Point Scoring

Little Athletics is aimed at fun, fitness and friendship. At the end of our season athlete commitment and achievements are celebrated at our Presentation. Athletes are encouraged throughout the season to always do their best and at the Bowral Little Athletics Club we focus on inspiring our young athletes to aim to better their previous achievement in each event ie- their PB (Personal Best) whilst having fun.

Awards – medals, trophies and certificates are handed out at our end of season presentation based on the point scoring below.

What Awards are there?

At the end of each season the Committee will calculate points and award trophies, medals and/or certificates for:

• Personal Best Awards
• Age Champions and Runners Up
• Club Night Champion
• Representative Champion
• Sportsmanship, Encouragement and Club Spirit Awards
• Outstanding Achievement Awards
• Centre Records
• Tiny Tots Award

How are the points calculated?

The committee have reviewed the point scoring system and have made some minor changes for the 2021/2022 season.  Please see detailed information below outlining the awards and point scoring criteria. Please note it is the committee’s discretion if they need to alter any awards or points.

Personal Best Awards

At the end of the season athletes’ Personal Best (PB) achievements are counted. One point is received for every PB achieved (equal PB’s don’t earn points). The total number of new PB’s an athlete gets for the season will be added and medals will be awarded accordingly.

21+ PB’s – Gold Award (highest overall PB count also wins PB Trophy)

16-20 PB’s – Silver Award

10-15 PB’s – Bronze Award

Age Champions and Runners up

There is an Age Champion and Runners Up award for every eligible male and female U6-U17. To be eligible for this award you must have attendance of 50% or more.

The Age Champion and Runners up points are accumulated based on club night points, attendance, centre records and Pb’s. The Age Champion and Runners up awards is calculated as follows:

Club nights (per event) – 5 points for first, 4 points for second, 3 points for third, 2 points for fourth, 1 point also to all other participants per event.

Attendance – 1 point per club night

Centre Records – 3 points every time a centre record is broken (please note an athlete can break their own record multiple times per season)

Personal Best (PB’s) – 1 point per PB. The total number of PB’s an athlete gets for the season will be added.

Club Night Champion

The Club Night Champion Award is for one Junior (U6-U10) and one Senior (U11-U17) athlete. It is basically the overall Age Champion with the highest points achieved. (No representative points will apply).

Points are accumulated from Club nights only and includes Attendance, Centre Records and Pb’s.

Representative Champion

The Representative Champion Award is for one intermediate (U9-U11) and one senior (U12-U17) athlete with the highest overall points ONLY accumulated from Zone, Regional, State Championships and State Combined events. (No Club night, State Relays or Gala Days).

Points are accumulated from Representative events only. The Representative Award is calculated as follows:

Zone Carnival (per event) – 5 points for first in final, 4 points for second in final, 3 points for third in final, 2 points for fourth through to eighth in final, 1 point for all other participants. Additionally, if a zone record is broken– 4 points per record.

Regional Carnival (per event) – 12 points for first in final, 11 points for second in final, 10 points for third in final, 9 points for fourth in final, 8 points for fifth in final, 7 points for sixth in final, 6 points for seventh in final, 5 points for eighth in final, 1 point for all other participants. Additionally, if a Regional record is broken – 6 points per record.

State Carnival (per event) – 24 points for first, 23 points for second, 22 points for third, 21 points for fourth, 20 points for fifth, 19 points for sixth, 18 points for seventh, etc all the way to zero. (this system is based on 24 eligible athletes in each event at State.) Additionally, if a State record is broken – 8 points per record.

Qualification into the State Team to compete at the Australian Little Athletics Championships – 10 points per event. If a National record is broken – 10 points per record.

State Combined – 15 points for first overall, 14 points for second, 13 points for third,12 points for fourth, 11 points for fifth. 10 points for sixth, 9 points for seventh, 8 points for eighth, 7 points for nineth, 6 points for tenth, 5 points for eleventh, 4 points for twelfth, 3 points for thirteenth, 2 points for fourteenth and 1 point for all other participants from fifteenth place onwards.

Sportsmanship, Encouragement and Club Spirit Awards

The Sportsmanship, Encouragement and Club Spirit awards can be nominated by anyone throughout the season. We encourage volunteers, age managers, athletes and spectators to make nominations direct to the committee. At the end of the season the committee vote on these awards at their discretion. (Please note these awards are subject to change).

Criteria for each award:

Sportmanship – a club member who has shown an act of kindness either at club nights or whilst representing the club. Someone who doesn’t give up and gives their all while competing even when things haven’t gone their way. A person who respects their competitors and has gracious behaviour in winning or losing.

Encouragement – A club member who is usually out-performed by the high achievers of their age group but still manages to try their best and stay positive and polite. It’s an award that acknowledges their effort and encourages them to keep up the great work.

Club Spirit – a club member that shows a positive attitude at club nights/events no matter what place they come. Someone who is always striving to do their best. A cheerful disposition and someone who upholds the Little Athletics / BLAC ethos of fun, fitness and friendship. A person who other club members and families respect.

Outstanding Achievement Award

Any athletes who achieves 5 personal bests in an individual event at centre level will receive an award.

Centre Records – Broken

Certificates will be issued to those who break Centre records. It is therefore important that times and measurements are correct. If they are not done correctly, it only penalises the children as it will be recorded as their PB and will be difficult for them to better so please ensure that all care be taken for the sake of the children.

All records broken are to be checked and authorised by a Committee member at the time of breaking.

Other Points

All participants that are required to miss a Club night in order to compete in a representative event such as: Regionals, State Multis etc, are eligible to receive their average weekly club night point score up until that week of the season (for State Multi they MUST compete in at least 50% of the events offered). For these points to be added, athletes MUSTY apply in writing to the committee – please note this is the Athletes responsibility.

Average Points

An athlete who cannot attend a club meet in order to compete in a representative Athletics meet such as: Regionals, State Combined, State or National Championships are eligible to receive their average weekly club points up until that week of the season (for State Combined the athlete MUST compete in at least 50% of the events offered). For these points to be included, the athlete or their parent/carer must apply in writing to the club before the end of the season- please note this is the athlete’s responsibility.

How are average points awarded?

The ‘Average Points’ points function in Results HQ will be used to provide the athlete their average result for a particular event. This function calculates the average results for each event up until that week. Where there is not an average available at that point, the season average will be used.   Averages will be based on the number of club nights an athlete has actually attended, not the number that have been scheduled (i.e. if the club has scheduled 12 club nights but an athlete has only attended 10 of them and accumulated 160 points in that time, their average will be worked out by dividing 160 by 10, not 160 by 12). (Please note 18.0 to 18.5 receives 18, 18.6 – 19.0 receives 19, etc).

Tiny Tots Award

All Tiny tots receive an award at the end of the season to recognise their introduction, participation and commitment to athletics.

Service Awards

The committee are reviewing the introduction of a 5 and 10 year service award starting for the 2021/2022 season.