Summer Program Wrap Up

Well that's a wrap for the Summer Program. Thanks to everyone who participated and volunteered their time and skills to make it a great success.

They say a picture says a thousand words, well a video says even more. Please click on the link below for highlights of the 22022/23 Summer Program. 

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Return to Competition Program

This Wednesday 5:30pm Under 12 and 13's will have Iron Training at Front Beach. All other age groups have the night off and rest up after a big couple of weeks.

All age groups will be back on this Sunday 9-11am at Jan Juc (unless conditions require us to move - the long range forecast looks onshore but ok swell at this stage)

Carnivals

We have four carnivals remaining for the season:

• Torquay / Jan Juc Friendly Carnival -  Wed18th Jan 5:30pm at Torquay back beach, followed by meals, music and bar at the Torquay SLSC
• Point Leo - 5th Feb
• Anglesea - 18th Feb
• States - Warnambool 10-12th March

Please be reminded that if your Nipper has entered more than one carnival for the year you need to be able to volunteer as an official or water safety; or be an active coach or team manager in the weekly competition program. We have to meet certain volunteer ratios to be able to enter a carnival and Life Saving Victoria have warned us they will not be accepting registrations going forward if we can not meet this ratio. The easiest way for you to meet this requirement is to complete the officials course. Please email us on nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au if you need help registering for the officials course. We are going to have to be strict on this requirement so please register asap if you need to.

See you on the beach.

 

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Summer Program Key Dates Looking forward to kicking off the Summer Program tomorrow with some warm weather. Please find below a reminder of the sessions, dates and locations: Tuesday 27th December: Session #1 - Skills at Jan Juc Beach 3 to 5pm Nippers allocated to their groups, games + skills rotations Welcome Dinner at the club 5:30pm onwards (see details below) Wednesday 28th December: Session #2 - Skills at Front Beach 3 to 5pm Water & beach skills rotation S-Badge swim Friday 30th December: Session #3 - Theory at the club Under 7 - 9 > 3 to 4pm Under 10 - 13 > 4:30 to 6pm Saturday 31st December: Session #4 - Surf Patrol and Skills at Jan Juc Beach 9 - 11am Meet the patrol, perform patrol duties & rescues etc. Board & Swim/Wade rotation Monday 2nd January: Session #5 - First Aid at the club Under 7 - 9 > 4 to 5:30pm Under 10 - 13 > 6 to 7:30pm Tuesday 3rd January: Session #6 - Skills at Jan Juc Beach 9 to 11am Water and beach skills rotations Thursday 5th January: Session #7 - Adventure Race and Skills at Jan Juc Beach 9 to 11am Adventure Race, water and beach skills rotations Friday 6th January: Optional activity: Cosy Corner Carnival from 8am Sunday 8th January: Session #8 - Summer Championships at Jan Juc Beach 3 to 5pm Age group championships > water and beach events Presentation Dinner at the club 5:30pm onwards

Welcome Dinner After a fun session at the beach what could be better than a cold drink, delicious food and a catch up with other Nippers families. The Summer Program Welcome Dinner will kick off at the club from 5:30pm onwards on the 27th of December. Il Matto Italian restaurant will be catering with the following menu: Vegetarian pasta Meat lasagne Fried chicken and chips Foccacia - meat and vegetarian options Box of chips Prices will range from $9-$15 If you are available to help in the kitchen or with taking orders, please let us know at nippers@janjucsurfclub.com.au

Hi Nipper Families,

There will be a Wednesday night session this week at Jan Juc - 5:30pm arrival for a 5:45pm start and 6:45pm finish.

No Nippers on Sunday and then we kick into the Summer Program with a skills session on the 27th of Dec 3-5pm, followed by a dinner at the club rooms (catered by Il Matto).

Thanks for all the fun we have had so far! Wishing you a happy festive season and awesome 2023.

The Nipper Summer Holiday Program will run from Tuesday 27th December until Sunday 8th January, with 8 sessions in this period.

Session Details:
Tues 27 Dec: 3pm-5pm skills session @ Jan Juc, followed by welcome dinner
Wed 28 Dec: 3pm-5pm skills session @ Cosy
Fri 30th Dec: from 3pm. Surf and Environmental Theory @ Jan Juc
Sat 31st Dec: 9-11am Patrol skills @ Jan Juc (meet the patrol)
Mon 2nd Jan: from 4pm. First Aid @Juc
Tues 3rd Jan: 9-11 skills session @ Jan Juc
Thurs 5th Jan: 9-11 adventure race @ Jan Juc
Sun 8th Jan: 3-5@ summer program carnival @ Jan Juc, followed by presentations & dinner

The program is run 100% by volunteers, including our future life saving leaders from the Juniors age groups. We are seeking helpers in the following roles:
1) Water Safety (Bronze Medallion or SRC);
2) IRB Driver & Crew;
3) Activity Coach (Board, Swim/Wade, Flags/Sprint);
4) Age Group Helper (aka kid wrangler);
5) Water Safety Supervisor;
6) Program Co-Ordinator (timekeeper);
6) General helper (Pack up/Set up etc).

Please use the form below to nominate any dates you are available and your preferred role.
Summer Holiday Program - Volunteers - Google Forms

Thanks!
The Nippers Committee

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