Senior Surf Sports
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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.

Costs & Requirements

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)​
Senior Surf Sports Carnivals & Events
2024 / 2025

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

2024/2025 Training Schedule

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 - 21st 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 - 18th 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

20th 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  

Gear Allocation

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. 

What To Bring
  • Water bottle
  • High vis vest
  • Suitable clothing (active-wear for dry land, wetsuit for ski)
  • Running gear (shoes)
  • Paddle/bung
  • Stopwatch
Contact

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.