Nippers Under 6's - Under 14's
Nippers is a great way for children to make friends, be active and enjoy the beach in a safe environment. Any child may join the National Nippers program once they have turned 5 years of age.
This National program is structured specifically to their ages and abilities and gradually teaches kids basic lifesaving skills required to be safe around an aquatic environment as well as developing their skills to compete in surf sports and become patrolling club members.
Nippers provides a broad base of lifesaving activities, If your child is not an established and confident swimmer we strongly encourage you to enroll them in swim lessons at an accredited swim school.
Nippers are divided into age groups, ranging from Under 6’s through to Under 14s. The age group is determined by the child’s age at midnight on 30th of September each year. Birth certificates or equivalents must be sighted by the Club at time of registration. Each group is instructed by an accredited Age Manager.
Nippers Under 5's
The Under 5's Nipper program is designed to introduce and educate children about water safety and having fun safely in and around the water. Parents wanting to include their child(ren) in the Under 5's program must stay with their children and participate in the program with their children at ALL times.To register your Under 5's you must complete a hard copy membership form for your child and provide this to any of the membership team. Download your paper member registration here
All Age Managers, Assistant Age Managers and other helpers must be:
Download the Membership and Leadership Development Handbook.
Please take the time to read through the handbook, it is an excellent guide to Junior Lifesaving Development and the guidelines used to formulate our Nippers program.
AGE MANAGERS –2018/ 2019
Age Managers are responsible for developing our Nippers into future lifesavers and to provide a supportive environment in which they can learn.
Session starting times for 2018/2019 are as follows
12.15 – 1.45 |
Competition training |
2.00pm |
Nippers set up completed. Nippers marshall at nipper flags on beach |
2.15pm – 3.45pm |
Nippers for all groups |
3.45pm |
Pack down nippers |
4.00pm onwards |
Training for March Past, Belt and Reel, Board Rescue etc. |
Nipper Calendar Dates 2018/2019
Date |
Activity |
Notes |
Saturday 10th November |
Nippers 1 |
Nippers season commences |
Saturday 17th November |
Nippers 2 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 24th November |
Nippers 3 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 1st December |
Nippers 4 |
Resuscitation Training (1) for Under 11-14. |
Saturday 8th December |
Nippers 5 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 15th December |
Nippers 6 |
Christmas Party |
Saturday 5th January |
Nippers 7 |
Nippers re commences |
Saturday 12th January |
Nippers 8 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 19th January |
Nippers 9 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 26th January |
Nippers 10 |
Australia Day - Teams Challenge, all age groups |
Saturday 2 February |
Nippers 11 |
Resuscitation Training (2) for Under 11-14. |
Sunday 9 February |
Nippers 12 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 16 February |
Nippers 13 |
Club Championships |
Saturday 23 February |
No nippers |
Junior State Championships, Lorne |
Saturday 2 March |
Nippers 14 |
Club Championships Reserve Day |
Saturday 9 March |
No Nippers |
Senior State Championships Warrnambool |
Saturday 16 March |
Nippers 15 |
Resuscitation Training |
Saturday 23 March |
Nippers 16 |
Normal nipper program |
Saturday 30 March |
Nippers 17 |
Season break up party |
Saturday 21 April |
Presentation Night |
Location to be advised |
Please direct any queries regarding nippers to your age manager or our Junior Coordinator Russell Davidson.
If you are interested in becoming an Age Manager or an Age Manager Assistant we would love to have you on board!
Drop Russell a line at the email below and he can provide you the info about becoming accredited.
Any other nipper enquiries can be directed to Russell Davidson, Junior Instructor at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
You can join Nippers as a family simply by following the links under the Membership tab.
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