Surf Achievement Awards
During the season coaches will be teaching the children a variety of surf skills which they will be assessed on.
Level One (7 year olds)
- 25 m pool swim
- 25m open water swim
- Wading – confident to waist depth
- Diving - bob under wave
- Body surfing – glide under wave
- Tread water 20 seconds
- Run Wade Run 25/50/25
- Body Board
- Paddle
- Catch a wave
- Using leash
- 5 Theory questions
Level Two (8 year olds)
- 50 m pool swim
- 50 m open water swim
- Wading – clear knees at knee depth
- Diving - lie under wave
- Body surfing
- catch a wave
- stroke on wave
- Tread water 30 sec
- Run Wade Run 30/50/30
- Body Board
- surf along broken wave
- dive under a wave
- knee on board
- 9 Theory questions
Level Three (9 year olds)
- Open Water Swim 100m
- Pool Swim 100m
- Swim parallel to shore at knee depth
- Wading at thigh depth with body board
- Diving under wave
- Body surf – Catch unbroken wave
- Stroke on wave
- Tread water 1min
- Run/wade/run 50/75/50
- Body Board
- surf along unbroken wave
- over top of wave
- going under the wave
- eskimo roll
- rescue
- Theory questions – Level 2 plus 4 more
Level Four (10 year olds)
- Open Water Swim 200m
- Pool Swim 200m in 7 mins
- Dive under wave, push off the bottom
- Body surf – swim to catch wave
- Tread water 1 min
- Run / Wade / Run 50/100/50
- Board paddling
- kneeling
- catching a wave
- negotiating surf
- turning
- holding on
- Theory Questions – Level 3 plus 4 more
Level Five (11 year olds)
- Pool swim 200m in 5 mins
- Open water swim 200m
- 5 Porpoise dives
- Dive under waves
- Body surfing
- swim to catch wave
- swim along shoulder
- Tread water 2mins with 30secs hand up
- Run swim run 50/100/50
- Boarding
- catching unbroken wave
- turning around buoy
- punching through whitewater
- recovering from wipeout
- surfing along waves
- changing direction
- 8 Theory questions (level 4 & 5)
Surf Certificate (12 - 13 year olds, parent helpers, and coaches)
- 200m pool swim in 4.5mins
- Run/swim/run 100/100/100 in under 5 mins
- Tube rescue 30 metres tow
- CPR
- Patient examination
- Recovery position
- Reef knot & bowline
- Signals, signs, flags
- Theory questions