Junior Co-ordinators

Kirsty Seymon.

Kirsty has been involved in lifesaving since 1993. She has patrolled beaches and pools, educated nippers, cadets, seniors and school groups in beach awareness and lifesaving and holds a place on the committee. Add to this, over 10 years experience as a swim teacher to all ages, abilities and cultures, she has a wealth of knowledge to share with our nippers and a huge variety of activities to offer.

Ash Presser.

Ash is a promising young member of our club who has previously assisted with water safety and patrolling. We have been able to watch him grow through his development into an enthusiastic, dedicated and valuable patrol member. Ash is a member of the Victorian Elite Squad and has competed at the national championships. With his many competitive achievements, knowledge and passion, we hope that his experience and skills will offer some new opportunities, activities and drills to our nippers. We are pleased to welcome him onto the committee and look forward to his inspiration and motivation becoming a part of the program this season.

Our exciting new program is structured to run from Sunday November 6^th until Sunday February 26^th from 4-5.30 pm.

This program will offer participants the opportunity to be involved in team building activities as well as individual development whilst learning new skills. There are a range of new activities on offer this year including first aid and rescue techniques and competition skill development.

Due to the nature of the program all participants aged 7 and over must be able to swim competently over a minimum distance according to the Awards Table. See below.

It is recommended that all juniors regularly attend swimming lessons or squads at local swim schools. This not only ensures development of their technique and skills but also assists with maintaining fitness. Our junior program is full of activities already there is no time for dedicated swimming lessons.

Preliminary assessments will be conducted before the commencement of the program; all participants are expected to pass this assessment before they can participate in the weekly program. Please remember that although your child can swim 100-200m in a pool, the conditions of the bay may reduce their ability dramatically. As a result the standard of swimming in the higher age groups will be expected to be of a good quality. If you have any concerns about this please contact Kirsty Seymon for a list of local swim schools.  

            Lifesaving is done on a volunteer basis; all activities, including junior and senior training, are run by volunteer instructors and coaches. As a result parental assistance is required and a roster of basic duties will be clearly marked out at the beginning of the season.

            There may be times during the program where water activities may not run due to poor water quality, extreme weather or inadequate water safety numbers, however land activities may still run. These are times where extra parents will be required to run simple games and activities on the sand. Unfortunately we cannot control the weather or water quality; however you can help us to maintain safe ratios whilst conducting water activities. This is a great way to get involved, have a bit of fun and you never know you may learn something that saves a life one day! Clear direction and training is available for any one wishing to help.

          More information is available upon request. Contact Kirsty at mckirsty1979@hotmail.com.

***** Due to the increasing numbers of nippers we will only conduct S-Badge assessments for those nippers who will be competing and Lifesaving Victoria Carnivals. If your child is intending to compete you need to notify us so we can add them to the list of competitors through the info@frankstonlsc.org.au email address.******

Membership details.

All nippers must have an adult family member as part of their membership. All adult (anyone over the age of 18: as they turn 18) members are required by law and Life Saving Victoria, to hold a current Working With Children’s Check. Forms for this can be found at the Post Office. Please include the information located on this url (http://www.frankstonlsc.org.au/files/WWCC%20codes%20and%20organisation%20details.pdf) when completing a WWCC.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to insurance requirements anyone participating in the preliminary assessments on the 6^th November will need to complete membership forms and make payment of membership fees and joining fees prior to the assessment. Cost of 2011-12 memberships can be found on the membership forms, a Family-Junior Active membership is $160, and includes one or more children aged 5 to 13 and 2 parents, junior accident insurance, use of junior equipment, training sessions, use of facilities and newsletters and updates.) We also require a non-refundable $22 joining fee. This will bring the total of a Family-Junior Active membership up to $182 for the first year. If within the first four weeks you decide not to continue your membership, we will give a full refund of the membership fees, ($160 for Family-Junior Active).

If your membership forms have been completed (all forms or online application received) and membership fees and joining fees have been paid on or before the 6^th November, your child/ren aged 7-13 are required to participate in the preliminary assessment at Casey RACE on November 6^th, if they do not pass the assessment the membership can be cancelled and the membership fee of will be refunded in full, however the $22 joining fee will be retained by the club.

If you choose to become a member of the club you can:

1. Join online

https://www.lifesavingonline.com.au/SLSA_Online/modules/home/index.php, you are also able to pay all memberships and joining fees online. Please note you will still need to download and complete the 2011-2012 Membership application form and forward it to the club either in person or via mail to Membership Frankston Life Saving Club,PO Box 1041, Frankston 3199

2. Download and complete both the 2011-12 Membership      Application form an SLSA Member Insurance form (The SLSA form needs one      copy to be filled in for each member of the family joining aged 5 and      over), from www.frankstonlsc.org.au      and forward all forms and membership payments and joining fees and forward      to the club, either in person or via mail address as above.

Preliminary Skills Evaluation Table.