🏆 NDLAC Awards
Our awards system celebrates participation, improvement, and achievement for every athlete — from our youngest Tiny Tots through to our record‑setters.
🎯 Aims of Our Awards
- 🌟 Encourage and reward personal improvement
- 🔄 Promote regular participation
- 🎯 Recognise standards achieved across events of choice
- 🏆 Celebrate Centre Records and Season Bests
We focus on your own Personal Bests — not placings (except on special event days like the Pentathlon and Multi‑Event).
🎖 Performance Awards
Coloured Ribbons mark your PB journey across all events.
🌈 PB Milestones
| PB Total | Ribbon Colour |
|---|---|
| 10 PBs | 🟨 Yellow |
| 15 PBs | 🟪 Purple |
| 20 PBs | 🟩 Green |
| 25 PBs | 🟥 Red |
| 30 PBs | 🟦 Blue |
| 35 PBs | 🟦 Blue (extra) |
| 40 PBs | 🟦 Blue (extra) |
🏃♀️ PBs in a Single Day*
| PBs in One Day | Ribbon Colour |
|---|---|
| 4–5 PBs | 🟥 Red |
| 6 PBs | 🟦 Blue |
| 7+ PBs | 🟪 Purple |
*Dependent on the number of possible PBs in that day’s program.
📜 Achievement Awards
Four levels — 🟨 Yellow, 🟩 Green, 🟥 Red, 🟦 Blue — earned by meeting specific standards in a minimum number of events:
| Age Group | Events Required | Total Events |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Any 4 | 11 |
| 7–8 | Any 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Any 6 | 13 |
| 10–11 | Any 6 | 14 |
| 12 | Any 6 | 15 |
| 13–17 | Any 6 | 17 |
Order: Awards must be earned in sequence: Yellow → Green → Red → Blue. Higher‑level results can be marked off, but you must complete earlier levels first.
Presented: At the End of Season Presentation Day (highest level achieved).
📄 Age Group Standards
Click your age group to download the Achievement Standards:
6 Girls • 6 Boys • 7 Girls • 7 Boys • 8 Girls • 8 Boys • 9 Girls • 9 Boys • 10 Girls • 10 Boys • 11 Girls • 11 Boys • 12 Girls • 12 Boys •
13 Girls • 13 Boys • 14 Girls • 14 Boys • 15 Girls • 15 Boys • 16 Girls • 16 Boys • 17 Girls • 17 Boys
👶 Tiny Tots
- Ribbons awarded during the season for attendance and effort each week.
- Focus is on fun, skill‑building, and confidence.
🏅 Merit Awards
- Awarded for 5 and 10+ years of service to NDLAC
- Presented at the Annual Presentation Day
🥇 Season Bests & All‑Time Bests
Season Bests:
- Best performance in each event/age group at Foxglove Oval in the current season.
- Certificate awarded at Presentation Day.
All‑Time Bests:
- Best performances ever by NDLAC athletes at any Little Athletics NSW events.
- Viewable on our website.
📜 Centre Records
- Certificate awarded soon after a record is achieved.
- Final record holders at season end receive a second certificate at Presentation Day.
🏆 Champion Awards
At the Annual Presentation Day, the following honours are awarded:
- Champion Boy and Girl (and Runners‑up) in each age group (criteria below)
- Champion Boy and Girl of the Centre (criteria below)
- Personal Best Champion — Boy and Girl of each age group
- Garde Family Throwing Award — Boy and Girl thrower of the season
- Wayne Bingham Jumping Award — Jumper of the season
- Halmy Family Distance Athlete Award — Distance runner or walker of the season
- David Curnow PB Champion Award — Boy and Girl overall PB champions
- Megan Jones Memorial Award — Athlete who best portrays the spirit and ideals of athletics
- Julie Halsey Outstanding Service Award — Non‑athlete for outstanding contribution
- Kevin Hirst Age Manager of the Year Award
- Matthew Gleeson Family Recognition Award
- Winners of the Middle Distance Handicap Cup
- Winners of the ‘Cool Runnings’ Invitational Sprint Challenge
- Athlete Service Award Medals — for 5 or 10 consecutive years at NDLAC
- Attendance Awards — for 100% attendance during the season
📋 Champion Criteria — Centre, Age & Runner‑Up
Athletes accumulate points based on:
- Attendance: 2 points per day for Friday/Saturday meets at Foxglove Oval
- Bonus Points: For holding a new Centre Record or Season Best (1st or 2nd place) at the season’s end
- Championship Placings: Points for top‑8 placings at Zone, Region, and State Championships, in up to four nominated events
- Championship Bonus: Additional points for any Zone, Region, or State records set
No points are awarded for:
- Relay performances
- State Combined Events
📏 Additional Requirements
- Minimum 50% attendance across combined club and representative meets
- Parental assistance must meet minimum standards
- In extenuating circumstances, cases may be reviewed by the Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Registrar) — their decision is final
- Award calculation methods are not open to public scrutiny or alteration
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