Family is the cornerstone of Little Athletics and is the most important consideration for our children.
Today our children grow up in an ever increasingly hard world, and therefore, it is very significant that they learn from a very early age that communication and competition can be fun. No matter at what level a child takes part in Little Athletics, the self-satisfaction is there, win or lose.
This is the key to a long and happy life and in a number of ways we can instil this message in our children from an early age and set in progress – in a safe and well supervised environment – good habits that will last a lifetime.
We have often heard that “The Family that plays together stays together”. In Little Athletics the scope for the Family to “Play Together” is greater than in almost any other contemporary community activity.
In most sports only umpires, referees and “key personnel” have an ongoing involvement during participation. In Little Athletics large numbers of parents are required to operate a Little Athletics Centre and this provides the basis for a close Family involvement.