Salt Nippers - Parents Overview
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Date |
Location |
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Saturday, 14 December 2019 |
Salt, Xmas party |
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Saturday, 21 December 2019 |
No nippers |
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Saturday, 28 December 2019 |
No nippers |
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Saturday, 4 January 2020 |
No nippers |
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Saturday, 11 January 2020 |
Salt |
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Saturday, 18 January 2020 |
Creek |
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Saturday, 25 January 2020 |
Salt, Club Champs (1) |
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Saturday, 1 February 2020 |
Cudgen - Country Champs (No nippers) |
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Saturday, 8 February 2020 |
Salt (Cancelled due to weather) |
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Saturday, 15 February 2020 |
Salt, Club Champs (2) |
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Saturday, 22 February 2020 |
Salt |
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Saturday, 29 February 2020 |
Creek |
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Saturday, 7 March 2020 |
Salt, Presentation |
Location: Casuarina Pool, Rec Club/Billabong Swim School
New dates TBA
Assessment Form (if being evaluated elsewhere - e.g at swimming lessons)
Salt Juniors (or nippers) is the membership category available to both boys and girls aged 7 to 13.
We also run a fun educational program for nippers aged 5 and 6 (Under 6 and 7) where members are given a non-competitive understanding of Surf Life Saving through fun and games. See the Nippers for ages 5 and 6 page for more information specific to the Salt program for U6/U7.
New members are always welcome at any time during the season. If you would like to come and try before you commit, that's fine. Everyone is welcome. Come down at about 1:45pm and fill out the sign-in sheet to start your free trial.
Each Saturday afternoon between October and March, the Salt Nippers gather to learn the skills necessary to handle themselves in the surf, recognise danger and be safe. Salt Nipper days are the foundation from which we build basic surf skills, competition skills and knowledge of "Surf Awards".
The aims of the Saturday activities are:
To offer a safe, friendly, fun and educational environment in which children can experience and develop their surf life saving, competitive and life skills through our professional nipper program which is tailored to the environment where we live.
The Salt SLSC Nipper Program has an impressive history of training the next generation of surf lifesavers during its relatively short existence.
Our comprehensive program is designed to teach the skills that are required for our local conditions. We feel that it is very important for our children to be safe and confident at their local beach.
The Junior program teaches surf awareness, respect for the conditions and how to use the local surf to advantage. We use competition events (carnivals) to test ourselves in a meaningful and fun environment.
Read more about the Salt SLSC Nipper Program
Our Club is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people in Surf Life Saving. One way we do this is by ensuring that our members behave in a way which creates a safe, positive and inclusive environment. Surf Life Saving’s Codes of Conduct represent the minimum standards of member behaviour and must be complied with at all times. There are two Codes of Conduct, both of which can be found in the SLSA Member Protection Policy.
Members are encouraged to familiarise themselves with the Codes of Conduct, and to ensure that their behaviour, as well as the behaviour of others within the Club, is appropriate. They are encouraged to say something if they see something that doesn’t feel right, or is not in line with the Codes of Conduct. More information can be found at the SLSA Safeguarding website
Safeguarding Children and Young People Awareness Course provides participants with: an awareness of child abuse and child protection and the confidence to be able to take appropriate action when they become concerned for the safety of a child.
