2024-2025 Trial Athlete Offer (Winter Season - April - July)

Please note this portal is for athletes wishing to trial during the Winter/Cross-Country Season. You will only be able to nominate for a trial if your Centre has their registrations open for the winter.

Important: Winter season trials are scheduled to close at 11.59pm Sunday 13th July, to coincide with the completion of the 24/25 season.

Once this portal closes new members can either:

contact their Centre to confirm whether they can still trial for the winter/cross-country program or

complete a 'New & Potential Member' (expression of interest) form for the summer season scheduled to commence Sep/Oct.

What is the Trial Athlete Offer?

The Little Athletics Victoria Winter / Cross-Country Season is conducted between April - August.

You are encouraged to contact the Centre you are wishing to trial at, to clarify on their start / end date and any special instructions relating to trialing.

Important: To confirm your start date & location (address) of your trial please visit your Centre Contact page.

*Please disregard any reference to April 1st on your receipt details. This is simply the opening to the winter season this is not your trial date.

The Trial Athlete Offer is available to children:

• that have not previously registered as Competitive Members of any Little Athletics Member Association; and

• who are 5 years of age or older, and who are 16 years of age or younger at the end of the calendar year in which the summer season commences.

The conditions of the Trial Athlete Offer are:

• The opportunity to trial Little Athletics at a Centre of choice on 2 competition days;

• Trials are to be completed within a 28 day period, commencing on a date agreed with by the host Centre. Note: For Trial Athletes registered prior to the commencement of the track & field season at the nominated Centre, the trial period will commence from the date of the first Centre track & field competition of the season, unless mutually agreed otherwise with the parent(s)/guardian(s) of the Trial Athlete.

• Trials are conducted free of charge;

• Events trialled will be determined by the host Centre;

• Trial Athletes may attend sanctioned Centre training activities by agreement with the host Centre during the term of the Trial Athlete Offer.

•  Competition days participated in as a Trial Athlete can be claimed towards qualification for Region and State competition only if the individual has registered as a full financial LAVic Competitive Member in their correct age group by the closing day and time for entries for the competition.  

• Trial Athletes are fully covered by the national insurance program entered into by Little Athletics Australia Ltd (‘LAA’) for the 28-day period of the Trial Athlete Offer

• A Trial Athlete can register as a full financial LAVic Competitive Member at any time.

The Trial Athlete offer is not for members that have had a paid registration in a previous season.

Further information:

• The ‘Find a Centre’ function, located in the horizontal menu above, this will enable you to search for your preferred/ Little Athletics Centre. To view the Trial Athlete Policy, click HERE.

• To determine your child's correct age group for the new 24/25 season, view the ‘Age Group Table'

• To confirm your start date & location (address) of your trial please visit your Centre Contact page.

• A Trial Patch template, is available for downloading in your receipt, if you are able to please add your child's details and print the patch ready for their first trial.