What’s involved in our session

Our main training day is Sunday 10-12pm. Please arrive by 9:45am to sign in.

10am start

We will brief you on the morning’s plan, and then race down to the beach for a warm up. We then split into our three age groups and start the group warm up.

Our session is split into 4 age groups:

• Preschoolers - 7 years 
• 8 - 10 years
• 11 - 12 years
• 13 - 14 years

During the session, we start with beach activities, which are based around beach sprints/relays and beach flags, then (conditions permitting) we move to the water. In the water we focus on board/surf skills, water confidence and awareness. The younger kids use boogie boards, with the 10yrs + kids upwards using rescue boards (the length varies depending on their age). For those less keen we spend 1:1 time just getting them familiar with the water. Parents are most welcome to join in as well! Safety wise, we have plenty of lifeguards involved in this session offering either 1:1 time with kids, or at a minimum , a 1:5 ratio in groups.

Once 12pm approaches, we encourage everyone to hand in their hi-vis vests, sign out of our swim register, get changed, and grab a sausage off the BBQ.

If you are interested in coming to one of our sessions, just turn up on the day!

200m Safety Badge

We recommend any of our members (9 years and over) complete their 200m safety badge to demonstrate they are confident to swim back to shore if they lose their board. Anyone who wants to compete in water events at carnivals also needs this award. Those under 9 years old are not required to complete this award as we won’t allow them to go out beyond their depth.

Get your child’s swimcoach or local pool lifeguard to witness and sign this form and email back to juniors@newbrightonslsc.org.nz, and they’ll be given their 200m safety badge!

• Download the 200m Safety Badge sign-off form

• Get your child’s swim coach or local pool lifeguard to witness and sign the form

• Take a photo/email to juniors@newbrightonslsc.org.nz

• Remember to do this every year!

Rookie Lifeguard Programme

The Rookie Lifeguard Programme has been designed to help junior surf members prepare to be a Surf Lifeguard. The Rookie Lifeguard Programme aims to promote “practical lifeguarding” to the younger members and develop strong ties between senior and junior members as a result of involvement.

The target audience for this programme is 13-year-old junior surf members wishing to become a Surf Lifeguard next season.

CLICK HERE to learn more

2025/26 Registrations

We are using a new registration system, 'Friendly Manager'. Once you have completed the registration form below, you will have created a profile in 'Friendly Manager' and an email will be sent to the parent/guardian that includes details on how to set your password.

For any future registrations, you will need to login to Friendly Manager by using the login box located in the top right hand corner of the website. If you have already registered yourself, please log in to Friendly Manager to register children.