Frequently Asked Questions

Competition is held at McEvoy Oval Umina, on Friday night from 6 pm during the summer season. The season starts in October (the first week back after school returns) and runs through to mid-March each year. With a break over the Christmas/New Year period.

Our emphasis is on Family, Fun & Fitness. Children can join with any level of skill or fitness. Children are given plenty of encouragement to achieve personal bests (PB's). Little Athletics recognises that children vary widely in shape, size and athletic ability, and thus is one of few sports that successfully caters for all.

Registration Costs are:

• 1st child= $170
• 2nd child= $160
• 3rd child= $140
• 4th child= $130

 The club gives family discounts as follows:

• First child - $ 170
• Second child $160  ($330 - $10 Family Discount)
• Third child $140  ($470 - $40 Family Discount)
• Fourth Child $130  ($600 - $80 Family Discount)

 All athletes from 6 - 18 years of age can compete in Little Atheltics and Athletics NSW (ANSW) events. If you are eligible you can apply your Active Kids Program Voucher to your little athletics registration.  Apply for your voucher before starting your registration.  Apply for your Active Kids voucher here.

Yes definitely! If you are eligible you can use your active kids vouchers with us.  The Active Kids program provides two vouchers for parents, guardians and carers of eligible school-enrolled children to use towards sport and active recreation costs each year.  See here for more details. Apply for your Active Kids voucher here.

All registered athletes must wear our approved centre uniform when competing in Little Athletics competitions. There are also patches that need to be applied to the centre uniform. It is important that these are placed in the correct position. Uniforms can be purchased online from our supplier Sportsmagic by accessing the following link. https://sportsmagic.com.au/collections/woy-woy-peninsula-little-athletics-centre Appropriate sports footwear is compulsory for all athletes in all events. Athletes must wear shoes and no athlete may wear football boots or cleats in any event. Spikes are not compulsory, but if you choose to wear them, the following rules apply:

• Athletes in the U9 - U10 age group may not wear spike shoes
• Athletes in the U11 - U12 age group may wear spike shoes in events run entirely in lanes, long jump, triple jump, high jump and javelin
• Athletes in the U13 - U15 age groups may wear spike shoes in all track events except walks. Spike shoes may also be worn for long jump, triple jump, high jump and javelin.

More Uniform information

• You can read the full rules in the Standard Rules for Competition of Little Athletics Australia (Rule 143).
• We recommend shopping at Rebel Sport for your footwear and equipment. Mention our club at the checkout and 5% of the value of your purchase will be donated back to us so we can continue to upgrade our equipment.
• Refer here for information of the Placement of numbers & patches for all Little Athletics NSW Events & Carnivals

We are a non-profit organisation that raises funds through our registration fee and operates through the support of our local community. We are run solely by a team of volunteers who put their heart and soul into making the club a success. The successful operation of our club relies solely on parents volunteering to assist.  All parents are required to volunteer in some capacity every season. There are a variety of activities that you can nominate to do.  Little Athletics is a family movement in which the mums, dads, grandparents, and friends of children can do something together. The children compete and parents are part of that by getting involved by assisting on the night.  Our club is what we make it and we are all committed to making it good fun. The following roles need to be filled by our parent volunteers each week, so get active and get involved.  You can participate by helping us to set up, becoming an Age Manager, or helping out on canteen or BBQ duty from time to time. If you have a bit more time you could take up a role on the management committee or assist with coaching if you have relevant experience.

Children are organised into age-based gendered groups that are determined by date of birth.  There is more information about the age groups available on the LANSW website. Activities are coordinated by an Age Manager (who is a volunteer parent) and follow an age-appropriate rotating program of track and field events that include a mix of the following activities:

• Running including sprinting, middle distance, and hurdles
• Throwing including shot-put, discuss
• Jumping including long jump, high jump, and triple jump

Each week there is a rotation of 3-4 activities per age group so that children have the opportunity to learn the basic level of athletic skill required for each activity and have the opportunity to participate in a variety of them several times over the season. Weekly Program info...  The weekly competition is usually finished by around 7.30 pm.  However, it depends a little on the type of events, the number of children in each age group, the number of volunteers we have, and even the weather conditions on any given competition night. Older children compete in longer-distance events and these take longer to complete.  Every effort is made to make our competition nights run as smoothly as possible, and the more support we get, the better it works for everyone. Updates regarding weather conditions etc on competition nights are shared on our Facebook page as soon as decisions are made.

Results from each competition night are uploaded into a database and are available in the results section of this website. Login to Results HQ

Our club offers track and field training and coaching on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the competition season for those athletes who are interested in improving their performance for competition. Please click on the training/coaching More Training & Coaching info...

An encouragement award is given each week by the relevant age manager. Children are also awarded trophies and other prizes based on the weekly results and participation in other events at the end of each season.  All children will receive a participation medal for their efforts.  We hold a presentation ceremony each year at either our clubhouse or at the venue of one of our sponsors.  There are a number of perpetual trophies awarded at these events and you can find out more about them on

More Awards information…

Check our Facebook page for updates regarding wet weather cancellations.

Check our Facebook page for updates regarding wet weather cancellations.