Any competitor wishing to compete at Branch or State carnivals (water and/or beach events) must have successfully completed:
- Junior Preliminary Evaluation
- Junior Competition Evaluation
Junior Surf Sport competitors (U/8-U/13) are no longer required to have the relevant Age Award prior to 31 December to compete in Championship events. The Age Awards remain a key educational component of Junior Activities and this change enables clubs to deliver surf education to members throughout the season.
U/14 members are still required to obtain their SRC for championship events as per the Surf Sports Manual.
To streamline administrative processes and ease pressure on clubs, SLSNSW has extended the cut-off date for Age Award Processing. Please see table below for timeline on certificate issuance, aligning with end-of-season awards presentations.
| Date Received by SLSNSW for Allocation / Processing | Date Awards will be distributed |
|---|---|
| 5th January 2026 | Late January/early February |
| 2nd February 2026 | Mid-February |
| 2nd March 2026 | Mid-March |
| 30th March 2026 | Mid-April |
| 30th April 2026 | Mid-May |
Junior Activities members (i.e. members comprising Under 14 and below), are not required to perform patrol hours to compete in junior activities competitions. However, if eligible members wish to compete in Under 15 competitions, they must fulfil their patrol hour obligations as set out in SLSA Policy 5.04 – Competition Eligibility. This Policy can be found in the SLS Hub.
These two components must be entered into SurfGuard prior to close of entries. For assistance in uploading this information into SurfGuard please contact the SurfGuard helpdesk on 1300 724 006 or ithelp@slsa.asn.au.
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