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3/07/08 Koomba Park Results Please click HERE! for the results from Koomba Park 2/07/08 Knox Open Day - Uniforms We have received some queries regarding uniforms for our Open Day. The Knox Centre follows normal Open Day practice in that either a Centre, or a Club Uniform with patch, may be worn.
2/07/08
Knox Open Day - Duty Roster Duty Roster HERE! Dave M
29/06/08
Knox Open Day - Raffle 29/06/08 Region Re-Shuffle The VLAA Board of Management announced this week the restructuring of the Regions effective as at 1 Sep 2008. In making a final decision regarding the redistribution of Centres the Board has taken into considerations the following important rational:
- Distance to venues Please click HERE! for the full listing (Courtesy of Bucchus Marsh Centre Website)
We welcome Waverley as the new Centre to EMR, which is already familiar to us during the Cross Country season. The Collingwood Centre leaves EMR and will now be with NMR.
This is not the first time Waverley has been in our region. Back in 1970 when they were called "Zones", Knox was in Zone Five which at the time consisted of Beaumaris, Brighton, Knox, Oakleigh, Sandringham and Waverley. 29/06/08 Koomba Park Photos We seemed to have lost a pavilion since our last competition at Koomba - good thing it wasn't raining! Please note the 1000m race on Saturday will not be a point scoring event due
to the kafuffle on the final loop.
More photos HERE! 28/06/08 EMR Cross Country Training - Numbers from Knox Required! A special Cross Country training session for all athletes in the EMR region is being held at Bellbird Dell on Sunday 13th July starting at 10:00am. Please click HERE! for details and email info@klac23.org.au or inform Dave Murrihy or Julie Harvey ASAP if you are attending this day so EMR will have an idea of numbers attending. 26/06/08 EMR Cross Country Results Results from the EMR Cross Country Championships are now posted on the EMR website. U/6 Girls Results HERE! Team Results HERE! U/6 Boys Results HERE! Team Results HERE! U/7 to U/15 Results HERE! Team Results HERE! Medal tallies for the Knox Centre were: Individual: 5 gold 5 silver and 5 bronze Teams: 10 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 bronze The Knox Centre won the Region Cross Country Champion Centre Banner just ahead of Lilydale/Yarra Ranges with Box Hill coming third. 25/06/08 Knox Open Day - Postal Entries Closes Soon A reminder that postal entries for the Knox Open Day closes this Monday 30th June. For entry form and details, please click on the links below: HERE! for entry form
HERE! for Nortons Park course layout
HERE! to checkout last years Knox Open Day photos 24/06/08 Remaining 2008 Cross Country Dates With just over 6 weeks to go before the end of the Cross Country season, the remaining competition dates are:
23/06/08 More EMR CC Photos Another set of photos have arrived with thanks from Grant Bertram, some with added special effects. If you have taken any photos, particularly podium shots, can you please email them to info@klac23.org.au for inclusion?
More EMR photos HERE! 22/06/08 EMR Cross Country Championship Photos It was tough competition at Ruffy Lake Park, Doncaster for the EMR Cross Country Championships which was held in trying and muddy conditions with the rain not letting up until the last few races.
The Knox Centre was presented with the 2007 EMR Cross Country region banner and all competing athletes have now qualified for the VLAA State CC Championships to be held on Sun 3rd August at Lardner Park, Warragul.
Thankyou to Julie Harvey as the Knox Team Manager, Russell Speight & Sue Foord in assisting and to all the parents who helped out on duty. Thankyou also to Andrea Dunn as one of the Knox LAC Photographers today.
More EMR photos HERE! 21/06/08 Knox Park - Footy Colours Day
A small but hardy group of athletes fronted up to Knox Park for the traditional pre EMR Championships 'Footy Colours Day'! With nothing but footy club pride at stake, athletes were dressed to kill in their favourite club colours. Thankyou to the parents who jumped in for duty at the last moment to get events started on time and to our newest photographer - Nathan Dewar. Congratulations to the winners for the 2008 best dressed award in "Bomber" Emily and "Kanga" Austin.
More photos HERE!
18/06/08 EMR Cross Country Championships
For those competing in the EMR Cross Country Championships being held in Doncaster on Sunday, please checkout the event links in red to the right for more info as well as the 1/06/08 notice below.
18/06/08 Footy Colours Day
Our annual footy colours day is this Saturday at Knox Park, held on the soccer ovals and meeting by the Dog Obedience Pavilion. A non point scoring fun day where you’ll have a chance to wear your footy colours from any code due. Prizes for the best dressed boy and girl. Below are some of the athletes from last years event..... Go Pies!!!!
15/06/08 Handicap Day Results
Please click HERE! for the 2008 Handicap Day results with thanks to Dave Sommers. One page is by finish time and the other by actual time. The races results were closer than in previous years. 15/06/08 Duty Roster - EMR Cross Country Please click HERE! to view the Parent Roster for the EMR Cross Country Championships this Sunday, 22nd June. Parents who are rostered on to report into the Team Managers, Julie Harvey or Russell Speight, at least 15 minutes prior to their shift starting? All parents not listed may still be called upon for duty if vacancies occur. Their willing assistance, if such situations arise, is greatly appreciated! 14/06/08 Tirhatuan Park - Handicap Day Photos Congratulations to the winners of our annual Handicap Day pictured below who will be presented with their trophies at our Knox Cross Country Breakup night on Sat, 9th August at St Josephs Hall, Boronia. A big thankyou to our handicappers, Dave Sommers and Noel Eastwood, who again did a terrific job. Please click on the thumbnails below to enlarge.
14/06/08 Google Earth Benalla Track Course While up in Benalla, Russell Speight recorded the Benalla Cross Country course using the MyMotion PocketPC software which can be viewed by clicking HERE! 13/06/08 Track Photo Session For 40th Anniv Thank you to the parents and athletes who came to the track for the photo session with Cr Debbie Field for the Friberg Ward newsletter "Knox Horizons". Her article is to promote the Knox Centre's 40th Anniversary and will be in the winter edition. Debbie's family was involved with the Knox Centre in the early 1990's when her daughter competed for Bayswater Bullets. Below are some photos that Phil Matthews took during the photo session. Please click to enlarge 12/06/08 EMR CC Championships - Timetable out! Please click HERE! for the timetable for the EMR Cross Country Championships being held on 22nd June 2008 at Ruffey Lake Park, Doncaster. The gold and black No 23 Knox Centre uniform is compulsory for this event. See notice 1st June below for more details. 12/06/08 Free Track & Field Coaching Workshops The next in the ongoing series of coaching workshops by our senior coaches is being held on 21 June 2008 at Knox Park. For coaches, athletes & parents interested in hearing the latest from the experts! These excellent clinics are run by Aths Vic and the ATFCA.
1) Long term preparation for the 800m by Kevin Prendergast, Lvl 5 Coach. 2) Energy systems and designing training programs for endurance events by Dr. George Aber, Lvl 5 coach. 3) Horizontal jumps: a pathway for 'promising junior's to become elite senior athletes by Dr. John Boas OA, Lvl 5 Coach. 4) Hammer for the young athlete: teaching, coaching and conditioning by Bryan Neighbour, Lvl 5 coach & Pavlo Milinevskyy. Ukrainian athlete. RSVP to book a spot by 19 June to Matt Griffin: matt@athsvic.org.au or 03 9428 8195
12/06/08 EMR Cross Country Training For those that cannot make the Knox Sunday Cross Country training, a Cross Country training session for all athletes in the EMR region is being held at Bellbird Dell on Sunday 13th July starting at 10:00am. Please click HERE! for entry form and hand it to the Knox Team Managers. 11/06/08 LAPS - All Spots Filled Already! Knox Little A’s.. you ought to be… CONGRATULATED! When you see this level of effort and commitment by volunteers it’s no wonder Knox has such a reputation for participation and membership. It took less than a working day for four enthusiastic and motivated Club officials to liaise with schools and confirm their nominations for the Little Aths Program in Schools (LAPS). All spots have now been filled. (If you are still interested but were beaten to a place you may still send through your details. If one of the schools pulls out you’ll be next on the list. See the requirements in an earlier website posting.) Rosemary M 11/06/08 LAPS Program For Schools
The program is aimed at Grades Prep to 4 and is conducted by an Athletic Development Officer (ADO) supplied through the VLAA. LAPS will run in August, September and October. On one day during this period an ADO will visit the school you nominate and conduct up to six 45 minute sessions based on the “On Track” program…(a bit like Knox’s Mini Olympics.)
To participate your Club will be required to provide a representative to assist at the school on the day of the LAPS visit. At this time your Club Rep has the opportunity to talk about your Club and hand out promotional material. (N.B. If you nominate but don’t send a representative to help out, your club will be charged $25 a session.) A school teacher must also be present throughout each session. Nominations must come through the Centre. VLAA will not accept direct applications.
If you are interested please email Knox Centre Rep. Rosemary at amerrigang@ozemail.com.au providing the name, address, contact name and email for the school you wish to nominate, as well as the name and contact details of the Club representative who will assist on the day.
If your Club is selected for a LAPS visit your Club Rep will be required to liaise with the school and Centre rep. to set up a suitable date and plan for the day.
Get in quick! There are only four spots, and no applications will be accepted after June 20. 11/06/08 Benalla Weekend Report Please click HERE! to view the "Helen Report" from the weekends activities up in Benalla. 10/06/08 Knox Cross Country Handicap Day This Saturday at Tirhatuan Park is our annual Knox Cross Country Handicap Day. Athletes in the first event will need to arrive by 8:45am to receive their handicap time. Each athlete starts the race at a different time (which is determined from previous times recorded during the season). Trophies are awarded to the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place getters over the line for each distance (regardless of gender, age or Centre) for each race and will be presented at our Cross Country Presentation night at St Josephs Hall, Boronia on Sat 9th August 2008.
While all athletes can compete, only registered athletes (including non-Knox athletes) that have competed in at least three "point scoring" days (since registration) prior to Handicap Day, are eligible for an award. The order of events starting at 9:00am will be:
3000m
1000m
(Note: this order has been modified from the listing posted earlier on 10/6/08) 10/06/08 Benalla Cross Country Open Day Knox numbers were well up this year with quite a few families coming up for the day. Still one of the friendliest Open Days on the Cross Country calendar, the weather was perfect and thankyou to the Benalla Centre for another enjoyable day. Full details of the weekend will be listed on the website soon with the “Helen Report” including Mike Kerr receiving a special award from the Benalla Centre. Congratulations also to the Bacchus Marsh Centre on winning the perpetual trophy as the Centre accumulating the most points for the third year in a row. Benalla came second with Knox third.
A surprise visitor was Knox Centre legend George Dyer Snr shown in the team photo below (Please click HERE! for his Knox Centre history article) George was at Benalla watching his grand children from Box Hill compete as well as his son Bill in the parents race.
More photos HERE! 10/06/08 Benalla 15 Mile Creek Camp Another memorable Queens Birthday long weekend at our home base while staying in Benalla. Thanks once again to Helen in co-ordinating the weekend with more news of the weekend's fun to come soon in the “Helen Report”. Below is the class of 2008.
More photos HERE! 10/06/08 Wicks Reserve Results Please click HERE! for the results from Wicks Reserve 9/06/08 Rhydian Cowley - World Race Walking Cup
Former Knox athlete (Rowville club) Rhydian Cowley has recently returned from Cheboksary, Russia, where he was part of the Australian team selected by Athletics Australia to compete in the World Walking Cup. The World Walking Cup is the World Championship of road racewalking.
He competed in the Junior mens 10km event. This is a race for U 20 men. As a just-turned-17 year old, he was one of the youngest competitors, competing against mainly 19 year olds.
He came 39th out of 67 entrants from all around the world. Rhydian's team mates in the senior section included world champion and world record holder Nathan Deakes, Jarad Tallent and the lady who was almost the 2000 Sydney Olympic Champion, Jane Saville. 7/06/08 Wicks Reserve Photos Below is only one set of photos uploaded before taking off for Benalla. Please check back on Monday night for Phil Matthews and Darren Huxley photos.
More photos HERE!
6/06/08 This Sunday's Cross Country Training Mike Kerr has announced a change of location for this Sunday's Cross Country training. It will be held at Reef Hills State Park (Map 662 B8) meeting at 11:00am. Please click HERE! for the map. 5/06/08 In The News - Nathan Percy Rangeview's Nathan Percy was featured in the Knox Journal as this week's nomination for Victorian Sports Star 2008 for his all round sporting ability. Please click HERE! to see other Knox Centre related news stories for season 2007/08. Please click to enlarge 4/06/08 Jells Park Results Jells Park Cross Country results are out, please click HERE! 4/06/08 Athlete Photo Shoot - Thur 12th June 4:30pm
Debbie will be at the Knox track on Thursday 12th June and would like our athletes to join her for a photo shoot. Please be at the track before the 4:30pm start time wearing your club uniforms. 3/06/08 Box Hill Cross Country Open Day
For further details, please contact the Box Hill Centre Cross Country Co-Ordinator Jane Monsell-Butler - email janemb@iinet.net.a Knox Little Athletics Centre would like to acknowledge the generous support provided by the following sponsors:
Knox Little Athletics Centre is proudly affiliated with the Victorian Little Athletics Association
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If
you are interested in the chance to promote your Club at your local Primary School
you’ll need to act fast. The VLAA is inviting Centres to nominate interested
schools to receive a visit from the 
Athletes
– we need your help! Cr Debbie Field would like to feature the Knox Centre’s 40th
Anniversary as part of the Winter Editions of the 2008 Councillor Ward
Newsletters - "Knox Horizons"
The
Box Hill Cross Country Open Day is being held on Sunday 15th June starting at 10:00am a
