Season Awards

Kenmore Little Athletics offers a wide range of awards that are presented to our athletes at the end-of-season Presentation Day.

All little athletes are required to participate in at least 8 KLA centre competitions throughout the season to receive one of the special awards below.

Every athlete who returns after the Christmas holidays receives a participation ribbon/age group photo and ice-block at the Presentation Day.

Awards at Kenmore Little Athletics may include:

  • Most Improved
  • Encouragement Award
  • New Club Records
  • Overall High Achiever Award
  • Gold Achievement Award
  • Club Champion
  • The Neville Knight Encouragement Award
  • The Laurie Baartz Award
  • The George Harvey Perpetual Award

The Most Improved Award

Points are awarded for each centre competition over the season. Points are awarded for participation, achieving a personal best and equaling a personal best. The highest point’s scorer in each age group is the “Most Improved Athlete” unless they have already achieved an “Overall High Achiever Award”.

  1. Points for participating (1 point for each event completed)
  2. Points for achieving a personal best (5 points)
  3. Points for equaling a personal best (3 points)

The Encouragement Award

This is an award to identify those athletes who inspire courage and spirit within our club. They are athletes whose attendance is high and determination is great. They demonstrate positivity and sportsmanship, even though they may never win.

The Overall High Achiever Award

The Overall High Achiever Awards are presented to those athletes who has achieved 83% or higher in blue levels in their respective events. It identifies those athletes who perform at a high level in all event groups.

Gold Achievement Award 

The Gold Achievement Award is presented to those athletes in the Under 9+ age groups who have achieved a “Gold Level” in a particular event, according to the levels stated on page 26. Gold levels are obtained by athletes who are considered to be performing at a national level.

Club Champion Award

This is awarded to an athlete who has accumulated the most number of points across any age group for the season. It is an athlete who has performed at a high level at both club and outside club competitions.

Neville Knight Encouragement Award

This award is presented by the Centre to honour the memory of the late Neville Knight who sadly passed away in November 1993.  Neville was very committed to the Kenmore Centre over a number of years.  Because he had great deal to do with the U13 to U15 age group, the award is usually made each year to someone from this group, or to a parent who has been motivational and provided assistance to athletes beyond the call of their duty.

Eligibility for the award is not restricted to athletic ability.  Rather, the athlete selected will have demonstrated a preparedness to become involved in and help with the development of our younger athletes at the Centre.  The athlete selected will have displayed leadership qualities and by example provided a role model for the younger athletes to base their conduct on.

Laurie Baartz Award

This LAQ trophy was introduced in memory of Laurie Baartz who was the LAQ Manager for coaching and passed away on April 11, 1985.  It is awarded by the LAQ to the Queensland Little Athlete who most consistently improves throughout the season regardless of ability.  Points are awarded at ten nominated centre meetings in four (4) groups of events:

  • Sprints and hurdles ·Distance and walks
  • Throws ·Jumps

Each time a little Athlete improves their personal best in at least one (1) event in each group, they will earn one (1) point. A maximum of forty (40) points can be reached by the end of the season. The Little Athlete gaining the most points will be awarded a centre trophy with their name being forwarded to the Association as a finalist in the State Competition.

The committee will decide as to whether the club makes a nomination for this award based on the programme for the season and the performances of the athletes. This award basically duplicates our centre award for the most improved athlete.

George Harvey Perpetual Award

The George Harvey Award will be presented each year by the LAQ to one girl and one boy who bests demonstrates that they embrace the ideals of Little Athletics.  Eligibility for the award will not be restricted by athletic ability as demonstrated on the track and in the field.  The athletes will have been regular attendees of Centre and Regional meetings and will have displayed a willingness to participate in the full range of Little Athletics events.  They will also have been involved in Little Athletics for a minimum of 6 years and will currently be in one of the U13 to U15 Age Groups