We’re nearly ready to kick off another exciting Junior Surf season! Thank you all for the time and energy you put into coaching – it makes a huge difference for our young athletes. Please see below for key dates, details, and resources to help us get set for the season.
Key Dates
Coach the Coaches session: Sunday 12 October, 1:00pm at the club house (led by Rachael Burke – practical skills focused session to get ready for the season)
First junior carnival: Sunday 23 November at Worser Bay
Last session before Christmas: Sunday 21 December
Junior Surf resumes post Christmas: Sunday 25th January
Key Info
Dave Isaia will be lead coach at Sunday Junior Surf sessions.
Coaches will remain with the same age group throughout the season.
Each age group will also have a parent age group manager to help with parent communication and questions.
Coach Availability
To help with planning, please let us know as soon as possible if there are any Sundays this season when you won’t be available. This will help us make sure coaching cover is in place and sessions run smoothly for the kids.
Always Room for More Coaches
We’d love to see as many of you involved as possible this season. If you’d like to take on a bigger role with your age group, help more regularly on Sundays, or even just step in now and then, please reach out and let us know. Every bit of coaching support makes a huge difference for the kids.
Coaching Teams
Coach
Age Group
Parent Age Group Manager
Bex Salter / Caitlin Dalzell
U6/U7
John Cordner
U8
Natasha and Andrew Bukiel
Ben Revell
U9
Katelin (TBC)
Matt Davies
U10
Becs Tresch
Dan Goodwin
U11/U12
Jenny Connor
Dave Isaia
U13/U14
Ryan Graves (TBC)
Coaches Communication
We’ll use a Coaches WhatsApp channel for updates and coordination. Please join via this link.
Resources
To support you, please make use of the following:
Online coaching learning modules – available in the SLSNZ Member Portal. These are a great way to build confidence and knowledge as a coach.
We especially encourage you to complete the Safeguarding Children module. Keeping our tamariki safe is everyone’s responsibility, and this training is a vital part of our coaching role.
Other recommended modules include:
Junior Surf Group Leaders Workshop Pre-learning
Working Safely with Children
Say Yes to Play
You can access all of these via the Member Portal here. Let us know if you need help logging in.
