Special thanks to Paul Melham the photographer
Nippers Surf Sports
Surf Sports is a great way to stay fit and increase your skill level, while also being a proud representative of your Club as a Nipper. Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Juniors have a range of Carnivals across the season that provide great opportunities for inter club competition from U8’s to U14’s. These include, but not limited to the following events:
- Bennett Craft Carnival
- Junior Beach Carnivals
- Junior Water Carnivals
- Bennett Fast & Furious
- 11-15s Water Teams Carnival
- 9-10s Water Carnival
- Nipper Nationals @ Manly
- Sydney Northern Beaches Branch Age Championships – Water & Beach
Stay tuned to the Dee Why Nippers TeamApp for all Carnival dates and information.
All Nippers from U8’s and up will be encouraged to compete in Sydney Northern Beaches Branch carnivals.
Due to the escalating cost of carnival entry fees, it has been necessary to have a competition levy. Refer to the Membership Prices webpage for current levy amount. This is payable by any Nipper that enters carnivals throughout the season. If a Nipper is entered into a carnival and does not compete then a new levy will be imposed.
Carnival competitors will be given incentives such as use of their own club board to use during nippers, at training sessions and at carnivals.
Competitors will be expected to attend training sessions as they would in any other competitive team sport.
Team events such as relays and 2 person rescue events will be strongly encouraged.
If you have any questions regarding Nipper Surf Sports, please speak to your Nipper Age Manager, contact details are located on the Nippers Contacts webpage.
As you can imagine there is a tremendous volume of work that goes into organising a carnival program from; registering competitors, organising equipment, producing team lists, setting up tents, water safety, carnival officials, coaching, first aid etc. We encourage all Nipper Parents who have Nippers competiting at carnivals to get involved and help. You don’t need to be athletic, or a surf expert to help.
For safety and development reasons, junior carnival participants in Under 9’s and above are required to complete a competition evaluation prior to participating in any Sydney Northern Beaches Carnival. Competition Evaluation dates will be communicated via TeamApp.
