Welcome to Broadbeach Surf Lifesaving Club Junior Activity Program

Nipper registrations have now closed for the 2024/2025 season

If you would like to be placed on our waitlist please email nippers@broadbeachslsc.com

Nipper start on the 6th of October 2024 at 8:00am

broadbeach Nippers

We look forward to welcome returning and new members to the beach to develop their surf skills. In additions, parents are encouraged to volunteer to help the program through their time to assist and direct activities on the beach.

Broadbeach Surf Club Nipper program runs from the 6th of October 2023 to Sunday 23th of March 2025 (excluding school holidays) from 8:15am-10:30am each Sunday.

What is Nippers?

The Nipper Life Saving Program (or Junior Activities) is surf life saving for children. At Broadbeach SLSC, we offer a program for boys and girls aged between 5 and 13. At Broadbeach SLSC, families are encouraged to be involved with plenty of opportunities to have fun, socialise and learn new skills; from weekly Sunday BBQ's and Club Canteen after nippers to helping on the beach, volunteering for age leader and manger roles and opportunities for your own training in surf life saving.  

Aim of the Program

The objective of nippers is to educate children on aquatic safety and awareness, while providing skills in fitness, first aid, resuscitation  and surf life saving competition. While competition is an important element, surf safety and awareness is the primary aim. Children learn how to respect the surf, read the surf and use the surf to their advantage. This is done in an environment of fun, healthy lifestyle and camaraderie, unique to surf life saving. 

Age Groups

Age is calculated by your child's age at 30 September each year.

If a child turns 10 on or before 30 September, he or she would be in the Under 11 age group for the whole season.

Qualifications

All children are required to take a swim proficiency check before they are permitted to participate in any water event or activity (ie. an event where they would be in water out of their depth). Details of the distances are can be found at the bottom of this page.

This consists of demonstrating they can swim a specified distance within a time frame and complete a run/swim/run course. Times and distances vary for each age group. Children who are unable to complete the minimum proficiency are limited to beach and wade activities only until they are able to demonstrate proficiency. Entry to Sports carnivals has a similar prerequisite. 

Children with disabilities are welcome and in some cases a doctor's letter will be requested stating the child can safely undertake certain activities or events. In all cases the child would not be expected to participate in any event or activities where the disability might cause danger to the child.

Surf education program

The Surf Ed Program is a series of graded lessons and activities for each age group which introduces children to the surf environment and then builds on that knowledge each year. Each club is responsible for training children in the program and for conducting the associated practical and knowledge tests.

Contact us

If you have any questions, please contact our Junior Activities Committee via email nippers@broadbeachslsc.com

EVALUATION REQUIREMENTS

Listed below are the junior preliminary evaluations pool requirements for each of the Nipper age groups. On the Nipper sign on days every Nipper will need to successfully complete the evaluation. It is recommended that the Nipper practice the evaluation prior to attending the Nipper sign on day so that they are familiar with the requirements.