The Art of Surfing: A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer

Raul Guisado

ISBN 10: 0762724668 / ISBN 13: 9780762724666

Published by Falcon Pr Pub Co, 2003

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1st edition. 224 pages. 9.25x7.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0762724668

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of Surfing: A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer
• Publisher: Falcon Pr Pub Co
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0762724668
• ISBN 13: 9780762724666
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.41 kilograms

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Synopsis

A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer

Covers boards and other equipment, the anatomy of waves, body position and stance, and techniques for everything from paddling to walking the nose. Special chapters on competition and training, biomechanics, and the psychology of surfing round-out this first-of-its-kind textbook for the developing surfer.

About the Author

Raul Guisado has a B.A. in Biological Sciences and is pursuing an M.A. in Sports Psychology. He is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist. He has been coaching skiers and surfers since 1989 through his business, Peak Athletic Coaching. Traveling the globe as a World Cup/Olympic Coach for the United States Ski Team, he was a coach at the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano and the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. He one day hopes to coach surfing in the Olympics. He splits his time between Santa Cruz and Tahoe City.