Surf Wise Level 9 Advanced Surfer

Overview

Surf Wise Level 9 identifies surfers who can perform advanced level manoeuvres with speed, power, control, and safety in larger surf conditions.

These are the skills required to be an ASI Level 3 Surfing Coach to instruct advanced level surfers.

Aim

Ability to select appropriate, makeable wave and ride the wave effectively, demonstrating control and performing and linking advanced level 9 manoeuvres (late take-off, bottom turn, top turn, cut-back, roundhouse cutback, re-entry vertical re-entry, floater) with speed and power. Riding a fibreglass shortboard.

Locations and Conditions 

  • Beach break, point break, reef break, river mouth break

  • Wave height above 3ft (1 metre) –up to 6ft (3 metres)

  • Open face peeling waves

  • peaking left or right

  • Rips present

  • Wind speed less than 35 kilometres per hour (approx. 20 miles per hour)

  • Free from hazards such as marine creatures, pollution, etc.

Equipment 

  • Fibreglass surfboard and leg-rope (leash)

  • Reef booties (if surfing over reef)

  • Wax

Knowledge & Skills

Surfing Safety

  • Able to swim 200 metres

  • Able to tread water for 5 minutes

Surfing Environment

  • Predict surf conditions at different surf breaks taking - weather, tide, and land formations into consideration 

  • Identify hazards at surfing at the advanced level

  • Select a surfing location for the advanced level surfer

Equipment

  • Identify the specifications to customise surfboards to suit your style and prevailing surf conditions

Surfing Skills

  • Negotiate advanced level waves

  • Identify different types of take-offs

  • Identify techniques to control the surfboard and set up for maneouvres

Perform Advanced Level Surfing Manoeuvres

  • Fade

  • Stall

  • Roundhouse cut-back (forehand & backhand)

  • Snap (forehand & backhand)

  • Vertical re-entry (forehand & backhand)

  • Floater (forehand & backhand)

  • Late take-off

  • Tube ride

  • Backdoor tube

Describe How to Perform the below Advanced Level Surfing Manoeuvres 

  • Pigdog

  • Layback

  • 360 degree

  • Aerial


Perform Intermediate Level Surfing Manoeuvres

  • Trim  (forehand & backhand) 

  • Bottom turn (forehand & backhand) 

  • Top turn (forehand & backhand) 

  • Cut-back (forehand & backhand) 

Linking above manoeuvres with speed and power.

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