CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country is held from April - August each year as part of your season membership. It is a fantastic sport and we encourage all our members from U6 – U17 to participate whatever their ability.
Overview
Apart from the obvious fun of running “off road” in varied conditions, the kids love the team atmosphere, the fitness and cross training for other sports, the sausages, the shorter competition and of course the awards days, and individual and team medals up for grabs throughout the season!
Join the Team
Click here to enter the registration portal
3. I want to Come & Try before committing – athletes who wish to complete 1 trial run, should follow the process above for non-registered athletes, except for processing payment. To confirm your registration after your trial, you will then simply need to process payment. Please note: trial runners times are recorded as “visitors”, and will not be recorded as official for the season unless tickets are submitted to our registrar. All athletes run in their LAVIC designated age group and no “running up/down” is permitted. If you have any questions, email [email protected]
Training
Box Hill LAC offers training for registered athletes on Wednesdays at 4.30pm with experienced BHLAC Coaches. They teach skills such as pacing & XC running technique, as well as general conditioning / fitness / strength, and event specific coaching that compliments our season calendar. The training squad trains at the Hagenauer Reserve, at 4.30pm on Wednesdays for an hour.
Competition
Our athletes compete on Sunday mornings in the Eastern 7 competition with – Doncaster, Nunawading, Collingwood, Ringwood, Kew & Camberwell-Malvern. Please review the Season Calendar for dates and location information
The distances run and times each week are the following
9:30am – U13-U17 – 3,000m
9:45am – U11-U12 – 2,000m
10am – U6 – 500m
10:15am – U9-U10 – 1,500m
10:30am – U7-U8 – 1,000m
Knox run their own comp on Saturdays that we can join instead of Sundays if you have other commitments.
Each centre hosts a weekly competition, at a different venue in the region on rotation. There are also a few open days including the BHLAC Open Day at Wattle Park
Parent Duty
Parents only need to do duty at the BHLAC hosted events, and the regional / state events you are entered into.
Uniform
All Box Hill athletes must wear their black, silver, white, Centre uniform and Commonwealth Bank barcode patch (we use electronic timing). Long “skins” are able to be worn, as long as they are black and have no logos / stripes etc. Regular sneakers or XC waffles are recommended – no spikes are allowed.
Special Events
Awards
A trophy is awarded in recognition of athletes continued efforts to improve and their dedication in representing the Box Hill Little Athletics Centre during the Cross Country season. Athletes must have attended at least 70% of the Cross Country sessions held by Box Hill or other EMR centres throughout the season.
Overview
Apart from the obvious fun of running “off road” in varied conditions, the kids love the team atmosphere, the fitness and cross training for other sports, the sausages, the shorter competition and of course the awards days, and individual and team medals up for grabs throughout the season!
Join the Team
- I’m already a Box Hill LAC member and want to join Cross Country. Your Track & Field registration fees include participation in the Cross Country season & training squad. All you need is make sure you are have joined the BHLAC WhatsApp Community to get all the latest season information.
- I need to register for the upcoming Cross Country season. You might be joining for the first time or you might have been a Cross Country member last year who is returning for this season. Click the link below to register and pay.
Click here to enter the registration portal
3. I want to Come & Try before committing – athletes who wish to complete 1 trial run, should follow the process above for non-registered athletes, except for processing payment. To confirm your registration after your trial, you will then simply need to process payment. Please note: trial runners times are recorded as “visitors”, and will not be recorded as official for the season unless tickets are submitted to our registrar. All athletes run in their LAVIC designated age group and no “running up/down” is permitted. If you have any questions, email [email protected]
Training
Box Hill LAC offers training for registered athletes on Wednesdays at 4.30pm with experienced BHLAC Coaches. They teach skills such as pacing & XC running technique, as well as general conditioning / fitness / strength, and event specific coaching that compliments our season calendar. The training squad trains at the Hagenauer Reserve, at 4.30pm on Wednesdays for an hour.
Competition
Our athletes compete on Sunday mornings in the Eastern 7 competition with – Doncaster, Nunawading, Collingwood, Ringwood, Kew & Camberwell-Malvern. Please review the Season Calendar for dates and location information
The distances run and times each week are the following
9:30am – U13-U17 – 3,000m
9:45am – U11-U12 – 2,000m
10am – U6 – 500m
10:15am – U9-U10 – 1,500m
10:30am – U7-U8 – 1,000m
Knox run their own comp on Saturdays that we can join instead of Sundays if you have other commitments.
Each centre hosts a weekly competition, at a different venue in the region on rotation. There are also a few open days including the BHLAC Open Day at Wattle Park
- Please note: The same start times will be run every week (except those marked with * above on calendar
- Marshalling for events closes 15 min before scheduled start time
- Events do not always run to schedule depending on numbers of athletes competing.
Parent Duty
Parents only need to do duty at the BHLAC hosted events, and the regional / state events you are entered into.
Uniform
All Box Hill athletes must wear their black, silver, white, Centre uniform and Commonwealth Bank barcode patch (we use electronic timing). Long “skins” are able to be worn, as long as they are black and have no logos / stripes etc. Regular sneakers or XC waffles are recommended – no spikes are allowed.
Special Events
- State Road Relays
- The Eastern 7 Rewards Day
- Regional & State competitions
Awards
A trophy is awarded in recognition of athletes continued efforts to improve and their dedication in representing the Box Hill Little Athletics Centre during the Cross Country season. Athletes must have attended at least 70% of the Cross Country sessions held by Box Hill or other EMR centres throughout the season.