Club champs seem to attract crazy conditions.

Due to the conditions we will move the club champs to front beach 2-4pm.

Presentations will be at the club rooms at 4:30pm with the bar open. Please bring along a plate of food or some nibbles if you are after something to eat (as we will be at Front Beach and so that everyone can enjoy the champs there will be no BBQ).

Jumpers for States will arrive on Monday. We are planning to hand jumpers out after work sometime next week, details to come.

See you on the beach tomorrow arvo.

Congratulations to our nippers and volunteers who have been very busy over to holidays participating in the Jan Juc Summer Holiday program, Cosy Corner Junior Carnival, Danger 1000 events and Mount Martha Carnival.

We are now back to our regular nipper program with a busy lead up to our final event Junior State Championships (8-10th March).

There will be no Nippers training this Sunday as we have the Pt Leo carnival.

Please note the following events and the RSVP deadlines for the remainder of the season:

Pt Leo Junior Carnival - Sunday 4 Feb

Entries are now closed. Best of luck to the 63 competitors heading across the bay to PT Leo

PLEASE NOTE: we are looking for a volunteer to tow the trailer over and back, please let your Team Manager know if you can assist.

Jan Juc Torquay Friendly - Friday 9 Feb 5:15PM at Jan Juc

Our friendly rivalry continues with Jan Juc hosting our Torquay neighbours, followed by food, drinks, and music at our clubhouse.

Please RSVP in TeamApp by Sunday 4 Feb.

Anglesea Junior Carnival - Sunday 25 Feb

Please RSVP in TeamApp by Friday 16 Feb.

Summer Program Nipper Championships - Sunday 3 March

We missed this last session during the Summer Program due to poor conditions, fortunately, we have been able to schedule the "Champs" at our very last Sunday Training Session for this season. This will be an afternoon session, followed by medal presentations and our season wind-up at the clubhouse. Please watch this space for RSVP and event details.

Junior Victorian Lifesaving Championships - "States"

States are held at Warrnambool on the March long weekend, commencing lunchtime Friday 8 March through to Sunday 10 March. Please watch this space for RSVP and event details. Jan Juc have secured campsites and information on how to book will come out in the next week.

Extra specialist training sessions

In the month leading up to states we run some additional training sessions, more details will be released next week.

Officials and IRB Crew and Drivers

Congratulations to our members who have recently completed Officials and IRB courses, this has provided much-needed additional support to our nipper volunteer base. With the departure of several key volunteers at the end of this season, we  need to continue to grow our volunteer base, if you are interested in becoming an Official or IRB Driver/Crew please email nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au or speak to your Team Manager.

See you all on the beach.

Welcome to the Jan Juc Nippers Summer Program! We are really looking forward to joining you for the 9 sessions of the Summer Program where we will create friendships, have fun and build skills together. 

An overview of the 9 sessions is in the table below. Also please find below the key information and links you will need for the program.

Communications throughout the program will be via TeamApp (please download this onto your phone and search for Jan Juc SLSC) and on the news page of the website (Club news)

Kick off session - 3pm, 28th Dec (tomorrow)

Our first session will involve a club orientation, beach activities and water skills (water activities will be based on the conditions).

Straight after the session, please join us at the club house for a Welcome Dinner. Meals need to be pre booked. To book your meal follow the link below:

Meal booking link

Cosy Corner Carnival - Session 6 on the 5th January

Please register for the Cosy Corner Carnival by clicking on the events tab in TeamApp asap.

This is one of the best surf carnivals on the calendar at a great location for Nippers to test out their skills and fitness.

Danger 1000 Swim / Wade - Session 7 on the 6th January

Session 7 of the program will be the Danger 1000 Swim series. To register for the wade or swim in the Danger 1000 series please follow the link below.

Danger 1000 Nippers entry

Looking forward to joining you on the beach

December 2023 Club News Out Now

Check out all the news from around the club in the latest newsletter!

http://mailchi.mp/8712684e3610/club_news_dec_2023

The Nipper Summer Holiday Program runs from Thursday 28th December until Sunday 14th January, with 9 sessions in this period. Each session is run by our youth members, who have completed Nippers and now compete in Juniors and help with patrol. It’s a wonderful leadership experience and the nippers really enjoy learning from the Age Leaders.

We need your help to support the sessions! Please click on the link below to register your availability.

Volunteer link

We're currently seeking volunteers for:

1. Water Safety (Bronze Medallion or SRC);
2. IRB Driver & Crew;
3. Activity station helper (Board, Swim/Wade, Flags/Sprint);
4. Age group helper (aka kid wrangler);
5. Water Safety Supervisor;
6. Program Co-Ordinator (timekeeper);
7. First Aid
8. General helper (Pack up/Set up etc).

Session Times:

• Thurs 28 Dec: 3-5pm @ Jan Juc, followed by welcome dinner
• Fri 29th Dec: 9-11am @ Cosy Corner
• Sun 31st Dec: 9-11am @ Jan Juc
• Tues 2nd Jan: 9-11am @ Jan Juc
• Thurs 4th Jan: 9-11am @ Jan Juc
• Fri 5th Jan: Cosy Carnival, regular coaches to attend 
• Sat 6th Jan: Danger swim, a separate volunteer schedule will be sent
• Thurs 11th Jan: 5-6:30pm @ Cosy
• Sun 14th Jan: 3-5pm @ Jan Juc, followed by Presentation & Dinner

Please nominate any dates you are available and your preferred role.
Thanks!
The Nipper Committee

Hi Nippers People,

There will be a special guest in a red suit arriving by IRB tomorrow.

The kiosk will be open pumping out coffees, hot chocolates and snacks.

Tomorrow, and Thursday next week, will be our last Competition Program sessions before the Summer Program kicks in on the 28th of Dec. Details on the Summer Program sessions can be found here: Nippers Program dates

The Summer Program is designed around water and beach skills, surf ed, first aid, patrol skills and team fun. This complements the Competition Program which pulls it all together in training for events/carnivals. Everyone who does the Competition Program will get good value out of coming to the Summer Program (it is included in your membership).

The Competition Program will kick back into gear on Thursday the 18th and Sunday 21st Jan.

See you tomorrow.

Hi Nippers People,

Well done to everyone for surviving the Ocean Grove carnival last week. If that was your first carnival - some very experienced carnival people are saying that is the worst conditions they have ever experienced! We came third overall with 75 Jan Juc nippers competing.

We are expecting 1-2ft light onshore conditions tomorrow so plan to be at Jan Juc.

Cosy Corner Carnival entries are due by the 15th of December. Please see your team manager tomorrow if you have any questions about registering.

See you on the beach.

Hi Nippers People,

Hopefully we are looking at ok conditions for a Jan Juc session this Sunday 9-11am (3ft and slight onshore).

You would have seen a Team App invite to an event titled 'Nipper Parents - Technical Officials training'. This will be held for parents and carers at the club rooms 9-10:30am this Sunday while Nippers is running. We are still short on officials to support our entries to carnivals. Caro had to negotiate with Life Saving Victoria to allow us to enter the Ocean Grove carnival as a club next weekend, but we won't be allowed to do this at the next carnival. We need to supply a ratio of officials based on our entries. We are going to have to implement the rule we have flagged from the start of the season that your nipper is not able to attend more than one carnival if you are not able to help with being a coach, team manager, official or water safety. We are running the officials training this Sunday so that you can do it whilst you are at the club anyway. Please come along to the training.

See you on the beach or in the club training.

Hi Nippers People,

Looks like we will get in and out just before the SE winds kick in tomorrow. See you at Jan Juc 9-11am. Ky Hurst will be at the session providing specialist coaching for the older age groups.

Some other reminders:

- Remember to RSVP and pay for the Ocean Grove carnival by tomorrow - please see you Team Manager

- Thursday night training for U9-U13 has kicked off. Please arrive at Front Beach at 5:15pm so that we can check in and get started.

- It is not too late to become an official. An easy online training session and then a mentoring session at the Ocean Grove Carnival will get you there. Please see your Team Manager tomorrow if you are interested.

2024 Danger Ocean Swim Series

Date: Saturday 6th January 2024.

Entries are Open

Click here for full details