Levin Waitarere Junior Surf
The Junior Surf Programme is a fun introduction to surf skills and water safety for children aged 6 to 13 years.
Registration Date: 24th November. Horowhenua Aquatic Centre 9am to 10.30am.
Saturday Beach Sessions:
Every Saturday at 3pm. Season Dates 8th December 2018 to 2nd March 2019
A parent/guardian must accompany a child to the beach. This is not a drop-off session. Please help supervise your child and be ready to take them into your care once they leave the water. Sessions are run by volunteer lifeguards and parents.
Schedule
2:45pm – arrive at Surf Club and sign in
3pm – go over plan for the day
3:15 to 4:30 – beach and water activities
4:30 – BBQ Sausage – $2
Summer Holiday Programme:
This is in addition to our Saturday sessions. It runs in on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Monday 7th January 2019 to Thursday 17th January 2019.
Children in ages 7 to 9 participate from 10am to 12:30pm and ages 10 – 13 from 1:30pm to 4:00. This is run by trained lifeguards, and you are able to leave your children in their care.
Swimming Abilities and Expectations
Given that this is an aquatic sport, a reasonable level of swimming proficiency is required to ensure children’s safety and maximum enjoyment from the program. The benchmark is as follows: Age 7 – 25 metres, Age 8 – 50 metres, Age 9 – 100 metres, Age 10+ – 200 metres
The swimming trials will be conducted at registration day. The 2nd swimming trial may be conducted during the summer holiday program.
200m Badge
This is required in order to participate in ocean swim training, to use kneeboards and to compete in water events at surf carnivals for ages 10 -13. To attain the badge an individual must swim 200m in less than 7 minutes and tread water for one minute as per the specific requirements in the NZ surf handbook. Additionally they will need to do a comparable ocean swim. The Junior Surf Coaches will hold 200m badge trials at the pool before the season begins. Please note that each child MUST resit their badge each year.
Cost:
Club membership fees – $20 per individual or $40 per family
Club Rashtop – $5 hire fee
Club Beanie – $17.50 (buy to own)
Club Swim Cap – $10
Summer Holiday Programme – $40 per week or $70 for 2 weeks (discount $10 if signed up for the full program)
Carnival Program 2018/2019:
Juniors from 7-13 years have the opportunity to compete at carnivals throughout the summer season. Carnivals are a great way to participate in both a fun and competitive environment, meet nippers from other clubs and see other beaches. While it can be competitive at times, the emphasis is always on safety, sportsmanship and enjoyment.
Junior Surf #1 18th November – Worser Bay
Junior Surf #2 20th January – Riversdale
Junior Surf #3 2nd February – Titahi Bay – Capital Coast Junior Champs
Junior Surf #4 17th February – Maranui
Many Juniors choose to further their skills by training to become active surf lifeguards once they turn 14.
For further information contact:
Liz Fitzgibbon – waitarerefitzy@gmail.com OR 027 9734226