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.

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

Hi Nippers Parents,

Anyone keen to be able to help out by driving the side-by-side vehicle (the buggy) please note there is a training course at the club on Tuesday night this week. You can enroll through the LSV training portal. Spot are filling fasts.

Looks like we are going to luck great weather and conditions two weekends in a row!

Well done to everyone for a great fun carnival last weekend. It was so good to see everyone having a go and Jan Juc finished 3rd overall. Thank you to Caro, team managers, coaches, water safety and officials for all your work in making the carnival a success.

See you all tomorrow morning 9am at Jan Juc. 1-2ft, offshore, lowish tide, warm - what more could you ask for.

Jan Juc SLSC's November Club News was emailed to all members this week. View a copy here

It was great to see us all at Jan Juc on Sunday. We are quite a spectacle when we are all in action on the beach.

Details for this week:

Wednesday 23rd Nov 5:15 to 6:30pm

It will be busy at Front Beach with the beach volleyball but the swell is looking too big for a Jan Juc session (4-7ft). We will push ahead with running the Wednesday night session at Front Beach but be mindful it might be a bit of a walk from where you get a park. We are hoping to do another S-Badge swim.

Sunday 27th Nov 9-11am

Swell looks good (2-3ft), wind is forecast to be offshore and with rain forecast to drop away this week, hopefully even the road wont be flooded! See you all at Jan Juc.

We still have a few nipper boards for sale - see the separate post on this in the news page.

Ocean Grove carnival on the 4th of Dec is under review due to water quality. The location may change. Will advise as soon as we know.

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP JUMPERS

Are you coming to the States in March? If yes, it’s time to order your Jan Juc States hoodie! We’re trying a new system this season and will be getting everyone to pre-order their jumper to ensure correct sizes.

The cost of the jumpers for competitors is included in the States entry fee price.

Complete this form by the 30th of November to select your size (size charts are in the form). Competitors who have not filled in the form will NOT receive a jumper.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=8DBqoWpEEkKSuqeFFkaSgAFyhUI5nGxMha-kwLxRj69UM09DNkpLREszWjZDOUhDOVM3RktXQzBaSy4u

STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS CAMP SITES - WARRNAMBOOL

Also, if you haven’t already done so and would like to book a camp site, please follow this link to find out more and to put in an EOI: https://bit.ly/3TZAJWr We only have limited camp sites left in our club allocated area.

NIPPERS SUMMER SURF EDUCATION AGE GROUP LEADERS

We're looking for fun, responsible and reliable Age Group leaders for the Summer Nippers Surf Education program to be held from 27 Dec - 8 Jan.

You must hold a SRC or BRONZE by the time the program begins (U14 and above). You'll be required to teach surf education including beach awareness & water safety. You will also be required to assist in water activities and beach games. If you are interested in being an Age Group Leader this season, please fill in the form below. 

Age Group Leaders - Nippers Summer Holiday Program 2022/23 Sign up form ➪ https://bit.ly/3gxlyoV

Hi Nippers Families - please find below details on all things Nippers for this week.

Wednesday Night Session 5:15-6:30pm

Our second Wednesday night session will be held at Front Beach.

Sunday Session

We will hold the Sunday session at Jan Juc this weekend (unless conditions are assessed as no good on the morning - look out for a team app notification).

Ky Hurst (Olympic Marathon swimmer and 4 times Australia Iron Champion) will be making a guest appearance at nippers giving tips to each of the age groups.

The merch team have done a great job in getting the Nippers Packs ready for this Sunday. If you have a loan rash vest please could you bring it back.

The kiosk will also be open this weekend with coffees, drinks and snacks.

Nippers Boards For Sale

We are selling our fiberglass nipper boards - please refer to a separate post on the news page for details

Hi There,

We are selling our fiberglass nipper boards and a few old foam boards. We will use the funds to purchase more new foam boards (demand for foam boards is exceeding supply). Refer to the linked document for images and stock numbers > Boards.pdf. Good condition JM boards are $500, one JM has a ding on the base and is $450. OK condition fiberglass boards are $150. Old boards are $75.

If you want one please email nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au with the board number you are after e.g (1a). Boards will be available next Sunday to pick up.

We will sell the boards on a first in basis, however will give priority to committee members, team managers, coaches and water safety due to the significant volunteer hours they put in.

How good is this weather! Forecast for Sunday is 25 deg, offshore but looks like rain (we get wet in the water anyway so rain doesn't matter).

Please find below key updates for this week:

Under 9-Under 13 Wednesday Sessions

Wednesday sessions kick off this week, 5:15 to 6:30pm, at Front Beach. These sessions are for Under 9-13. We will start with a focus on swim and board with two groups - a group focusing on 'skills and technique' and a group focusing on 'race and fitness'.

Please talk to your Nipper about what group they want to be in prior to Wednesday. They can change between groups at the following session if they want to.

We are looking for someone to pick up and return the trailer. Please let us know if you can help with this by emailing nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au

Sunday Session

We will be at Front Beach on Sunday due to a Seniors Carnival being run at Jan Juc on the same day. It was great to have the full crew there last week, welcoming U7's and U8's. Another week at Front Beach will help them settle in and also give the U9-U13's a chance to nail there swim and board fitness.

We are working hard on getting the Nippers packs together. They are most likely going to be ready for the 20th of Nov. Thanks for your patience.

See you on the beach!

Entries are now open for the 2023 Danger Ocean Swim Series to be held on Saturday 7th January 2023! Register here  

Hello Nippers Families,

Hope you have had a good week. Please find below key Nippers updates for the week:

Location

Nippers will be at Jan Juc for all age groups tomorrow.

Under 7 and 8's

Tomorrow we welcome Under 7 and Under 8's to our sessions. Look forward to seeing you all at the Jan Juc club rooms for a 9am kick off.

Wednesday Night Sessions

Wednesday sessions are programmed to start next Wednesday 9th November 5:15 to 6:30pm at Front Beach, however we are looking for a coordinator and coaching volunteers to be able to run the sessions.

The focus for Wednesday nights is skills, technique, race and fitness in swim, board and beach activities. There will be no age groups. The idea is that those that are building go in the 'Skill and Technique' group and those that are mastering go in the 'Race and fitness' group. Beach, Swim and Board will run in parallel and the Nippers can decide at the start of each session what area and level they want to focus on. They will then stay with this group for the session, but can change at the start of the next Wednesday night session. Coaches can encourage Nippers to work on certain areas based on what they are seeing at the Sunday sessions. Please let us know if you are able to help out with coordinating or coaching for these sessions at nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au 

Nippers Packs

We are waiting for a delivery of the pink rash vests to finalise the Nippers packs. We are hoping to be able to hand them out within the next few weeks. Thanks for your patience. Under 8's can you please bring your vests from last year for tomorrow. Under 7's if you have a vest you can borrow from a sibling that would be great. We will also have some temporary vests available.

Look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.