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After much discussion at GO! Team headquarters and to celebrate both the third GO! Day and the last GO! Day for the 23/24 Summer Season, GO! Day 3 on Saturday 16 March will be worth not single points, not double points, but triple GO! points. What could be better than triple GO! points.
Who will be crowned GO! Series Champions for 2023/2024, GO! Day 3 promises to be another exciting GO! Day in the GO! Series.
The more athletes your club has competing on the day, the more points they earn and the closer the competition will be to be awarded the GO! Series Champions trophy. All still to play for at GO! Day 3 on Saturday 16 March.
Enter at www.athleticauckland.coi.nz
Next event 16th March 2024
ABOUT
- The GO! Series is a new teams-based athletics initiative launched by Athletics Auckland to provide opportunities for youth (5-14) athletes to participate in inter-club athletics competition. Club versus club to determine who will win the inaugural GO! Series trophy for 2024.
- Athletes will earn points by doing what they enjoy most. Running, jumping and throwing within defined point scoring zones. All points will go towards the athlete’s club. These points will accumulate per athlete per event.
FINAL DATE
- GO! Day 3 – Saturday 16th March 2024
TIME
- 9am-12pm (5 and 6s 9am to about 10.15am, 7 and over from about 10am)
VENUE
- Mount Smart Stadium, 51 O’Rorke Road, Penrose
WHO
- All club registered athletes (5-14 years) can enter the GO!
ENTRY FEE
- $30 entry for the whole series (athlete will receive a medal at the third event when signed up to all 3 events)
- $10 entry per individual day
WHAT
- Athletes who enter the full series (all 3 GO! days) receive a GO! Series medal at GO! Day 3.
- A DJ to keep the stadium rocking as the athletes do their thing.
- The ability for you to get nice and close to the action as a GO! Series volunteer, and
- Food and coffee vendors on-site. The GO! Team knows how important that Saturday morning coffee is.
EVENTS
The program will vary depending on number of entries but will include a combination of the below with new events added to the series over time.
- Shot Put (athletes will receive points for landing their put in different parts of the shot put sector)
- Discus (athletes will receive points for landing their discus different parts of the discus sector)
- Long Jump (athletes will receive points for landing in different sectors of the long jump pit)
- Ball/Vortex/Javelin Throw (athletes will throw as close to the bulls-eye target (first ground contact) with points in each circle)
- High Jump (athletes will get 4 jumps to score as many points as possible. Points are awarded for clearing a height. Athletes may complete all jumps at same height if desired)
- 60 metres
- 150 metres
- 300 metres
- 600 metres
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