Surf instructor Course Australia
Caroline is following our surf instructor course in Australia and she is having a wicket time. This is her feedback:
Surf instructor course week 1:
I left Scotland to learn to surf in Australia, I had a lovely first weekend in Sydney. On Monday I was picked up by a giant green surf bus and we eventually made it down a dirt track after a six hour drive, which I believe is ‘just round the corner’ in terms of Australian travel distance.
I think my swimming has definitely paid off as I feel relatively fit however I am definitely not confident enough to go the whole instructor level. Maybe I will think differently in a few weeks.
The instructors are all super nice and swear they can save all of us if we are swept out in a rip. Reassuring and nice to know, it makes me feel more confident when I am pushing myself in the surf.
Week ones achievements: Using the rip to get out back and got my first (small) barrel.
Surf instructor course week 2:
There are 5 girls and 3 boys on the course, so the surf girls rule! During this week my water confidence improved and I have been surfing with a big smile. I have always been afraid of big surf but this week I was sent paddling over big waves, using rips and body surfing and I survived! My fear for big surf is gone! The surf instructor we have is an excellent teacher and everyone is getting better at surfing but more importantly everyone is just having so much fun.
This week I did my first surf instructor classes and it is much harder than it looks. But great fun because you get to learn others to surf and that improves yur own skills too! It is also cool to make a difference to the new surfers who all managed to ride waves by the end of the session and also sharing the enthusiasm of surfing with them.
I am having so much fun!
Australia Surf instructor Course, third and fourth week. I have been having such a great time, I forgot to e mail you for a few days. But here is my update: Yesterday morning me and my group were surfing with Dolphins! Last week we have been training with run swim run swim on the beach, which was harder than I had anticipated and we also practiced surfboard rescues which were really good, but also really funny. We went to a locally based shaper to see how surf boards are shaped and made. I am having such a good time, I can’t believe I am already half way through the surf instructor programme. I am enjoying coaching so much more than I thought I would and plan to return again for a while. I just love this place!
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