Little Athletics is a sport designed for children aged five to seventeen.  They are encouraged to participate in all disciplines with each centre meet offering a balance of events i.e. running, jumping and throwing.  This emphasis on full participation provides every opportunity for young athletes to develop balance, stamina, strength, coordination and self-control.  Little Athletics is about encouraging each and every athlete to better their own previous best performances.

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This year, in order to help bridge the gap between junior and senior athletics, we have decided to open up most of our meets to open aged Toowong Harriers Members (must be QA registered).  We hope our membership take advantage of this opportunity to compete regularly, in a local and social environment.

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Little Athletics is about having Fun with friends.  Athletes are grouped in ages and many relationships are developed with others away from their regular circle of school friends.  It is about the Family playing together and growing strong together.  The timekeepers, the judges, the long jump officials are all mums and dads.  Many have no previous experience, but we cannot run our weekly meets without parental involvement and we encourage you all to have a go.  You might consider gaining qualifications for coaching or sitting for officials gradings, every little bit helps our athletes.

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Little Athletics is a wonderful breeding ground for children as they develop their general Fitness in a safe and healthy sport.  Athletics involves training sessions, warm-up sessions, coaching clinics and much encouragement and guidance from committed and caring parents.  Little Athletics helps with children’s confidence, resilience and coordination, and this strong base assists our children as they pursue future success in athletics, other sports and life in general.

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