Canteen Specials
Club Canteen will be open this Saturday before and after training.
Cheese toasties for just $1! Ham and cheese toasties $2
Plenty of other tasty treats on offer.
Junior Weekly Report – 14th Nov
This weeks Junior Report includes
- Weekly Duties
- Weekly Training Times
- Membership Renewals
- Parental Supervison
- Uniting SA – Christmas Appeal
- 1st Junior Carnival Info Update
- U13’s Information
- Juniors Facebook Group reminder
- Calendar of Events
Weekly Duties
Canteen – Under 7’s
2 Parents to assist in the Club kitchen post training – please remember you need enclosed shoes.
Board Washing
Under 13’s – Wash’em down and rack them ready for next week
This Weeks Training Times
All these training sessions begin with a meeting at the usual muster place
Board Training – Friday 4:45pm
RnR Training – No training for next 3 weeks due to Worlds
March Past – Saturday 11:55am
Nipper Surf Training – Saturday 12:45pm
Membership Renewals
Membership renewals are now overdue and are required to be renewed. See the following post for details on how to do that – https://semaphoreslsc.com.au/membership-renewals/
If you have any issues there will be a person available to assist you upstairs on Saturday before training.
Parental Supervision during Training
Whilst it is a requirement of the Semaphore Surf Club for you, or a nominated guardian, to oversee your child’s fun on the beach during training, its also a great opportunity for you to interact with your child and other parents in a great community activity. Semaphore has long been referred to as a Family Club, and we believe that Surf Life Saving is a fulfilling family experience for all.
Uniting SA – Christmas Appeal
In a bid to help less fortunate families we are asking for all our Nippers to support the Uniting SA Christmas Appeal. Please drop a small non perishable gift into the box by the Christmas/Rescue Board. All donations will be delivered to Uniting SA on Friday 14th December.
Ist Junior Carnival – Glenelg **UPDATE**
The first Junior Carnival is on this Sunday (18th Nov) at Glenelg. All nominations have been entered. Only the nominated juniors entered into the Event System will be allowed to compete.
The undated events schedule is now available (see below), and a carnival time table will be distributed via your Age Group manager on the day as usual.
As the events start at 8:30am we are requesting all participants to be on the beach at 8am.
Please note – that there is no RnR or March Past scheduled for this carnival, and no points will be awarded to clubs. As such while flags and sprints will be run as usual, Water Events will be conducted as 2 rounds with all participants having the opportunity to participate in both rounds if they want to. Board Rescue and Iron Person take a bit longer so they have been scheduled either just before lunch or at the end of the day and will probably only see 1 round completed but will most likely run over time, this means that we need to be sure that the kids still get time to eat appropriately.
Warning – Parking will most likely be an issue. There will be allot of space dedicated in normal parking areas to storage for the international teams visiting for The World Surf Life Saving Championships scheduled for the same week. http://www.lifesaving2018.com
U13’s Information
Extra Training Opportunity
An opportunity has presented itself for U13’s to train with the youth/senior group on Wednesday nights at Wests Lakes. Participants must be prepared to paddle on a mal, and while boards are available to be loaned from the club, you must organise the pick up of a mal from the club prior to training.
To participate you must contact Sean McKenzie on 0428 953 000.
SURF Ed Requirement – CPR Training
As part of the Surf Ed for U13’s this year it is a requirement for RnR States and State Champ Competitors to have attained a SLSSA CPR Certificate. This Training will be available on 2nd December 2018 at the Club. Please Email Steph at juniorsec@semaphoreslsc.com.au to confirm your attendance. Please let me know if there is no possibility of being able to attend this scheduled training.
**Note** If you have attained an SRC Certificate this training is not required.
Reminder – Semaphore Juniors Facebook Group
Semaphore SLSC Juniors now have their own Facebook group. This is a closed Facebook group meant for Parents of Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club Nippers and we will be posting all Junior Training and Carnival information via this group throughout the season. Use the link below to request access.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sema4Nippers/
Please note that you will be asked 2 questions which will allow us to ensure that members of the Group are restricted to Parents/Guardians. This is to ensure the privacy of our Nippers should we post photos etc. Only those confirmed as members from the questions will be granted access.
Junior Calendar
Sat 17th Nov Port Christmas Pageant
Sun 18th Nov Junior Carnival #1 (Glenelg)
Sat 8th Dec Youth Carnival-Water Events (Seacliff) PM carnival (incl U12/13’s)
Sat 8th Dec Nippers Disco – 6:30pm to 9pm
Fri 14th Dec Youth Carnival-Beach Events (Seacliff) from 5pm (incl U12/13’s)
Sat 22nd Dec Christmas Break-up
Sat 5th Jan Nipper Training Resumes
Sun 13th Jan Junior Carnival #2 (South Port) incl U14/15’s
Sat 26th Jan Nipperthon (West Beach)
Sun 10th Feb Junior Carnival #3 (Pt Elliot)
Sat 16th Feb R & R States (Grange)
Sun 24th Feb Junior States Day 1 (Somerton)
Sat 23rd Mar Junior States Day 2 (Pt Noarlunga)
Sun 24th Mar Junior States Day 3 (Pt Noarlunga)
Nipperthon 2018
Juniors get along and test your endurance skills at the Annual Westbeach SLSC Nipperthon
Port Christmas Pageant – Come and join the fun!
We will be entering a float at this year’s Port Adelaide Christmas Pageant, which is being held on Saturday November 17th in Port Adelaide. It would be great to have as many Juniors and Seniors marching as possible.
We understand that its the night before the first Carnival but we are expected to be finished by 7pm.
We will be towing one Surf Boat and will take up to ten juniors in the boat. Names will be taken on a first come first served basis but with priority placed on the younger children getting preference over the older kids.
We would love to see any SRC’s and Bronzies in uniform to assist in supervising while the floats are in motion!!!
Sorry mums/dad’s with younger kids your attendance will also be required!!
Dress for the day is:
- Semaphore Skull Caps for all juniors and Semaphore training Shirts for all juniors that have them
- Patrol hats and shirts for seniors and patrolling members.
- If you are a non patrolling parent please wear any Semaphore gear that you have
- Optional tinsel and Christmas decorations – that’s up to you.
More info will be supplied soon.
For any questions and to confirm your attendance and claim a place in a surf boat, please email Steph Breden at juniorsec@semaphoreslsc.com.au
Junior Weekly Report
This weeks junior report includes
- No Bags Upstairs
- Weekly Duties
- Weekly Training Times
- U13’s Information
- 1st Junior Carnival Info Update
- Juniors Facebook Group reminder
- Calendar of Events
NO BAGS/BACKPACKS UPSTAIRS
As reinforced at muster last Saturday no bags/backpacks are to be left upstairs on the landing under any circumstances. Bags can be left under the stairs where they are not a hazard for members or visitors. Please help us keep our new club safe and tidy.
Any bags left upstairs will removed as they are a safety hazard.
Weekly Duties
Canteen – Under 11’s
2 Parents to assist in the Club kitchen post training – please remember you need enclosed shoes.
Board Washing
Under 12’s – Wash’em down and rack them ready for next week
Weekly Training Times
All these training sessions begin with a meeting at the usual muster place
Board Training – Friday 4:45pm
RnR Training – Saturday 10:55am
March Past – Saturday 11:55am
Nipper Surf Training – Saturday 12:45pm
U13’s Information
Extra Training Opportunity
An opportunity has presented itself for U13’s to train with the youth/senior group on Wednesday nights at Wests Lakes. Participants must be prepared to paddle on a mal, and while boards are available to be loaned from the club, you must organise the pick up of a mal from the club prior to training.
To participate you must contact Sean McKenzie on 0428 953 000.
SURF Ed Requirement – CPR Training
As part of the Surf Ed for U13’s this year it is a requirement for RnR States and State Champ Competitors to have attained a SLSSA CPR Certificate. This Training will be available on 2nd December 2018 at the Club. Please Email Steph at juniorsec@semaphoreslsc.com.au to confirm your attendance. Please let me know if there is no possibility of being able to attend this scheduled training.
**Note** If you have attained an SRC Certificate this training is not required.
Ist Junior Carnival – Glenelg
The first Junior Carnival is on Sunday 18th November at Glenelg. Next week your Age Group Managers will be requesting nominations for this Carnival. It is important that you consider your response as this year SLSSA will not allow late entries. Only the nominated juniors entered into the Event System will be allowed to compete. Conversely if you nominate and don’t show you may adversely effect a team event. The events scheduled for this Carnival are shown below.
** Update** It may be likely that there will be no RnR competition at this carnival and That MachPast will be moved to the end of the Day. It has been identified that the ability for competitors and there supporting parents to be on thebeach at the required times are a potential issue. There will be allot of space dedicated in normal parking areas to storage for the international teams visiting for The World Surf Life Saving Championships scheduled for the same week. http://www.lifesaving2018.com
Reminder – Semaphore Juniors Facebook Group
Semaphore SLSC Juniors now have their own Facebook group. This is a closed Facebook group meant for Parents of Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club Nippers and we will be posting all Junior Training and Carnival information via this group throughout the season. Use the link below to request access.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sema4Nippers/
Please note that you will be asked 2 questions which will allow us to ensure that members of the Group are restricted to Parents/Guardians. This is to ensure the privacy of our Nippers should we post photos etc. Only those confirmed as members from the questions will be granted access.
Junior Calendar
Sat 17th Nov Port Christmas Pageant
Sun 18th Nov Junior Carnival #1 (Glenelg)
Sat 8th Dec Youth Carnival-Water Events (Seacliff) PM carnival (incl U12/13’s)
Fri 14th Dec Youth Carnival-Beach Events (Seacliff) from 5pm (incl U12/13’s)
Sat 22nd Dec Christmas Break-up
Sun 5th Jan Nipper Training Resumes
Sun 13th Jan Junior Carnival #2 (South Port) incl U14/15’s
Sat 26th Jan Nipperthon (West Beach)
Sun 10th Feb Junior Carnival #3 (Pt Elliot)
Sat 16th Feb R & R States (Grange)
Sun 24th Feb Junior States Day 1 (Somerton)
Sat 23rd Mar Junior States Day 2 (Pt Noarlunga)
Sun 24th Mar Junior States Day 3 (Pt Noarlunga)
Canteen Specials!
Come down and support the Club canteen this weekend. Open from 11am-1pm and 2:30pm-4pm Saturday.
This week’s special is 3 dim sims for $2 after training.
Chiko rolls make a return for $3.50
Junior Weekly Report
This weeks Junior report includes
- Weekly Duties Allocation
- Board Training Info
- RnR Training Info
- March Past Training Info
- 1st Junior Carnival Info
- Juniors Facebook Group reminder
Weekly Duties
Canteen – Under 10’s
2 Parents to assist in the Club kitchen post training – please remember you need enclosed shoes.
Board Washing
Under 11’s – Wash’em down and rack them ready for next week
Board Training – Friday 26th October
Sorry for the false start for Board Training last week, short of any serious weather warnings there will be Board Training this Friday. Meeting at 4:45pm at the usual muster spot and moving to the the beach around 5pm for around 1 hour.
SAFETY NOTES:
– Club cap is now mandatory at all training sessions including board training.
– Only Surf SA Accepted HiVis are allowed.
– Only those nippers who have completed their proficiency swims can participate.
Call out for Water Cover this Friday for board training any assistance in this area is greatly appreciated.
R and R Training
RnR Training is back this Saturday for all Nippers from Under 11 to Under 13. There are 2 time slots that are available
Before Training 11am OR After Training 3pm
Meet Coaches Raelene and John at the usual muster spot just before these times.
Whats RnR you ask – R&R is a competition based on the simulated rescue and resuscitation of a patient. It combines resuscitation skills, marching and drill with teams judged against set criteria. There are RnR Competitions at every carnival and there is a State Carnival scheduled for 16th Feb 2019, at which medals are awarded.
Want to know what its all about come and have a look
March Past Training
Straight after RnR Training Match Past training is on. Meet Coach Mandy at the usual Muster Spot around 12:55pm to head to the Beach for March Past. March Past is open for all competing Nippers from Under 8 to Under 13’s.
Again a March Past competition is held at all carnivals and at State Championships for medals.
The March Past is an example of the significant impact returned servicemen had on the development of surf lifesaving and competition in the early days. In past years, clubs were not able to compete at carnivals unless they fielded a March Past team or someone marching with the club standard. March Past maintains the growth of club spirit, mateship, the carrying of the flag, the club colours, consolidating the trade mark of surf lifesaving in Australia and around the world.
March Past competition provides a platform for discipline and club spirit throughout surf clubs of Australia, consolidating its long and successful history and future.
Ist Junior Carnival – Glenelg
The first Junior Carnival is on Sunday 18th November at Glenelg. Next week your Age Group Managers will be requesting nominations for this Carnival. It is important that you consider your response as this year SLSSA will not allow late entries. Only the nominated juniors entered in to the Event System will be allowed to compete. Conversely if you nominate and don’t show you may adversely effect a team event. The events scheduled for this Carnival are shown below.
Reminder – Semaphore Juniors Facebook Group
Semaphore SLSCJuniors now have their own Facebook group. This is a closed Facebook group meant for Parents of Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club Nippers and we will be posting all Junior Training and Carnival information via this group throughout the season. Use the link below to request access.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sema4Nippers/
Please note that you will be asked 2 questions which will allow us to ensure that members of the Group are restricted to Parents/Guardians. This is to ensure the privacy of our Nippers should we post photos etc. Only those confirmed as members from the questions will be granted access.
Junior Calendar
Fri 26th Oct Board Training
Sun 18th Nov Junior Carnival #1 (Glenelg)
Sat 8th Dec Youth Carnival-Water Events (Seacliff) PM carnival (incl U12/13’s)
Fri 14th Dec Youth Carnival-Beach Events (Seacliff) from 5pm (incl U12/13’s)
Sat 22nd Dec Christmas Break-up
Sun 5th Jan Nipper Training Resumes
Sun 13th Jan Junior Carnival #2 (South Port) incl U14/15’s
Sat 26th Jan Nipperthon (West Beach)
Sun 10th Feb Junior Carnival #3 (Pt Elliot)
Sat 16th Feb R & R States (Grange)
Sun 24th Feb Junior States Day 1 (Somerton)
Sat 23rd Mar Junior States Day 2 (Pt Noarlunga)
Sun 24th Mar Junior States Day 3 (Pt Noarlunga)
Canteen has plenty on offer Saturday!
The Club Canteen will be open from 11am-1pm and 2:30pm-4pm this Saturday. There’s plenty of great snack food to fill hungry tummies including hot chips, nachos, pies, pasties, sausage rolls, donuts, yoghurt and muesli and lolly bags. Plus the return of the infamous nugget rolls and chiko rolls!
Weekly Junior Report
Junior Report In Short
– Board Washing & BBQ Duties
– March Past Training Starts 12pm Saturday
– Nipper Parent Information Session
– Come and Try Update
– Finalised Age Group Managers and Assistants
– Reminder – Closed Facebook Group for Semaphore Nippers
– Semaphore SLSC – Carnival Photographers (no experience necessary)
– Junior Calendar
Board Washing & BBQ Duties
And the Lucky Winners are:
BBQ Responsibilities – Under 8’s
Board Washing Responsibilities – Under 14’s
March Past Training
With the appointment of Mandy Morphett as March Past Coach this season we can announce that March Past Training will start this Saturday 13th October from 12:00 to 12:30pm.
Mandy (previously a multiple medal winning march past coach) has returned after a few years break to take on our March Past Training. She is highly skilled and will bring an extra precision to our already successful March Past Teams.
Meet Mandy on grass on the southern side of the club
12pm this Saturday for March Past Training
We welcome Mandy back to Semaphore SLSC
Nipper Parent Information Session – Moved to 20th October
The Parent Information Session originally set for this Saturday (13th October) has been cancelled once we conform access to the upstairs area of the Club we will advise of a new date . Apologies for any inconvenience.
Come and Try Update
After the weekend now have x Come and Try Nippers, and with the forecasted temps in the upper 20’s were sure to see more.
With this in mind we are calling for old (but not extremely faded) hi-vis tops to supplement our supply for come and try. Please drop them to the Come and Try desk downstairs on Saturday.
Or find Steph and give them to her.
Remember: if you see someone looking a bit doubtful or lost please reach out and lend a hand. Semaphore has long been known as the Family Club and we want to keep that tradition going in action as well as name and spirit.
Finalised Age Group Managers and Assistants / Helpers
We can confirm the following Age Group Manager / Assistants for the 2018/19 Season
| Age Group | AGM | Assistant | Other (SRC etc) Assistants |
| Under 7’s | Kathy Scott | Ella Andrews | Ashleigh Scott |
| Under 8’s | Ian Biggs | Brenton Zampatti | Teagan Richards |
| Under 9’s | Todd Bampton | Nick Mann/Cooper Clee | Perry McDonald Moult |
| Under 10’s | Sean Kenny | Jason Ellul (Gregg Newman & David Sands) | Fionn Keane |
| Under 11’s | Brooke Moseley | Shane Griffin/Cassie Lindsay | Brigid Keane |
| Under 12’s | Brad Clee | Bianca Williams | |
| Under 13’s | Jacko Mahney | Luke Zillie & Zoe Schultz |
Jeff Bampton – Specialist Coaching Coordinator
Brad Tunbridge – Surf Ed (D.R.A.B.C.D.) Resource
Raelene Donnell – Rn’R Co-ordinator and March Past Co-ordinator
**** March Past Coach – Mandy Morphett******
Junior Panel – Bruce Mosley (Jnr Convenor), Ian Biggs , Steph Breden (Jnr Secretary)
Reminder – Semaphore Juniors Facebook Group
Semaphore SLSCJuniors now have their own Facebook group. This is a closed Facebook group meant for Parents of Semaphore Surf Life Saving Club Nippers and we will be posting all Junior Training and Carnival information via this group throughout the season. Use the link below to request access.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Sema4Nippers/
Please note that you will be asked 2 questions which will allow us to ensure that members of the Group are restricted to Parents/Guardians. This is to ensure the privacy of our Nippers should we post photos etc. Only those confirmed as members from the questions will be granted access.
Semaphore SLSC Media – Carnival Photographers (no experience necessary)
SLSSA have relaxed the maximum of 5 Club Media Personnel (photographers) this allows us to spread the responsibility for taking photos at carnivals. In response to this I would like to ask for nominations from among parents of all age groups. This way we can pass a camera and vest from group to group to group to accredited people to take photos for your Age Group.
Benefits include being able to be inside the competition area during events, availability of more photos of each Age Group to display at the post Carnival wrap ups and during the season, as well as more for parents to access of their own child.
No previous experience is required, what is required is a Police Clearance (a free one can be organised through the club), a Club Media Form and a short training session with Steph Breden on how the cameras work and your away.
Email Steph on juniorsec@semaphoreslsc.com.au or see me at training.
Junior Calendar Dates
TBC Parents Information Session (Post Training)
Fri 19th Oct Board Training Starts
Sun 18th Nov Junior Carnival #1 (Glenelg)
Sat 8th Dec Youth Carnival-Water Events (Seacliff) PM carnival (incl U12/13’s)
Fri 14th Dec Youth Carnival-Beach Events (Seacliff) from 5pm (incl U12/13’s)
Sat 22nd Dec Christmas Break-up
Sun 5th Jan Nipper Training Resumes
Sun 13th Jan Junior Carnival #2 (South Port) incl U14/15’s
Sat 26th Jan Nipperthon (West Beach)
Sun 10th Feb Junior Carnival #3 (Pt Elliot)
Sat 16th Feb R & R States (Grange)
Sun 24th Feb Junior States Day 1 (Somerton)
Sat 23rd Mar Junior States Day 2 (Pt Noarlunga)
Sun 24th Mar Junior States Day 3 (Pt Noarlunga)
Training News
SRC & Bronze Medallion Training Last Weekend
Last weekend (5th to 7th of October) approximately 30 of our young members, undertook their SRC & Bronze Top-Up training. In what must surely be record numbers in one intake, the students & trainers committed to 3 days of long and intensive training both in & out of the water. Whilst the weather was pleasant outside of the water, feedback was that each of the students now understand what it is like to be a Polar Bear!!
As a club, Semaphore is extremely proud that such a large percentage of our junior/youth members are transitioning from competition to patrolling members. Given we primarily exist as a Community Volunteer Service Organisation, such large numbers augurs well for the coming years.
Many thanks to Heather Eckert as the principal trainer for the three days. Heather was ably and gratefully assisted by several volunteers handling water cover and other tasks. Thanks also to Jennie Charlton and her team for helping co-ordinate such a monumental achievement. The feedback from all the students was extremely positive both on the training itself as well as our new Training Facilities.
Well done everyone!