Summer Track & Field Athletics

Summer Track & Field Athletics caters for all ages and abilities. The interclub competition specifically focuses on two age groups. 7 to 14 years and 15+ (any age).

The current season programme for 2012-2013 is available here.

Coaching is available in all disciplines of track and field.

We cater for all age groups & all levels of ability – Juniors, High School and Seniors

MEMBERSHIP 2012 to 2013 (March)

Membership forms for adults (age 15 years +) can be downloaded here.
Membership forms for children (age 14 and under) can be downloaded here.

CLUB NIGHTS - Monday - 6:00pm to 7:30pm

Club nights are run from Hillmorton High School playing fields. At Club Nights athletes compete in their grades and have the opportunity to compete in 3 or 4 events - a mix of track and field - each night. The programme is set to allow athletes to compete in the full range of events over a 2/3 week period. We encourage athletes to try all events and to compete against others in their age group as well as achieve improved personal performances.

COMPETITION AGE

An athlete's official age is his or her age as of 31 Dec, 2012. For example, if a child is 9 at the beginning of the season but turns 10 in December, then he or she competes as a 10 year old the entire season (even before turning 10). If another child is 9 but turns 10 in January, he or she competes as a 9 year old the entire season (even after turning 10). These official ages apply to club nights, Saturday Interclub competition, and the Colgate Games. At Saturday Interclub and the Colgate Games, children compete only against others in the same age group (the exception being that children under 7 compete as a 7 year old). However, on club nights, we often combine age groups (e.g. "under 8", "8 & 9 year olds" or "12 and older") based on the number of children attending.

TRAINING

Training is available for all athletes participating in the Interclub competition. The training programme for Grades 10 to 14+ is available for viewing as a PDF from here. Please contact one of the club contacts listed below for more information. Training will commence on either Tuesday 9th October or Tuesday 25th September (to be confirmed).

Contact	Phone
George Edwards	Ph 960 3993
Nick Leadbeater	Ph 366 2376
Kerry Rutherford	Ph 981 0941
Paul Johnston	Ph 332 1894
Paul Lister	Ph 337 6005

SATURDAY MORNING INTERCLUB COMPETITION

Interclub competitions commence at Rawhiti domain and continue until the Canterbury Children's Championships early March 2013. Timaru is used for some interclub competitions. There is a break in competition over the Christmas period until mid-January. These competitions are conducted by Canterbury Children's Athletic Association Inc. Athletes must be registered with the Children's Association to compete and club uniform is required. A draft programme has been published by Canterbury Childrens Athetic Association.

The latest results from Saturday morning interclub can be viewed from here.

Best Performances - Children's Track and Field

As at 14-Apr-2013, the following downloads show the best performances for Port Hills Childrens Athletics.

PBs for Track
PBs for Field

To make an application for a Port Hills Athletic best performance, the following download(s) are available:

Record Application Form (.DOC format)
Record Application Form (.PDF format)

COLGATE GAMES

This season's South Island Colgate Games are to be held in Invercargill January 2013. These games are for athletes ages 7-14 (younger children can compete as 7 year olds). The following short video link shows the team marching in at the 2011 competition and can be viewed here.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS

These will be held on a Sunday 17th February at Hansen Park

CONTACTS

Junior Track and Field:	Sue Leadbeater	Ph 366 2376
Senior Track and Field:	George Edwards	Ph 960 3993

Last modified 27 January 2013