Tadpole Kids Activity Club

This club is to encourage pre-teens to enjoy the challenges of water activities, whilst learning about safety and respect for the sea & weather conditions, learn about the ocean and most especially have FUN!

Kayaking

Weather and sea conditions evaluation

Safety at sea

Paddling technique

Beach entries and exits

Righting kayak, water mount and dismount

Paddle retrieval

Care and maintenance

Dan's Nasty manoeuvrability course

Paddle Boarding

Weather and sea conditions evaluation

Paddle assembling and height check

Paddling form

Paddle techniques, including:

  • Forward
  • Backward
  • Side Stroke
  • Indian Rudder

Mounting and dismounting in water

Balancing on paddleboard

Balancing while paddling

Falling techniques

Snorkelling

Weather and sea conditions of site, tides and currents evaluation

Reef area and danger recognition of site (rocks, jetties boat traffic)

Snorkel techniques

  • Fins, mask and snorkel
  • Mask clearing
  • Snorkel clearing
  • Fin technique
  • Duck diving

Care and maintenance

Beach and boat entries and exits

Snorkelling the Sea Gypsy natural house reef

Swimming

Beach and boat entries and exits

Weather, sea conditions, tides and currents evaluation

Swimming styles

  • Treading water
  • Floating
  • Breast stroke
  • Front crawl

Timed 25/50 metre race

Water frisbee chase

Boogie Boarding

Sea conditions, tides, currents and waves evaluation

Entries and exits

Catching a wave

Riding a wave

Swimming through the waves to get to the big ones!

Care and maintenance