Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year to members and friends of the Semaphore SLSC.
See you back on the 4th January for the 1st Nipper training for 2020.
Archive for month: December, 2019
VACSWIM
VACSWIM will once again be running a course at Semaphore beach in January (2 – 10 January 2020, excluding weekends).
VACSWIM is a fun activity to do during the summer holidays and a great way to gain a few more skills and build confidence at the beach.
For more information visit https://www.vacswimsa.com.au/
Junior Update 11th Dec
Junior update this week includes:
- Training Time Table
- Rostered Jobs
- Calendar Changes
- Uniting SA Christmas Appeal – Last Chance
- Nippers Christmas Show
- Junior Carnival 2
- Post Carnival Dinner from 5pm
Training Timetable
Board Training – 4:45pm Friday – Sign-in and grab a board on the southern side the club. (proficiencies required)
Under 13 – R & R Training (includes U13 and U12 Age Groups) 10:00am Saturday 2nd Nov – Meet coach Raelene on the southern side of the club.
Under 11 – R&R Training (includes U11 and U10 Age Groups) 11:00am Saturday 2nd Nov- Meet coach Raelene on the grass on the southern side of the club.
March Past Training – 12pm Saturday 2nd Nov meeting on the southern side the club.
Nipper Training – 12:45pm Saturday 2nd Nov muster on the southern side of club.
Rostered Jobs
This week the rostered jobs are:
Board Washing – Under 12’s & 13’s
Post Training Canteen – XMAS Party Volunteers
Calendar Changes
Wednesday Swim Training has been delayed till the New Year.
Uniting SA Christmas Appeal – Last Chance
In a bid to help less fortunate families we are asking all of our Nippers to support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal.
Please drop a small non-perishable, unwrapped gift into the box by the Christmas/Nipper Board. All donations will be delivered to Uniting SA on Monday 16th December.
The Christmas / Nipper Board is is now set up in the North Western corner of the club next to the Bar.
Thanks in advance for your support
Nippers Christmas Party – 14th December 2019
We will have our usual Christmas Breakup on Saturday 14th December after training and all families are asked to bring a plate – Boys are allocated Savoury and Girls Sweet.
Items are required to be cut and plated before delivery to the canteen before or during training (don’t forget to pick up your plate/serving container afterwards).
We ask that items requiring warming be limited to 2-3 families per age group as it takes time to warm items.
Training will finish early from 2:30pm and each age group will take turns going upstairs to the food, starting with the Under 7’s and moving through to the Under 13’s.
Younger siblings are welcome too!!
We will also have a visit from a very special person who usually dresses in a red suit!!!
Volunteers are needed to assist in the kitchen with plating up and overseeing the serving tables.
Please text Steph Breden on 0429 046 362 if you can help
Junior Carnival 2 – 15th December 2019 – Glenelg
The second Junior Carnival is scheduled for Sunday 15th of December at Glenelg SLSC. This carnival is primarily a teams event with Beach Relays, Wade Relays, Board Relays, Swim Teams, and Cameron Events along with individual events in Flags, Iron Person and with an individual swim for competent U8’s and U9’s.
R&R Competitors are asked to be on the beach by 7am
All other Competitors are asked to be on the beach by 7:30am to assist with the club tents set up and the transfer of competition Nipper Boards from the Club Trailer to the Beach and for Nippers warm-up .
The Scheduled Events are shown below.
Post Carnival Dinner at the Club – Order from 5pm
After another great day on the beach competing a why not clean up and come to the Club to celebrate everyone’s achievement.
Simple meals at a member discount will be available at the Club from 5:00pm with a short wrap up of how we went on the beach for each of the Age Groups.
Don’t Miss It!!!
Junior Calendar
| DECEMBER | |
| Sat 4th January | Christmas Break-up |
| Sun 15th December | Junior Carnival #2 (Glenelg) |
| JANUARY | |
| Sat 4th January | Nipper training resumes |
| Sun 26th January | Junior Carnival #3 (Glenelg) Individual Events only – AM carnival |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Saturday 15th February | Junior Training U8 to U13’s (Normanville) |
| Sunday 16th February | Junior Carnival #4 (Normanville) |
| Saturday 22nd February | R&R State Champs (Semaphore) |
| MARCH | |
| Sunday 14th March | Junior States Day 1 (Pt Noarlunga) |
| Saturday 21st March | Junior States Day 2 (Seacliff) |
| Sunday 22nd March | Junior States Day 3 (Seacliff) |
Bathers and Nipper polos have arrived
Bathers are now available at the uniform shop, open from 12pm before Nippers.
Nipper polos have also arrived in sizes 6 to 16.
Surf Mud, Semaphore SLSC stubby holders and keep cups are also in stock – great for X-mas stocking fillers!
X-mas raffle – to be drawn this Saturday
A reminder the Semaphore X-mas raffle will be drawn this Saturday, 14th December, during the Nipper X-mas Break-up show.
If you have not yet returned your raffle books please return them to the Club during the week.
Thanks!
Surf Sisters Luncheon – 18th December
The annual Surf Sisters Luncheon is on Wednesday, 18 December from 12 – 2pm at Surf House, 2 Barcoo Road, West Beach.
The Surf Sisters Luncheon celebrates the amazing achievements by women in our organisation.
The guest speaker for this years event is Libby Kosmala, an Australian Paralympian who has represented Australia in twelve Paralympic games and won thirteen medals, nine of them being gold. She is the latest Australian sport Hall of Famer and is the most capped Paralympic competitor.
Tickets are $40 for lunch and unlimited drinks package.
Please RSVP to reception@surflifesavingsa.com.au by Sunday 15th December if you are interested in coming along.
Seniors represent Semaphore at Victorian carnival
Teagan and Tyler Richards took the long trip over to Ocean Grove on the weekend to complete in the first Victorian carnival for the season.
Conditions were reasonably kind on Sunday with ~2-3ft surf – with Nippers competing in an impressive 4-6ft surf the day before.
Teagan competed in Open Boards; U17/19 Boards; U17 Open Swim; and U17 Iron Person, making all finals and finishing extremely well.
Tyler competed in all events and made finals across all events, also finishing extremely well. Tyler was also lucky enough to join some of the Altona SLSC boys for the Cameron and Board Relay.
Well done!
Uniting SA Christmas Appeal Last Days of Collection
Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club is once again support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal.
This is a great opportunity to help less fortunate families this Christmas.
Simply grab a tag from the board and fill it in, attach the tag to a small non-perishable unwrapped gift and drop it into the bucket next to the Christmas/Nipper Board located in the North West Corner of the Club before Monday 16th December, when they will be delivered to Uniting SA.
Alternatively you can make a cash donation directly to the Appeal website page https://unitingsa.com.au/donate/
Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Junior Update 04 Dec
Junior update this week includes:
- Training Time Table
- Rostered Jobs
- Calendar Changes
- Uniting SA Christmas Appeal
- Youth Teams Carnival U12 to U15
- Nippers Christmas Show
- Junior Carnival 2
- Post Carnival Dinner
Training Timetable
Board Training – 4:45pm Friday – Sign-in and grab a board on the southern side the club. (proficiencies required)
Under 13 – R & R Training (includes U13 and U12 Age Groups) 10:00am Saturday 2nd Nov – Meet coach Raelene on the southern side of the club.
Under 11 – R&R Training (includes U11 and U10 Age Groups) 11:00am Saturday 2nd Nov- Meet coach Raelene on the grass on the southern side of the club.
March Past Training – 12pm Saturday 2nd Nov meeting on the southern side the club.
Nipper Training – 12:45pm Saturday 2nd Nov muster on the southern side of club.
Rostered Jobs
This week the rostered jobs are:
Board Washing – Under 9’s
Post Training Canteen – Under 6’s & 7’s (Enclosed Shoes Required)
Calendar Changes
Endurance Event – West Beach Nipperthon has been removed from theSurf Life Saving SA Calendar for the 2019/20 season.
Swim Training has also been delayed till the New Year.
Uniting SA Christmas Appeal
In a bid to help less fortunate families we are asking all of our Nippers to support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal.
Please drop a small non-perishable, unwrapped gift into the box by the Christmas/Nipper Board. All donations will be delivered to Uniting SA on Monday 16th December.
The Christmas / Nipper Board is is now set up in the North Western corner of the club next to the Bar.
Thanks in advance for your support
Youth Teams Carnival 8th December – Seacliff SLSC
****VENUE HAS CHANGED FROM MOANA TO SEACLIFF****
A Youth Carnival is scheduled for the 8th of December 2019 involving the Under 12 to Under 15 Age Groups. The carnival will start at 10am and is expected to be finished early afternoon.
Age Group Manages are asking for competitors to be on the beach by 9:15am to assist with setup, warm-up and being ready for marshalling for the first event. Its going to be a warm day so a warm up swim may be on the cards!!
Events will include:
- Swim (sep male & female for each U12, U13, U14 & U15 )
- Mixed Board Relay (2 x male + 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
- Mixed Wade Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
- Mixed Cameron Relay (2 x male & 2 x female) – U12/13 + U14/15
Nippers Christmas Party – 14th December 2019
We will have our usual Christmas Breakup on Saturday 14th December after training and all families are asked to bring a plate – Boys are allocated Savoury and Girls Sweet.
Items are required to be cut and plated before delivery to the canteen before or during training (don’t forget to pick up your plate/serving container afterwards).
We ask that items requiring warming be limited to 2-3 families per age group as it takes time to warm items.
Training will finish early from 2:30pm and each age group will take turns going upstairs to the food, starting with the Under 7’s and moving through to the Under 13’s.
We will also have a visit from a very special person who usually dresses in a red suit!!!
Volunteers are needed to assist in the kitchen with plating up and overseeing the serving tables.
Please text Steph Breden on 0429 046 362 if you can help
Junior Carnival 2 – 15th December 2019 – Glenelg
The second Junior Carnival is scheduled for Sunday 15th of December at Glenelg SLSC. This carnival is primarily a teams event with Beach Relays, Wade Relays, Board Relays, Swim Teams, and Cameron Events along with individual events in Flags, Iron Person with an individual swim for competent U8’s and U9’s.
Your Age Group Managers will be asking for your nominations this weekend as entries will need to be entered to the Surf Life Saving Event System. Only Nipper that are full members and are pre-entered can compete on the day of Carnival so be sure to let your Age Group Manager know if your intending to compete
The Scheduled Events are shown below.
Post Carnival Dinner at the Club
After another great day on the beach competing a why not clean up and come to the Club to celebrate everyone’s achievement.
Simple meals at a member discount will be available at the Club from 5:00pm with a short wrap up of how we went on the beach for each of the Age Groups.
Don’t Miss It!!!
Junior Calendar
| DECEMBER | |
| Sunday 8th December | Youth Teams U12 – U15 (Moana or Seacliff) |
| Saturday 14th December | Christmas break-up |
| Sunday 15th December | Junior Carnival #2 (Glenelg) |
| JANUARY | |
| Saturday 4th January | Nipper training resumes |
| Sunday 26th January | Junior Carnival #3 (Glenelg) Individual Events only – AM carnival |
| FEBRUARY | |
| Saturday 15th February | Junior Training U8 to U13’s (Normanville) Junior Dinner – 6pm Normanville Hotel |
| Sunday 16th February | Junior Carnival #4 (Normanville) |
| Saturday 22nd February | R&R State Champs (Semaphore) |
| MARCH | |
| Sunday 14th March | Junior States Day 1 (Pt Noarlunga) |
| Saturday 21st March | Junior States Day 2 (Seacliff) |
| Sunday 22nd March | Junior States Day 3 (Seacliff) |
Another lucky member!
Congratulations to young Nick Lindsay for winning the Members draw jackpot of $350 last Friday. This follows his Dad’s win last week of the Number 1 Ticket Holder raffle!