your child 7. Tap Send. |
| NSW Combined Event Championships 2025/26: 14s+ | |
| Age Groups: Date: Venue: Cost: Information: Live Results Link: Notes: | 16s - Masters + National Qualification opportunity for 14s & 15s 24 - 25 January 2026 Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre $50 per athlete Event Information TBA TBA |
| Introduction | This multi-event carnival offers Pentathlon, Heptathlon and Decathlon formats. |
| Entries | Access the Event Information link above. Entries are made directly with the Carnival organisers and not via STGLAC. |
| 'Hart Sport' NSW Combined Event Carnival 2025/26: 7s - 15s | |
| Age Groups: Date: Venue: Information: Live Results Link: | 7s - 15s 28th Feb - 1st March 2026 Maitland Regional Athletics Centre Event Information TBC |
| Introduction | Participants in Age Groups 7s to 15s are regarded as partaking in a NSW Championship Event. Each athlete undertakes a fixed set of events which vary by Age Group. 7s to 14s do 6 events, and 15s to 17s do 7 events. Each result is awarded a point score, and points for each athlelte are summed to determine winners in each Age Group. Competitors in the 15s Age Group are vying for selection to the Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC). |
| Entries | Entries are made directly with the Carnival organisers and not via STGLAC. Register via the "Information" link above. Cost is $40 per athlete. |
| NSW Junior Championships 2025/26 13s+ | |
| Age Groups: Date: Cost Venue: Information: | 13s+ 12 - 15 March 2026 $40 first event, $30 subsequent events Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre NSW Junior Championships |
| More Information: | See the link above for detailed information including How to Enter, Scheduling of events, maps of SOPAC and so on. |
| HART Sport Little Athletics State Championships 2025-26 (9s - 12s) | |
| Age Groups: Date: Cost: Venue: Information: | 9s - 12s 21 - 22 March 2026 $15 per athlete Sydney Olympic Park Athletics Centre LANSW State Championships |
| More Information: | See the link above for detailed information including the scheduling of events, maps of SOPAC and so on. Entry to the State Championships is competitive – for each event, the top 2 athletes per Region, then (up to) the next best 8 from across the state will be selected (based on their performance results) – a maximum of 24 athletes per event. If you need assistance or have questions about any of the Championship carnivals, don’t hesitate to contact Sam (championships@stgeorgelac.org.au). |
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