Surf club members attend development program

Umina Surf Life Saving Club's Thomas Rodham and Kiara Jack have attended Surf Life Saving NSW's development program at Sydney's Northern Beaches Academy of Sport.

Throughout the three-day program, 43 young athletes participated in training sessions under the eagle eye of some of the best surf sports coaches, attended discussions on nutrition, had their skills and techniques analysed and were introduced to high performance and recovery techniques.

Additionally, some of the lectures were delivered by guest speakers with their own background in competitive sport providing an intriguing backdrop.

Among the speakers were sports psychologist Mr Mark Webster and London Olympian kayaker Jo Brigden-Jones.

Surf Life Saving NSW development officer Mr Tim Piper said: "One of our plans in recent seasons has been to streamline the development path from junior prospect to the state team and it's great that we had our senior coach, Mr Jim Walker, conduct a session."

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Media release, 12 Oct 2017

Tim Piper, SLS NSW