Kids Surfing Lessons for beginners
Kids Surfing Lessons for beginners, a Safe Kids Surfing School for the whole family in a safe and educational environment
Welcome to KAOS - the Kids Academy of Surf School
Manly Beach Sydney Australia
KAOS Kids Surfing lessons are for beginners and experienced surfers, no swimming ability is required. We also do Kids Birthday parties!
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Kids Surfing lessons and Body Surfing using Manly's Southern Corner to teach skills in a safe environment with easy access to the surf break. KAOS Kids Surfing lessons will enable kids of all ages to handle the surf & ocean in most conditions.Instructed by elite surfing competitors, a perfect platform for the advancement of surfing and ocean sports.
Prices include GST and are in AUD$. Valid to April 1, 2011
Child - $49.50, Parent $30, family of 4 or more - $140
Private lessons - $88 1st person,
$62 2nd person, $50 per extra persons
Kids Birthday parties- information page
Includes surf lesson with wetsuit and surfboard, fun events in the flat water and
surf, a surfboard for one parent of each child who can join in for free, and a 3 x 3m tent on the beach during and after the lesson (maximum 3 hrs )
Please call or email to inquire or book
Where are we:
At the Manly Lifesaving Club, South Steyne Manly
(Click through to see map and pictures)
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Terms and conditions
- KAOS Surfing School and School holiday programs
- Available for kids 6 -16 years, and parents. For family members under 6 or over 16, please call or email us to arrange a private lesson
(
+61 2 99077650
, info@seaaustralia.com.au)
- All participants or guardians are required to fill out a waiver prior to
participating in SEA/KAOS programs waivers will be
available at registration - What to bring: costumes, towel, sunscreen, water, warm
clothes in colder months
- We supply: Surfboards,
wetsuits, program rash vest - Please note: From time to time - we may require
changes to the program
or location due to adverse weather and/or
surf conditions - All boards are 6ft, therefore some participants may find them a little unstable?
Cancellations
If there is a need for a cancellation of any program by SEA due to
beach closure, difficult access to a flat water venue, or strong
onshore 
winds from the east/north east.
- Cancellation by us = 100% refund or fee can be transferred
- to another program
Cancellation by the participant:
- Outside of 1 week = 100% refund
- Inside of 7 days = 50% refund
- Inside of 24 hrs = no refund
call for a group quote 02 99077650
Learn:
Surf board skills:
- Paddling
- Negotiating the surf
- Catching a wave from out the back
- Using rips/current and sandbanks (dependant on surf conditions)
- Cornering a wave
All these skills will enable the kids to stand up when they are ready
Body Surfing lessons:
- Negotiate the surf
- body surf in whitewater
- Body surf from out the back (dependant on surf conditions)
Surf Education
- Identification and demonstration of safe and potential
risk areas.
- Practical skills on correct use of these areas
The KAOS theory on "how to surf"
Most surf schools teach surfing lessons - by lining 10 ft long boards on the beach, showing you how to jump to your feet on the sand, then taking you into the broken waves just metres off the shoreline
Instructors leave you in the white water so you can try to stand up - most do not work with the client - rather they go off free surfing, which can be very intimidating for those learning, non educational and a waste of money.
Surfing is not all about learning how to stand, It is about learning how to catch a breaking wave as it transforms from a swell to a wave. If you can master this - standing up is a mere formality.
We teach surfing skills to 50,000 kids each year at many Australian locations via KAOS and Surf educate Australia School programs
The surfing skill comes from watching and understanding a wave as it breaks, so as you can position yourself in the perfect area to catch the wave, and then accelerate your paddling at the correct time to move down the face of the wave. Once you have mastered this you have a split second to move your hands into the correct position to adjust your weight back - without falling off the wave.
Surfing is also an intimidating sport to learn, if you don't understand the surf - then you will have to deal with local surfers trying to run you out of the water.
SEA has carefully selected venues
These are in protected Southern corners along the East Coast of Australia, these areas are predominantly away from intense surfing areas, and dangerous surf breaks.
By starting your lesson on a smaller foam surf board - and progressing to a longer one if required, this allows KAOS to teach surfing skills within all surf areas - including swimming areas if the waves suit (surf boards over 6ft are not allowed in or near swimming areas on Australian beaches). Using a smaller board also forces each individual to use chore muscle groups to paddle, balance and negotiate the surf, without this - there will be NO ability to further develop surfing skills.
Other surf schools are restricted to "surfing only" areas.
KAOS teaches you how to understand the surf, paddle correctly and negotiate the surf safely - so you can get out the back of the surf break easily. By using predominantly safe rips (outward flowing currents) found in Southern corners of the beach. KAOS instructors - usually swim along side clients, to be literally "hands on" during critical lesson stages.
From here you learn how to catch the wave as it breaks (the thrill of coming down the face of a wave is unforgettable). Using a rip - you are quickly transported from the shore - back out to the surf break for your next go. Advancing skills by learning how to surf the wave across the face is the next step, finally - body surfing and surf negotiation without a surf board
Through learning all these skills - you have naturally progressed to a stage where you understand how to safely stand up at the crucial stage of "catching a breaking wave". Your hands are positioned correctly, your weight is distributed correctly and you then notice that due to the downward angle of the surf board, standing up and surfing will become an much easier prospect. With these skills plus extra skills learn't including body surfing - you have developed the required confidence to allow you to continue learning to surf within your own comfort zone.