General
Bronze Course
In partnership with Aspendale we are holding a Bronze course during February. Please see attached flyer and email for details. This course has been set up in LSV Members training from anywhere under Aspendale.
Requals for Bronze
On the 23rd feb, the assessment for the course mentioned above will be at Mentone. Requals will also be offered at the same time. If you are interesting in requals, please reply in the Patrol Team App (an event will be set up)
Friday After School Youth Time
For term one the club will be open from 4pm right after school Fridays for any youth members to access. Heath Cananzi has volunteered to be present and facilitate an agreed activity (volley ball, rescue training, open mic, watch training video’s etc.) each week. This is a perfect opportunity for those members who may or may not be competing and want to have some social time around the club. Summer Kitchen staff will be on site to open the club.
Summer Kitchen
Don’t forget to book in for your Thursday/Friday night meal at the Summer Kitchen via https://mentonelsc.com/summer-kitchen/
Patrol
We have 2 months of full patrol for the season, all bronzies and SRC’s need to keep Patrolling at least once a month to help share the load. If you haven’t patrolled lately, please log on to team app and help. The whole club needs to support patrol, parents if you have src and bronze members in your family, try to promote patrolling at Mentone LSC once a month. Let’s keep up the good work.
Juniors
Nipper Sunday 9 Feb
Next Nippers Session is this Sunday 9 Feb. 9:45am arrival for a 10am start. Weather looks good with a high of 27 and light SE winds.
Mentone LSC Indoor Swimming at Bayside Aquatics
The Mentone LSC Monday Night Swim at Bayside Aquatics (corner of Lucerne and Como Parade) is on every Monday this term. We will have lanes for adults, Nippers and also learn to swim. Casual rate is $8 per session or $60 for the term. We have a 50% discount for every family member beyond 2.
Junior Competition in February
Competitions in February for Juniors include:
- Jan Juc Saturday 15 Feb
- Pt Leo Sunday 23 Feb
Junior State Championships Registration (sign up deadline is 14 Feburary)
Victoria Junior State Championships will be held over labour day weekend 7-9 March.
Events will be held on Saturday full day, Sunday full day and Monday half day.
A separate email will be sent regarding individual/team events and selection policies for events.
The cost for Junior State Championships is $50.
To sign up for Carnivals
Login to the LSV Portal Site here
Select Memberships->Renewals, Payments and Transfers
Select Make Payment (for Mentone)
Transaction info
Transaction Type = Carnival entry fee
Payment Details = [Carnival name here] entry fee for [Insert Nipper name here] for [insert age group here] – Please note entering Age group is very important.
Amount = $50
Jim Wall Iron Rescheduled
The Jim Wall Iron has been rescheduled for Feb 29 at 2pm. To sign up go to here.
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.
Upcoming Seals Sessions:
- Wednesday 12 Feb 5pm – 6:30pm
- Thursday 13 Feb 5pm – 6:30pm
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.
Seniors/Youth
Latest Training Schedule
Latest schedule attached – will be uploaded to website and teamstuff in due course.
Senior/Youth Competition in February
Competitions in February for Youth and Seniors include:
- Lorne 9th Feb
Gunnamatta Training Sessions
We had a good response to the idea of some surf sessions on the Peninsula so we are scheduling the following days to be run at Gunnammatta:
1. Feb 16
2. Mar 1
3. Mar 15
Sessions will start at 8:30 and go until 10:00. The focus at these sessions will be surf skills. If the waves look too hairy at Gunna, we’ll find another beach. Should be fun.
Jim Wall Iron Rescheduled
The Jim Wall Iron has been rescheduled for Feb 29 at 2pm. To sign up go to here.