Membership update from Carmel

Membership Renewals for Season 2014/2015

Membership Renewals are fast approaching the deadline of Saturday 29 November. If you have not done your membership renewal for the 2014/2015 season by this date your Membership Card will become inactive as at that date which means you will not be able to get your discount over the bar. Renewals can be done online or you can attend the club to sign your membership form on Saturday mornings between 11.00am and 1.00pm. Also, if you have not renewed by the due date you will be considered a non financial member and as such are unable to patrol, compete, participate in or run any training courses, be eligible for the weekly Members Draw and you will not be covered to use the gym facilities, lifesaving equipment or participate in any surf sports training.

If you are unable to finalise your membership by the due date for financial reasons please contact the Membership Registrar, Carmel Kenny on 0402241841 or email mckenny@internode.on.net to discuss.

Members Draw

This weeks Members Draw will be held on Thursday 20 November between 7-8.00pm. Prize is $250. Member must be present to win.
Next weeks Members Draw will be held on Thursday 27 November between 6.30-7.30pm.

Membership Cards
New members this season who have not yet collected their membership card(s) can do so at the club on Saturday morning during registrations from 11.00am to 1.00pm.

Development Team Trials

The State and Representative Team Management Group are conducting selection trials for the Development Team (U13, U14 and U15) on Wednesday 26th November for board, swim and iron.

Please note that as the team will comprise only 4 male and 4 female competitors for each age group to cover all disciplines, participants attending these trials must be at a standard where they are capable of coming in the top 3 in chosen event.

Trials will be conducted at West Beach SLSC.  Please gather at 5.00pm for a 5.30 start

Any questions can be referred to Jason Matte, State and Representative Team Head Coach/Selector on 0403 710 858

Please see the attached circular for further information

C14081 Development Team trials 2014

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Membership Renewals for Season 2014/2015

Membership Renewals are fast approaching the deadline of Saturday 29 November. If you have not done your membership renewal for the 2014/2015 season by this date your Membership Card will become inactive as at that date which means you will not be able to get your discount over the bar. Renewals can be done online or you can attend the club to sign your membership form on Saturday mornings between 11.30 and 1.00pm. Also, if you have not renewed by the due date you will be considered a non financial member and as such are unable to patrol, compete, participate in or run any training courses, be eligible for the weekly Members Draw and you will not be covered to use the gym facilities, lifesaving equipment or participate in any surf sports training.

If you are unable to finalise your membership by the due date for financial reasons please contact the Membership Registrar, Carmel Kenny on 0402241841 or email mckenny@internode.on.net to discuss.

Members Draw

This weeks Members Draw will be held on Saturday 15 November between 4-5.00pm. Prize is $200. Member must be present to win.
Next weeks Members Draw will be held on Thursday 20 November between 7-8.00pm.

 

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Senior Carnival 1 Southport Sunday November 16

Senior Carnival 1 is to be held at Southport SLSC on Sunday 16th November. See attached circular for full information.

Events for male and female U15 (including U14s with SRC wishing to compete), U17, U19, and Open to include: –

Individual – sprints, flags, swim, ironperson, ski (U17 and above) and boards

Team – sprint relays, swim teams, taplin (U17 and above), cameron (U15), board relay and double skis (2nd year U17 and above)

The carnival point score system will be implemented so we would like as many competitors on the beach as possible with the aim being to accrue a good number of points and give our club a great start to the competitive season.

If you are keen to compete can you please email Kerry Schulz at kschulz1000@gmail.com by Wednesday 12th November 5pm.  Please let Kerry know all of the events (individual and team) that you wish to compete in.  Exact teams will be dependent on numbers and will be decided on the day.

 

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Beach Series

Nominations are now being sought for event 1 and 2 of the 2014/15 beach series.

The beach series includes flags and sprints and is open to male and female competitors in U13, U14, U15, U17, U19, Open and Masters.

Event 1 is to be held at Henley Beach SLSC on Friday 31st October – marshalling at 4.30pm for a 5pm start.

Event 2 is to be held at Somerton SLSC on Friday 21st November – marshalling at 4.30pm for a 5pm start.

If you are keen to nominate in either/both events can you please contact Karin Humphrey at kaz412@bigpond.com or on 0403221592 by Tuesday 28th October.

State Team – Expression of Interest

This year SLSSAs State and Representative Team Managemet Group are calling for expressions of interest from athletes wishing to be selected in the STATE TEAM.

This State team will consist of a senior team (6 male and 6 female open competitors) and a youth team (4 male and 4 female U19 plus 2 male and 2 female U17 competitors).

For information regarding the State team including events that selectors will be present at plus the expression of interest form please copy the below link and paste in your browser window: –

http://www.surfrescue.com.au/docs/C14067%20representative%20teams.pdf

If you would like to read the selection policy this can be found at the link below: –

http://www.surfrescue.com.au/docs/sport/selection%20policy.pdf

If you are keen to be considered for this year’s State team please fill out the required expression of interest form and email it to Karin Humphrey at kaz412@bigpond.com by Wednesday 29th October.  All forms from the club will then be submitted to SLSSA together.

For any further information please contact Karin on the above email address or on 0403221592.

 

 

 

Board and Ski Series – Event 2

Event 2 of the 2014/15 Board and Ski Series is to be held at Christies Beach SLSC on Saturday 25th October. Marshalling will be at 1.30pm for a 2pm start with an approximate finishing time of 4pm.

We had seven competitors ranging from U14 through to Open compete in the first event held at Southport so it would be great if we could get higher numbers for this, the last event in the series.

This event is open to all male and female U13/14/15 (board only) and U17/19/Open/Masters (board and ski) competitors.

If total numbers competing across all clubs are sufficient the aim is to have 3 races per age group per discipline.

Are you keen to compete? If so, please contact Karin Humphrey on 0403221592 or at kaz412@bigpond.com prior to Tuesday 21st October 12pm.

 

Senior training camp

OPEN TO ALL SENIOR MEMBERS SRC AND ABOVE (beginners to experts, male and female).

SEMAPHORE CLUB TRAINING AND SURFING CAMP. Next weekend on Friday 17 and Saturday 18 October. Approximate cost is $22 a night (camp is two nights)at Chiton Rocks surf club.

Don’t know how to paddle a board or ski in waves? Now is your chance, there will be multiple training sessions a day to learn the basics or hone your skills.

Please get in contact with Nick Penny 0423757900 or Karin Humphrey 0403221592 if you are interested in coming. Sorry for the late notice but we had trouble getting final confirmation from the booking agency.

Look forward to seeing everyone there to get the season started

Beach Training

Beach training with Jeff Bampton will re-commence this Sunday 12th October at 10am.

This is open to all U14s, Seniors and Masters.

Come along if you would like to improve your beach fitness as well as techniques in the disciplines of sprints, relays and flags.

 

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First Aid State Champs

First Aid State Champs are to be held on Saturday 15th November (venue and time to be confirmed).

We are looking for members that are keen to participate in this event. First aid is a two person team event where competitor’s must utilise their first aid skills over a 12 minute scenario.

We are also looking for a coordinator that would be interested in developing a first aid squad over a number of years. You will be given assistance in learning and understanding how the event works.

First aid is run from U14s up to Open.

If you are interested in competing or coaching the event please contact Karin Humphrey on 0403221592