Our Senior Surf Sports Programme is for under 15 and above athletes. It is broken into summer and winter seasons to keep our lifeguards fit year-round.
The Pāpāmoa SLSC offers professional coaching by our Senior Coach in all surf sports disciplines including swimming, board and ski paddling, canoe (four person) racing and the beach events of sprints and beach flags.
Surf sports training and competition provides our members with the opportunity to refine and practice their lifesaving skills in the competition arena at local, regional, national and international level. Surf sports forms a significant component of the surf lifesaving movement and helps Pāpāmoa SLSC recruit and retain quality lifeguards.
Refining lifesaving skills is an important part of surf lifesaving sport and competitions such as inflatable Rescue Boat (IRB) racing, tube rescues and board rescues are specifically designed to hone a surf lifesaver’s knowledge and skills that they would use in an everyday patrol situation.
Programme cost: Summer Season (Blocks 1 - 3) = $180, Winter Season = $150
Additional costs:
- Uniform
- Gear allocation
- Carnival fees
Requirements:
- Surf Lifeguard Award
- 20 hours minimum patrol through the season
- Current member of Pāpāmoa SLSC (click REGISTER NOW link above to become a member)
See 'Downloads' above for a printable calendar of the carnivals and events happening throughout the summer season. It is not expected that athletes attend all of these events. The following four events are our target events for the season and the ones we would expect all athletes to attend:
Gizzy Grinder - Friday 22nd - Sunday 24th November 2024
Whangamata Classic - Saturday 7th December 2024
BOP Senior Carnival - Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th January 2025
Eastern Region Senior Championships - Friday 24th - Sunday 26th January 2025
New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships - Friday 7th - Sunday 9th March 2025
Winter Block
27th May - 28th September 2024
Monday Ski 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Tuesday Dryland 5pm - 6pm
Wednesday Ski 4.30pm - 5:30pm
Thursday Dryland 5pm - 6pm
Friday No Training
Saturday Ski 9am - 10.30am
School Holidays Block
30th September - 12th October 2024
Monday Ski 9.30am - 11am
Tuesday Board 9.30am - 11am
Wednesday Iron 9.30am - 11am
Thursday Board 9.30am - 11am
Saturday Iron 9.30am - 11am
Summer Block 1
14th October - 19th December 2024
Monday Beginner Ski 5pm - 6.30pm
Ski 5pm - 6.30pm
Tuesday Board 5pm - 6.30pm
Wednesday Iron 5pm - 6:30pm
Thursday Board 5pm - 6.30pm
Friday Ski 5pm - 6.30pm
Saturday Iron 9am - 10.30am
Summer Block 2
6th January - 11th January 2025
Monday Ski 9am - 10.30am
Tuesday Board 9am - 10.30am
Wednesday Iron 9am - 10.30am
Thursday Board 9am - 10.30am
Friday Ski 9am - 10.30am
Saturday Iron 9am - 10.30am
Summer Block 3
13th January - 15th March 2025
Monday Ski 5pm - 6.30pm
Tuesday Board 5pm - 6.30pm
Wednesday Iron 5pm - 6:30pm
Thursday Board 5pm - 6.30pm
Friday Club Night 4.15pm - 5pm
Saturday Iron 9am - 10.30am
There will be an allocation process which will be determined by: age, ability, experience, commitment to training and commitment to racing at carnivals.
If you would like to be considered for a club board or ski please complete the gear allocation form and return it to Jake Cowdrey (coach@papamoalifeguards.co.nz). A Craft Damage and Etiquette Agreement needs to be signed by every athlete regardless of whether they will be using personal or club gear.
- Water bottle
- High vis vest
- Suitable clothing (active-wear for dry land, wetsuit for ski)
- Running gear (shoes)
- Paddle/bung
- Stopwatch
If you have any questions regarding the programmes, please email coach@papamoalifeguards.co.nz
Participants of the programme - please sign up to the Senior Surf Sports Facebook Group Page for regular updates.
