Centre Competitions

Meetings are conducted on Saturday afternoons at the Kenmore State High School Oval.  The entrance is via Dumbarton Drive. Meetings commence at 3 pm sharp with a warm up for athletes, followed by the events for each age group. Age marshals (parents) are responsible for taking their respective age group around for the afternoon. They will follow the set program and may play games in between events if there is time.

The Under 6 age group usually competes in four/five events throughout the afternoon. They will be given specific training in each event in the form of age appropriate coaching.

Generally the U7’s – U17’s age groups compete in at least five events (a selection of both track & field). Sometimes a coaching session will be programmed into the days events.

The Tiny Tots program starts at 3 pm and usually runs for an hour. Every 3 weeks they are programmed to run a 60m race on the track practicing their skills and getting used to the starter gun. No times or places are given to the Tiny Tot athletes.

Centre competitions usually conclude before 5:30 pm (sometimes earlier). A BBQ is often held during the afternoon – and is a great way to grab a bite to eat before you go home!

Facilities: 

  • There is a canteen in the club house that sells ice blocks, drinks and treats.
  • There are water bubblers situated outside the toilet block, alternatively there are iced water containers under the shade tents at the 80m start line and finish line, where water bottles can be refilled.
  • Parking is within the school grounds via the Dumbarton Drive entrance into the school.
  • There is a grass 400m running track and a tartan long jump/triple jump pit.

Below is a map of the KSHS oval set up for our Saturday afternoon competitions.

There is a no smoking policy within the Kenmore State High School grounds. Please refrain from smoking anywhere on the school premises.

Wet Weather

In the event of very wet or extremely hot weather, a decision will be made by the committee just prior to the start time.  Families will be notified via email when the competition is cancelled. You can also refer to the centres website and facebook page for cancellations etc. We will endeavour to hold competitions whenever possible and will modify events if necessary to suit the conditions (eg. no high jump on wet days). If in doubt please always come down to the grounds.