Advantages of being a Dual Registered Member

If a Little Athletics Member becomes a Dual Member, i.e. affiliated with both QLAA and Qld Athletics (Athletics North Queensland), they will gain the following advantages:

• Athletes when they finish Little Athletics will be able to retain membership with their own Club, retaining their sense of identity with their Centre/Club, and giving a seamless transition into senior athletics competitions.
• Clubs will be able to retain more members, which among other things, is to their advantage when seeking funding.
• Parents who have been trained, and who are active, in the coaching role will not be lost to the Club when their children finish Little Athletics.
• Coaches who have developed their skills with the Club will be able to continue their own personal growth as a coach within the Club, by taking their athletes through to senior competition.
• The older athletes who remain in the Club become great role models for the younger athletes following.
• Athletes will have access to a new range of competition opportunities. Athletes within the Athletics North Queensland region will have the opportunity to compete in Regional Championships, , and various Inter-Club competitions.
• Because the method of calculating ages is different between QA and QLAA, the athletes will have the opportunity to compete against different competitors in various competitions.

• Athletes will be eligible to qualify for Regional, State and National Development squads.
• Athletes 14 years and over will be eligible to qualify for the Athletics North Queensland Athletic Team which will compete at the Oceania Grand Prix in Cairns in December.
• Athletes will be eligible to qualify for the Australian team which will compete at the Oceania Championships in Townsville in 2004.
• Clubs will have access to QA/ANQ Development Officers as well as the QLAA Development Officers.
• Athletes will be eligible to compete at State and National Championships in Under 16, Under 18, Under 20, and Open age groups.
• Athletes will have the opportunity, to represent Australia at a multitude of World Championship events. This opportunity is unavailable through the Little Athletics system, but is available through the Athletics Australia system. These Championships include the World Youth (Under 18) Championships, the Commonwealth Youth Championships, the World Junior (Under 20) Championships, World Cross-Country Championships, World University Games, and of course, Commonwealth Games, World Track & Field Championships and Olympic Games.

DUAL REGISTERING IS COMPULSORY FROM U11 UP, THOUGH YOUNGER AGE GROUPS MAY CONSIDER, AND ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.