Under 6 & Under 7
- Introduction to the club and beach
- Sun safety
- Who are Life Savers what do they do
- Where to swim
- Identify holes and gutters
- Marine creatures
- Introduction to beach flags/sprint and wade
- Shallow water activities
- Get your face wet
- Getting comfortable on a board
Under 8
- Build on what was learnt in U6/U7s
- Proficiency 25m swim 1 minute float
- Beach flags
- Sprint and wade for competition
- Start competition within the club and against other clubs
- Introduction Dolphin diving under waves
- Introduction to body surfing
- Build up swimming in the surf
- Introduction to board paddling
Under 9 & Under 10
- Build on what was learnt in previous years
- Proficiency 50m swim 1 ½ minute float
- Beach flags; sprint; swim and board paddling for competition
- 150m open water swim prerequisite for competitors
- Dolphin diving under waves
- Body surfing
- Surf swimming
- Board Paddling
- Rip awareness and management
Under 11, Under 12 & Under 13
- Build on what was learnt in previous years
- Proficiency 200m swim in under 6 minutes
- 3 minute float
- 288m open water swim prerequisite for competitors
- Advance to fiberglass boards
- U13 eligible to compete in board riding competition
- Introduction to beach signals
- Introduction to Resuscitation
- Introduction to Board rescue skills
- Introduction to Tube rescue skills
- Introduction to basic first aid
Under 14
- Build on what was learnt in previous years
- Proficiency 200m swim (5 minutes) 3 minute float
- Surf Rescue Certificate (SRC) which is run over the October Long Weekend
- 288m open water swim prerequisite for those who wish to compete
- Advance to fiberglass Long boards
- Become patrolling members
