CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS CLUB

Reminders:

Club Picnic & BBQ

We hope to see as many of our members as possible along and their families and friends. The very nature of our various disciplines and training mean that most of us can only catch up socially.

Date: Sunday, 28^th September

Time: Noon to whenever

Place: Telegraph Station

Bring your own main food and drink requirements. The club will provide “nibbles”. Don’t forget chairs or rugs, hats and sunscreen, etc.

Annual General Meeting

Please mark your calendars so you can take about one hour out of your day to help to progress CAAC into the future.

Date : Sunday, 12 October, 2003

Venue: Alice Springs Memorial Club

Full members are all entitled to a vote. If you are unable to attend please use the Proxy form provided in the full member notification letter. Social members cannot vote but all members are entitled to stand for office.

Several motions have been tabled for constitutional changes. The constitution calls for two-thirds of full members to vote on these changes.

Fundraisers:

Progressive Dinner

Everything is organised for this annual function. The exact meeting place for the first course will be notified on tickets.

Date: Saturday, 1 November, 2003

Unfortunately, we have a few important apologies for this date: Linda Ireland will be in New Zealand on her “retirement” holiday (booked well in advance for cheap tickets). Annie Kidman, Liz Dashwood and Grant Allan will all be down in Canberra at the Australian Masters Games.

Cinema Supper Night

There are no movies available in the near future so we are planning for February – March next year. This will get past the school holidays and kick off the new season.

Thankyou to:

· Steve and Julie at SPORTSCENE for donating $50 to each of the five athletes who represented CAAC at the NT Championships. This was put towards travel costs and was greatly appreciated.

· Chris Martin for refurbishing three discus that had been salvaged from NTA by Steve Darling. Every little bit helps.

Results:

NT Track and Field Championships

CAAC made its presence felt with a solid set of performances and provided some much-needed competition in the Open and Masters Age Groups. The team found it a great experience to be able to compete at a stadium with a synthetic track and other top-grade facilities. We hope the number of entries will increase next year.

In the Open Mens Division Graeme Hughes had an outstanding competition with Gold in Discus, 30.59M (a PB by 1.6M), Javelin, 37.97M (a PB by 2.5M) and Long Jump 5.47M (PB). He also took Bronze in the Triple Jump, 10.68M (PB) and the Hammer, 19.52M (a PB by 1.4M). Paul Duffy gained Gold in the Shot Put and Triple Jump (a Seasons Best by over a metre); silver in Discus, Long Jump and Hammer (PB) and Bronze in Javelin.

In the Masters Division, Cheryl Slater gained gold in 200M 33.8 secs (PB), silver in 100M 16.3 secs (PB) and Bronze in the Long Jump; Steve Darling won Gold in the Hammer with a throw of 21.85M (PB); and Linda Ireland took 3 Golds for Long Jump, Hammer and Discus (NT Record).

King of the Mountain

Congratulations to our members who competed in the Masters Female division. Alison Nicolls came 2^nd with a time of 47.50 minutes and Louise Ogden, participating for the first time as a runner, returned a time of 57.37 minutes.

Coaching Course:

Thankyou to Stacey Schmitt and Adrienne Willing who both attended the Level 1 Coaching Principles Course in August. Both apparently felt the course to be worthwhile. Keep posted for future courses.

Other Items of Interest:

Indian Ocean Masters Games

On-line registrations are now open for these games to be held in Geralton, Western Australia from 1^st to 9^th May 2004. If you are interested, please email info@iomg.com.au.

Australian Masters Games-Canberra

Friday 31^st October – Saturday 9^th November.

Don’t forget to wish CAAC members Annie Kidman (Athletics), Grant Allan (Athletics, Volleyball & Touch), and Liz Dashwood (Basketball) the best of luck in the Games.

SSS Group Activities for October:

3^rd: Heavitree Gap Tavern

11^th: Baby Boomers Bash – go as a group

17^th: Dinner at the Windmill Restaurant

24^th: Dinner at Hong Kong Restaurant

31^st: Dinner at Sammy’s

Please contact Noel Harris on 0428 523 491 to book for any of the above.

President’s Moment:

Over the past couple of months there appears to have been a growing misconception as to what the Central Australian Athletics Club Inc. is all about. We are not a Jumps Club, a Running Club, a Throws Club, a Social Club, a Walking Club or a Fitness Club. We are most definitely a combination of all of the above. Because of the different disciplines and training schedules we don’t meet up often but this is perfectly normal for an athletics club. Our main constitutional objective is to promote Track and Field athletics through the long thread of affiliation with the Northern Territory Athletics Association, Athletics Australia and the IAAF. We abide by their rules and regulations to the best of our ability. The club is also designed to be a vehicle for athletes who wish to aspire to higher levels of competition. We hope to encourage junior athletes to continue with the sport by providing the forum that was missing in Alice Springs until the formation of CAAC.

The club is also committed to establishing and maintaining cordial relations with other sporting bodies, wherever their goals and wherever they may be located.

However, the club’s general commitment is to the promotion of fitness, friendship and fun through the participation in track and field endeavours at any level and in a variety of locations.