Kids Advance Lesson - Level 4

Description:

Our advance Lesson takes your surf progression to the next level. Building on the foundations of the Improver lesson, you’ll move to our Cruiser  wave with more autonomy, offering a longer, slightly steeper face with more speed to refine your techniques.

Level 4 - Blue 

Technique & Practice

• Maintaining good positioning in the lineup and using reference points for take-off
• Having an efficient, fast, and explosive paddle both for entering waves and returning to the lineup
• Maintaining a safe and effective base position and stance
• Having a strong paddle approach, correct take-off positioning, and efficient wave entry
• Performing a safe take-off and being able to angle the take-off on more tubular waves
• Performing frontside and backside trimming from top to bottom while using high lines on the wave
• Anticipating each turn and looking towards the intended direction or where the board should project
• Performing cutbacks on softer sections of the wave
• Executing bottom turns towards the lip and reentries to finish waves
• Using duck dives when passing through breaking waves

General Knowledge & Ocean Reading

• Ensuring and consolidating all requirements from previous levels
• Identifying the best take-off point and using reference points for proper positioning
• Identifying the wave’s potential (power, size, and length)

Safety

• Ensuring and consolidating all requirements from previous levels
• Maintaining personal safety and the safety of other surfers during paddling, take-off, riding, and exiting the wave
• Having autonomy in the inside and returning safely to the lineup
• Being able to swim from the outside to the inside without a surfboard

Suitable for: Surfers who have completed the Improver plus lesson or consistently catch their own waves on Cruiser sessions or green waves. For those looking to sharpen technique, build confidence and prepare for intermediate and advanced sessions.

Wave height: Waist

Get ready ahead of time: Arrive before the briefing starts to familiarise yourself with our surf safety guidelines, session objectives and warm-up.

If you’re still unsure which lesson is right for you, a member of our team will be happy to help.

Book: booking.surferscove.com/surf-lessons