Surf Sport Competitors
Surf sport competitors are SLS members competing in surf sports competition activities who meet the minimum age, membership and/or SLS award requirements to compete.
Coaches
Coaches educate, train and assist members across all SLS surf sports disciplines for fun and competition. Club coaches provide an essential service to club members, and their involvement is key to the recruitment and retention of SLS members interested and involved in surf sports activities.
There are several different types of coaches:
- Foundation coaches deliver entry-level coaching sessions.
- Development coaches have the knowledge and skills to effectively plan and deliver discipline-specific coaching sessions with a particular focus on skill development. These coaches lay a foundation for their competitors, teaching important skills and achievement of fitness levels that prepare them for rescue readiness or as a platform for high-performance participation.
- Performance coaches also have the knowledge and skills to effectively plan and deliver discipline-specific coaching sessions with a particular focus on athlete performance.
Coaches who work with these athletes have specific aspirations around competition and performance, commonly seeking higher honours and outcomes at state, national and representative competitions.
Officials
Officials ensure competitions are run in a safe and secure environment while maintaining rules and regulations.
There are several different types of officials.
- Core officials work in a range of officiating roles at recreational or competitive surf sports carnivals with entry-level participants who generally non-proficient Bronze Medallion (BM) award.
- Technical officials work in a range of officiating roles at competitive surf sports carnivals with entry-level participants. These participants are mix of proficient and non-proficient SRC and BM award holders actively competing in various surf sport competition environments. Examples of technical official roles include Marshall, Starter, Check-starter, Recorder, Timekeeper and Finish Judge.
- Senior officials work in a range of officiating roles at competitive surf sports carnivals with award holders actively competing in state/national surf sport competition environments. They are also mentors to other core and technical officials and can facilitate National Officiating Accreditation Structure (NOAS) training workshops in their nominated roles. Examples of technical official roles include Chief Judge, Referee, Area referee, Sectional Referee and Course Supervisor.
- Performance officials are a group of officials identified as leaders within their chosen field. These officials are talent identified as a part of either the National High Performance (NHP) program or as experts outside this particular program. Performance officials are supported with an Individual Official Performance Plan (IOPP), which will facilitate SLSA’s high performance officials to be at the cutting edge of surf sport officiating at the highest level (national/international).
Refer to Section 13 of the current SLSA Surf Sports Manual for more information about officials and their duties.
Water Safety Supervisor
A Water Safety Supervisor is responsible for the safe conduct of the SLS surf sports activities in the water. Refer to the Water Safety section of this Club Guide for more information.