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.

Hope you have had a good week everyone and looking forward to the long weekend.

Nippers will be at Cosy this Sunday 9-11am. This will give us a chance to continue to build our swim and board skills and confidence.

Thank you to everyone who has registered for Bronze and Carnival Officials Training. We are really looking forward to supporting you through the training and having you as part of the water safety and officials teams. It is not too late to register for the Carnival Officials Training (Officials training registration link)

See you on the beach.

It was great to see everyone back on the beach on Sunday and popping back up to the club for a chat after!

Key updates for week 2:

Sunday location

The location for the Under 9-13 session this Sunday 23rd Oct will be at Cosy Corner 9-11am. This will give Nippers a good opportunity to get out on their boards and build confidence in their swims.

Kiosk

The Kiosk will be opening during Nippers hours starting week 3 (Sunday 30th Oct). Thank you Constance for taking the lead on this for us. We will be looking for 10 volunteers to be on a roster for the Kiosk. Please let us know if you are interested by emailing nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au.

Officials Course

Look out for a separate post on an Officials course we are planning to run at the same time as the week 3 Nippers session. Being an Official at carnivals is a great way of being close to the action with your age group and helps meet our volunteer requirements for participating in carnivals. We are requiring if your Nipper does 2 or more carnivals you need to be able to volunteer as either an official or water safety. The course is short (completed during the 9-11am time of the week 3 Nippers session), followed by a mentoring session at your first carnival.

See you at Cosy Sunday morning.

The October Club News has hit your inbox. There's loads of information about what's happening at the Club. Click here to read.

Hi Nipper Families,

Please find below some key updates before the season kicks off on Sunday:

Key Dates:

Just a reminder on the kick off for the season:

• Under 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13's kick off next weekend Sunday 16th October 2-4pm at Jan Juc
• A social kick off for all Nippers age groups is Sunday 16th October 4-7pm at the surf club with food, music and the bar open.
• Under 7 and 8's kick off on Sunday 6th November 9-11am (all age groups will be running from this Sunday onwards)
• Wednesday sessions kick off on Wednesday the 9th of November for Under 9s and up.

Nippers Parents Bronze Medallion Training:

We are very excited to be offering a Nippers parents bronze medallion program at our club rooms in November. The bronze program is a very rewarding experience that:

• Enables you to be part of the action in the water with your Nipper
• Gives you first aid, rescue and water skills that are useful well beyond Nippers sessions
• Builds long lasting friendships with those that are on the program with you
• Is one of the ways that you can meet the requirement for parent help if you Nipper wants to attend 2 or more carnivals over the season

The program will be very supportive, being Nippers parents participating and delivering the course. You will build up your skills and confidence as a team over the duration of the course and you will surprise yourself in what you will achieve! Some parents that did it last year were apprehensive about the water activities before doing the course and were so pleased with what they achieved after doing it - I still remember their celebrations on the beach!

To register your interest please follow the following link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZijBKYW3ge9CZrNKW8VmYaU9-y_FoimpKOSiSKwjNz9JViw/viewform

The course will be run over a four week period in November consisting of 2 weekday evenings and a half day on the weekend for each week of the course.

Swim Assessments:

We had a great session at the pool today completing over 55 swim assessments. For those that haven't yet completed their swim assessment please send it into info@janjucsurfclub.com.au asap before the season begins.

Nippers Registrations:

Can you also please remember to complete your Nippers registration form (this is in addition to your club membership application and links your Nipper to an age group) https://janjucsurfclub.com.au/Nipper-Registration (that will be it for registration forms for a while - I promise).

Under 7 Coaches and Team Managers:

We are still looking for Under 7 Coaches and Team Managers - please put your name down if interested via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_ImZXAFvrGXzY15FUQVnHx4w6NS3PUlQQxKo3A1F2CRvyrA/viewform

Looking forward to getting things started.

Kind Regards

Nippers Committee