Athletics

3Athletics Australia and Little Athletics Australia have partnered with the Australian Sports Commission to provide children with an introduction to athletics.

The Athletics Play Manual features an eight week games based activity program that focuses on the fundamental skills of running, jumping and throwing and is designed to promote an exciting, challenging and fun approach to athletics. Community coaches in the Active After-school Communties program are encouraged to use this resource when delivering athletics based avctivities.

The  Athletics Play Manual is a resource for schools and after school care centres running AASC athletics programs.

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Did you know?

Australia is one of only two nations to have competed in every modern Summer Olympic Games.

Quick numbers

113 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online coaching course.
10 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
56 current or former AIS athletes won medals at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
35 thousand kilometres were swum by Petria Thomas while at the AIS.
21 thousand people have so far completed the ASC online officiating course.
0.5 million people visit the AIS each year.