Posted on Thursday 11th October, 2018

Uniform

The wearing of uniforms in Little Athletics performs two very important tasks, to provide protection from the elements and to provide a means of identification of the athlete in a consistent and tidy manner. The uniform is optional at training days, however the club encourages wearing a club uniform to create a sense of team spirit and belonging for the athletes.

All competing athletes must be attired in the correct Centre uniform which conforms to the Centre design and colours approved by LAQ. Failure to comply with this will lead to the athlete not being allowed to enter the competition arena.

Shirts/Tops

  • Shirts must have sleeves and collars
  • The shirt must overlap the bike pants/shorts/skirt by not less than 10cm
  • Compression garment tops (if worn by athletes) cannot be visible

Crop Tops/Singlets (U13 – U17 athletes only)

  • Crop tops and singlets are to be of sufficient size to clearly display the registration label so that the registration number and sponsor logo are entirely visible.

Shorts/Skirts/Bike Pants/Compression Garments (e.g. Skins)

  • Uniform bottoms are defined as bike pants/compression garments, sports shorts (suitable for track and field).
  • Bike pants/compression garments shall be above knee length for walks events. Athletes not in walks events may wear full length compression garments or tights on their legs.
  • Bike pants/compression garments shall extend a reasonable length down the legs covering the buttocks and the upper thigh.
  • If boys choose to wear bike pants/compression garments, they must wear sports shorts over the top. Bike pants/compression garments on their own are not acceptable for boys.
  • Bike pants/compression garments may be worn under shorts as long as they are the correct uniform bottom colour or black. Coloured stitching is permissible.

Centre shirts, singlets, crop tops, hot pants, hats and jackets are available from the Club office. Alternatively, plain navy shorts, skirt or bike pants may be worn.

On registration each athlete will be supplied with a registration number and an age label.  The registration number must be attached to the front of the Centre shirt.  The age label must be attached to the left sleeve. (Hint – don’t sew the age label on all sides, leave the top open so it makes a pocket to put your tickets in). Any sponsors patches can be sewn on the right sleeve or right side on front of the shirt (as pictured on LAQ website and can be found at https://laq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/11/Uniform-Patch-Instructions.pdf).

Age Labels/Registration Numbers/LAA

  • Registration patches are to be affixed to the front of the uniform top and must be entirely visible
  • The age label is to be affixed to the left shirt sleeve or, in the case of a crop top or singlet, on the left side of the shorts or similar
  • The right sleeve and front right chest side of the uniform top must be reserved for LAA sponsorships
  • LAQ reserves the right to set aside other parts of Centre uniforms for LAQ sponsorship as approved by the Board of Directors

 Logos/Sponsorship

  • The manufacturer’s logo on shorts are to be no larger than 4cm×4cm
  • The total space allocated for Centre sponsorship logos is a maximum of 10cm×5cm on shorts and 30cm×10cm on uniform top
  • The Centre logo on the shorts are to be no larger than 10cmx5cm
  • Any Centre sponsorship logos must not conflict with LAQ sponsors or be of an inappropriate nature for children’s sport (e.g. gambling or alcohol related sponsorship). If there is doubt as to whether a sponsor is inappropriate, approval must be obtained from LAQ
  • Any logos on uniforms that do not follow the above size guidelines will be covered or the athlete will be asked to remove them
  • No other logo including manufacturers logos be displayed on the shirts, singlets or crop top

 Socks

  • Socks or compression socks are not considered part of the Centre uniform, however they must be worn below the knees

 

http://www.laq.org.au/Portals/47/Documents/Policies/Uniform%20Policy.pdf