2016/17 RULE CHANGES

LAA (Little Athletics Australia) – Changes to Standard Events and Standard Rules

In an effort to achieve standardisation of rules for Little Athletics across all of a Australia, further national standard rules were approved throughout the past season and will come into effect in NSW for the upcoming season:

• The 200m hurdles for U15 and U17 will now be replaced by the 300m hurdles, (76cm, 7 flights).
• U11 and above will use a 0.2 x 1.22 board for long jump and triple jump. U10 age group and below will still use the 50cm take-off area.
• NO spike shoes or starting blocks for U9 AND U10.
• The scissor technique is the only high jump technique that is allowed to be used at any level of competition for athletes in the U9 and U10 age groups and below. i.e. U9 and U10 athletes cannot use the fosbury flop technique.