This is the nomination portal for the ACT Team to be selected for the Australian Little Athletics Championships (ALAC).

ALAC is a two-day event held every year with all States and Territories represented. It encompasses the Australian Teams Championships for Under 13 athletes and the Australian Combined Event Championships for Under 15 athletes and in 2021 Multi-Class athletes will be included in state teams for the first time! Although recognition is given to individual place-getters, the emphasis is on team performance and the main focus is on the team point scores.

The proposed venue for ALAC 2021 is Melbourne, Lakeside Stadium, and it is scheduled for Saturday 23rd April and Sunday 24th April. While the advice prior to Friday 11 February was that the team would travel to Melbourne via bus and stay together, this advice has now changed. You can read the updated information on travel and accomodation arrangements by clicking here.

ALAC Parent Information Pack

To view the ALAC Parent Information Pack please click here.

Events contested

Under 13 Boys & Girls: 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 80m hurdles, 200m hurdles, 1500m walk, 4 x 100m team relay, long jump, triple jump, high jump, shot put, discus and javelin.

Under 15 Boys (Combined Events): 100m Hurdles, Discus, Long Jump, 100m, High Jump, Javelin, 800m

Under 15 Girls (Combined Events): 90m Hurdles, Shot Put, High Jump, 200m, Javelin, Long Jump, 800m Two of the boys and two of the girls will also combine to form a 4 x 100m relay team.

Team Management

The 2021 ACTLAA Team Management will consist of James Peek as Team Manager, Ruud van Scheppingen as Head Coach, Caity Hanna as Assistant Coach, and with the female Assistant Team Manager still to be confirmed. Joining the team in Melbourne will be Manager: Growth & Development, Matthew Wade and a physio/osteo who is still to be confirmed.

Important Information

• Athletes will be selected on athletic performance
• Athletes must have completed a nomination form by the required date to be considered for selection. The nomination form for Multi Class (Para) athletes should include the name of the Carer who will be in attendance with the athlete at and during ALAC (if required).
• Nominations for ALAC are open now and close on Thursday 10th March.

Under 13 Athletes

• All U13 athletes must compete in the ACT U9-U13 State Championships 
• Special consideration may be given to athletes who miss the ACT U9-U13 State Championships or ACT Combined Event Championship through illness/injury and have a medical certificate indicating they will be fit to prepare for and compete at ALAC. Certificates must be emailed to development@actlaa.org.au prior to the conclusion of the ACT U9-U13 State Championships.

Under 15 Athletes

Preference for selection will be given in the following order;

1. Completion of the U15 ALAC selection event at the ACT Combined Event Championships.
2. Completion of 3-4 of the events contained within the ALAC Heptathlon (see below) at the U14-U18 ACT Championships and the competition of the U15 hurdles event at the U9-U13 ACT Championships (all Little Athletics hurdles events from U9-U17 are held at these Championships). For selection purposes points will be tallied as an accumulation as per normal heptathlon scoring.
3. Demonstration of competence in all of the ALAC Heptathlon disciplines through submission of seasons best performance

Note: all U15 athletes must be nominated prior to the closing of the nomination portal on Thursday 10th March to be eligible for selection.

U15 Boys Heptathlon Events: 100m hurdles, discus, long jump, 100m, high jump, javelin, 800m

U15 Girls Heptathlon Events: 90m hurdles, shot put, high jump, 200m, javelin, long jump, 800m

Additional selection information

• The Selection Panel will have sole discretion on the selection of athletes to represent the ACT at the ALAC. The Selection Panel may consider athlete performance at all ACT Carnivals. Any selection queries after the naming of the team will be directed to the President of LAACT.
• Athletes who are not comfortable staying in a team environment away from parents/carers should not nominate for ALAC.

Apparel

Please find the link to the LAACT ALAC team uniform size chart - click here.

Note that the ALAC apparel is pre-ordered well in advance of athletes selecting their prefered sizes. Every effort will be made to have athletes in their preferred size, however on some occasions this may not be possible. The number 1 priority when it comes to uniform distibution is making sure every athletes has competition gear that they are comfortable competing in.

Key Contact

If you have any further questions on anything to do with ALAC at this time, don’t hesitate to contact Matt at development@actlaa.org.au.