{"id":212,"date":"2018-07-05T09:26:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-04T23:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/slsc\/?page_id=212"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:49:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T04:49:05","slug":"youth-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/slsc\/nippers-home\/youth-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Youth-Development-header-1-1024x178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Youth-Development-header-1-1024x178.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Youth-Development-header-1-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Youth-Development-header-1-768x133.png 768w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Youth-Development-header-1.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are proud of our Youth Development program and that our &#8216;more senior&#8217; juniors stay on at Nippers to mentor our younger members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Palm Beach SLSC provides a Youth Development program aimed at the U14 \u2013 U17 age groups as a progression from Nippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program provides additional skills to benefit our juniors becoming competent surf lifesavers that patrol our beaches, as they become strong citizens within our community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through our <strong>Surf Rescue Certificate, Bronze Medallion<\/strong>, <strong>First Aid<\/strong>, <strong>IRB Crewing<\/strong> and <strong>Leadership Courses<\/strong>, we offer life skills such as teamwork, communication, mentoring and leadership training that will help with future employment opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Part of our youth program are also monthly <strong>social outings <\/strong>during season to develop friendships and ensure our youth enjoy their time at Palm Beach SLSC and the great community club they are part of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some outings in the past  seasons have included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Indoor rock climbing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aqua Splash<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Movie and pizza night in our dorm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Treetops Adventure Challenge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visit to SLSQ Rescue Helicopter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gold Coast Youth Development Ball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Further to beach safety, our Club provides a high calibre of coaching in the areas of board paddle, surf ski, swimming and beach running so our juniors can master the craft of surf lifesaving. Our seniors and masters members greatly assist in developing the skills and capabilities of our youth and at the same time, build a sustainable future for our club. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like further information on our Youth Development program, please contact our <a href=\"mailto:admin@pbqslsc.com.au?subject=Youth%20Development%20Enquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Club Administrator<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a current Youth member of Palm Beach SLSC, request to join our (private) Youth Development Facebook group to be kept up to date with the latest happenings for our awesome program! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button gb-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/344723242343836\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em;font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\">Youth Development Facebook group<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>Palm Beach SLSC were awarded Runner Up in Youth Club Of The Year on the Gold Coast in both the 21-22 and 22-23 season<\/em>s!<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Blog-post-image-1200-x-630-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4338 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Blog-post-image-1200-x-630-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Blog-post-image-1200-x-630-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Blog-post-image-1200-x-630-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.palmbeachsurfclub.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/Blog-post-image-1200-x-630.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud of our Youth Development program and that our &#8216;more senior&#8217; juniors stay on at Nippers to mentor our younger members. 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