Throughout the year our club provides additional training opportunities for all age groups, including our nippers.
An additional Nipper board training session is conducted every Tuesday evening at the beach from 6pm – 7pm. Youth training is also provided, contact our Head Coach for more information.
When you get to the club, enter the storage shed and turn right to the board area and find a board for your Nipper and bring it down to the beach in front of the club ready to start training at 6pm sharp.
Nippers should be in their swimmers, sunscreen on, and be ready with a board on the beach by 6pm. For U8-U11s, you should be using a red board (foamie) and for U12s and above, a fibreglass (most of these are white and red and are a bit heavier).
During winter season, training moves to Sunday afternoons from 3-4pm. For winter board training, invest in a full-length steamer wetsuit and potentially boots and gloves for your Nipper. The club is open after board training as part of normal Sunday operating hours from 3-5pm.
To hear the latest news on Boards, open your Teams app, go to ‘My Details’ and click the plus next to the ‘Member of’ channels, and add yourself to the Board Coach Training (Juniors) channel.
For more information, please contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com
Iron training sessions are conducted for under 11 – under 13 nippers on Friday evenings from 6pm – 7pm. Similar to Board training, nippers need to arrive at the beach with goggles and a board from the club ready to start training at 6pm.
For more information, please contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
Beach running sessions are conducted during the Nipper season every Saturday on the beach with the Club’s Run Coach from 1pm – 2pm. The session is facilitated by a qualified running coach and aims to improve sprint, long distance and flags performance on the sand.
Winter sessions are also conducted, contact the running coach for information.
Contact the Running Coach running@briightonsurfclub.com.
Success in water-based competition rests heavily on a nipper’s swimming ability. For this reason, the Club offers swimming training during the week as follows:
These sessions are run by the Club’s swimming coach and are designed to build endurance and speed in your Nipper’s swimming. Nippers should be competent swimmers.
You will need to purchase a monthly pass before you can book Westminster sessions which have a limitation on numbers due to pool availability.
For more information, please contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
R & R is led by a Club Life member and State Coach Steve Collaton from 11am – 12 noon every Saturday during the Nipper season.
Nippers can learn and compete in the following categories:
This is a completely land-based event and will suit a Nipper looking to understand the mechanics of CPR and resuscitation techniques. No specific athletic or swimming skills are required for this event. Teams compete in pairs with one team member being allocated as the patient while the other practices rescue techniques. In competition, each partner should be ready to perform either role which is assigned by chance on the day of competition.
Brighton has a proud history of 2 person R&R success, including medals at State Championship and Australian Championship levels.
In 5 person R & R each competitor has an assigned role they learn, and there is a small amount of water-based competition for a shallow water rescue.
Teams need to be strong enough to carry a reel and carry a patient from the water back to the sand for resuscitation. Again, teams drawn from the same age group improve the chance of success over time and teams compete in the 2-year age categories described in 2-person competition.
For more information, talk to your AGM or contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
Surfboat racing is one of the most remarkable sports within Surf Life Saving competitions. This high adrenaline sport is filled with thrills and spills that make it one of the most visually spectacular surf sports. Surf specialized boats are crewed by four rowers and steered by a sweep. Racing replicates a surf rescue scenario by starting with boats lined up at the beach. Racing begins when the starter gun goes off and the rowers have to enter the boat and commence their journey out to sea.
The surf boats must punch their way through perilous surf and swell in order to reach their hapless victim, replicated by a turning buoy. After conducting a turn, crews head back to shore by navigating the surf and catching a wave whilst the sweep keeps the boat travelling straight.
The race is won when the first boat crosses the finish line.
Training for this event is offered to under 13 nippers and usually starts in January before State Championships. Nippers will learn how to use a mannikin for resuscitation and will need to study a theory manual for the exam.
For more information please contact the contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
Training generally starts 4 weeks prior to state titles and is available to U11 – U13 age groups. Nippers require rubber fins.
For more information please contact the contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRB's)are now the most common means of rescue, particularly for swimmers caught in Rips. It’s not surprising that a whole new area of competition has developed for IRBs, which enables our IRB drivers and crew to hone their skills in the surf.
Brighton has a strong IRB team, which competes over the Winter months at beaches around the State.
For more information please contact the contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com.
This event is open to all Nippers from under 8s to under 13s and is completely land-based.
March Past is one of the traditional lifesaving events and Brighton has a proud history of strong performance in this event. March Past teams are graded on their team cohesion, correct spacing and marching timing and ability to maintain correct position and technique when moving around the course and when starting and ending their march.
For more information, talk to your AGM or contact the Head Coach headcoach@brightonsurfclub.com
The Brighton SLSC have a strong Masters team whose focus is on fun and fitness. You can compete in Masters from the age of 30 and we have team members still competing in their 70's!!
Many of our team train in the pool as part of Masters Swimming Clubs or come down to the beach for the weekly 4pm club swim.
There is a dedicated Masters board training session on Sunday's, plus other opportunities to train through the week on board and ski.
