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Little Athletics is an Australian sporting event comprising a subset of athletic events, specially modified to suit the abilities of children aged from 5 to 14 years). We also cater for younger children 3 to 5 years in our Tiny Tots section where these athletes of the future are taught teamwork and social interaction along with being encouraged to develop a competitive spirit whilst making and maintaining friendships.
Little A’s, as it is affectionately referred to by those who enjoy it, is not just about winning, but also about having fun, making friends and getting families involved in healthy activities. It is little surprise, then, that the motto of Little Athletics is: "Little Athletics for family, fun and fitness".
Here at Bargara we recognise that children vary widely in shape, size and athletic ability, and believe that athletics is one of few sports that successfully caters for them all.
Individual athletes and Centre teams are openly and unashamedly encouraged to progress from local competition to Regional and then State Championship after meeting predetermined qualifying standards
We have access to a number of highly qualified and skilled athletes from a number of specialties who give freely of their time to coach any of our members who wish to take advantage of this and develop their athletic skills and abilities.
We actively encourage parents to participate as helpers and officials as part of encouraging family participation in their childs’ sport of choice. Experience has shown that, when a child - particularly a young child - sees a parent at the finish line or perhaps supervising an age group, their competitive spirit is enhanced due to wanting to impress mum or dad or both.
Interested? Would you like to come along and simply check us out? Talk to other parents and athletes about the advantages of being in Little Athletics? Then please come along to our next activity day and make yourself known..
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