We have a number of programmes to reward and encourage athletes:

This is a programme to reward athletes for steadily improving their times, heights and distances with certificates awarded throughout the season.

Each time a "personal best" is equalled or broken, an athlete earns up to maximum of 15 Improvement points, depending on the degree of improvement. As an example, a Bronze Certificate may be awarded on achieving 100 points, Silver for 200 points, Gold for 300 points and Platinum for 400 points. Thus, each athlete is encouraged to compete against him/herself to achieve improved performance.

In every event throughout the season an athlete scores 6 "Best of Age" points for a 1^st place reducing to 1 points for 6^th place. All competitors receive 1 point for participation.

At the end of the season trophies are awarded at our Annual Presentation Night for achieving 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd in each event in each age group from U6 upwards. Placegetters are not necessarily the fastest or strongest, but often the most consistent.

The awarding of trophies is conditional on athletes participating in the post-January period, unless application for special consideration is made to the Committee well in advance of Presentation Night. All other athletes who have attended most nights throughout the season are awarded medallions at Presentation Night. Tiny Tots receive a medallion as Season’s end.

An Encouragement Award trophy are awarded to a male and female athlete in each age group who have amassed the most improvement points throughout the season without securing Event Championship trophies. The awarding of trophies is dependent on regular attendance during the season.

This is awarded to an athlete who has shown above average courage or has striven to achieve the tenets of Little Athletics to an exceptional degree, as selected by the President.

Age Champion Shields are presented to the male and female athlete in each Age Group who total the highest number of aggregated "Best of Age" points for all events. The awarding of these floating trophies is dependent on regular attendance during the season.

MultiPoints are awarded for each result for each event in each age group as determined by LAANSW. These allow athletes to be measured against statewide standards - better the time/distance, the greater the points. At the end of the season, the male athlete and female athlete who have achieved the highest number of multi-points are declared Senior (U12 to U15) and Junior (U6 to U11) Boy and Girl Champions.

This trophy is awarded to the athlete who has achieved the highest cumulative points totals at the LAANSW Zone, Region and State Championships at the end of each season.