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Pool Rescue State Championships

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Nominations for the 2015 Pool Rescue State Championships are now open!

This event is to be held on Saturday 27th June (approx 1-5pm) and Sunday 28th June (approx 9am-3pm) at the South Australian Aquatic and Leisure Centre, 443 Morphett Road Oaklands Park.

Events in these championships are open to competitors in U12s and above (age group as per the 2014/15 season).

Please see attached circular for further information and list of events. C15041 2015 Pool Rescue State Champ Nominations and Information

For all those wishing to compete please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com with your name, age group and events you wish to compete in by 5pm Tues 16th June.

 

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Surf Kayak Program – West Lakes Canoe Club

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Semaphore SLSC has been very fortunate to be invited to participate in a Surf Kayak Program over winter.

West Lakes Canoe Club has announced a new initiative to assist the development of surf athletes.  The skills and knowledge gained in this program are not only  directly transferrable to surf ski paddling but provide ideal overall fitness preparation for the 2015/16 season.

The West Lakes Canoe Club has a large fleet of kayaks available for use that are suitable for beginners through to experienced paddlers.

The program on offer is to commence on Monday 1st June and run for a 12 week period.  Training will consist of three paddling sessions – Monday, Wednesday and Sunday (times to be confirmed) with gym sessions after paddling on both Monday and Wednesday.

The cost for the full 12 weeks (regardless of the number of sessions attended) is $100.00 per person which is a small contribution towards membership and coaching costs.

Semaphore is inviting all those in U13s (for the 2015/16 season) and above to participate in this program.

All those wishing to participate are to email Karin Humphrey (Senior Competiton Officer) at kaz412@bigpond.com by Sunday 24th May with name/s and age group/s for the upcoming season.

 

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Pool Rescue State Championships – Save the Date!

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The 2015 Pool Rescue State Championships are to be held on Saturday 27th June (approx 1.00-4.30pm) and Sunday 28th June (approx 9am-3pm) at the State Aquatic Centre, 443 Morphett Road Oaklands Park.

Events in these championships are open to competitors in U12s and above (age group as per the 2014/15 season).

Event and entry details coming soon.

Specific training sessions for these events will be scheduled in the coming weeks.

 

 

Age Group Managers or Assistants

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We are looking for expressions of interest for either Age Group Managers or Assistants for the upcoming season, if you are interested or would like more information please contact Pat on 0419 816911.

 

2015 Youth Development Camp

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Last week 6 kids from Semaphore were part of SLSSA’s youth development camp.

 

Under 12’s          Jemma Bennett & Jasmin Gibbons

Under 13’s          Lindsay Ould & Connor Tunbridge

Under 14’s          Seth Bartlett & Josh Larven

 

The camp was made up of 80 kids from 15 clubs who were all chosen as representatives of their respective clubs.

The kids took part in surf education lessons, body boarding, surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and pool rescue competitions.

All the kids had a great time, made new friends, learnt new skills and had huge amounts of fun.

While on the camp as a supervisor, I too got to take part in some of the activities. All the kids will tell you what a great surfer and paddle boarder I was.

This was a great opportunity for the club and as a supervisor I would recommend this camp to all future leaders of our club.

Well done to all the kids involved you did yourselves, families and club proud by your attitude and behaviour last week.

 

Brad

Juniors state champs wrap up.

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Well Done

I would like to thank all those who participated in the state titles on the weekend. Thanks to all parents and participants on making the weekend a huge success. I would personally like to thank our age group managers and their assistants for the making the year a huge success.

On behalf of all the participants we would like to thank the parents, our officials and water cover for their attendance at all our carnivals throughout the year. We would especially like to thank Raelene Donnell for ensuring our club provided the required number of officials at all our carnivals throughout the year.

Congratulations to our March Past Team on winning a bronze medal and to Zoe Schulz and Josh Larven on winning our junior lifesaver of the year awards.

We would like to thank the Port Elliott SLSC for the hospitality they showed us on the weekend and I was exceptionally proud to see the friendship displayed by our participates to both members of their own club and other clubs. THANK YOU

Saturday March 28th from 3.30pm

Our end of season presentation will be held at the club after the traditional shaving cream fight on the beach. The shaving cream fun on the beach will commence at 3.30pm. Please remember to bring your goggles as shaving does sting the eyes. All age groups are encouraged to participate. Meals will be served from 5.00pm with adults $10 and kids $7. Choices include Fish & Chips, Beef Madras curry with rice, Chicken Schnitzel with gravy or Lemon Pepper Calamari. Ice Creams will be available.

The presentation will commence once we have all eaten and we look forward to you all attending.

Thanks and Good Luck at States

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Well the end is very close and we look forward to a great weekend on the beach at Port Elliot.

 

Thank you

Well done to everyone last weekend at Port Noarlunga and congratulations to those who qualified for the finals this weekend, thanks to Brad and Neville for taking the trailers down and back and again thank you for doing the same this weekend. Also thank you to our officials and a huge thanks to Barts and Tina for providing water cover for the day. If anyone can assist with water cover this weekend at Port Elliott that would be greatly appreciated.

 

This weekend is a new event and good luck to everyone.

 

As I mentioned previously Saturday will be a longer day finishing with March Past and the announcement of Junior Lifesavers of the year. A full copy of the program for the two days is available via the link below:

 

http://www.surflifesavingsa.com.au   The program is under administration in the folder circulars

 

What else is happening at Port Elliott

For those travelling down on Friday afternoon we will be holding a short training session from 4.00pm to 5.00pm. The trailer will not be down at the beach until later on, however if you are available it will give you a chance to experience the shore break and test the water. From 7.00pm we will be holding a BBQ at the Port Elliott Beach House Hostel (13 The Strand) sausages will be provided, please bring anything else you want to cook and drinks.

 

On Sunday evening the Port Elliott Surf Club have invited us to their curry night and end of season wrap up. If you are traveling back on Monday please join us with the folks from Port Elliott at the club after the end of the carnival on Sunday.

 

Saturday March 28th from 3.30pm

Our end of season presentation will be held at the club after the traditional shaving cream fight on the beach. The shaving cream fun on the beach will commence at 3.30pm. Please remember to bring your goggles as shaving does sting the eyes. All age groups are encouraged to participate. Meals will be served from 5.00pm with adults $10 and kids $7. Choices include Fish & Chips, Beef Madras curry with rice, Chicken Schnitzel with gravy or Lemon Pepper Calamari. Ice Creams will be available. The presentation will commence once we have all eaten and we look forward to you all attending.

 

See you all at Port Elliott – drive safely

Juniors update and qualifiers carnival at Port Noarlunga 

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Under 7’s & Under 8’s

 

Well done on a fantastic season and we hope to see you on the 28th for the shaving cream fight and presentation. A special thanks to our Age Group Managers and their assistants for making the season a great success and we look forward to seeing you all next season.

 

Port Noarlunga 14th March Junior Qualifying

 

Please see below a copy of the program for Saturday, please ensure if you are doing March Past you are on the beach at 7.30am and report to Mandy. Best of luck to all competitors and enjoy yourselves.

                     

Pat’s Juniors Update March 4 2015 

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A Team March past training Friday 6thMarch at 5.00pm

The A team will train at 5pm this Fridayand finish around 6.30pm followed by Pizza. We have an official coming to attend training to offer some pointers and tips.

 

Bring a plate and celebrate!

This Saturday sees our Sand Crabs and Under 8’s last training for the season, to celebrate their end of season we will all be joining them for their end of season presentation. To make this happen we ask that everyone from all age groups bring a plate to celebrate the end of season. Boys bring a sweet plate and girls bring a savoury plate. If you could please bring them upstairs at the start of training the parents from the Sand Crabs will assist in setting this the celebration at the conclusion of training. 

 

All age groups will conclude training at 2.15pm with the presentation commencing from 2.30pm.

 

Board Rescue Training Friday 4.30pm

We have board rescue training from 4.30pm on Friday, we thank Luke for offering his services to help out.

 

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Senior State Championships

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The three days of Senior State Championships are fast approaching.

Day 1 is to be held at Southport on Sunday 15th March.  Events to be held on this day are: –

  • board rescue
  • surf belt races
  • rescue tube rescue
  • rescue tube race

The following events will also be conducted if conditions on the day allow: –

  • U15 flags (down to 16)
  • U15 ironperson (down to 16)
  • U15 cameron to final

Nominations for the above events are to be given to Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Wed 4th March 5pm.

Day 2 and 3 of State Champs will also be held at Southport on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March and will include all remaining events (further information from SLSSA pending).

Please make a note of the following date for close of nominations for these two days – Wed 18th March 5pm (again to be given to Kerry).