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Junior Surf is a Surf Life Saving New Zealand programme for 7 – 13 year olds.

The purpose of a junior surf programme is to provide:

• Beach education
• Learn surf swimming skills including wading, duck diving, body surfing and boogie boarding.
• Beach skills include sprints, beach flags and relays.
• Competent swimmers who complete a safety swim test (details below) will also be taught board paddling and tube rescues.
• These skills are sometimes taught through games and direct instruction. Each session will contain a mix of these things. There are occasions when the surf is too big or too cold that we will not have a water session for the safety of the children and parent helpers.

Every season the children will have their swimming skills assessed by completing a 200m freestyle swim and treading water for one minute. These two things need to be completed in less than 8 minutes. If your child cannot achieve this it does not mean they cannot join – but it does mean alternative in water supervision arrangements will need to be made. Unfortunately non-swimmers cannot be catered for.

The minimum safety requirements are 1 adult (who can swim) to every 5 children in the water. This means parent involvement is needed. If we cannot meet these minimum ratios the children will not be able to enter the water for instructional purposes. Parents should remain on the beach during the training in case they are needed.

To join the club:  register online at www.lifesaving.org.nz
Registration fees are $10 per child, family registrations are $40.

Groups are divided mainly into age groups but sometimes by ability.

Awards can be achieved if your child is interested in achieving this and there are junior surf carnivals if your child would like to compete in surf and beach events.

If you require further information please contact Joanne Hobson either by email at hobson.family@slingshot.co.nz or by phone on 09 629 5267.

Junior Notice - 25th November 2009

Training this weekend will be as follows:

Hamish will be taking his group at 11:00. That group is everyone except the children below. Please remember that all groups require parents in the water.

Rookies  9:00 – 10:30 theory   11:00 – 12:00 water based training if the weather and water is good enough!! Meet at the club house.

Please bring your manual, workbook, Rookie uniform if you have one, the grey t-shirt, a wetsuit and named fins if you have one. Also remember to be Sun Safe including water.

Maybe we will get some sun this weekend. Here’s hoping.

Lucas Dawson
Kate Miln
Devon Prangley
Jesse Foreman
Maddie Farrell
Phoebe Kempton
Bailee-Jane Waller
Grace Poole
Connor Cave
Hanna Brough
Louis Sargent

1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Group 3 – meet at the tower driveway

Please bring your wetsuit and fins if you have them.

Briar Salt
Portia Prangley
Roma Prangley
Jasper Thresher
Timothy Sang
Karly Brough
Joel Ibbs
Ieuan Sargent
Lucy Dobson
Lucas Imrie
Theo Loretz

If the weather is bad at your place before you leave it may or may not be bad at the Port. If the weather is bad please make the decision for yourself as to whether it is worth the drive.

We do not have internet access at the beach and mobile coverage is sketchy at best.

Thanks

Joanne Hobson(Click here to contact Joanne>>)