In conjunction with Surfing NZ and Water Safety NZ, our super successful 8-week After School progressive surf program is the ultimate extra curricular activity for local kids, giving them the opportunity to progress their surf skills, improve their fitness, develop their beach safety and ocean confidence and make friends outside of school!
And the best part? Our program has evolved!
On top of our already award-winning program, our Junior Surfers Club is now designed with clear achievements (bronze, silver, gold & platinum) that allow children to progress through our broad variety of beach and surfing skills from start to finish.
As always, all equipment and proper coaching and supervision is provided by Aotearoa Surf.
A bit more about the progression within our programs;
After School Surfing: Bronze Award
The surfer can demonstrate:
- Prone on board in correct trim and balanced
- Catching a wave by paddling for it
- Ride the wave standing, showing good control, steering to the beach
- Correct style / posture
- Attention to instructor and responding to signals
- Head protection
After School Surfing: Silver Award
The surfer can demonstrate:
- Demonstrate paddle out in small waves, with push ups to clear wave crests
- Turn left and right on white-water waves
- Awareness looking left, right and forwards while riding
- Turn board out back in lying and seated position
- Knowledge of surfboard design
- Basic surf etiquette (right of way)
After School Surfing:Gold Award
The surfer can demonstrate:
- Simple frontside and backside top and bottom turns on green waves
- Tail stalls
- Advanced surf etiquette (can explain to peers)
After School Surfing: Platinum Award
The surfer can demonstrate:
- Strong and efficient paddling, turtle rolls and introduction to duck diving
- No use of knees in pop up
- Well timed and angled take offs left and right
- Duck diving
- Frontside and backside top and bottom turns
- Generate speed from top to bottom of wave
- Perform cutback
What you need to know:
- Perfect for kids aged 7-18 years old (plus 6 year olds with prior approval)
- Our Junior Surfers Club runs during terms 1, 2 & 4.
- 2 x 1 hour 15 min classes after school on a Monday and a Wednesday.
- Each child will be assigned to an instructor at the beginning of the term and we will endeavour to keep this for the entire program.
- ALL equipment provided including wetsuits and surfboards (or bring your own)
- Group sizes are limited with a max 1:6 coach to surfer ratio with appropriate coaching, training and supervision given at all times
All Junior Surf Club Members and their family get 10% off on all surfboards, wetsuits and accessories during the term. Some exclusions apply
