PATS RATZ – Junior Surf Coaching
with UK Pro Tour Champion Patrick Langdon-Dark
Pats Ratz is our junior coaching, developing and training programme, headed up by, ( 2 times UK Pro Tour champion ), Patrick Langdon-Dark. Designed to develop the next wave of surfing talent from intermediates to elite athletes competing on the world stage.
Surf sessions are predominately filmed for analysis of technique on all aspects of surfing allowing for immediate feedback to be given before, during and after surfing from the waters edge. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of an advanced standard of surf specific fitness, through advanced mobility, cardio endurance, strength drills and diet.
COACHING AIMS
- Precise manoeuvre development
- Repertoire progression
- Heat drills
- Contest strategy and scenario.
Location of sessions depends on surf conditions and are mobile.
MINIMUM ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- Age 8-18yrs old
- Able to paddle out the back in and surf independently in a 4' swell.
- Surf down the line and starting to do turns.
"My son Jed has been part of Patz Ratz for some time. The skills he has developed in that time have helped him grow to a standard where he has surfed for Wales at a national level in both Portugal and the Channel Islands, and is currently the under 14 and under 18yrs Welsh champion.
The sessions he had with Patz Ratz have helped enormously, having this training and support on our doorstep has helped Jed achieve his goal of winning his age categories in the Welsh Open surf competition. Despite an incredible coastline and many talented young surfers in Swansea and Gower there was little in the way of support or training for them prior to Patz Ratz starting. Being able to have training on local beaches has meant Jed has had more time in the water with top quality coaching, and less time having to travel to Cornwall. With surfing rising in popularity and now a part of the Olympics this is a great opportunity to foster young local talent in our area. Through his Patz Ratz sessions he has grown in confidence and resilience, his surfing skills have improved giving him opportunities to travel, compete and meet surfing heroes, he now looking at surf coaching as a future job"...Sam