- 27 Aug 10 -   Are you good with figures? ATFCA Victoria require a volunteer to audit their accounts.

Like to be a little more involved with your association? If you have some experience in auditing club/association accounts, or have an accounting or bookkeeping qualification (not essential), we would appreciate your help once a year to audit our accounts that are maintained in Quickbooks (experience with Quickbooks not necessary). An honorarium is available, while actual and reasonable expenses are reimbursed.
. . . . please contact our President, Harry Summers, on 9890 9139, or our Treasurer, Ralph Bennett, on 9589 6146 / vicaccounts@atfca.com.au

- 27 Aug 10 -   AA National Throws Workshop - AIS - Fri-Sun 12-14 Nov 10

Featuring:   Klaus Bartoneitz (Germany)   Don Babbitt (USA)   And many more from Australia
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- 16 Aug 10 -   News item — by Bryan R. Neighbour

• Part 1 – Report on 7th August Hurdling Workshop with Pam Ryan (Kilborn) held at Knox Track. Huge interest with over 50 ATFCA members attending.
• Part 2 – Our 2010 Winter Series of Coach and Athlete Education Workshops concluded with Pam Ryan’s hurdling workshop.
• Part 3 – ATFCA winter workshops assisted by an AA grant.
• Part 4 – 2011 Winter Coach and Athlete Workshops and Coaching Accreditation to be held monthly.

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- 12 Aug 10 -   Little Aths Vic/ATFCA ITCC — Courses during Sep-Nov 2010 — plus Workshop

Introduction to Coaching Courses, throughout Victoria, are scheduled during the period Sep-Nov 2010.
. . . . view the schedule

As a follow up on the ITCC, there is a coaching workshop on Nov 28th at Collingwood. Six topics in total; three sessions of two hours each. Participants may attend all three sessions if they like, or pick and choose any one. Tentatively, topics will include:

• Sprint starts & Relays
• 800m & 1500m training methods and race tactics
• Sprint & Long hurdles – methods for transition
• Glide & Rotation in Shot and Discus
• Long & Triple Jump – run up measurements and take off phases
• Resistance & Circuit training for the Young Athlete – incorporating warm ups and cool downs.
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  The workshops are open to people (16+ years old) who have attended an ITCC in the last four years - they are free to attend.

- 10 Aug 10 -   "The state of coaching" — Record of Workshop 30 Jul 10 - AA, ALA, ATFCA

On Friday 30 July 2010, representatives from AA, ATFCA and ALA met to discuss the state of coaching in Australian Athletics. The parties had full and frank discussions about the issues and challenges concerning coaching in our sport . . . .
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- 9 Aug 10 -   Planning and Scheduling Vic Coaching Courses — Bryan Neighbour

At present the branch is still waiting for the release of the new Athletics Australia Level 2 syllabus. As soon as it is released we will be able to start planning, organising and advertising these courses for 2011. . .
History has shown that candidates generally prefer to attend courses in the winter months. While the reasons may seem obvious, the reasoning is that . . .
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- 27 Jul 10 -   Sports Cardiology Seminar - Mon, 2nd August 2010, 6.30-8.00pm St Vincents Hospital — Presented by Dr Andre La Gerche

A Sports Cardiology Seminar is being held at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy on 2 Aug 10 - no RSVP required.
6.30-7.15pm — Endurance Sports and the Heart  [non-tech forum for athletes and general public]
7.20-8.00pm — Sports Cardiology Advances  [more scientific: for medicos and non-medicos]
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- 20 Jul 10 -   AUSTRALIAN RANKING LIST 2010 - from 1st January to 15th July - by Paul Jenes, AA Statistician

The latest Australian athletics performance rankings are available via the 'National Rankings' tab, above.

- 16 Jul 10 -   Details of the 7^th August Hurdling Workshop for Coaches, Athletes, and Parents - Knox Athletic Centre

Pam Ryan (Kilborn) will present her approach to coaching hurdling. Pam was the world's most efficient hurdling technician of her era. This is a unique and rare opportunity to meet and listen to Pam Ryan as the coach. Hope to see you there. The session will include:

• Drills for sprinting and hurdling, and identifying common errors in hurdling
• Drills to aid technique and speed
• Fluency over the hurdles - for learners and elite hurdlers
  . . . . more detail on the session is in the . . . workshop flyer.

For those too young to remember Pam Kilborn as an athlete, please read the detailed profile included in the workshop flyer.

- 7 Jul 10 -   INVITATION - Australian & Oceania Distance Running Seminar - University of Queensland Athletics Centre - 22 Aug 10

- 5 Jul 10 -   AT&FCA Victorian Division - Web Site Statistics for June 2010
  Viewed Traffic only [no robot traffic] - with web site design and content about 70 percent complete

- 1 Jul 10 -   Athletics Coaching Research Project

Are you a track and field coach interested in evaluating your performance as a coach?

Deakin University is currently conducting a study investigating the evaluation and measurement of coach performance titled "Measuring coaching performance using a 360 degree feedback process."

The project is looking at developing a way to assess coaching performance, initially in the sport of athletics, using a method of 360 degree evaluation similar to those used in business management. 360 degree evaluations have been used successfully in business for more than two decades as a means of evaluation designed to encourage continual development and high levels of performance in employees. Traditionally, coaches' performance has been judged solely based upon the outcomes they produce – that is, the athletes' results – despite the acknowledgment of the many external factors that play a role in the outcome of sporting competition. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a 360 degree evaluation inventory that takes into account all the important areas that influence coaching performance. This research builds upon the limited availability of methods to effectively evaluate coaching performance processes, as well as outcomes and will provide valuable implications for the education, development and welfare of coaches.

Initial input is being sought from athletics coaches, of differing accreditation levels, backgrounds and levels of experience, to participate in a short (20-30 minute) one-to-one interview, about how (/if) they believe they should be evaluated and what types of criteria they should be evaluated on. This information will then be used to help develop the 360 degree feedback form.

If you are interested in participating, or would like more information, please do not hesitate to email Rebecca York or phone her on 9244 5033.

- 22 Jun 10 -   A Wrap Up of the June 5^th Workshop

On the weekend we provided yet another four sessions, taking our 2008-2010 total to 33 separate sessions in total, and seven for this year. . . . this last series also formally extended an invitation to athletes. So how did they go? . . . . read more of Bryan Neighbour's report.
(see our web site photo gallery for images captured at Knox Athletic Centre by our Branch Vice President, John Crane)

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