General
Changes in the MLSC Executive members
One of the clubs long-standing committee members Kate Bell has resigned as GM Membership Services, and the position has been taken up by Conor Hayes.
Kate is not leaving the club, and will be continuing as Chair for the Building Committee and Chair for the Club 100 Years Committee. Kate has been a committee member for over 14 years, in roles including President and Secretary. Kate has also represented the club as a nipper, senior and future master. Overall, she has represented the club, formally and informally as a competitor, committee member, leader, ambassador and role model for club members. Kate is a great example of someone who works continually behind the scenes,for no other reason than her love for the club.
Conor Hayes as the new GM Membership Services, is well known at the club as past Secretary, Nipper Manager and Age Manager, to name a few roles. He is highly regarded and respected and, on behalf of the executive and the Club we welcome him on board.
Adult Bronze Medallion Course Dates
LSV have simplified the Bronze Medallion course that enables some of the course work to be done online.
Please save the dates below for Bronze Medallion training.
- January: Saturday 11th 8am – 4pm
- January: Sunday 12th 8am – 4pm
- January: Saturday 18th 8am – 4pm
Please Book for Summer Kitchen Meals
The Summer Kitchen will be very popular over Summer, so make sure you book in via the link to avoid missing out! Services on offer include Thursday/Friday night meals, Saturday morning breakfasts, and weekend kiosk
Patrol
Full patrol and requal starts in 1 week
Download team app if you haven’t already, and load up Mentone LSC and Mentone LSC Awards for all the info on logging onto patrols and booking in for your requals.
The goal for every member this season is to log on to a patrol at least once per month over the whole season.
Please contact Colin Williams if you have any Patrol queries
Juniors
Nipper Sunday 1 Dec
Next Nippers Session is this Sunday 1 Dec. 9:45am arrival for a 10am start. Weather is looking to be a bit windy and wet. We will have some good winds to catch some waves.
Annual Mixed Age Team Carnival at Mentone LSC Thursday 19 December 4:40pm arrival for 5pm start
Every year on the Thursday before Christmas Mentone holds a Mixed Age Team Carnival. This is a fun event that includes U8-U14 in a series of team events. The events includes sand and water events. No need to register. Just show up at 4:40pm for a 5pm start.
The Mentone LSC Kitchen will be open for dinner after the event. To book a place for dinner go to here. (This helps us order enough for the night).
Save the Date Summer Skills Camp at Mentone 6 Jan – 10 Jan
Mentone LSC will be hosting their 3rd Annual Summer Skills Camp 6 Jan – 10 Jan. These sessions will be held each morning at Mentone during this week. Sessions will cover surf skills, beach skills, life saving skills and physical fitness. This is open to U8-U15. More info to follow.
Competition Swim Evaluation (S Badge)
In order to compete at Ocean Grove and Altona Junior Carnivals (in surf events for U9-U11 and all events for U12-U13) your CSE must be in the system when registering.
The CSE (S Badge) is valid for the calendar year. If you got your CSE last season it is still valid until 31 Dec 2019.
Dates and Times for CSE S Badge are below.
Thursday 28 November – 5:30pm
Sunday 1 December – 11:30am
Officials at LSV Competitions
We are required to provide certified officials at Nippers carnivals. Fortunately, LSV have greatly simplified the process for becoming a certified official.
The process now is as follows
- Complete an online course
- Signup to be an official and get your certification completed.
The important thing to note is that you need to at least have your online training done before the first time you official.
Details about the process can be found in the attached document. The cost is $25 and includes a snazzy LSV officials Polo Shirt (which is sure to impress on and off the beach).
Mentone LSC Seals training (intro to board and swim for U8 – U11)
Mentone LSC provides introductory training for boarding and open water swimming. More info on these sessions and times can be found here.
Mentone Development/Performance Squad
Mentone LSC provides training sessions for U10-U13 who want to do additional training for competition. These sessions include Surf, Swim, Beach, Run and Pilates. These sessions are held at Mentone throughout the week. For more info, signup for the Teamstuff group here.
Monday Night Swimming
Details for Monday night swimming can be found via the link
Seniors/Youth
Youth Senior Training Schedule
You can access the weekly schedule here and join the Teamstuff Group here
Wednesday Night Swimming
Youth/Senior swimming is on at the Mentone Grammar pool on Wednesday nights at 7:45pm. More info via the link