Iron Person , for age groups U9s and up. Not for the faint hearted — m swim, 70 m run, m board paddle and 70m run. A complete list of aged activities is available on our What Nippers Learn webpage. Visit this page to view a matrix that defines which age group your child will be in — dependent on the year and month of their birth.
Arrangements can be made for swimming evaluations to be conducted on any child unable to attend the official preliminary evaluation day. Marshaling in front of the club takes place at 7. Parents are required to assist in beach set up and pack down and BBQ duty when their respective groups are rostered on. This only happens twice a season as a rule. Please refer to the Nippers Calendar for more information. Parents are expected to stay on the beach while Nippers is in progress.
They are asked to assist where possible and to be involved. In order to participate, all Nippers must wear a Dee Why Nipper cap with their name clearly marked on it, a high visibility rash vest and a pair of Dee Why swimmers or shorts.
These items and others are available for sale from the Uniform Shop — located behind the first aid room on the ground floor of the clubhouse. View our Nippers Clothing webpage for more information. Nippers will only be cancelled in the event of severe weather such as thunderstorms — check Team App for updates. Water events will be held at the discretion of water safety and the patrol captain. However, once children reach U8 and above they are required to take an annual preliminary evaluation swim and float test.
Children U8 and above must be proficient able to swim 50metres in order to participate in the Nipper program. A scheduled calendar of events is available in the Nippers Calendar. This can be accessed from our Nippers Calendar webpage. Nippers presentation is held after the season has finished and is generally held on an arranged date after the last Sunday Nippers. Please refer to the Nipper Calendar for exact dates. This can be accessed from the Nippers Calendar webpage. These sessions and times will vary from season to season.
Check the Team App calendar for further info. Saturday sessions are open to Nippers U8 — U14 at all levels — but they must be proficient. Competitors must complete a minimum training requirement in order to compete. This is payable by any nipper that enters carnivals. If a Nipper is entered into a carnival and does not compete then new levy will be imposed.
These dates and locations are set by Surf Lif Saving Sydney Northern Beaches and will be available at the beginning of the season, and listed in the Nippers Calendar. Competitors and their families are expected to stay for the duration of the carnival to encourage their team mates and assist if and where required.
How do I register? Register online. Can I renew or join online? How old does my child have to be to join? How much is it to join? Do I need to join as well as my children? Is there a family discount?
What activities do you do at Nippers? Swim up to m surf swim around cans for age groups U9s and up. When does the Nipper Season start?
Nipper season usually starts on the second Sunday in October. How can I contact my Age Manager or a Committee member? Use your age groups chat on Team App. How do I check what Age group my child will be in?
When is the Preliminary Evaluation swim? And where is it held? Sunday sessions are the backbone of the season, but that is not the only activity we do with our nippers. Our amazing coaches run board training and beach running sessions through the week and before nippers on a Sunday.
We also have March Past and Rescue and Resuscitation teams. Queensie is committed to making sure we can all enjoy nippers activities in a safe environment.
Please take a moment to read through our plan before registering for the Nippers season. Being a member of Queensie means being a member of a 95 year old family. There is a barbeque every Sunday after nippers and the bar is open for drinks. To join Queensie Nippers you must have turned 5 before 30 September of the year that they are eligible to join Nippers. Children are registered in the age group according to the age of the child on 30 September.
For example, if your child is 11 on 30 September, the child will be in the Under 12s. Queensie is a family club and is run by a large and dedicated team of volunteers.
We need your help to make sure Nippers runs smoothly and our kids can compete in carnivals. There are a large number of opportunities for volunteering. These include:. All nippers parents are required to complete a minimum number of volunteering hours in a season or you will need to pay a levy on your membership.
Volunteering is fun and you get to meet some great people. All dates are posted on the Queensie TeamApp with more details. Pool Proficiency — All nippers are required to be signed off as proficient in the pool before they can participate. U8 — U14s need to attend one of two pool sessions to be signed off for the season. Sunday sessions will commence on Mid October and finish Mid March — wetsuits are recommended for the first few weeks.
Training continues through the surf lifesaving season and over winter for Nippers who are keen to keep wet. All important dates and notifications about nippers are on the Queensie Nippers TeamApp site.
Step 6: Enable notifications…. Our program involves a range of activities aimed at increasing fitness, skills and knowledge. Marshalling for the nippers Sunday sessions starts 15 minutes prior to your Age Group session on the beach outside the club. Nippers are expected to be signed in and ready to go at the start time, so please arrive early.
Parking is at a premium, so allow time! For older nippers and parents there is a club swim that happens from am. You can see if you can beat our masters swimmers round the can and back to the beach! Parents are expected to stay on the beach while nippers is running.
Parents are also asked to assist with running events…expect to get wet! These events are unique to surf lifesaving and are an opportunity for nippers of all abilities to compete at events and win points for Queensie. March Past involves marching as a team around an arena. The team will train after Sunday nippers through the season and there may be some midweek evening sessions around carnival time.
Teams of 2 and up compete depending on age group. All nippers are required to wear a high vis pink rashie. This is an essential piece of safety equipment and it makes sure they are visible at all times on the beach and in the water. We also need all nippers to wear a Queensie skull cap and a pink hi-vis rash vest.
These are compulsory and must be worn during the Sunday session and at carnivals. Queensie swimsuits are also available. These are not compulsory, but Queensie swimmers are the best. The uniform shop is open on Sunday mornings throughout the season and on registration days. They take cards only. Our coaches run sessions on a Sunday as well as during the week. The details of these will be posted on TeamApp. With over a decade of experience coaching the Sydney Northern Beaches interbranch team and our Queensie nippers to some fantastic performances in the water at Branch and State Competitions.
Michael Gedz — needs an additional house to keep all the branch, state, Aussie and World medals he has won on the beach. He is the current Northern Beaches development squad coach and joins Queensie Nippers as our head beach coach for the season. In addition we have our Queensie masters competitors who volunteer their Sunday mornings to help coach the nippers in beach sprinting, flags, ocean swimming and boards.
Our masters are legendary!
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