Surf Sessions Surf School - Surfing Developent Experts - Barwon Heads, 13th Beach, Ocean Grove, Victoria

Adam Robertson High Performamce Coaching

cam — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:01:31 +0000

A 6am start didn’t stop former Rip Curl Bells Pro Runner Up Adam Robertson from joining Surf Session’s top junior surfers for a high performance coaching session.

Many of the Junior surfers are preparing for the final round in the Victorian State Junior Surfing Titles to be held at Phillip Island. Adam has had many years experience competing on the world tour and his knowledge was invaluable for the young aspiring surfers.

Adam Robertson in coaching mode with some of the states leading junior surfers.

Junior Development & High Performance Programs Announced for Term 1, 2012

cam — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:19:55 +0000

Surf Sessions is pleased to announce the release of Term 1 Grom and Junior Surfing Development programs.

With the success of the young surfers in last year’s programs we have expanded the groups to have a number of different focuses for every age, ability and gender.

New programs this term will now cater for High Performance SurfGroms, Junior Girls and Junior Boy. Coaching will be held at Ocean Grove and 13^th Beach when conditions are smaller.

All programs strive to enhance the surfers overall confidence in the surf. Surfers will progress through a range of set tasks that will increase their understanding of the biomechanics of good surfing. Each surfer will then work individually with their coach to apply these techniques to their own surfing during the classes and in their own time.

The classes will be weekly during term 1 to accelerate the surfer’s progress or in the case of the High Performance groups to also assist surfers with their contest preparation and strategies around key surfing events during the term.

Should you wish to discuss these programs in any manner please email Surf Sessions, info@surfsessions.com.au and we will be happy to assist you further.
Vegemite SurfGroms – Grom Surfing Development Program.

There are 6 programs for Surf Sessions Vegemite SurfGroms running on Wednesday evenings as well as Saturday and Sunday mornings during term 1. For more information or to register Vegemite SurfGroms visit the following website:

Vegemite Surf Groms – High Performance Group

Term 1, Sundays 8:30 am to 10 am
12 Hour Program
Cost $225

For boys and girls aged 6 – 12 years of age that are surfing very confidently for their age and who are working towards either commencing or developing their performance in boardriding club or other surfing contests. The key difference to regular SurfGroms programs is that coaches will work from the beach to best analyse the surfer and to provide regular quality feedback. This program requires the surfer to be assisted by a parent or guardian for safety reasons and to maximise the waves caught by the surfer. Head coaches for this program will be Cam Lamperd for the boys and Jade Ogilvie for the girls.

To book into this program visit the Surf Sessions SurfGroms website: http://www.surfgroms.com/surfgroms-18763/

Junior Boys Development

Term 1, Sundays 10 am to 11:30 am
12 Hour Program
Cost $225

For boys aged between 13 and 18 years of age who are looking for a mix of surfing technique development as well as an introduction to surfing contests. Surfers will be experienced in the water and will be able to surf independently in waves to head height. Head coach for this program will be Cameron Lamperd along with special guest coaches.

To register your interest in this program, please follow this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GTGRLGW

Junior Girls Development

Term 1, Sundays 10 am to 11:30 am
12 Hour Program
Cost $225

For girls aged between 13 and 18 years of age who are looking for a mix of surfing technique development as well as an introduction to surfing contests. Surfers will be experienced in the water and will be able to surf independently in waves to head height. Head coach for this program will be Jade Ogilvie along with special guest coaches.

To register your interest in this program, please follow this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GM9KV93

Junior High Performance

Term 1, Thursday Mornings 6 am to 7:30 am
12 Hour Program
Cost $225

For Junior boy and girl surfers competing regularly in boardriding club or state level competitions. This program will focus more on high performance surfing and around key surfing contests will feature a strong component of contest preparation, contest psychology and heat strategy.

Surfers will each have individual goals that they are working towards and will work in conjunction with head coach Cameron Lamperd and special guest coaches on methods to obtain these.

To register your interest in this program, please follow this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GMJW75L

Special guest coach, Adam Robertson helping the next generation of champions.

Surf Sessions Coach on Swellnet Wave of The Day

cam — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:38:24 +0000

Australian surf forecasting and beach webcam website, Swellnet recently posted Surf Sessions coach Cam Lamperd on their Wave of The Day. The shot was taken during a larger swell that hit the coast. “After a long period of smaller waves it was great to finally get some quality surf and hopefully we can have some more waves like it again soon”.

Surf Sessions Cam Lamperd on Swellnet Wave of the Day.

Tony Ray Guest Coaches Performance Juniors

cam — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:53:08 +0000

Surf Sessions recently welcomed legendary Victorian surfer Tony Ray when he came to coach the Surf Sessions Junior Development program. Amongst the group was a bunch of Victoria’s next generation performance surfers and Tony conveyed plenty of tips gained from his many years competing on the World Surfing Tour and in later years his big waves surfing focus.

Having defeated the now 11 times world champion Kelly Slater on 3 occasions and also coming runner up in the Quiksilver Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational, the kids were very grateful for Tony coming to the program and so was Surf Sessions. Tony will be visiting the team again in the near future to catch up with the kids and to see their progress.

Up and coming Surf Session groms going over Tony Ray's advice.

The Surf Sessions Junior Development Team with Tony

Vegemite Surf Groms Action

cam — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 10:01:17 +0000

The Surf Sessions Term 4 Vegemite Surf Groms has been up and running with some fantastic waves and surfing action at Ocean Grove. The kids have been having a great time and are progressing really well with their surfing and having plenty of fun. The kids were able to check out the recent Wahu Surfing Contest held at Ocean Grove. They had a guided tour of the contest area from Surfing Victoria CEO Max Wells and Victorian Team Manager Ross Slaven.and a brief talk from legendary big wave and former would tour surfer Tony Ray. The kids were all pumped and then hit the waves on a great day at Ocean Grove.

Surf Sessions Vegimite Surf Groms saying thanks to program sponsor Wahu

Some of the great surfing action and waves at Ocean Grove.

Fun and games thanks to Wahu.

Little Rippers set for Term 4

cam — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:32:58 +0000

The little Rippers program will be commencing again in term 4. It is designed for primary school aged kids and is focused on the development ocean awareness and confidence.

Parents interested in the program should register through the following link.

Click to see more on the program

SIMON COLLIER WINS PHILLIP ISLAND OPEN STATE ROUND

cam — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 08:58:12 +0000

Surf Sessions Senior Coach, Simon Collier has continued recent good form by taking out the Phillip Island Toll Ipec Open State Titles.

Simon Collier, Senior Coach and Open Toll Ipec Phillip Island Champion

Collier was in devastating form all event and only rode 3 waves in the final to take it out. Collier had a tight grip on the close final and was the stand out surfer on the final day of competition.

“I just tried to stay quiet in the final and wait for the best waves available”

“I didn’t compete in the first round so I’m stoked to take this one out and still be in the running for the title”

Simon has been assisting surfers with their own surfing and is an excellent mentor for surfers wanting to get the most out of their time in the water.

Congratulations Sim…..

LITTLE RIPPERS – After school Surfing Classes

cam — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:48:54 +0000

Surf Sessions announces a new surfing development program for primary school aged kids. “Little Rippers” will run weekly through term 1 of the 2011 school year. Sessions will be conducted weekly on Wednesday nights at Ocean Grove. Limited spots are available so register your interest for term 1.

Surfers Walking On Water At Cosy Corner – Torquay.

cam — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 10:05:02 +0000

Strapper Surfboards recently hosted a Stand Up Paddle Demo day Surfers Walking On Water At Cosy Corner! Surf Sessions were there providing professional coaching for all new enthusiasts to the sport.
Rich Bartle of Strapper Surf has a passion for Stand Up Paddling, his key objectives were to promote SUP safety, engage with the local community, and let people demo the latest 2011 boards from Paddle Surf Hawaii and Naish International – 2 of the biggest players in the market.

Cam Lamperd & Matt Lumley in Coaching Action (Photos: Sea Me Surf Photography)

The crowd gathered in anticipation as they had seen the 2011 models in magazines and on the web, but now was the opportunity to actually get your hands on the real deal. The variety of people attending was amazing; short boarders, longboarders, stand up paddlers, mums, dads and kids. They all had beaming smiles ready and eager to get their hands on a board and a paddle.
Everyone was asked to register as safety was at the top of the agenda, and the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club was onboard to assist with RIB supervision of the event. Each participant was provided with either a yellow “Play It Safe By The Water” rash vest for those who were more experience or a blue rash vest for new comers to the sport. To further enhance safety, Surf Session Surf Coaching provided all new comers with a free lesson giving them a solid grounding in both paddling skills and etiquette in the water.
Cam Lamperd and Matt Lumley from Surf Sessions ran 4 group lessons on the afternoon and were stoked to see how many people wanted to learn and how keen they were on the sport. Cam said “After each lesson I told each group to catch 1 or 2 waves and then head to the beach” however each time Cam, Matt and the rest of the coaches had to round up the group and drag them back to beach as they were having way too much fun.

Contact Surf Sessions to experience Stand Up Paddle for yourself. Lessons are conducted in the perfectly protected waters of the Barwon Heads river or the coastal waters between Ocean and Grove and Barwon Heads. Performance enthusiasts can spend some time with Matt Lumley, one of Australia’s leading SUP surfers and learn the finer points to this new and exciting sport.

Ready to hit the water (Photos: Sea Me Surf Photography)

The Beach Set Up with Strapper flying (Photos: Sea Me Surf Photography)

Action from the water (Photos: Sea Me Surf Photography)

Victorian Team Titles – 13th Beach Team Performs Well.

cam — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:57:14 +0000

In some great 2-3 feet offshore waves at Jan Juc, 13th Beach Boardriders surfed one of their best ever State Teams Titles but were narrowly defeated by Torquay and final event winners Phillip Island. In fact during the last tag team 13th held the lead a number of times but when the final siren sounded it was Peninsula 17 points, 13th 29 points, Torquay 30 points and Philip Island 32 points.

13th Beach Boardriders Team for 2010 & Surf Sessions coaches / surfers Cam Lamperd & Simon Collier

One of the most positive results from the day was the high standard of surfing from each team member, which put 13th in the title hunt. Stand out performance came from Simon Collier who also had the events highest single wave score with a mind blowing 9 point ride in the final and Banjo Harfield for taking out the Junior final of the Power Heats with a very professional and explosive surfing approach. The coming years are looking very promising and Surf Sessions coaches Cam Lamperd and Simon Collier will be working closely with the team to assist in their surfing performances.

Surf Sessions Coach Simon Collier on his way to the events highest wave score. 9 out of 10

Team members were:

Open Surfers: Simon Collier, Shawn Todd, Ben Collier, Josh Johnon-Baster, Kyle Gilbert

Juniors: Banjo Harfield, Gus Harfield

Cadet: Myles Fletcher

Girls: Kasey Martin, Ash Wall

Over 30: Cam Lamperd

Over 35: Shane Eagles

Over 40: Stephen Harfield

13th Beach Boardriders Beach Set Up

The winning team; Phillip Island with star performances from Glyndon Ringrose and Simon McShane