|
|
Nippers - Youth and
Leadership Development (Y&LD)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal Sponsors of the Nippers
|
The Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club was a pioneer in Victorian Surf
Life Saving when the then Club Captain,
John Turner commenced a program
for junior surf life savers in 1967 after seeing a similar program in the United States.
This training program was a major initiative to the Club as it trained
children in surf awareness, surf life saving competition, basic first aid
and resuscitation, as well as being an avenue to membership recruitment.
Over time, this area has developed to become a major focus of Surf Life
Saving across Australia.
The Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club bases the Nipper program at the
Santa Casa Beach Queenscliff.
Children can join Point Lonsdale's Nippers at any age from U/8
(7yrs) to U/13 (12yrs). Age groups in Surf Life Saving are determined by
the age you are on 30th September each year. Please note that children must be a minimum age of 7 years, as of
midnight, 30th September to join Point Lonsdale's Nippers.
We do not offer an Under 6 or Under 7 program.
Nippers start learning about surf awareness and safety through the
program. They are also able to participate in board paddling, surfing,
swimming, running, wading and other fun activities and games. Practising
these skills allows children to compete in Club, Regional and State Surf
Life Saving Carnivals representing their Club. Surf Life Saving Australia
also conducts development camps in every state. During Season 2010 / 2011
our Head Coach will be offering specialised Aquatic Sports training
opportunities to Nippers.
The
Nipper program is not a learn to swim program
and your child (ren) should be confident in swimming in ocean conditions. To give you an idea of the
swimming capabilities expected, each child should be able to swim the
following distances without stopping and complete a survival float for the
time specified.
|
Age
Group
|
Preliminary
Evaluation
|
|
Under
8
|
25
metre swim, (any stroke). 1 minute survival float.
|
|
Under
9
|
25
metre swim, (any stroke). 1 minute survival float.
|
|
Under
10
|
25
metre swim, (freestyle). 1 ½ minute survival float.
|
|
Under
11
|
50
metre swim, (freestyle). 2 minute survival float.
|
|
Under
12
|
100
metre swim, (freestyle). 2 minute survival float.
|
|
Under
13
|
150
metre swim, (freestyle). 3 minute survival float.
|
Dear Nipper Parents,
RE: WORKING WITH CHILDREN CHECK (WWCC)
Our Nipper program runs
entirely on the help of our wonderful volunteers and it is a
requirement that all registered
Nippers have at least one parent with a WWCC.
Your child / children will not
be accepted as a Nipper of the Point Lonsdale Surf Life Saving Club
unless one parent / guardian is
a member of the Club and they have a WWCC.
Therefore you will need to
organise your WWCC number PRIOR
to registration and include your
WWCC details on the rear of
this form.
It may be more affordable for
some families to take up our reduced family membership.
If you want more information on
the WWCC and how to complete the form, you can visit the
Club’s website –
www.pointlonsdaleslsc.asn.au and follow the link on the left hand side to
the ‘Working with
Children’ Page.
Nipper Parents
(at least one required, per family)
Season
2012 / 2013 Enrolments:
Applications for season 2012 / 2013 will be
open in September 2012.
You can automatically receive an email
reminder at that time, by subscribing to our email Bulletin – this is
a free service, available to members and non-members alike. See the section
“Join The Bulletin email” on our homepage.
DRAFT Season 2012 / 2013 Nipper Calendar
If
you have any further specific queries (not queries to do with enrolments /
joining the Club) about the Point Lonsdale SLSC Nipper program, please
e-mail our Vice President (Y&LD), Justine Kiely—Scott at vpyldatpointlonsdaleslscdotasndotau (Replace the
‘at’ and ‘dot’s’ when e-mailing !)
We are providing images from some Nipper Championships (and the Nipper
Program in general) via the Internet. To protect the privacy of our
members, only current members (or their parents) will be permitted to have
access to a password protected site where they can view these images. If
you wish to apply for this access, please e-mail the Club Office -
officeatpointlonsdaleslscdotasndotau who will verify that you are a member
/ parent of a Nipper and then access details will be provided once your
membership has been verified.
Enter the images page
|
