Information about South Canberra Tuggeranong Athletics Club

SCT Club Information for 2021/2022

The South Canberra Tuggeranong Athletics Club is an Australian athletics club. It caters for all persons interested in athletics particularly those living in South Canberra and the Tuggeranong Valley. The club, currently the largest in the ACT, is affiliated with the ACT Athletics Association which is in turn affiliated with Athletics Australia.

Members of SCT can participate in a wide range of events at different levels of ability at the summer track & field interclub competitions held at the AIS track, Bruce and Woden Park, Woden. Interclub is usually held weekly between October and March.
During autumn/winter, club members may compete in the cross country competition conducted on various Saturday afternoons by the Canberra Runners Club. Events for all ages are held in various locations around Canberra.

SCT Management for 2021/2022

President: Ryan Young

Administrator/Secretary: Barbara Eddowes

Finance Manager: David Pitt

Membership Manager: Ryan Young

Vikings Liaison: Barbara Eddowes, David Pitt and Jane McGlew

Non-executive positions:

Uniforms - Ryan Young
Publicity Officer - VACANT
Website editor - Ewen Thompson
Awards/scholarships - Jane McGlew
TVRUASC Sports Council Rep (Vikings Liaison) - Barbara Eddowes and David Pitt
ACTA representative - Ryan Young
ACTA cross country rep - Ryan Young
Little Athletics Liaison - The SCT committee
SCT General Committee - Barbara Eddowes, Jim White, David Pitt, Trish D'Abrera, Ewen Thompson
VEADF - The SCT Committee
Fadden Pines - Ryan Young, Jim White and the SCT Committee

Coaching

To achieve the goal of supporting all participants in the sport of Athletics, coaching is available from coaches associated with SCT at several convenient locations including Woden Park and the AIS track, Bruce. SCT will pay coach affiliation fees for those coaches who are coaching SCT athletes.

2020/2021 Membership Information

You can join SCT at the Athletics ACT Registration page. Select South Canberra Tuggeranong as your club. The full amount of the registration fee goes to ACT Athletics and SCT doesn't charge any additional 'club membership' fee.

Uniforms
Male: New 'action-back' design 'coolmax' singlet and black shorts.
Female: New 'coolmax' crop top and black shorts.
The price is $40 for both singlets and crop tops. Tracksuits in black, white and gold with embroidered club logo are available for $100.
Ryan Young or a member of the SCT committee.

Enquiries

President: Ryan Young or email SCT at sctac08@gmail.com

Mail Address:
South Canberra Tuggeranong AC, PO Box 276, ERINDALE CENTRE, ACT, 2903

Financial Support
Club policy (under review) is that financial support is available for junior and senior club members selected in ACT teams (including officials) for Open and All-Schools National Championships and other interstate, national and international events, as approved by the committee from time to time. A written application must be made no later than two months after the competition. The degree of support can be up to 50% of individual team fares and accommodation costs as a maximum, depending upon the number of athletes to be supported, cost and time to time availability of club funds.

Vikings Elite Athlete Development Fund
This is a joint venture between SCT and the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union & Amateur Sports Club. The purpose of the fund is to assist those athletes who are attempting to make the transition to the open elite level in athletics. The eligibility criteria for membership of the VEADF can be seen here.

Education Scholarships
Limited access to applications for TVRUASC (Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union & Amateur Sports Club) affiliated club sporting scholarships at college and tertiary education levels is available by application through SCTAC in Dec/Jan each year. Generally, applications seek evidence of satisfactory academic performance and sporting participation with SCTAC. Applications recommended by SCTAC are forwarded to TVRUASC where they are considered in competition with applications from other TVRUASC affiliated clubs. Contact Jane McGlew for further details.

Fadden Pines Schools Cross Country Program
SCT's Schools Cross Country Program is back! All information is available on the Fadden Pines page!