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Griffith Athletics Club Including Little Athletics Inc

GRIFFITH ATHLETICS CLUB INCLUDING LITTLE ATHLETICS (GACILA) CODE OF CONDUCT:

ATHLETES:

• Show respect to coaches and officials
• Control your temper.
• Never verbally abuse or sledge, deliberately distract, provoke, bully or harm other athletes.
• Do not use bad language or obscene gestures.
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all athletes and officails, regardless of their gender, agility, cultural background or religion.
• Do not bring the club or the sport of athletics into disrepute.

ADULTS:

• Never yell or ridicule an athlete for making a mistake.
• Respect the officials decision. If you disagree, follow the appropriate proceedures to question the decision.
• Never use violence, threats or abuse in any form.
• Keep to designated spectator areas and do not encrouch on the competition area if you are not officiating/helping.
• Demonstrate appropriate social behavior.
• Ensure that any physical contact with a young person is appropriate to the situation and/or neccesary for the athletes skill development.
• Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all athletes and officails, regardless of their gender, agility, cultural background or religion.
• Do not bring the club or the sport of athletics into disrepute.

 

GACILA BEHAVIOUR GUIDELINES:

ATHLETES:

• Compete according to the rules.
• Work equally hard for yourself and/or your centre.
• Always address officials in a polite manner.
• Be a good sport. Acknowledge all good results by all athletes.
• Only cheer good performances, not when other competitors make a mistake or dont perform well.
• Treat other competitors with respect.
• Do not act smart or "cocky".
• Treat all athletes as you like to be treated. Do not bully or take unfair advantage of another competitor.
• Cooperate with your coach, centre-mates and other competitors, for without them there would be no competition.
• Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit, not just to please others.
• Remember that all that is ever requested of you is to Be Your Best

PARENTS/RELATIVES AND SPECTATORS:

• Remember that young people are involved for their own enjoyment, not yours.
• Encourage your child to participate, do not force them.
• Focus on the child's efforts and performance rather than winning or losing.
• Encourage athletes to always participate according to the rules.
• Applaud good performances and effors from all athletes.
• Support all efforts to remove verbal and physical abuse from Athletics. Condemn the use of violence in any form, whether it is by spectators, coaches, officials or athletes.
• Recognise the importance and value of being a volunteer.
• Respect the officials decision and teach young people to do likewise. Remember that officials give their time and effort freely for your childs involvement and enjoyment.
• Show appreciation for volunteer coaches, officials and administrators. Without them, your child could not participate.

GACILA RULES FOR CENTRE COMPETITION:

• All parents/carers must be registered with GACILA as a "Parent Volunteer" for insurance purposes. Those who are not registered to assist at their child(rens) events, must remain in the grandstand during club and carnival events.
• All events will be conducted under the Rules of Competition (RoC) from LANSW, ANSW, Athletics Australia and/or IAAF handbooks as appropriate.
• Parents are on notice that the sport of athletics requires a large number of helpers at each event to ensure events run smoothly and subsequently agree that with the registration of their child(ren) or themselves to the club and external competitions and carnivals, they agree to provide assistance and help as required to ensure a smooth running of events. A roster system will be in place. Parents agree to self organise a replacement for their roster slot should they not be able to assist that day/time. Parents are also of the understanding that persistant non attendance to their volunteer slots at club nights or carnivals, may mean their child(ren) or themselves may become ineligible to attend any further competitions as a GACILA Representative.
• All athlets must be registered with the club, or an identified athletics club in NSW or interstate if visiting.
• Only officials, helpers and competitors are allowed in the competition area. Spectators are to remain in the spectator area. Athletes must leave the area of competition at the completion of their event.
• Approved club uniform must be worn, with registration number, age group and any additional sponsor patches attached.
• Only events scheduled for the child's correct age group that week will be counted towards any end of season awards, unless otherwise notified the event will count towards point score.
• The committee reserves the right to modify and adjust events of the weekly program as required.
• SPIKES: 
  • Cannot be used in the Tiny Tots to 10's age groups
  • May be worn for athletes in the 11's and older age groups, in designated events as notified at the commencement of the season
  • Putting on and taking off of spikes must occur AT the event. DO NOT walk across to long or high jump in spikes, DO NOT walk to the start line in spikes. DO NOT leave the finish line, long jump or high jump areas in spikes. Put them on and remove them at the event. You can potentially injure someone with spikes in spectator areas.
  • Spike length for Griffith Regional Sports Centre is limited to 1/4 inch pyramid or christmas tree style spikes only. Use of incorrect spike style or length will see early damage to our track and grounds.
• STARTING BLOCKS:
  • Starting blocks MUST be used by all athletes wearing spikes and performing a crouch start in events up to 400m and including the first leg of any relay race. Athletes performing a standing start will not be required to use starting blocks.
• HIGH JUMP:
  • For the 9's and 10's year age groups, the scissor technique will be the only approved method of jumping. Any other style will be deamed a foul.
• LONG/TRIPLE JUMP:
  • Long Jump: Athletes in the Tiny-Tot to 10's age group will jump from a 0.5m x 1.0m sand square. Tiny-Tots to 7's will have a mat offset of 30cm from the pit. 8's to 10's will have an offset of 1m from the pit. Athletes in the 11's-17's age groups shall be allowed to use either the 20cm painted take-off board (located at the 1m mark) or the international 2m take off board (located at the 2m mark). U20's and older will be required to use the 2m take-off board location.
  • Long/Triple Jump: The blue rubber on the international boards is the foul line when observing jumps.

PAYMENT PLANS:

• Upon selection of the payment plan option for 2024/25 registrations, the balance of the registration fees will be sent to RevSport for invoice creation by the Club.
• The purchaser is to notify the club of the frequency of payments (weekly, fortnightly, monthly) and first payment start date at the time of purchase.
• All Payment Plans are to be finalised by Sunday November 17th 2024.
• Any accounts with payments outstanding after this date will occur a weekly $20 late fee until balance is zero. Late fee's will be applied on the Monday of each week.
• The purchaser agrees to ensure that sufficient funds are available for their scheduled redraw. If a payment defaults, the purchaser has 7 days from the day of default to make the missed payment before being subjected to club night and competition suspension until payment is received.
• A second defaulting payment will see the purchasers membership with GACILA cancelled. The purchaser will be liable for any fee's or charges incurred as a result of debt collection agency referral.
• The purchaser is able to amend the frequency and amount due for deductions if 48 hours notice is given to the club. Amendments are to be sent to griffithlacsecretary@gmail.com.
• Payment plans for registrations will cease for purchasing for the 2024/25 season on November 4th, 2024.