From the age of 5 years children can join their local Surf Life Saving Club to participate in Junior Activities.  We encourage children to have fun and develop their skills, and hopefully one day become a patrolling surf life saver.  It’s about developing tomorrow’s lifesavers and opening up a whole new world to children.

There are six achievement levels within the Junior Development Program providing a managed pathway for children to gain confidence in the surf.

Surf Play 1 and Surf Play 2 are programs for 5 and 6 year olds

Surf Aware One - 7 Years of Age*

Surf Aware Two - 8 Years of Age*

Surf Safe One - 9 Years of Age*

Surf Safe Two - 10 Years of Age*

Surf Smart One - 11 Years of Age* 

Surf Smart Two - 12 Years of Age*

*A child age group is determined by thier age as at 30th September of that year      

At the age of 13 years, children can attain their Surf Rescue Certificate, a precursor to the Bronze Medallion which they can achieve from the age of 15 years.

How do we become involved?

Each Club runs its own Junior Surf program.  For contact details of Surf Life Saving Clubs around the State Contact

Most Clubs run their Junior Surf program from November through to March, joining is as easy as heading down to the beach and signing up!

Competition

Surf Life Saving Tasmania provides regular Junior Surf competiton events.  Clubs and regions also provide smaller local events for those members who wish to participate and have fun testing their skills against those from other Clubs.

The following links have some information to assist you with Junior Carnivals and the events (compiled by USLSC)

Competition & Junior Carnivals

Surviving your First Carnival

Junior Surf Coaching and Age Managers

Junior Surf offers the rewarding opportunitys to give something back to your Club and community by becoming a Junior Surf Coach or Age Manager.  There are excellent resources available to help yoiu develop the skills and knowledge to fulfill these rewarding roles within your club.