What kids learn surfing is a lot of very valuable information about themselves and the ocean. They learn to listen, focus, and comfort in the ocean. They learn they can learn something that is not simple. Kids learn a recreation or sport they can enjoy the rest of their lives. If they aren’t able to…
The top 3 beginner surf techniques are learning to balance paddling, catching waves, and popping to a standing posture. I assign counts that students say out loud to get the timing for executing each technique. Beginner surf students ride foam waves. They break on the outside and roll to the beach. New students should be…
Teenage girls love surfing and one of the biggest age groups to start is the 15 year olds. Kids start surfing from 7 years old and lots of pre-teens make great surfers, but I am surprised by the coincidental amount of 15 year olds that start. The adolescents and teens make great learners because they…
A proper beginner surf board posture is different from the stance of most intermediate advanced surfers. Beginners need to balance differently to ride foam waves to the beach. An advanced surfer will catch the face of the wave and bottom turn into the pocket. He will look like he has his butt over one rail….
Beginner surfers like Oceanside because there are great foam waves that are easy to catch. Beginner surfers have to learn the fundamentals before they can ride real waves. The fundamentals learned are balancing on the board while paddling, positioning to catch a wave, paddling until in front of the wave, popping up on the board,…
Beginner surfers learn pop ups in Oceanside surf lessons after both a dry land practice and then being pushed into waves in the water. With the beginner pop up process, most people can learn in the first lesson. The pop up follows catching the wave. In a foam wave, the beginner student paddles for at…
Wave Timing in Catching Real Waves When I teach students how to surf in Oceanside Surf Lessons USA, beginner surfers have trouble learning wave timing. There are three steps for which you need timing. You need to lay on the board way before the foam wave arrives. Beginners should not start with real waves, but the foam…
Surf Paddling is a Core Technique for Surf Progress When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside USA, I get students of every physical condition. Even the extremely fit find surf paddling tiring. For one, it uses specific muscles that doesn’t quite replicate the swimming experience. Those who infrequently exercise their upper bodies, find paddling is the…
When teaching Surf Lessons in Oceanside CA, I get all ages from 8 to 70 years old. Seniors can start surfing if they are used to physical activity. So many people are filling their bucket lists. People see surf movies or have watched them all their life and say some day, I have to do…
Beginners Learn in First Surf Lesson When I teach Surf Lessons in Oceanside CA I have the fun of introducing students not just to surfing, but to the ocean. The ocean is powerful and intimidating. On even small surf days, new students often say that the waves look big. We begin by riding foam waves…