SURF
Qualified to Train
Instructor Courses:
ASI Level 1 Surfing Instructor
ASI Level 2 Surfing Instructor
ASI Level 3 Surfing Coach
ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach
Skills Courses:
ASI Surf Water Safety Rescue Award
About Martin
Martin is a highly experienced and an ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach, holding surf rescue and senior first aid qualifications. Martin is a top rate British surfer. He grew up in Plymouth, surfing the breaks in South Devon and North Cornwall and has also travelled to surf breaks around the world.
He is renowned as the leading forerunners of surf coaching techniques, as producer of the internationally best-selling 110% Surf Techniques DVD Volumes 1&2.
Martin is owner of Discovery Surf School with over 25 years experience coaching beginner to elite surfers, competition skills and special programs for a range of clients. Also specialises in teaching children with Autism and disabled participants in surfing.
Martin is also a Surf Life Saving GB Accredited Lifeguard Trainer and offers surf lifesaving/first aid workshops prior or after surfing instructor workshops.
Surfing Experience
Elite-advanced surfing skill
25 years experience of surfing all over the world.
Current English Masters Champion
Experienced surfing competition event organiser and director.
Hosts an annual surf contest for novices to competitors (who are used to competing nationally)
Coaching and Training Experience
Owner of surf school: Surf Discovery Surf School, Devon UK. Established 2003
Surfing instructor since 2001, instructing beginner to advanced levels
Personal coach for high performance competition surfing skills
Experienced at coaching competition national squad level (since 2001)
Created surfing instructor training courses for children with Autism and disabled participants and to take these special lessons alongside the charity, Surf Relief.
Created and produced surfing instructional DVD's '110% Surfing Techniques' (also an iphone App). The 2 volumes of 110% are magicseaweed.com's biggest selling surf DVD's ever.
Qualifications
ASI Surfing Trainer
ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach
Surf Lifesaving Great Britain (SLSGB) Trainer and Assessor
SLSGB Beach Lifeguard
SLSGB First Aid
Plymouth City Council Autism Training Course
Devon County Council Safeguarding Training Course.
UK DBS working with children check
Other
Has worked as a full time lifeguard in the UK and Australia.
Location
Bigbury-on-Sea, South Devon, England, UK