The 2024/25 Nipper season at Thirroul SLSC

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• Starts: Sunday 13 October - 9.00 for a 9.15am start

• Last Nippers before Christmas: Twilight 3-4pm Sunday 15th December 2024

• First Nippers after Christmas: 9.15am Sunday 2nd February 2025

• Final Nippers: Twilight 3-4pm Sunday 16th March 2025

• Nippers end of Season Awards: 4pm Sunday 23rd March 2025

If you want to find out more about  our Junior Activities, you can download & print our Nippers factsheet for future reference. 

 

Registration

• See our registration page

• If you are not registered and fully paid up, unfortunately our insurance will not cover you and you will not be able to take part in our nippers programs.

 

Uniform Requirements

In-line with SLS NSW guidelines and our insurance requirements, all nippers must wear:

• a cap (blue for u6 & u7 and club cap for u8 and above); and 

• a hi-visibility pink vest

Caps, vests and other items can be purchased online at our shop here, or in person at the Surfclub on Sunday mornings.

 

Interested in helping out this season? 

• As always we would love for more people to join the team, it's a great bunch of people and and even better cause! 

• If you would like to find out a bit more about becoming an Age Manager or joining our Water Safety team, please let me know by sending me an email at juniors@thirroulsurfclub.com.au

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Surf Sports

• Board and Swim Training starts Thursday 17th October at 4pm-5pm. Training will then run on Sundays at 8am before Nippers, and Thursdays at 4pm through the season when all coaches are available. Follow us on Stack Team App “Thirroul Surf Sports Academy” and join the Whatsapp Group (ask Coach Ben to add you to the group at one of the sessions) as all updates including any change in beach location for training will be communicated via there

• Parents are required to stay at the beach during these sessions and have a visual on their child at all times

• After a successful return last season, the Sydney Water Series is back again this season. We hope to see lots of happy and skilled Thirroul SLSC members compete again this year 

  • Events available: U8 (sprints, flags and wade) U9 - Masters, all surf, craft and beach individual events

  • Sydney Water Series’ main form of communication this season will be through Stack Team App. Download the Stack Team App onto your phone, then search for Sydney Water Surf Series and request to join to keep up with all updates and events

  • If you would like to enter the Sydney Water Series, please RSVP through Stack Team App. Search: Thirroul Surf Sports Academy. All events for the entire season will be listed in the event tab very shortly and you can read more information and RSVP there. 

  • Once you RSVP, we will enter you into the event. 

• Sydney Water Carnival Dates:

- Round One: Saturday 19 October Bulli SLSC

- Round 2: Saturday 2nd November Warilla Barrack Point SLSC

- Round 3: Sunday 3rd November Warilla Barrack Point SLSC

- Round 4: Saturday 16 November Wollongong City SLSC

• Thirroul will be hosting the Dean Mercer Dash on Sunday the 27 October 2024.  This is always an exciting event and we hope to see you there!  

• Please contact Sonya Harrison, Surf Sports Director, at surfsports@thirroulsurfclub.com.au for any questions or if you would like to be included in future Surf Sports communication.

 

Competition Proficiency

• All competitors who wish to compete in the Sydney Water Series 2024/25 need to complete their competition ocean swim proficiency for this season prior to being entered. The first date of the Series is 19 October, and closing date for entries is Monday 14 October. 

• Any competitors who wish to enter must have completed their open water swim proficiency prior to being entered. You can do this at any Thursday afternoon (4 - 5pm) or Sunday morning (8am) training sessions with Head Coach Ben who will sign you off. 

• Please inform Ben at the session of your intent to do the proficiency swim. As Nippers does not commence until 13 October, you are advised to try and do the proficiency over the next two/three weeks and get some training in before the first event! You only need to do the proficiency once to be signed off for the season. If a Nipper requires any assistance during the swim, the proficiency is deemed unsuccessful and will need to be undertaken again.

• Parents, we will be guided by you as to how competent your child is to undertake the ocean swim proficiency. All of our coaches are Bronze Medallion holders, and are competent to assist your child in the ocean, but you will need to communicate any concerns you may have prior to them entering the ocean. It can be very daunting for children to do this swim so early in the season especially if they have not been swimming over the winter months. 

• All competitors competing in Sydney Water Series need to have their competition ocean proficiency swim completed and signed off by Sunday 13 October. No late entries into the Series are allowed after this date!

• For U9 and U10 competitors, the ocean swim proficiency is 150m. For U11 upwards, it is a 200m ocean swim. Any stroke is permissible. Come prepared with goggles and a swim cap!

• If Nippers are not competing in the Sydney Water Series, but wish to compete in any other carnivals/events later in the season, they can complete their ocean swim proficiency during Nippers sessions with our amazing swim specialist coaches!

• Please contact Sonya if you have any questions - surfsports@thirroulsurfclub.com.au

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Now let's get on that beach people! 

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For uniform purchase please visit our shop