Surfing



TEACHER IN CHARGE: Mr. D. Galvan ([email protected])

TRAINING (Term 1 and 4)

Held on a Monday afternoon at Tay St 4-5:30pm. Surfers a placed into a group in a coach:surfer ratio of 1:6. If there are changes to meeting times or locations this will be placed into the notices for the day. Training groups are based on a surfers current level and goals.

COMPETITION: Representative Surfing (All year)
Each year we will select surfers to represent us in school exchanges (see below),  To be eligible for these surfers must attend 80% of trainings and school whilst also being a positive part of the culture at Tauranga Boys' College. Surfers must also be an active member of Bay Boardriders (Mount Maunganui) or Point Boardriders (Raglan). Trainings will be based at the beach or school depending on conditions. 


Gisborne/New Plymouth Exchange
. Held in Term 2 is an exchange with GBHS and NPBHS. The top surfers from each school will be involved.

NZ Secondary Schools allow a maximum of 10 surfers per school. Ideally, each entrant will be surfing to a level that they could make the quarter-finals of their age-group.

BOP Scholastics is open to any surfer.

Junior Exchange. Held in Term 4 we compete against New Plymouth Boys' High School's best junior surfers. This alternates between New Plymouth and Tauranga.

 
EQUIPMENT:  Must have your own


COSTS $40 registration fee 

If you have any questions about surfing, feel free to email me on [email protected] and I will get back to you as soon as possible.