Parent Roster Information

Working Together to Deliver Every Competition

UWA Little Athletics is proudly run by families, and the support of our members is essential to delivering a safe, enjoyable and successful competition each Saturday.

To ensure the workload is shared fairly, all families with athletes registered in the Little Athletics program (excluding families with only Tiny Tots enrolled) are required to participate in the Parent Roster throughout the season.

Every parent plays an important role in helping competitions run smoothly and creating a positive experience for all athletes.

Roster Important Key Points

  1. All parents are expected to do a fortnightly roster except for special rosters which are identified as weekly as they are either shorter in duration or a specialised area, i.e. coaching, age group manager, etc.
  2. Rosters are for a period of at least 3 hours per fortnight the only exceptions being set up/pack up
  3. Set up starts at 6:15am for Saturday meets or 3.15pm for twilight meets.
  4. If your site finishes early please report to the Arena Manager as other sites may need help
  5. The club reserves the right to move volunteers depending on the needs of the club.

How the Parent Roster Works

Each family is allocated to either Roster 1 or Roster 2.

This means your family will generally be rostered every second competition throughout the season.

During registration, families will nominate their preferred roster and preferred duty areas. While we will always do our best to accommodate requests, final allocations are made based on the operational requirements of the club.

Only one parent or guardian per family is required to complete the allocated roster duty.

Unable to Attend?

If you are unable to fulfil your allocated Parent Roster duty, it is your responsibility to arrange a replacement.

If you are unable to find a replacement, you may request a student volunteer (subject to availability) to complete your roster duty for a fee of $50 per competition.

If you have exceptional circumstances please email the centre email competition@uwalac.com with PARENT ROSTER in the subject line.

If you require a student volunteer, please contact the club as early as possible.

What if I am new and don’t know what to do?

Please do not be too concerned if you know little about athletics. Others will be in the same position. We have senior site officials and instructions to guide you through your task. Coaches and other, more experienced parents are always on hand to provide assistance. The first 2 weeks of the season we have officials and committee members helping whilst new families learn the ropes.

Winter

Winter season parents are only on roster once throughout the season and that is at the UWALAC run cross country event normally held on the middle weekend of the July school holidays.