The 2013-14 Surf Life Saving Central Coast Awards of Excellence were held on Saturday 14 th June 2014 at Mingara before a huge gathering of excited and enthusiastic members, sponsors and special guests. The evening provided a fantastic opportunity for recognition in what was certainly an entertaining and electric atmosphere. On behalf of everyone at SLSCC, we would like to congratulate the following winners and wish all the SLSCC nominees the very best for the SLSNSW Awards of Excellence on 16 th August in Sydney. ~ Club of the Year - UMINA...! ~ Rookie of the Year - Kristen Twomey - Ocean Beach ~ Administrator of the Year - Lynn Smith - Ocean Beach ~ Volunteer of the Year - Warren Evrard - The Entrance ~ President's Award - Kevin Bootle - Avoca Beach ~ Trainer of the Year - Jane Davis - Ocean Beach ~ Assessor of the Year - Bob Powell - Umina ~ Coach of the Year - Damien Benson - Avoca Beach ~ Official of the Year - Claudia Henderson - Soldiers Beach ~ Team of the Year - The Entrance Executive Committee ~ Young Athlete of the Year - Brad Woodward - Shelly Beach ~ Masters Athlete of the Year - Paul Lemmon - Terrigal ~ Open Athlete of the Year - Tim Schofield - Terrigal ~ SurfCom Operator of the Year - Cath Wilson - Terrigal ~ RWC Operator of the Year - David Golightly - The Entrance ~ Young Lifesaver of the Year - Cody Milne - The Entrance ~ Lifesaver of the Year - Peter Lambeth - Ocean Beach ~ Overall Surf Sports Point Score Winner - Avoca Beach ~ Rescue of the Year - Shelly Beach ~ Branch Patrol Competition Winners - Ocean Beach ~ Life Member Garry Andrew Copacabana Check out the SLSCC Facebook page for all the photos! Congratulations to our newest Surf Life Saving Central Coast Life Member Garry Andrew from Copacabana SLSC. Garry first joined Dee Why in 1968 where he was actively involved in patrols winning Patrol of the Year in 1970. He then moved to Copacabana in 1971 and continued his services, patrolling Copacabana Beach. Garry held a number of positions during his time at Copacabana including Instructor, Treasurer, Secretary and President. Garry joined the SLSCC Board of Examiners where he was instrumental in the junior activities including implementing female competition in the junior ranks. Garry also contributed to the Surf Sports manual by writing a training document. Garry was also on the State R&R panel for a number of years. Garry has been an integral part of Surf Life Saving for many years and his dedication, passion and contribution has seen him rewarded with this prestigious and significant recognition Branch Life Membership - Congratulations Garry! SLSCC would like to welcome and congratulate Federal Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks on successfully obtaining her Bronze Medallion with Terrigal SLSC and on joining the NSW Parliamentary Friends of Surf Life Saving. Thank you also for the wonderful acknowledgement Lucy gave to all Central Coast Surf Life Savers in her recent Parliamentary speech. Welcome aboard Lucy!
Central Coast Holden are the newest partner in saving lives on the Central Coast after recently sponsoring Surf Life Saving Central Coast by providing them with a fully maintained Holden Captiva over the next three years. The vehicle will be used by the CEO for day to day business operations, providing significant ongoing savings for the organisation. SLSCC is grateful for the support by Central Coast Holden who are an iconic Central Coast organisation in their own right. Central Coast Holden are a huge supporter of the Central Coast community who recognise the value that Surf Life Saving provide to the community. Central Coast Holden s General Managers Tim Jenkins & Chris Craig present the new Holden Captiva to SLSCC CEO Chris Parker The very proud participants of the 2013-14 SLSCC 15-17 s Youth Leadership Program have put together a brief video of the exciting activities they undertook during the season. We encourage all clubs to promote the various Youth Development Programs on offer at SLSCC then sit back & watch them blossom!! Check out the latest video by clicking on this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ef2rk0ms5jy SLSCC s new Rescue Assets officially christened by Rob Stokes Minister for the Central Coast & Chris Holstein MP. Surf Life Saving Central Coast have had a boost in their ability to protect the Central Coast community at our beaches after recently purchasing new surf rescue assets funded by the NSW Government through the Community Building Partnership program. The four Central Coast electorates all contributed grant funding towards the purchase of two new Surf Rescue Emergency Response vehicles and a new Rescue Water Craft. The new Surf Rescue vehicles will be used by SLSCC s volunteer lifesaving Duty Officers to respond and coordinate rescue resources in major aquatic rescue incidents along the Central Coast coastline in addition to providing support to club patrols at the 15 patrolled locations during patrol hours. The Duty Officers will also coordinate rescue response operations when tasked by the NSW Police to respond to aquatic incidents outside of patrol hours. Three of SLSCC s elite athletes Timothy Schofield (Terrigal), Lachlan Tame (Avoca) and Bradley Woodward (Shelly Beach) have been rewarded for their hard work and recent results by being named in the Australian Team who will head to France for the World Championships in September. A huge congratulations also to Garry Mensforth (Umina) who has been named as the Youth Team Manager. We wish you all every success in France!
Youth Opportunity Makers Workshop On the 14th of April Annalise Jones, Katie Wallace, Lachlan Buckton, Jobe Graham and myself represented Surf Lifesaving Central Coast at the NSW Youth Opportunity Makers Workshop. This ran over four days at the Collaroy Centre. We participated in many fun activities including laser tag, rock climbing, trivia nights and the Contiki challenge which involved making a cardboard boat then racing them in the ocean baths. The Westpac helicopter even made an appearance! Along with all those exciting activities we also were involved in many workshops that helped us with public speaking, planning and teamwork. Visiting surf lifesaving NSW was a highlight of most YOM members as we got to speak face to face with the Director of Lifesaving, Surf Sports and other important members of Surf Lifesaving. They answered many of our questions and we felt that we had made them aware of what youth would like to happen in the future. We also got to look at the amazing facilities that they have. This camp helped us develop leadership qualities and also made us aware of what was going on in surf lifesaving at a state and national level. We were brought up to date with the latest surf lifesaving policies and testings that are taking place and heard first-hand the investigations being made into lifejackets. We participated in some great problem solving exercises that looked at issues such as encouraging greater youth involvement at club and branch level that we hope to bring back to our own clubs. We were also lucky enough to see Jackson Heinze from Terrigal win NSW Junior Lifesaver of the Year and Jasmine Darwin from Umina receiving a High Commendation. It was definitely a proud moment to be from the Central Coast branch and they both should be so proud of their achievements. All five of us represented Central Coast with pride, we left YOMS with so many friends from all over the state who all share the same passion for Surf Lifesaving. The facilitators were all fantastic role models that helped us become more confident and positive. We are so grateful for having this amazing experience and would recommend anyone to be a part of this camp. By Jess Thomas Junior Lifesaver of the Year Camp The SLSNSW Junior Lifesaver of the Year (JLOTY) camp was everything I had hoped it to be. From day 1 it was great. We all walked into a building called the chapel which has a huge window facing the ocean. In the chapel, we all had to find our name tags & do some getting to know each other games. There was a male & female representative from each branch in the state. None of us knew anyone except the other person from our branch. After that we split up into our cabins and did some surf lifesaving activities like creating your surf lifesaving journey. That night we had trivia night with YOM (Youth Opportunity Makers 15-17yr olds) and we dressed in our team colours, the YOM s had some pretty interesting costumes! At the door we were all given a bandana telling us which team we were on, and we had eight rounds of subjects from geography to surf lifesaving. Every morning we would have morning fitness which included beach games, running and signal yoga. After we would have outdoor activities which included giant swing, high ropes, challenge course and rock climbing. We would do some surf lifesaving activities, mainly working on our branch project plans which Jasmine from Umina and I will talk to the branch soon about. Each night we would have something fun to do like movie or trivia night. Ryan Rosenbaum s speech on goal setting was great. Ryan s goal is to change one life per year in any way. He is the 2013-2014 Surf Lifesaver of the Year. Other highlights were traveling to SLSNSW headquarters & sitting in the Board Management chairs and meeting the CEO of SLSNSW. We even had a surf rescue helicopter land on the oval and they told us how to get to work in the helicopters. The camp was a great experience even without winning Junior Surf Life Saver of the year, it was just the cherry on top. It was sad to leave at the end. We didn t know each other at the start but everyone was so close at the end with some of them crying, sad to see everyone go, we all wanted to stay. It was my best camp yet. I would definitely recommend this camp to any nippers who get the chance to go! By Jackson Heinze SLSCC & SLSNSW Junior Life Saver of the Year 2014.
Course Calendar Apply First Aid @ SLSCCHQ SMBBM @ SLSCCHQ Spinal Mgmt. @ Toowoon Bay Apply First Aid @ SLSCCHQ SMBBM @ SLSCCHQ Training Officer @ SLSCCHQ 18 Jul 26 Jul 2 Aug 16 Aug 23 Aug 30 Aug For additional information on these courses or to apply please visit - or call 4353 0299 Upcoming Meetings Streets Surf Boat Series - 10am @ Soldiers Directors Meeting Board of Education with club reps Board of Member Services Board Only Board of Surf Sports Board Only Board of Lifesaving with club reps Branch Council Upcoming Events SLSNSW Pool Rescue Championships @ Peninsula Leisure Centre SLSA Pool Rescue Championships @ Homebush SLSCC Member Services Conference @ Mingara SLSCC Education Field Day @ Nth Avoca 6 Jul 8 Jul 28 Jul 29 Jul 30 Jul 31 Jul 14 Aug 26-27 Jul 8-10 Aug 20 Aug 6 Sep Fast Board Paddling Article Fast Board Paddling - An analysis of the forces involved in board paddling for optimum speed by Quentin Riley -NSW Masters and World Masters Board racing Champion and Engineering Science teacher. This article is devoted to The Analysis of the forces required to achieve optimum board paddling speed. The article does not look at technique in any detail. Introduction - Whether competitive racing or performing a rescue on a board the critical ingredient is optimum speed of the board through the water. Background - Sir Isaac Newton first presented his three laws of motion in the "Principia Mathematical Philosophiae Naturalis" in 1686. His third law states that for every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction. A simple example of Newton s law is the jet engine which produces thrust through action and reaction. The engine produces hot exhaust gases which flow out the back of the engine. In reaction, a thrusting force is produced in the opposite direction. Explanation - If we want an object to move in a specific direction then we must exert a force in the opposite direction. In the case of a board paddler the hands and arms produce a thrust force on the water toward the back of the board. This thrust force pushes the board in the opposite (forward) direction. When we apply this theory to board paddling we can easily see how the act of propelling a board through the water in the most efficient manner relies entirely on our arms and hands exerting a force parallel to the water surface in the opposite direction to your destination. All other forces generated by the paddler during a board paddling stroke are redundant and in fact slow the board down. To achieve our aim of optimum board speed you must analyse your paddling stroke and strive to eliminate all components of your stroke that do not exert a force in the opposite direction to your destination. Remember All other forces not parallel to the water are detrimental to board speed and suck vital energy from the paddler. At the start of the paddling stroke we tend to push down. At the completion of the stroke we tend to pull up. Therefore it is essential to remove both of these unnecessary forces. The added bonus of removing the up and down force
Cont components will improve board stability. The down force at the beginning of the stroke will tend to push the front of the board up (Newtons third law again) and the up force at the end of the stroke will tend to push the back of the board down. Both actions will increase the rocking action of the board and will hamper smooth movement of the board through the water. To remove these two unnecessary forces completely is impossible. We must strive to reduce these negative forces as best we can. The most effective way to work on eliminating your unnecessary up and down stroke forces is by paddling on flat water, observing closely your paddling stroke and the movement of your board through the water and then work on eliminating the unnecessary components of your stroke. Use a video camera if available. My suggested techniques for eliminating unnecessary forces are: At the start of your stroke before your hand enters the water ensure your hand is in a near vertical position or fingers pointed slightly forward. Move your hand vertically downwards through the water before starting the pull component of your stroke. The force component of your stroke should be as parallel to the water surface as possible. Change your wrist angle during the stroke to maintain a vertical hand position. See DIAGRAM A At the end of the stroke withdraw your hand in a vertical or slightly forward motion to reduce water drag. A deep stroke with arms completely extended will reduce the efficiency of your stroke as you will be scribing an arc through the water. To further increase the horizontal action of your stroke bend your elbows slightly through the stroke allowing for a flatter stroke resulting in a more efficient action. See DIAGRAM D. This action will also reduce the load on your shoulders thus reducing fatigue. Practise technique during training. To practise this whole technique you can pause slightly at the end of your stroke immediately after your hands are clear of the water. Allow the board to glide and your fingers to trail on the water surface for a second and then move your arms forward to continue your stroke. This allows you to concentrate on your hand entry for the start of your next stroke. Conclusion - There is another factor which contributes to the up and down movement of your board. A long stroke will introduce a rocking motion due to significant weight transfer of your torso during the stroke. Try this experiment. Simply shorten your stroke and you will notice a reduction in the rocking motion of your board. In this article I have endeavoured to explain the negative forces present during the power section of your stroke. By understanding why some of these forces contribute to both a rocking board and increased personal fatigue during racing you can attempt to modify your stroke to eliminate them. A smooth running board will always be the fastest board. This article is aimed through the coach at the junior paddler who is establishing a paddling technique. A paddler with years of experience will find it difficult to implement the modified stroke I have suggested. Nevertheless why not try it. You will notice the difference, especially in flat water. Good luck. Quentin Riley.