NIPPERS

Tamarama Nippers

New Members Welcome

We are still accepting registrations for New Nippers. To register please come along to Tamarama Surf Club at 8:45am on Sunday. Price list attached below.

Parent Registration for Associate Membership - Sunday the 25th of November 2012 at 8:30am at Tama Club

To join Tamarama SLSC nippers, children must be 5 years old as at 30 September 2012.

SLSA water safety rules have changed this year and all children entering the water as part of Tamarama nippers events must wear a fluoro pink racing vest. These will be a mandatory purchase at Tamarama nipper registration for U9 and upwards (cost $20 each).

Only those wearing their vest will be allowed in the water at nipper training and carnivals.

Junior Participation Skill Evaluation requirements are as follows:

Under 8 25 metre swim (any stroke) plus 1 minute survival float
Under 9 200 metre pool swim within 6 minutes
Under 10 200 metre pool swim within 6 minutes
Under 11 200 metre pool swim within 5 minutes
Under 12 200 metre pool swim within 5 minutes
Under 13 200 metre pool swim within 5 minutes
Under 14 200 metre pool swim within 5 minutes
U6 & U7 - There is no proficiency requirements for these age groups

Membership for Nipper Parents

Registration this Sunday 25th November 2012 - 8:30am at Tama club

All parents who have a role on the beach, this means any parent who helps out with flags or other activities on the beach need to be financial members of the Club. This is called an Associate Membership, it costs $60 for the season. Associate members do not patrol or go in the water, it just means you are covered by the club insurance.

Bronze Medallion Course for Nipper Parents

At the parent induction we had some parents interested in doing their Bronze Medallion to help with Water Safety for the Nippers. We will either facilitate a concentrated course at Tamarama or leverage some of the content via our neighbouring clubs who are also teaching the bronze with as much water component done at Tama as possible.  Our next regular BM course at Tama will start early Jan and has sessions on Saturday mornings if that works for people it is another option to consider.

Any nipper parents who have done their bronze and need to do a proficiency to be able to assist with WS please let me know quickly! All proficiencies for this season need to be completed in the next three weeks the last scheduled one at our club is this Sunday at 9am.

Please email tamanippers@gmail.com if you are interested in either doing a Bronze Medallion Course or doing your proficiency.

Enquiries

Bill Shires
Phone: 0408 00 40 97

Email: tamanippers@gmail.com

Information

• Rego_forms.pdf: Registration forms

• Working_with_Children_Background_check.pdf: Working with children

• Tama_Nippers_Schedule_2012-13_v1.0.pdf: Latest schedule 12/13 season