Nipper Points Day 2 (U10-U13)

Points Day Beach Roster

Points are given to the top 8 finalists in each event. Please send me your results sheets on Sunday night/ Monday so that they can be uploaded into the system straight away.

There will be 2 flag arenas and one sprint arena. Please move through the arenas as quickly as possible. In flags, eliminate all but the top 4 or 5 in each heat and only run a full final so that you can establish your top 8 places.

Please allow 30 mins for each discipline.

Make sure you utilise your parent helpers to help with placings and recording. Have a pen and clipboard ready for them (Designate a recorder).

Tips: For Boards and swim, have the nippers line up once they cross the line and stay in that order until placings have been recorded (use parents). Keep finish line clear. Have a clear start and finish line (use parents).

Depending on your numbers, you may need to run heats and finals for swim and board. Eg: two heats of 18. Top 9 in each heat go in the “A” final and the bottom 9 race in the “B” final. Start your second race once the last person in the first race has rounded the final can (ensure water safety requirements are met and aware).

For sprints and flags, you can use pre-marked pop-sticks to help select heats and lanes. Try to run “A”, “B” and “C” finals for sprints only so each nipper gets the same number of runs and feels included. This is only if time permits. Have 8 parents at the finish line to pick placing 1 to 8. Organisation for flags is the key. Make sure nippers line up in their heats and move them through quickly.

As the event may go past 11am, please encourage all parents to help pack up. No boards are to be left on the beach.

9am – 9.15am All age groups sign in, warm up and go to appropriate arenas.