News - 2015/2016

Because Little Athletics is a totally voluntary organisation, Centres cannot operate without the assistance of parents each week in fulfilling the many and varied duties required. These include officiating at an event; managing an age group; recording results; working in the canteen; to name just a few. Additional assistance is always required on the Centre committees and all parents are encouraged to become involved. Little Athletics is one of the few sports where parents can become fully involved in their child's sporting interests. 

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is coming up on 5 March 2016 and is a requirement of our incorporation. 
At the AGM we will be looking for people to join the committee to help keep the Waverley Little Athletics Centre running well. 
We typically see a 50% turnover of the committee due to the member's children finishing their time at Little Athletics or changing work commitments. 

All committee positions are declared vacant at the AGM and we often see people who want to stay on the committee move to a different role. 

Training is provided for all positions and you do not need to know how to do a role to nominate for it. It is preferred that new people to a role "shadow" the existing person for a few weeks before the season ends so that they can learn the role. 

The committee meets monthly - currently on the third Wednesday at 7:30pm but this can be changed by the new committee. 

Executive Committee Positions  

• President - runs committee meetings and oversees the Committee and Centre 
• Vice President - supports the President and takes over when the president is unavailable 
• Secretary - meeting agenda and minutes 
• Treasurer - banks money, pays bills and keeps records 
• Registrar - athlete registrations  

Committee Positions 

• Arena - ensures that the program runs, including announcements 
• Region Delegate - attends monthly region meetings 
• Equipment - ensures equipment is put out and packed away properly and arranges repair and/or replacement where required 
• Centre Mentor (previously Chief of Officials) - train parents how to run and record events 
• Coaching - arranges coaches for weeknight training and coordinates On Track sessions 
• I.T. (Computer) - set up WiFi for each program and ensure that the computers are available and working 
• General Committee - assist where required (see below)   

Other Positions

These may overlap with above positions.  

• Track Timing - charge timing boxes and fix any issues with communication with the computer 
• Website - post updates to the website. Keep information up to date 
• Social Media - post updates to Facebook, Team App, Instagram, etc. 
• Results - prepare results folders 
• Results Entry - enter results each week (about 1-2 hours) 
• Championship Team Manager (for State and Region events) - coordinate athletes and parents for these events. 
• Sponsorship and Fundraising 
• Advertising and Membership - arrange for flyers in schools and other methods of recruiting new members 
• Canteen - purchase stock and run the canteen 
• BBQ - purchase stock, run the BBQ and refill the gas bottles 
• Uniforms - sell uniforms and order stock 
• Cross Country - coordinate with Knox LAC and manage registrations during the Cross Country season 
• Open Day - oversees the Waverley Open Day (if run) 
• Other tasks - e.g. prepare and print the Centre Booklet 

Added: 26/01/2016 20:42:00
Last Updated: 26/01/2016 20:45:32