Nippers Courses for Surf Lifesaving Juniors
Nippers Courses for Surf Lifesaving Juniors will be hosted each summer at selected venues during the NSW School Holidays as part of the KAOS - Kids Academy of Surf . We can also bring our team to your home beach. The KAOS nipper camps are held over 3 consecutive half-day sessions during the October, December/January and April School Holidays.
KAOS CAMPS coming up
Manly Beach: To be advised
All participants are given the opportunity to learn surf skills regardless of their age and ability.Thousands of Nippers and aspiring surfing kids across NSW and Queensland have benefited from instruction delivered by the very best athletes your sport has produced - including current champions: Naomi Flood, Nathan Smith, Emma Parsons, and past champions including Cory Hutchings, Brett Tyack and SEA Founder - Craig Riddington.
- Do you want to become efficient in the surf so you can develop into a confident surfer
- Would you like to develop your athletic potential in the following areas?
Technique
Craft Skills
Race tactics
Warm-up
Warm-down
Diet
Nutrition
Race Preparation
Analyzing of Surf Conditions
Goal Setting
Or perhaps you would just like to enjoy the sport more?
Course Structure;
The SEA team will adapt each day of the course to the conditions of the ocean.
Tides, wave size, wind and conditions in general, will play a major role in the format of each day. The SEA team will endeavor to teach each student, and complete all of their skills training in the lead up to the final session, which will be set up like a surf carnival.
During the final session each individual will prepare for his or her races, using the knowledge and training learnt over the previous days instruction.
Included in the preparation will be the following skills and drills:
* Surf swimming: Negotiating waves using the bottom, body surfing in the whitewater and green water, and ocean swimming.
* Boards: Paddling posture, flat-water technique, surf negotiation and wave skills.
* Rips and Sandbanks: Identification, selection and usage.
* Shallow water: Wading, dolphin diving and bunny hoping with boards
* Starts, finishes and changeovers
* Theory and video analysis (bad weather options)
