Future Legends coaching series a hit
Young surfers gave of their best to show off their talent at the first Future Legends Coaching Series event.
THE first ever Future Legends Coaching Series event, run by the South African Surfing Legends, took place at Dairy Bowl on Saturday 23 January, with some intense training and coaching as well as incredible surfing performances.
The junior surfers who had been invited to surf in the first of the series were keen to vindicate their inclusion in the eyes of the judges and coaches, and all pushed their performance levels as far as possible in the good, two to three-foot waves coming through.
“The first of the three Future Legends Coaching Series events has started the ball rolling, and we’re very happy with the way that it unfolded. The kids all gave of their best and were stoked. We’re looking forward to the next gathering, set for 27 February,” said HPSA’s Jason Ribbink.
The competitive side of the Future Heroes Coaching Series competition was just one of the elements that the surfers were exposed to, alongside the health, coaching, fitness and equipment knowledge that was shared with them by South African Surfing Legends Bruce Jackson, Simon Nicholson, Jason Ribbink, Heather Clark, Chris Knutsen, Paul Canning, Spider Murphy, Johno Hutchison, Clint Grobbelaar, Barry Campbell and Peter Lawson. The coaching methods were structured and constructive, with Legends coaches offering their hard-earned insights and experience to the surfers.
After the initial events, the Future legends Coaching Series division winners will be invited to participate in a free two-week High Performance Surfing Academy coaching course valued at R12 000 per participant that will take place on a date yet to be determined in Durban.
The series winner of the U16 boys' division will also win a slot into the JBU Supertrial at Supertubes in JBay.
