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Camberwell Malvern Little Athletics Centre is open to all children aged 5-14 years. All children compete for fun, fitness and family enjoyment and are encouraged to participate in events in a positive manner, regardless of athletic capability. Little Athletics takes place on Saturday mornings, excluding the Christmas holiday period.

We resume normal competition at Kooyong on Saturday January 30. Enjoy the sleep-ins.  

State titles: December 13, Olympic Park

Congratulations to all our 22 teams who competed at the States on Sunday. We ended up in 11 finals and won three gold, two silver and three bronze to finish eighth on the medal table - not bad for a mid-size grass-track centre. Our U10 Mixed Sex 4x200m ran a state record, but had to settle for silver behind Sandringham, who knocked even more time off the record. Knox won 13 gold, Box Hill and Keilor snared six. Special thanks to Mich and his coaches Kate, Graeme and Ian and our team manager Fiona. They did a great job and we think that is our best result since the early 70s.

Our golden crew were:

U14 boys medley - Anthony. Oscar, Luca, Michael and Harrison

U9 boys 4x200m - Ethan, Harris, Harrison, Jack and Riley

U11 mixed sex 4x200m - Kate, Eric, Ed and Georgia

More photos will be loaded soon. 

Free Jumps and Sprints Coaching

National Primary School titles – Sydney

Congratulations to Holly Cannizzo on winning the national schools high jump title for 12 year olds. Holly improved 5cm on her PB to clear 1.56m which gave her gold on a countback. All those years of doing high jump at our centre on a weekly basis obviously came to the fore. She also won bronze for Victoria in the medley relay.

Crystal Creek Coaching Camp

9 boys and 1 girl from CMLAC U10 and U11 went to Crystal Creek camp last weekend.   They all had a great time, not only with the coaching sessions but also with the other activities.  The water slide on Sunday afternoon was a hit.  

Click here for full results.  Click here for CMLAC Relay Policy.

We alternate weekly between two programs.  Warm-ups begin at 8.45am.  Events start at 9am and finish around 11am. 

Click here to download the programs as a PDF file.

A child’s age group is determined by their age as at September 30, 2009. For example, if you are seven on this date you will be Under 8. Athletes must be five by September 30, 2009 to register.

Registration process

New members are strongly recommended to wait to register until after the Come and Try Day, as the club has a no refund policy. All old members wishing to return, should register ASAP so that their names are listed on the weekly competitor sheets.

Fees                 

Full season                                                       After Feb1, 2010

1st child             $105                                                    $50

2nd child            $90                                                     $50

3rd child            $90                                                      $50

Click here to register online.

Parental guide

Little Aths is not like other sports such as netball, cricket, basketball where paid referees oversee activities. It is run by parents and there is an expectation that at least every second week, one parent from each family should make themselves available to assist in some manner. There are a host of activities that require minimal training, ranging from time-keeping, to recording, to starting races. Many parents become weekly Age Group Managers (minders) enabling them to watch and assist their child’s athletic development.

If you have a personal role preference, please email muirden@iprimus.com.au 

Major club events

Friday Dec 11 – Club handicaps and X-mas party at Kooyong – 5.30pm-7.30pm

Saturday March 13 – Club Championships, AGM and Awards evening – 3pm-7.30pm 

2009 Cross Country season

Congratulations to all those athletes that took part in the CC season and well done to Georgia Hansen (Under 10s) and Harris Plowman (Under 8s) who were club champions.