Parent Responsibilities

Parental involvement is important at any club, and ours is no different. For all water activities, there must be one adult for every five children. Parents are encouraged to join in the various activities both in the water and on the beach. Surf Life Saving Hawke's Bay provides coaching courses designed to help parents gain confidence and the skills required to assist with helping their children.

We must have two new Officials trained (via online course and then mentored on the beach) each season. If we do not have enough parent officials to meet new ratios, some athletes will not be able to compete. So rather than just watch your kids at carnivals, please consider training as an Official so all our athletes can compete.

Some other ways you can be an active parent is to:

• volunteer your time at Junior Carnivals.
• manage the BBQ at our Sunday Junior Surf sessions. (All parents are expected to do this once or twice a season).
• help provide contacts for sponsorship, fundraising and social events.
• read all club communication notices and attend meetings.
• support your Coaches and Club Officers with a positive attitude, and encourage and support your child with positive words and actions.
• follow the Westshore Surf Life Saving Club and Westshore Junior Surf Facebook pages.

Remember - Surf Club is not a baby-sitting service. The more we put in, the more fun our children will have!