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Tuesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>21</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Our People<br />
PEGASUS POST<br />
Father a big influence<br />
•From page 15<br />
Why was that?<br />
There just weren’t enough<br />
girls when I was younger. Like<br />
the competitions always had the<br />
three or four girls so it just got<br />
boring. But now there seems to<br />
be heaps of girls doing it. That’s<br />
what we’re trying to encourage<br />
more at the surf school.<br />
Did you ever sneak out of<br />
school to go surfing?<br />
No, not really, I went to Cashmere<br />
High and I couldn’t drive so<br />
getting to the beach was a little bit<br />
hard. It was definitely dad’s dedication<br />
to take me down there all the<br />
time that made me stick with it.<br />
Is your dad proud of the fact<br />
you’re now a surf coach?<br />
He loves it. He tells everybody.<br />
How did you get involved in<br />
becoming a coach?<br />
Just from people I knew really.<br />
As I got to know all the surfers<br />
around the Sumner community<br />
they kind of put me in contact<br />
with other people. My (now)<br />
boss, Donna Henderson, was<br />
looking to set up a surf school<br />
who was looking to set up a<br />
woman’s surf school. You don’t<br />
get that many chicks that are<br />
kind of into it.<br />
What is it like being round so<br />
many females passionate about<br />
surfing? [Edition datE]<br />
2<br />
PASSIONATE: Ella in the water with a student. (Right). Her father, Mike, was the reason she starting surfing.<br />
Oh, it’s awesome being around<br />
woman who are so positive about<br />
life really. They always want to<br />
get out and do stuff and it’s just a<br />
cool environment to be around.<br />
My boss is really passionate about<br />
getting more girls into surfing<br />
and changing people’s minds that<br />
it is not just for guys.<br />
How long have you been a<br />
coach?<br />
This would be my third summer.<br />
As a surf coach what are the<br />
ages you teach, is it mainly kids?<br />
We can teach any age range,<br />
between six probably right up<br />
to 60. We have more children<br />
aged between six and 6. A lot of<br />
them come every week but then<br />
we have the odd lesson on the<br />
weekend or later in the week for<br />
adults for a private lesson. Really<br />
just anybody.<br />
What’s your favourite part of<br />
coaching?<br />
Definitely seeing the smile on<br />
their face when they jump up<br />
when they’ve been struggling<br />
and it finally clicks and they can<br />
stand and ride it (the wave) all the<br />
way in. We’re cheering, they’re<br />
cheering, it’s just really cool.<br />
Have you got any funny stories<br />
from your time coaching?<br />
Someone turned up once ready<br />
for their surf lesson with flippers<br />
on, a swimming cap on and goggles<br />
on. It was hilarious but I had<br />
to try not to laugh so they didn’t<br />
catch on. I had to politely say,<br />
unfortunately you can’t surf in<br />
your flippers. I don’t know how<br />
they thought they were going to<br />
stand up with flippers on.<br />
What do you do when you<br />
don’t have any lessons?<br />
I work two other jobs as well.<br />
I’m a lifeguard at Jellie Park and<br />
I work at Vbase, the event and<br />
venue hire company.<br />
Do you have any other hobbies?<br />
In the winter I ski and snowboard<br />
too. I’m full on with that<br />
too.<br />
How did you get into skiing<br />
and snowboarding?<br />
Dad as well. I started skiing<br />
when I was three. So I’ve been<br />
doing that in the winter every<br />
weekend since I was really little.<br />
Is surf coaching your dream<br />
job?<br />
Right now it’s pretty up there<br />
with being my dream job. I wake<br />
up and I’m like, yay I’ve got work<br />
and I get paid to do it. I’ve always<br />
wanted to do something to do<br />
with the World Surf League,<br />
which is where the top surf<br />
pros go around the world or<br />
work for top surfing brands like<br />
Roxy or Ripcurl promoting surf<br />
competitions. I’m saving up to<br />
go travelling because I’m a level<br />
one coach, I might go overseas<br />
and pick up a job and go surfing.<br />
Hawaii is the number one spot I<br />
want to go.<br />
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Monday<br />
27 <strong>February</strong><br />
13 March<br />
Tuesday<br />
<strong>21</strong> March<br />
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Time: 8 hours 8.30am-5.30pm<br />
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