The Rip Curl Shield is the State Surfing final for the teams division and is being held at Phillip Island.


Teams Event:

The team composition is x3 Under 19 Boys, x3 Under 16 Boys & x1 Under 19 Girl (plus each team has a coach). All ages are taken from 31st December 2009. All team members must be under the specified age for the whole of 2009. For example, to compete in the Under 16 boys, the competitor must be 15 years of age for the whole of 2010.



- Each heat of 45-60 minutes (length determined by contest director) will consist of a maximum of 4 school teams.



- Each surfer will catch 2 waves and return to the designated area to tag the next team member.



- One designated surfer will be nominated prior to the heat/final and is permitted to select 1 wave to score Double Points by signalling immediately his ride on that wave concludes.



- The winning school team will be decided by adding the points scored for all rides of the team at the end of the heat/final.



- The team can compete in any order, however the order must be given to the Head Judge prior to the commencement of the heat/final.

Dates : 14 May 10 ()

Free Entry : Yes

Website :

www.surfingaustralia.com

Tel No :

5261 2907