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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?Costa Rica, Central America

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?I been surfing for 18 years and coaching for 11 years...

Why the decision to become a Coach?First of all I think it was natural to me, whenever I saw someone surfing I observed points in which the person could improve. In tournaments I talked to my friends about the conditions and strategies to qualify to the next heat and I was the one who planned and structured the surf trips of my crew... Then I knew many people who had many questions about surfing and some of them thought it was an impossible activity for them to practice. Since then it has been a pleasure to break taboos introducing the sport of surfing in a correct, safe and fun manner to many who never thought to do it and many who always dreamed. To me there is nothing better than sharing this gift of God which we all live and love called surfing.

What are your favorite surf breaks?Playa Hermosa, Jaco and Playa Negra, Guanascate. CR

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?Share the Bible, cooking, to paddle-outrigger canoe, SUP or kayak, go fishing, play soccer… I love to love my family and friends.

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?The Netherlands. Mainly in Scheveningen, but we are start to go more around the Country.

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?Surfing: 13 years coaching: 9 year

Why the decision to become a Coach?I love sharing my passion with other people and I like to instruct as well. Since 2006 I work as a PE teacher. In 2011 I manage an surfschool

What are your favorite surf breaks?Lower Point, Jeffreys Bay SA Makorori Point, Gisborne NZ Buarcos, PO Cote the basque, FR Fristal Beach, Cornwall, Wales Nahoon Reef, AUS Zandmotor, The Netherlands, NL (home break :) etc etc.

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?Snowboarding Writing Running or swimming (especially when it's flat for a long time) Read the bible :)

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?Peru and Venezuela

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?Surf 32 Y Coaching 15 Y

Why the decision to become a Coach?Give back to Surfing what surfing has given to me

What are your favorite surf breaks?San Gallan - Perú Punta Roca - El Salvador J-Bay - South Africa Macaronis - Mentawai Lances - Mentawai Lobitos - Perú Pico Alto - Perú Caballeros - Perú

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?SPAIN

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?I was born in the Canary Islands so my contact with the sea and water sports were natural. The beach was my childhood playground where sailing or surfing was my way to connect with the Ocean. I am specialized in Stand Up Paddle and took six years Coaching SUP Instructors with IOSUP and helping others organizations like: Federación Española de Surf, Swiss Surfing Association and Federação Portuguesa de Surf. Since 2012 I´m also official presenter of the ISA SUP courses for Spain.

Why the decision to become a Coach?It is not a decision, it is a way to give back to the world of surfing and its fans what the ocean gave me.

What are your favorite surf breaks?Any place in the world and always with good friends and waves of smiles.

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?My family :-)

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?Scandinavia

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?30 years of surfing

Why the decision to become a Coach?I am not a judge at the moment.

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?France, Morrocco, South Africa, Mozambique anywhere in Europe or Internationally on demand/request. United Kingdom on an ad hoc basis i.e. if a course is booked but the licenced trainer cant deliver due to other commitments.

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?I have been surfing for 40 years (I am now 45 years old), during this time 18 Years have been dedicated to competitive surfing and I have competed for Ireland in France 1992. During my years of surfing I have had very diverse coaching experiences, as surf coaching as we knew it back then was in its infancy. However through my competitive surfing I was always respected within my local community and I did my best to mentor up and coming groms by giving positive advice and feedback to help them succeed in their contest surfing. This was achieved by organised training surf sessions with mock heats, calling the surfer back to the shore for Q&A and feedback. Roles that naturally took me into the coaching arena was being on our regional surfing committee in South Africa for two years back in the eighties, where we considered ourselves to be pioneers of structured coaching which included dedicated surfing sessions , mental and physical training sessions with kung Fu and Karate specialists. I was also Chairman of our local surfing club which is now one of the most respected surfing clubs in South Africa; we were always coaching our groms and teams before any inter club contests. Outside of this I have always simply given advise to mates on surf trips and more recently through our business ventures have been surf instructing and surf coaching for the past 4 years. I have helped within developing our Grom2Ripper Surfing programme, which Surf Coach International would like to “roll out” Nationally. I have however been consistently coaching, training and assessing within the lifeguarding environments for the better part of my life.

Why the decision to become a Coach?Admittedly for commercial reasons as we have a Surf School called Bantham Surfing Academy and are in the process of creating another business called Surf Coach International. Although commercial we do give back to the community by holding local grom surf contests, where we choose a group of groms who then get free surf coaching for a year, in the hope we can get them to a competitive surfing level. Coaching is always something that I thoroughly enjoy, i.e. having being coached and then giving back in what I have learnt over the years. I am a quiet analytical person by nature and I have in the past provided many coaching sessions to my friends, local surf club groms and members of a regional S Africa Surfing team. The world of surfing as a sport has become a very competitive environment nowadays, compared to what it was back in the eighties and the surfers that have had that extra advice through coaching seem to be the ones breaking into the competitive surfing arena. It is my dream to continue to coach any individual and or nurture a grom into the competitive arena. I have chosen the ISA as I strongly agree that the ISA does give back to surfing and will offer me the best tools for me to become an ISA course presenter and to further develop myself as a surfing trainer / educator and surfing coach.

What are your favorite surf breaks?I do prefer point break waves because most point breaks can offer a lot of variation within your ride. I enjoy all of the SW of France beach breaks when they are pumping. To name a few breaks: La Graviere in Hossegor, Cavaliers in Anglet and many others further North within the Lacanau area. I enjoy Guethary & (Avalanche) for bigger wave surfing in France. I am not a fussy surfer and do not stay and surf at any one particular break, as I am always on the lookout for the best waves where ever I am and am well versed in surfing reef and or slabs, coral, beach and point breaks. I am simply stoked to surf wherever & whenever I can.

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?Swiming, Body Surfing,Tennis, Squash, Skateboarding, Fishing. Most outdoor & water sports given the opportunity.

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?United Kingdom, France, Europe, Indonesia, Mozambique & South Africa

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?I have been surfing for 32 years & coaching for about 20 years. I have been coached by the best in the industry in South Africa as a Junior and Senior competitive surfer and have acknowledged, and worked on performance, understanding the ocean, competitive surfing and preparation. I have continuously over the years directly or indirectly supported, mentored and coached surfers in all levels. I have traveled the globe extensively and always offer support and guidance to surfers.

Why the decision to become a Coach?Having competed extensively as a Junior & Senior surfer in South Africa & Internationally, I have gained vast experience from my Coaches, Sponsors & Mentors. This has encouraged me to actively get involved in professional coaching, development & management giving me the tools to enhance performance & contribute positively back into the surfing industry.

What are your favorite surf breaks?So many out there, but the best has to be: J - Bay - South Africa Umhlanga - North coast of Durban Jail Breaks - Maldives HT's - Mentawai Islands Any point break in Mozambique Currumbin Point - Gold Coast Australia

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?Lifeguard Training & Assessing Ocean Ski Fishing Swimming Cross - Fit

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Country and/or region where you present the ISA Coaching Course?France/Morocco/Canary Islands/South Africa/Mozambique/Indonesia

How many years have you been surfing and coaching?I have been surfing for 40 years and coaching for 20 years

Why the decision to become a Coach?Surf coaching is a passion for me as well as a lifestyle.

What are your favorite surf breaks?North coast of Durban Mozambique Indo

Do you have any other hobbies other than surfing?cooking and time with my kids

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