Helping @ SPRINGWOOD

Springwood

HOW YOU CAN ASSIST

WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Our committee warmly encourages parents to be actively involved in their athlete’s sport and the efficient running of events on Friday evenings.  

Your support plays an important role in making each week possible for all athletes to enjoy and participate.

We understand that it can feel a little overwhelming at first—but everyone starts somewhere, and we were all new once too! Our team is always happy to guide you, so please feel comfortable stepping forward and offering a hand where you can.

Age Group Assistance

springwood oval access during centre evening

ALL members who are on the field of play must be classified and identifiable as:

a) Registered Athlete (they should be in uniform – but approval can be given for exceptions)

b) Registered Trialist (All Trialists should be registered with the clubhouse and will need to collect an identification arm band each week from the Information Station)

c) Age Group Helpers. ALL oval helpers from the Track team to age group helpers will be required to wear an identifying vest.

ONLY THOSE ASSISTING IN A ROLE SHOULD BE ON THE FIELD OF PLAY.

d) Committee and Centre Coaches. These are wearing either Sharks Committee/Coach Shirts

If you are not in one of these groups, you WILL be required to either collect a helper’s vest (and help) or leave the field of play and spectate from outside of the fencing perimeter

Age Group Marshal
The Age Marshal plays a key role in ensuring a smooth and successful evening. They oversee their age group, guide athletes between events, and help ensure each event runs correctly.
Age Group Recorder
The Age Group Recorder is responsible for accurately recording athlete performances during events, using tablets to enter results.
Age Group Helpers
Most age groups require at least four event helpers. Their role is to assist with raking, spiking, and retrieving implements, while also supporting the Age Marshal in supervising and guiding athletes.
Age Group Marshal Age Group Helpers

Track Team Assistance

springwood little athletics track team requirements

A number of important roles need to be filled each week to keep our program running smoothly.

We’re incredibly grateful for our regular volunteer crew—but we’d love to welcome more helpers to the team. Getting involved doesn’t have to mean a weekly commitment. Even occasional support can make a big difference.

By sharing these roles across more people, we can:

  • Give volunteers more time to watch and enjoy their athlete’s participation
  • Reduce pressure on our regular team
  • Ensure we’re well covered if someone is unavailable on a given week

If you’re able to help—even from time to time—we’d love to have you involved.

Starter
A good start plays an important role in all track events.  And a good starter  keeps the program on track and teaches athletes good starting technique. 
We would love to have a few more starters trained so that the load can be shared, freeing others to spend some time with their own athletes.   

FULL TRAINING PROVIDED
Timing Gates Operator
The Timing Gates operator is responsible for accurate recording of all track events on a Friday evening.
It is a great role for someone who does not want to be mobile on the field of play.

FULL TRAINING PROVIDED
Start Line Marshall
The Start-line marshal is responsible for assemblng athletes in heats vefore races and accurate data entry of race entries for the timing system
Starter Timing Gates Operator Start Line Marshall

help your athlete as a Coach

GAIN ENTRY LEVEL COACHING QUALIFICATIONS

As an entry-level coach, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to support your age group—whether that’s offering simple discus tips or running short skill-based drills.

The Introduction to Teaching Little Athletics online course is the ideal starting point for your coaching journey.

If you’re looking to further develop your skills and coaching credentials, talk to us about how Springwood can support your progression.

Get skilled

Get started on your coaching journey with a LAQ Introduction to Teaching Little Athletics course.

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Join us in Fundraising

Springwood is always looking for support with our fundraising efforts.

All funds raised go directly towards providing high-quality coaching programs and end-of-season celebrations for our athletes.

From Bunnings BBQs to our Giant Mega Raffles, there are plenty of ways to get involved—and we’d love your support.

We’re also keen to hear from anyone interested in joining a fundraising sub-committee to help generate new ideas. If you’ve got something creative or “outside the box” in mind, let’s chat!

Join us on the Committee

We encourage all members to consider becoming part of our committee.

If you’re interested, simply speak with an existing committee member to get started.

The commitment is straightforward—attend a monthly meeting (held on the second Tuesday evening of each month) and be willing to share your thoughts and contribute to on-going discussions that help shape our club.

Demo Description

Athletes

> Be a good sport. Respect all good performances whether from your Centre or the opponents and shake hands with and thank the opposing athletes and officials after the event – win, lose or draw.

> Participate for your own enjoyment and benefit.

> Always respect the official’s decision.

> Never become involved in acts of foul play.

> Honour both the spirit and intention of the competition rules and live up the highest ideals of ethics and sportsmanship. Avoid gamesmanship and respect the traditions of the sport.

> Never engage in disrespectful conduct of any sort including profanity, sledging, obscene gestures, offensive remarks, trash-talking, taunting or other actions that are demeaning to other athletes, officials or supporters.

> Care for and respect the facilities and equipment made available to you during training and competition.

> Safeguard your health. Don’t use any illegal or unhealthy substances.

> Recognise that officials and coaches are volunteers who give up their time to provide their services. Treat them with the utmost respect.

> Do not bet or otherwise financially speculate, directly or indirectly, on the outcome or any other aspect of a Little Athletics event or competition in which you are involved.

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