The Warrnambool Surf Lifesaving Club squad member admits he’s been dumped a few times in training and competitions.

But the St Joseph’s Primary School student, who also competes in nippers, said it was all part of the fun.

“You’ve got to hold onto your board and get over the waves without slowing down too much,” Moses said.

“Once you get past the break (of the wave), it’s pretty straight forward.

“Sometimes you go for a big one and your board goes completely under and sometimes you’re really unlucky and don’t even catch a wave. You hope to catch one straight in.”

Moses, 11, has been involved for the club for four years, trains three nights a week and does nippers on Sundays.

He said the coaches and volunteers made it possible.

“It amazes me how they can all come down and we can do it,” Moses said.

“If we didn’t have them, it would be impossible for me to do the sport I love.”

Moses’ schoolmate Charli Groves has been involved in nippers for three years but is new to squad training.

Charli, 12, said she joined because “all of my friends and because I love the beach”.

Warrnambool will run two nippers’ swimming evaluation swims at SplashFactory on Sunday, November 19 and Sunday, November 26 from 9am.

Its information sessions are on November 23 and 30 at the the surf club rooms from 6.30pm.

The nippers season will start on December 3 and run through until mid-February.