Nippers

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. 

• You will be required to sign your children in and out of the program. Sign in sheets will be available at the start of each session in the main hall of the clubrooms.
• Children must have a Hi Visibility rash vest (pink or green) to engage in the program. If you do not yet have one please consult our Merchandise team any Saturday before your session.
• Please meet upstairs at the designated start time for the program as shown below. Children are asked to sit behind the cone designating their age group.

Nippers are divided into nine official age groups, ranging from Under 6’s (U6) through to Under 14s (U14). 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:

• Members of the Club,
• Have a valid Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• Age Managers must also have completed the appropriate LSV Age Manager course and accreditation.

 

Below is the link for 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.

 http://lsv.com.au/wp-content/uploads/MLD-Hanbook-2017-18-FINAL.pdf

 

AGE MANAGERS –2017/ 2018

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 2017/2018 are as follows; 

12.15 – 1.45	Competition training
2.00pm	Nippers set up completed. Nippers marshal 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 2017/2018 

Date	Activity	Notes
TBC	Age Manager Training Day	TBC
Saturday 4th November	Cup Weekend	No Nippers
Saturday 11th November	Nippers 1	Nippers season commences
Saturday 18th November	Nippers 2	Normal nipper program
Saturday 25th November	Nippers 3	Themed
Saturday 2nd December	Nippers 4	Resuscitation Training (1) for Under 11-14.
Saturday 9th December	Nippers 5	Themed – Xmas Party.
Saturday 16th December	LSV Carnival #1                    Modified Nippers program (6)	Altona
Friday 5 January	LSV Carnival #2	Cosy Corner
Saturday 6 January	Nippers 7	Nippers re commences
Saturday 13 January	Nippers 8	Normal nipper program
Saturday 20 January	Nippers 9	Teams Challenge Day          (Under 5-9)
Sunday 21 January	LSV Carnival #3	Chelsea (State qualifier #1)
Saturday 27 January	LSV Carnival #4                            Modified Nippers program (10)	Carnival location to be confirmed
Saturday 3 February	Nippers 11	Resuscitation Training (2) for Under 11-14.
Saturday 10 February	Nippers 12	Teams Challenge Day (Under 10-14)
Sunday 11 February	LSV Carnival #5	Mordialloc
Saturday 17 February	LSV Carnival #6                    Modified Nippers program (13)	South Melbourne
Saturday 24 February	Nippers 14	Resuscitation Testing        (Under 11-14)
Sunday 25 February	LSV Carnival #7	Lorne (State qualifier #2)
Saturday 3 March	Nippers 15	Club Championships
Saturday 10 March	LSV Junior State Champs                No Nippers	State Championships Warrnambool
Sunday 11 March	LSV Junior State Champs	State Championships Warrnambool
Saturday 17 March	Nippers 16	Club Championships – reserve day
Saturday 24 March	Nippers 17	Last Nippers session - Break Up
Saturday 21 April	Presentation Night	Location to be advised

 

 

 

Please direct any queries regarding nippers to your age manager or our Junior Instructor 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.