27 November 2023

This weeks update is packed - covering: 

• General Meeting on Wednesday night
• No nippers this weekend as we have Branch Champs at Sarina
•  Nippers Christmas part is the 10th December
• Awesome photos from Club Points Day & Youth Patrols
• Meet Greta - our newest coach :) 
• Introducing the new tradition of Cutting of the Ham on the 22 December
• Bronze and SRC Course running a holiday program in January - including dates for First Aid and Advance Resus
• Patrol news - proficiency dates
• Get your own Eimeo Wine Cooler

WHATS ON AROUND THE CLUB THIS WEEK?

• Wednesday - Surf Sports Training 4.30pm at Eimeo & packing of the trailer
• Wednesday - General Meeting 6pm upstairs - pizza for dinner - rsvp administrator@eimeoslsc.com.au
• Branch Champs at Sarina
• Pilates - Tuesday night - last class before Christmas breakup
• Yoga - Simply be you - Wednesday
• Outriggers are selling burgers this week on Friday night
• Saturday - Bubbles Coffee van will be open

Meet Greta!

Zara one of our Nippers Captains sat down with Greta for a quick Q & A session. Many of you may have seen Greta around the Club over the past few months coaching our juniors.

Greta has moved from the Gold Coast with her family to Mackay. The kids are loving the training sessions with Greta. Greta has a wealth of experience!

What is your favourite event to compete in Surf Life Saving?

 Ironwoman and surf race

From What age did you start surf lifesaving?

5 years old (green caps)

What did you eat when you were training for competitions?

I made sure I had enough food and hydration for each session. Lots of lean meats proteins, good fats and carbs such as salmon, eggs, steak and chicken and fresh salads, vegetables and brown rice. Every now and then I loved to treat myself with maybe a bit of dark chocolate or the odd dessert. But overall there were foods I tried to avoid such as sugars (lollies and soft drinks), processed food and baked goods (muffins, cake or banana bread).

What do you think the most physically asking event is in surf?

 The iron person and 2km beach run 

What were your favourite competitions to look forward to?

There were a lot of surf competitions that I enjoyed such as Ocean 6 series, Summer of Surf series, Coolangatta Gold, State and Aussies. It's hard to choose just one because I had a lot of positive personal and team achievements in each one of those events.

What Club did you come from?

I had 3 clubs on the Gold Coast over 19 years. Burleigh Heads Mowbray Park, Northcliffe and Tallebudgera.

How did you find out about surf lifesaving?

My parents introduced both myself and my brother when we moved to the Gold Coast in 2001.

How did you balance your schoolwork and training?

I was lucky enough to had help from my family especially my older brother, Ryan, getting homework and assignments done on time but I'm a punctual person that was always determined and to be ahead of the game. Majority of my time at school I had periods where I could do my assignments and had extra help from teachers, from memory they were amazing. So when I got to training I could focus on my sessions and didn't stress about school, so I was very lucky to have those people around me. 

How many training sessions did you do a week when you were competing?

Between 12-14 sessions included swimming, running, Pilates/gym, board, ski and irons.

What animal did you own as a child and what animals do you own now?

We had Sylvester our black and white cat. He passed away 2 years ago but he will always be in or hearts, I really miss him. I don't have a pet now, maybe down the track we'll see.

TRAINING COURSES

We have a number of courses scheduled for January. These courses are run on a compressed timeframe to allow for more efficient time management. We would strongly encourage our members to take part in this training. Patrolling members are the backbone of our Club - without the red and yellow on the beach we do not have a Club. Any questions, please email training@eimeoslsc.com.au or contact Cynthia.

HOW TO ENROL:  To enrol in a course - go to Members Portal, then elearning - when you are in the SLSQ Hub select the Course List.

Surf Rescue Certificate:  12 January to 14 January - this is a fulltime course i.e. we will run it all day

Bronze Medallion: 12 January to 16 January - this is a fulltime course i.e. we will run it all day

First Aid: 14 January 8.30 @ Eimeo - this will be part of the Bronze Course - you need to enrol in this separately.

Advance Resus: 24 January 5 to 9pm - this course requires First Aid to be complete. This course is elearning before you come to the Club for a review and practical session. 

Marine Stinger:  This course you need to complete the elearning or knowledge component and then attend the beach for a practical assessment. The dates for this are:

9 December @ 9am

31 December @ 9am

21 January @ 9am

PATROL NEWS

We need to get everyone through their proficiencies asap. Thank you to those who have done their proficiencies. We need to get the rest completed.

• Wednesday afternoon from 3pm (until 5)
• Sunday afternoon at 4pm 3 December
• Saturday 7am 9th December
• Sunday 7am 10th December

If you cannot fit this time you will need to meet me over the Christmas break time.

There is a Marine Stinger Course on elearning - please enroll in this if you have not already completed this requirement. You can just sit the knowledge without having to go through the entire course.