A must for all enthusiastic four year olds at Ginninderra, the Tiny Tigers (Tiny Tots) are prefect for parents looking for something fun for their junior members of the family on a Saturday morning. the
The Tiny Tots group is focused on group activities full of fun, colour, team work and skills. The Tiny Tots’ activities are designed by our club coaches and teach and improve the childrens basic motor skills, co-ordination and ensure the children have a great time in a fun safe group environment.
Tiny Tots is coordinated by Kirsty, who volunteer their time to have fun with our youngest Tigers and teach them some basic skills.
Not athletics, it’s funletics for kids
Tiny Tot Registration is through Results HQ as of 2020. A registration number will be issued and Tiny Tots are required to wear our club uniform.
Tiny Tots does rely on a lot of parental involvement and at one parent must be ring side to assist with their child.
Tiny Tots start at 8:30am Saturdays during our summer season at Charnwood Oval, with warm up exercises then onto the activities. Depending on the numbers, Tiny Tots will break up into several groups (usually 5-6), each group plays one activity and then when the whistle sounds the groups will move onto the next.
From this season we have a new program that is run similar to Little Athletics:
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | |
| Warm up | Run Stretch Parachute | Run Stretch Form a group | Run Stretch Flip it |
| Station 1 – Throw | Bulls eye | Walking target throw | Throw, Throw, Throw |
| Station 2 – Jump | Frogs and Lily Pads | Speed bounce | Maze jumping |
| Station 3 – Game | Pirates crew | Animal Run | Hoop stretches |
| Station 4 – Run | Ladder Running | Obstacle clearance | Sprint hurdle shuttle relay |
| Station 5 – | Out and back | Baton Running | Slalom Relay |
| Station 5 – Obstacle course | Focus on balance | Focus on body movements (animal moves) | Focus on going over, under, though, around obstacles |
| End activity | Tug a war | 50m run on the track | Long jump in the long jump pit |
| Pack up |
In Tiny Tots we don’t record race times, placings, etc. Tiny Tots is more focused on fun and learning the basics.
At times during the season the main age groups will clear the main straight track to make way for the Tiny Tots to do the 40 metre sprint. As a parent it is a wonderful sight to see your 4 year old child running down the track and staying in his/her lane, while all the other parents and athletes are cheering for them on from the side.