Respect & Conscientiousness: “R.E.S.P.E.C.T., find out what it means to me…” Do your kids a favor and spare your Aretha impression. Take them surfing instead! Although surfing isn’t a team sport, it requires significant interaction with others in the water. Following surf etiquette, practicing respect and being conscious of others in the lineup are essential parts of surfing.
Hard Work &Dedication: Like many sports, surfing isn’t easy and it will require lots of continuous hard work and dedication. That awesome feeling of getting up and riding a wave to shore will help keep your kiddo’s eyes on the prize.
Environmental Awareness: Over time, your child will not only learn more about weather and tides but they will inevitably increase their awareness of, and appreciation for mother nature. No one wants a dirty beach or water, especially those who spend so much precious time there.
Surfing is Physically & Mentally Healthy
It helps:
Build Strength: Through paddling, kicking and pop-ups, surfing builds strength in children’s legs, back and upper body.
Channel Excess Energy & Improve Sleep: Surfing is a fantastic way for active children to exert their excess energy. You can count on your kid being totally pooped after their lesson!
Improve Motor Skills, Balance, Coordination & Spatial Orientation: And all that jazz.
Develop Confidence & Raise Self-Esteem: By getting a good command of the waves and their surfboard, your child’s newfound confidence will surface in everyday interactions, boosting their self-worth.
Relieve Stress: Surfing releases endorphins which will not only make your kid feel great when they ride that perfect left, but will also help fight anxiety and depression.
Surfing Builds Multidimensional Skills
It aids in developing:
Water Safety Knowledge: Surfing helps improve swimming abilities and enforces the importance of safety precautions. Instruction will help your little one gain awareness of potential risks, supporting vigilance in and out of the water.
Motor Skills, Balance & Coordination: What are all three necessary for? You guessed it – riding a bike!
Communication: It’s rare a surfer is in the water solo, not to mention your child should always be accompanied by an adult, preferably an instructor. A key part of instruction is two-way communication. An instructor will provide your kid with constructive criticism and they will be expected to self-evaluate too.
Sociability: Surfing connects kids who share the same interest and helps foster friendships.
Patience: Good things come to those who wait. Half of surfing is waiting for the right wave.
