Register Now for the 2024/25 Nipper Season
If you would like to join our nipper program or renew your membership simply click here and follow the instructions. Alternatively, you can pop into the club during office hours (see below), or call/email the office on 5575 3668 / [email protected] if you require any additional information.
JUNIOR ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR / Carly Fritsch
At Mermaid, our junior activities program (U6-U14) aims to provide an environment where our junior members learn essential surf safety and awareness skills with a focus on fun, encouraging participation and a healthy and safe beach lifestyle. At Mermaid, we are known to be a very family community-focused club. Children must be at least 5 years of age on or before midnight 30th September 2024 in order to be old enough to participate in the 2024/2025 Nipper season.
Throughout the season our junior members will learn surf safety skills (including how to identify rips), surf sports skills, such as body surfing and negotiating the surf on a Nippers board. Activity days also include the beach disciplines of flags, beach sprints etc. At Mermaid our primary focus is to make the Nippers experience fun and enjoyable for all participants and their families.
Our objective is to promote personal development, leadership skills and improve the self-confidence of our junior members by setting realistic and obtainable goals and challenges. We encourage competition but recognise that not all junior members are disposed to the rigors of competition. We aim to strike a balance between nurturing and encouraging the competitive urges in our junior members and at the same time providing a welcoming environment and a full program for those members who are less inclined to participate in the competitive side of surf lifesaving.
All our members who run our nipper program are volunteers. Nippers is a great opportunity for you as a parent, to be actively involved with your child as a volunteer in roles such as assisting age managers, water safety, BBQ duty or officiating. We would love for everyone to get involved.
IMPORTANT DATES 2024/25 Season
First Day of Nippers: Sunday 6 October 2024, please meet at 8am on the grass opposite the club for an 8.15am start
Last Day of Nippers: Sunday 9 March 2025
Nipper pool proficiency: If you do private lessons either at school or with a club, you can download a form here , and have the (Accredited) swim instructor complete it.
For any enquiries please call the office on 07 55753668 or email: [email protected]
For Nipper Sponsorship enquiries please call our Office Staff – 07 5575 3668 or email [email protected]
