We look forward to seeing you down at the beach for Queensie s 2016/17 Season!

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2 Welcome to our U6 and U7 Nippers and their families! Many of you, especially in the U6 s, are joining Queensie Nippers for the Queenscliff SLSC is very proud to have been teaching kids about the beach and surf for over 30 years. We are a family Club, focussed primarily on the par@cipa@on aspect of surf lifesaving ac@vi@es, but we also provide an environment for compe@@on with experienced coaches for nippers as they progress through the age groups. Our Sunday nipper sessions are run under the supervision of experienced Club Members with Beach Managers and Safety Teams seqng up ac@vi@es/courses for each Age Group, whilst Age Managers and Age Assistants lead our nippers in their designated ac@vi@es on the beach and in the water. The structure of our weekly sessions helps ensure that your child, and also you as a parent, have a fantas@c experience on the beach and in the surf, ensuring that you remain Queenscliff Surf Club members for life. As this is your club and as a member and a parent of nippers, we hope you join in the ac@vi@es and have fun each week with your child. We look for volunteers each weekend of nippers and throughout the season - it may be helping with an ac@vity on the beach, in the pool or surf, assis@ng on the BBQ, or perhaps lending a hand in the clothing shop. It is only a few hours every now and again and provides an avenue for you to meet other parents/caregivers involved in the club. We look forward to seeing you down at the beach for Queensie s 2016/17 Season! Cheers, Kate Perre, Junior Ac5vi5es Chairperson (Big Nipper) & the Queensie Nipper Team

3 Age Managers this year for the U6 s and U7 s are: U7 Age Manager Karen Peterson karenap70@gmail.com > Further U7 Age Managers TBC U6 Age Manager Patrick Bright - patrick@epspropertysearch.com.au U6 Age Manager Sean Kea2ng - Sean.Kea@ng@pharmacare.com.au U6 Age Manager Anthea & Steuart McIntyre anthea@mcintyrelegal.com.au U6 Age Assistant Paul Simkiss pjsimkiss@gmail.com...with many Age Assistants in support. Communica2on our main communica@on tool is the Queensie Nippers app please see the next page for details on how to download it. During the season you will also be sent details of club and age group ac@vi@es via , please ensure you read the informa@on when received. For any missed informa@on please visit the app or club website for updates or the club newsle`er which is sent every Wednesday. Note: you do not need to let us know if you cannot make a Sunday. Just make sure if you are there on a Sunday you sign your child on and off the nipper age group lists so we are aware of your child's par2cipa2on in the group. Please ensure that you are present on the beach, you cannot drop your child off and then leave as nippers is not a child minding service. If you would like to be an Age Manager or Assistant, please speak to Kate over the next few weekends as we are always looking for more volunteers and are par@cularly short on numbers for the U7 Age Group this season. All helpers must be members of the Club and all members are required to complete a Working with Children applica@on. Many of our Age Managers con@nue on through the seasons with their same group and it is an advantage to complete Surf Lifesaving s Bronze Medallion. The club will hold sessions for this course and many other appropriate training sessions for our volunteers. It is a great way to get involved and make Nippers a family ac@vity.

4 Queensie Nippers has it s own App using the Team App placorm download it now to stay up to date with all the latest informa@on. Follow these steps: 1. Download Team App from the Apple of Google Play app store via the following links App Store: h`ps://itunes.apple.com/us/app/team-app-your-teamyour-app/id Google Play: h`ps://play.google.com/store/apps/details? id=com.teamapp.teamapp 2. Sign up to Team App. You will be sent an to confirm your registra@on. 3. Log into the App and search for QUEENSIE NIPPERS. 4. Choose your applicable access group(s). 5. If you don t have a smartphone go to h`p://queensienippers.teamapp.com/ to sign up and view this App online.

5 First day of the 2016/17 season is Sunday 9 th October We start every Sunday at 8:45am by assembling on the beach in front of the surf club into age groups under age group banners, and then going through any club announcements. The first ac@vity gets underway at 9:00am when patrols officially start on the beach. Parking is quite difficult on the beach front and surrounding streets so we suggest you get to Queensie early or walk/ride if you live close by. We generally are finished by 10:15 /10:30am depending on length of ac@vi@es. What to bring: Queenscliff cap High Vis Pink Rash singlet or vest Queenscliff swimmers (these can be your own swimmers also) Swimming goggles Bo`le of water Sun cream ( A MUST Slip, Slop, Slap ) Beach towel And a ripper Nipper aqtude Post Nippers on Sundays there is a sausage sizzle where for a nominal fee you can pick up a tasty snag in bread with sauce, then wash it down with a selec@on of cold beverages. The BBQ is located on the top floor of the surf club. It is a good way to support the club to raise funds to buy further equipment.

6 Ac2vity based (each week) Pool & shore Boards Flags Beach sprint & long run Fun games Surf Educa2on is taught throughout the season during Sunday sessions. The following two slides give an of the topics covered and the learning outcomes for U6 and U7 s, as guided by Surf Life Saving Australia. Note: you do not need to let us know if you cannot make a Sunday session. Just make sure if you are there on a Sunday you sign your child on and off the nipper age group lists so we are aware of your child's par@cipa@on in the group.

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9 Queensie Nippers What are we about? At Queensie Nippers we are proud to have been teaching kids about the beach and surf for over 30 years. Since 1924 Queenscliff has been a club for families, run by you. We promote building our Nipper s skills to give them confidence and proficiency to enjoy the beach. We provide an environment for both compe@@on and confidence building ac@vi@es. At Queensie Nippers we have an organised structure to run our programs and provide resources for you to u@lise and learn. During the season and on Sundays we encourage everyone to par@cipate, whether you are geqng started in the surf as a Nipper, helping with water safety or on the beach as a parent and even running the BBQ to feed our hungry Nippers arer a Sunday session. Please ask how you can get involved if you are keen to help - even if it all seems to be daun@ng at first! Your par@cipa@on at any level helps for the smooth running of Nippers for everyone.

10 Nippers Code - As a Queensie Nipper I commit to: Par@cipa@ng in Nippers because I enjoy the sport To always follow the rules and respect the ocean and condi@ons Be a good sport and control my temper Respect the official s decisions Treat other nippers and compe@tors as I would like to be treated Aim to have fun and improve my ability Listen to my Age Manager, team and my Queensie mates Parent and Carer Code - As a Queensie Nipper Parent or Carer I commit to: Not making an unwilling child par@cipate in a sport Understanding that my Nipper is involved in sport for their enjoyment, not mine Encourage my Nipper to play by the rules Encourage that the effort is as important as the result Work towards improving skills and sportsmanship Recognise and encourage good play or efforts Not publicly ques@on an official s decision Recognise and respect the efforts of volunteers

11 Age Manager and Age Assistants Code - As an Age Manager or Age Assistant my role is to ensure: I have a commitment to the club to a`end training sessions to build my knowledge on beach and water disciplines Nippers par@cipate for their enjoyment When Nippers par@cipate in compe@@ons, sportsmanship is a priority I create an environment that is easy for parents to become involved I never ridicule or cri@cise Nippers about their performance I operate within the rules and spirit of the compe@@on and teach my Nippers to do the same I ensure that my Nippers spend with me is a posi@ve experience by encouraging and rewarding them equally I ensure that equipment and facili@es meet safety standards and are appropriate to the age and ability of my Nippers I ensure my nippers understand the rules and that they are in place for their safety I have a commitment to the club to encourage and prepare Nippers for compe@@on I am proud of Queensie and will encourage my Nippers to proudly represent the club at

12 All Queensie Nippers must wear a pink high visibility vest or rashie whenever they are in the water or pool. Most Nippers wear their vests or rashies whether they are in the water or not, as pink really does stand out in a crowd! Kids Singlets (Age 6 to 14) $10.00 Adult Singlets (Size XS to 3XL) $12.00 Nipper Short Sleeved Rashie (Age 4 to 14) $25.00

13 The club only because our members volunteer this includes for the Uniform Shop and BBQ each Sunday. With enough volunteers from each age group you will only need to help out once or twice throughout the season for a couple of hours at It is a good way to meet other U6/U7 parents/ caregivers! Please see the roster to the right with highlighted dates when U6/U7 s are required on the BBQ or in the Uniform Shop. Note when carnivals (other than our own) are on, Nippers con@nues at Queenscliff for those not a`ending the carnival, so the BBQ and Uniform Shop are opera@onal unless otherwise indicated. Date BBQ & Set-Up Uniform Shop Event Ac2vity 09-Oct-16 U12 U13 & U14 First Day Nippers 16-Oct-16 U10 U11 Nippers 23-Oct-16 U8 U9 Nippers & Benne` Board 30-Oct-16 N/A Paul Hammond Beach Only Carnival 06-Nov-16 U6 U7 Nippers & Club Champs 13-Nov-16 U13 U12 Nippers 20-Nov-16 U11 U10 Nippers 6-7s Manly Junior Carnival 27-Nov-16 U9 U8 Nippers 04-Dec-16 N/A Queenscliff Junior Water Carnival 11-Dec-16 U6 U7 Nippers 18-Dec-16 U12 U11 Swim for Saxon and Twillight Nippers 15-Jan-17 U9 N/A Nippers and Junior Narrabeen Carnival 22-Jan-17 U7 U6 Nippers 29-Jan-17 U10 U9 Nippers 05-Feb-17 U8 U7 Nippers 6-7s Junior Branch Carnival 12-Feb-17 U6 N/A Nippers & Club Champs 19-Feb-17 U11 U10 Nippers 26-Feb-17 U8 N/A Nippers - Season Close 03-Mar-17 N/A N/A State Nippers Carnival

14 Club website: h`p:// Season Calendar: h`p:// Social pages: Facebook, Queenscliff Nipper page h`ps:// Facebook, Queenscliff main page - h`ps:// Twi_er h_ps://twi_er.com/queensieslsc Instagram h_p://instagram.com/goqueensie#

15 NAME POSITION MOBILE Kate Perre` Junior Chairperson Andrew Townsend Management Team Adrian Halliday Management Team Jake Condon Management Team Carla Thornton Club Nikki Henderson Nipper Admin (Thurs/Sundays) McGirr Beach Supervisors, Sunday Nippers Stuart Dunn Beach Supervisors, Sunday Nippers Eddie Chilco` Beach Supervisors, Sunday Nippers Phil Kelly Beach Supervisors, Sunday Nippers Dave Slenne` Director of Coaching Jules Slenne` Uniform Shop Amanda Farrar Social Events Team (led by) Adrian Halliday Gear Steward (Nippers) Jake Condon Gear Steward (Nippers) Nikki Henderson Race Entries Col White March Past/ R & R col.white@optusnet.com.au Trudy Rebbeck March Past/ R & R trudy.rebbeck@sydney.edu.au