JAN JUC SLSC

Hi Nippers Families,

This is a bumper update with important info. Please take a moment to read.

Wednesday Nights

We are refining Wednesday nights.

As of this Wednesday, start times will be adjusted to 5:30pm arrival for 5:45pm start and 6:45pm finish over Dec and Jan. As other sports like basketball break for the holidays and the sunlight hours extend, this delayed start will give coaches, team managers and parents more opportunity to get to the beach after work.

Check ins will be by age group and then we will merge into 2 groups. Group 1: Under 9, 10 and some 11s. Group 2: Under 11, 12 and 13's. The coaches will then work within the groups to stretch those kids that are ready and builds skills with those that need.

Every second week, in addition to the water groups, we will also offer beach training for any Nippers that want focus on flags, relays, beach starts and run fitness. This will start next week - 21st Dec.

After the 21st of Dec session, Wednesday sessions will take a break while the summer program runs and will resume on the 11th of Jan 23.

Sunday

What closely for an update. At this stage the forecast is 3 to 4 ft and on shore. We will check conditions first thing in the morning and advise if it is at Jan Juc or Front Beach.

Conditions permitting, Santa will be making an appearance on his magic IRB (boat).

After this Sunday , the Summer Program will kick in on the 27th of Dec and competition program Sunday sessions will start back up again on the 15th of Jan.

Carnivals

With the fun of the Lorne Carnival still fresh in our minds, we have 6 carnivals coming up:

• • Cosy 6th Jan
  • Torquay Friendly 18th Jan
  • Mt Martha 29th Jan
  • Point Leo 5th Feb
  • Anglesea 18th Feb
  • States 10-12 Mar

We are looking for volunteers for two key roles to support us in carnivals:

1. Carnival Entry Coordinator

• • Sends out info about each carnival > program, entry timeframes, etc
  • Helps team managers where required. Noting that team managers will do the entries for their age group.
  • Uses the volunteer info from the Carnival Register to enter the water safety and officials rosters and communicates this roster back to the volunteers
  • Coordinators our IRB and Shallow Water Rescue volunteers
  • Acts as a point of contact for LSV and Team Managers on the day

2. Carnival Equipment Coordinator

• • Looks at the Carnival Register and decides:
  • • How many marques we need and where to best set them up
    • How many rescue boards and tubes we need
  • Coordinates the packing of the trailer
  • Coordinates the towing of the trailer
  • Coordinates volunteers to set up / pack up for LSV requirements and Jan Juc gear

Please could you email nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au if you are available for either of these roles. Your support will be very much appreciated.

A reminder for parents, if your Nipper attends more than one carnival you need to volunteer in one of the following roles: team manager, coach, water safety, official, carnival entry coordinator or carnival equipment coordinator.

The officials course can be completed online at your own pace (approx. 2 hours). To access the course:

• 1. Access your members portal on https://members.sls.com.au/SLSA_Online/modules/login/index.php
  2. Select ‘eLearning’ from the top menu and then the ‘Login to eLearning Sports & Nippers’ at the bottom of the page
  3. From the Welcome Screen select “Training Library”
  4. From the Training Library Screen select “SLS – Officiating”
  5. Select “SLS-Core Official" and start the course
  6. Inform Carolyn Russel at nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au who will book you in for the mentoring session at the next carnival we go to (this means you buddy up with a trained official at your first carnival)
  7. You are then officially an official

Summer Program and Starfish Program

The Summer Program starts on the 27th of Dec. The Summer program has been designed this year to complement the competition program (that we are currently in). This means your Nipper can come to both with limited overlap. The Summer Program is focused on skills, life saving and education. There will also be an adventure race and summer program mini carnival. An overview of the sessions is below:

• Session 1: Skills – Tues 27 Dec 3-5pm
• Session 2: Skills – Wed 28 Dec 3-5pm
• Session 3: Theory – Fri 30 Dec (U7-U9 3-4pm, U10-U13 4:30-6pm)
• Session 4: Patrol skills – Sat 31 Dec 9-11am
• Session 5: First aid – Mon 2 Jan (U7-U9 4-5:30pm, U10-U13 6-7:30pm)
• Session 6: Skills – Tue 3 Jan 9-11am
• Session 7: Skills and Adventure race – Thur 5 Jan 9-11am
• Session 8: Summer Program Mini Carnival – Sun 8 Jan 3-5pm

The Starfish Nippers program runs alongside the Summer Program. It is designed for young people aged 6+ with special needs, focusing on beach and water safety and awareness. It features modified Nippers beach and water activities such as games, running, beach flags, wading, swimming and boards as well as activities with the Club’s Age Group Nippers.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Well done - you have made it to the end of a bumper update. Thanks for your time and see you on the beach.