Nippers 

Nippers means serious fun!

Nippers is a junior program that introduces children aged 5 to 14 to surf lifesaving. It is a fun outdoors activity that grows a child’s confidence, teaches valuable life skills and knowledge. 

The youth of today are the future of Surf Life Saving, and the Nippers pathway teaches lessons and skills allowing them to continue in lifesaving and sport as they grow older.

But it’s not hard work. We like to call it serious fun! Nippers is a great way for children to make friends, be active and enjoy the beach in a safe environment.

Nippers are Australian for life. Are your kids?

Little Rippers (3-5 years)

Here at The Lakes SLSC we understand how important it is to ensure that children are introduced to the beach environment from an early age, so we have introduced the 'Little Rippers' program that caters to children aged from 3-5 years old. Learning to have fun at the beach is the first step in becoming a Nipper at The Lakes SLSC!                           

Nippers under 6 & 7

This is a very popular age group and is the start of our nipper surf awareness and education. This is a fun time for the little ones and a time to learn how to enjoy and respect the beach and surf.  This group only enters the water to their knees so there is no necessity to meet a swim
time for proficiency.                                                                                            

Nippers under 8 - 12

We begin to introduce pointscore in our Sunday morning program and surf carnivals to our Nippers from U8's. This is also when board training commences (optional). As with the younger age groups, we still focus on surf safety & awareness in our older age groups.                                                                                                                                                           

Rookies/ Youth 13-17

The Rookie Lifesaver Program has been developed for youth in U13-U14 age group. This is followed by our successful Youth Engagement Program that caters for members from 13 years through to 19 years old. This program focuses on the values and behaviours that our next generation of Surf Lifesavers  require, while having loads of fun at the same time.

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