{"id":618,"date":"2026-08-31T23:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T23:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/symalnippers.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=618"},"modified":"2026-09-04T00:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T00:28:54","slug":"for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/?page_id=618","title":{"rendered":"For Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"618\" class=\"elementor elementor-618\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb7010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb7010\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;lqd-custom-shape-12&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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It runs at clubs along the Queensland coastline, usually on Sunday mornings.<\/p><p>Each week, children gather at the beach with their age group and a volunteer Age Manager. They play games, learn about the ocean, practise surf safety skills, build confidence in the water, and have a lot of fun along the way.\u00a0<\/p><p>Sessions mix beach activities, water skills, and education \u2014 and they\u2019re designed to be age-appropriate, social, and enjoyable for every child, regardless of ability.<\/p><p>Children are grouped by age (U6, U7, U8 and so on through to U14). Your child\u2019s age group is determined by their age as at 30 September each year. The minimum age to join is 5 years old \u2014 children cannot participate before they turn 5, as this is an insurance requirement.<\/p><p>Symal Nippers is not a competitive sport program. While there are optional opportunities to participate in club, regional, and state carnivals later in the season, the program itself is focused on fun, learning, friendships, and building real skills in and around the water. 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lqd-fb-zoom-img-onhover border-radius-4 overflow-hidden h-pt-100\" data-inview=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-inner lqd-overlay\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden lqd-fb-img lqd-overlay\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100 h-100 objfit-cover objpos-center\" src=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JA2.png\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-content lqd-overlay d-flex align-items-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-bg lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-hover-overlay lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-wrap pt-5 pb-5 lqd-fb-content-inner d-flex align-items-center pos-rel ps-2 pe-2 w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-fb-content-holder lqd-fb-content-right w-80 ps-2 pe-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \"all-childs\", \"duration\": 1000, \"delay\": 120,  \"startDelay\": 250, \"initValues\": { \"y\": 20, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"y\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"lqd-fb__title mt-0 mb-0 \" data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{ \"type\": \"lines\" }'>What to bring, wear and expect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/?page_id=714\" class=\"lqd-overlay\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e71bff\" data-id=\"5e71bff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa4cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_content_box\" data-id=\"cfa4cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_content_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb pos-rel lqd-fb-style-1 lqd-fb-style-1-2 lqd-fb-content-overlay lqd-fb-zoom-img-onhover border-radius-4 overflow-hidden h-pt-100\" data-inview=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-inner lqd-overlay\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden lqd-fb-img lqd-overlay\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 h-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"w-100 h-100 objfit-cover objpos-center\" src=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/JV-425-of-724.jpg\">\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-content lqd-overlay d-flex align-items-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-bg lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-fb-hover-overlay lqd-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-wrap pt-5 pb-5 lqd-fb-content-inner d-flex align-items-center pos-rel ps-2 pe-2 w-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"lqd-fb-content-holder lqd-fb-content-right w-80 ps-2 pe-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-custom-animations=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ca-options='{ \"triggerHandler\": \"inview\", \"animationTarget\": \"all-childs\", \"duration\": 1000, \"delay\": 120,  \"startDelay\": 250, \"initValues\": { \"y\": 20, \"opacity\": 0 }, \"animations\": { \"y\": 0, \"opacity\": 1 } }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"lqd-fb__title mt-0 mb-0 \" data-split-text=\"true\" data-split-options='{ \"type\": \"lines\" }'>How you can support your child and club<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/?page_id=699\" class=\"lqd-overlay\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cbb038 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cbb038\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-custom-animations=\"true\" data-ca-options=\"{&quot;addChildTimelines&quot;:false,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;firstChild&quot;,&quot;animationTarget&quot;:&quot;:scope &gt; .elementor-widget-wrap &gt; .elementor-element &gt; .elementor-widget-container, :scope 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class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a68938\" data-id=\"1a68938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-213aefb elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"213aefb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aa3ad9b2817c\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > What age group is my child?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e4e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1e4e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use our handy age calculator to work our what age group your child would be placed in for a Symal Nippers program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-83f47d7\" data-id=\"83f47d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed173c9 elementor-align-right elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_button\" data-id=\"ed173c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/?page_id=731\"class=\"elementor-button btn btn-solid btn-icon-right btn-hover-reveal btn-has-label\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-text=\"CLICK HERE\" class=\"btn-txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCLICK HERE\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aecd6e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aecd6e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7397722\" data-id=\"7397722\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dd284d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3dd284d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-19d1ba0\" data-id=\"19d1ba0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95ffbd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"95ffbd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aa3ad9b2a634\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Sport and Symal Nippers<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2958288 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2958288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A carnival is a fun, competition day where Symal Nippers from different clubs come together to test their skills in a range of beach and water events. Carnivals happen at club, inter-club, branch, and state level throughout the season.<\/p><p>They\u2019re exciting, they\u2019re loud, they\u2019re a bit chaotic, and they\u2019re one of the highlights of the Symal Nippers calendar. For many kids, carnival day is the day they look forward to most. For parents, it\u2019s a long morning of sunscreen, cheering, and looking for your child in a sea of coloured caps.<\/p><p>Importantly, competition is entirely optional. The Symal Nippers program is designed around fun, learning, and participation \u2014 not winning. Many Symal Nippers never compete at a carnival and that is completely fine. But for those who want to have a go, carnivals are a fantastic way to challenge themselves, experience teamwork, meet kids from other clubs, and feel part of the wider surf lifesaving community.<\/p><p>Carnivals are about participation, not podiums. Every child who puts on their cap, walks to the start line, and gives it a go has achieved something worth celebrating \u2014 regardless of where they finish. The kids who come last and keep smiling are showing more character than most adults manage on a weekday. Encourage effort. Celebrate the having-a-go. That\u2019s what this is about.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee3e9a elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_button\" data-id=\"3ee3e9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\thref=\"#\"class=\"elementor-button btn btn-solid btn-icon-right btn-hover-reveal btn-has-label\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span data-text=\"Learn more about sport here\" class=\"btn-txt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn more about sport here\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"btn-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lqd-icn-ess icon-md-arrow-forward\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1269bfd\" data-id=\"1269bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a47b5e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_fancy_image\" data-id=\"2a47b5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"ld_fancy_image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-single d-block pos-rel \">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"lqd-imggrp-img-container d-inline-flex pos-rel align-items-center justify-content-center \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"w-100 pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"119\" height=\"132\" src=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/dots1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-225\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3952b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e3952b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"622\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D&apos;http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg&apos; viewBox%3D&apos;0 0 476 622&apos;%2F%3E\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-741 ld-lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nippers-8.png\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nippers-8.png 476w, https:\/\/symalnippers.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nippers-8-230x300.png 230w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" data-aspect=\"0.765273311897\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcb0f74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcb0f74\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd31b3d\" data-id=\"bd31b3d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21eaf5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-hub_fancy_heading\" data-id=\"21eaf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"hub_fancy_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ld-fancy-heading-6aa3ad9b40022\" class=\"ld-fancy-heading pos-rel\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ld-fh-element d-inline-block pos-rel  elementor-heading-title lqd-highlight-classic lqd-highlight-grow-left h2\"  > Symal Nippers Timeline<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caef7b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ld_accordion\" data-id=\"caef7b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ld_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-sm\" id=\"accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel  active\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2121\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2121\" data-target=\"#collapse-2121\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2121\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2121\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Pre-season (before the first Nippers day)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2121\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse  show\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2121\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most clubs hold a registration day and a pre-season information session for families. This is a great time to meet the Age Managers, ask questions, sort out uniforms and caps, and get your child familiar with the beach and the club environment. Some clubs also run a pool evaluation in the lead-up to the season (more on that below).<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2122\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2122\" data-target=\"#collapse-2122\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2122\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2122\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Early season (first 2-4 weeks)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2122\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2122\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first few weeks focus on getting everyone settled and completing the preliminary evaluations. These evaluations are an important part of keeping your child safe in the water, and they happen in two parts.<\/p><p>The first part is an initial pool or low-risk water evaluation. This assesses your child\u2019s basic swimming ability and water confidence.<\/p><p>The second part is a beach-based run-swim-run evaluation, completed in the first few weekends of the season. \u00a0It doesn\u2019t need to be \u201cpassed\u201d for your child to attend Nippers, but if they don\u2019t meet the required level, the club will provide additional water safety supervision during water activities.<\/p><p>Don\u2019t worry \u2014 these are not exams. They\u2019re practical evaluations designed to make sure every child is safe and appropriately supported in the water. If your child finds them challenging, the club will work with you on the best way forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2123\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2123\" data-target=\"#collapse-2123\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2123\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2123\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Mid-season<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2123\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2123\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once evaluations are done, sessions settle into a regular rhythm. Each week, your child\u2019s Age Manager will deliver a mix of skills, games, and education aligned to the age award curriculum for their group. Your child is steadily building surf awareness, water confidence, teamwork, and lifesaving knowledge \u2014 even if it mostly just feels like playing at the beach.<\/p><p>Some clubs also hold mid-week or pre-season training sessions in addition to the regular Sunday program. These are optional and will be communicated through your club.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2124\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2124\" data-target=\"#collapse-2124\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2124\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2124\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">Carnivals and competitions (optional)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2124\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2124\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Throughout the season, there are opportunities to participate in club carnivals, inter-club events, branch carnivals, and even state championships. Competition is entirely optional and is never the focus of the Nippers program itself.<\/p><p>If your child wants to compete, they\u2019ll need to complete a competition evaluation (in addition to the preliminary evaluation) and hold their age award. Events include beach sprints, flags, wading, swim races, board events (for older age groups), and team relays. Carnivals are fun, social days and a great way for your child to experience a bigger surf lifesaving community. But if your child just wants to enjoy their Sunday mornings at the club and never enter a carnival, that\u2019s perfectly fine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2125\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2125\" data-target=\"#collapse-2125\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2125\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2125\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">End of season<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2125\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2125\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The season wraps up with end-of-season presentations where children receive their age award certificates. To be eligible for an age award, your child needs to have successfully completed all the required education lessons for their age group and attended a minimum of 50% of the Nippers sessions during the season.<\/p><p>Many clubs also hold a final-day celebration \u2014 a fun wrap-up session with games, awards, and an opportunity to recognise the volunteers who made the season happen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item panel \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-heading\" id=\"heading-2126\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-title  tabindex=\"-1\">\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                    tabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" href=\"#collapse-2126\" data-target=\"#collapse-2126\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2126\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2126\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-title-txt\">What comes after Symal Nippers?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-expander\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2126\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion-6aa3ad9b43221\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-2126\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Symal Nippers runs from U6 through to U14. After that, young members can progress into the Surf Rescue Certificate (from age 13) and eventually the Bronze Medallion \u2014 the qualification that allows them to patrol Queensland\u2019s beaches as a volunteer lifesaver. Many of Queensland\u2019s lifesavers started as Nippers, and the skills your child learns now are the foundation for everything that follows. 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