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| Junior Surf 6 year old Girls Nov08 |
What is Junior Surf?
Junior Surf is about developing tomorrow’s lifeguards and opening up a whole new world to children. By encouraging fun and safe participation, it is an ideal way for children to develop and improve their surf lifesaving knowledge and skills not just for themselves, but perhaps one day possibly for others.
They will have a ton of fun, some good, clean, healthy physical exercise and learn to be safe on the beach in an environment that promotes growth, body awareness, fitness and producing opportunities for development of personal and social skills.
The national Junior Surf programme is designed for 7-14 year olds but at Papamoa we have extended this to include 5 and 6 year olds also (determined by the age the child is on September 30). Each age group is assigned a coach and assistant coaches who will oversee the activities for the children in their group. The activities will generally start off with a short warm up, followed by a mixture of some fun games, some races and competitions and some skill-based activities on the beach. These will then be followed by some water-based activities, which will vary according to the age of the group.
Junior Surf is on every Sunday from 10am-12 over the summer months and will start this year on 8 November 2009, finishing 21 March 2010. There is a two-week break over the Christmas period.
During the season there are various carnivals that children (7+) are encouraged to attend and at the end of the season there is a Club Championships for all Papamoa Surf Club members aged 5 +.
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| Flag Race for Junior Surf 5 year olds Jan08 |
What do you need to bring? Encourage your children and accompany them on the beach. Ensure that you have water bottles handy, plenty of sun-block and towels for when they come out of the water. All participating children must wear the club ‘Beanie’ and regulation swimming togs at all times during the session. Yellow long sleeved rash tops are optional uniform however no other item of clothing is acceptable wear apart from wetuits which may be worn on colder days. Board shorts are strictly prohibited. Club uniform and other clothing items are available for purchase through the Club. Papamoa is one of the most innovative clubs in the country and its growth and success is a direct result of its members input. Thank you in advance for choosing to be a member of Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club. May you have a safe, fun and rewarding Summer.
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| Junior Surf kids, Coaches and Parents Jan08 |
If you are considering enrolling your Child in the Junior Surf programme, please contact PSLSC for further details. Junior Surf > Welcome to Junior Surf > A Junior Surf Session > Junior Surf Coaches > 200m Swim Award > Ocean Athletes
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