Programming for Junior Development

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Programming for Junior Development
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Preparing of the Junior Activities Program

• Key Strong Programming
• Session by session, and
• Overall season
• Kids will be kids and need to be
• Holistic focus
• Provides necessary skills to develop as a surf
  lifesaver and the completion of respective awards
• Competition is not part of the junior activities
  program. However the program provides time for
  participation in competition events outside of
  the program

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The Structure of the Junior Activities Program
Season

• Depends on the season length of participation
• Vary from area to area depending on climate and
  other factors
• The Junior Activities Program should take up the
  bulk of the season
• Competition should not take precedence over the
  development of different skills within junior
  activities members

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Choosing the right version
How do we structure our program?
Two sessions per week (i.e. a Weekend Session and
a Mid Week Session per week)
Intensive day by day program
One Day Per Week
How long does our program run for?
How long does our season run for?
How long does our season run for?
15 Weeks
20 Weeks
10 Days
15 Days
12 Weeks
15 Weeks
12 Weeks
10 Week Program
15 Week Program
9 Week Program
15 Major Sessions / 15 Minor Sessions
12 Major Sessions / 12 Minor Sessions
9 Sessions
10 Sessions
15 Sessions
4 units per Major Session / 2 units per Minor
Session
4 units per Major Session / 2 units per Minor
Session
6 units per Session
6 units per Session
5 units per Session
54 Unit Program
60 Unit Program
75 Unit Program
72 Unit Program
90 Unit Program
1 unit 30 minutes activity
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The Elements of the Junior Activities Program

• Surf Sports
• Closed skill development, Open Skill development
  and Surf Sports Participation
• Lifesaving
• Surf Safety, Surf Education Awards, Surf Rescue
  Awards
• Youth Development
• Leadership, Team building and understanding self
• Protective Behaviors
• Self Protection and membership protection
  awareness
• Citizenship
• History Culture, Understanding Community and
  Community Service
• Recreation
• Structured Play
• Social Interaction
• Unstructured play and socialisation

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Important

• No matter what version of the program is selected
  all programs must contain
• Lifesaving 20 units
• Protective Behaviors 4 units

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Session Programming

• Variety of Activities
• General Routine