Grounds use and Coaching Policy

• McGillivray Oval is not a public facility and UWAAC membership fees assist in covering the extensive cost of booking the facility all year round for our members.
• Members using field sites, such as the throws cage are responsible for blocking off a safe zone using cones. Uses are also responsible for filling the holes made from implements with sand.
• Hammer throw is only permitted with a qualified coach and only on Sunday bookings. The safety guidelines in the attached manual must be followed.
• If signage is up in lanes one and two, these are NOT TO BE USED.
• Should a coach be a UWAAC coach, the club requires that majority (90%) of their athletes are UWAACjunior or senior strivemembers, however, the few athletes within the UWAAC recommended coaching groups that are members from other clubs who wish to train at the UWA Sports Park (McGillivray Oval) under a UWAAC recommended coach can join as a Training Access Member through the UWAAC Shop.
• The use of the grounds during senior times is forjunior or senior strive UWAAC members* (athletes must be turning 11, in the current year) and their coaches (recommended and non UWAAC coaches):
  • UWAAC Athletes* who do not have a UWAAC Coach can still use McGillivray and the equipment during booking times, with their coach. 
  • The club understands (and is supportive of all its athletes) that not all UWAAC athletes are coached by UWAAC recommended coaches and may have training partners that are not UWAAC Members. The UWAAC is here to promote the sport and as such the UWAAC Committee has some discretion and allowances in relation to the use of the grounds during the clubs bookings. This includes:
    • Should a UWAAC athlete have one (1) maximum training partner (guest*) that is a non UWAAC member and their coach is a non UWAAC coach, the Club, as stated will have some discretion and allowances to this and the use of the track during club booking times. *Guests (up to one non UWA member per UWA member)will be permitted.
    • A UWA member guest can use McGillivray oval as a guest on one occassion. After this they must pay the grounds fees, these can be purchased via this link.They must also be training in a UWAAC majority squad.
• Other sports, squads, athletes or coaches (groups) with no UWAAC members must have an official bookings through UWA Sport and Recreation to use McGillivray. The use of McGillivray during the clubs booking times by these 'groups' is not permitted and they will be asked to respect the clubs bookings and use the alternative ovals that are available next to McGillivray track.
• UWA Little Athletics members are not permitted to train during senior club booking times and Senior UWAAC members are not to use the track on UWA Little Athletics booking nights.
• Should an athlete be younger than the allowable age to join UWAAC senior club, we have a Little Athletics Club available. Please Click here for more information.
• Athletes that use McGillivray Oval outside of club booking times are NOT covered by insurance.

*UWAAC Athletes must be 11 years (turning 11 in the current year) and over to use the grounds during the senior club booking times. This is Aligned to the joining age of the senior memberships , which is turning 11 in the December of the current year.

The UWAAC privately book McGillivray Oval, as such the policies and the use of the track during the senior UWAAC booking times are at the discretion of the UWAAC Committee.