Can Kids Learn to Surf?
Parents often want to know Can Kids Learn to Surf? Kids of surfer parents often start at 3 or 4 years old. For lessons I often include 5 year olds with families. Most of the time I suggest kids be 7 years or older to start.
Surfing is very technical and young kids often can’t grasp it. I don’t usually expect them to. A surf lesson begins by getting them comfortable in the water. It is best if they start with boogey boarding first. Getting hit by waves and going under water is an important experience.
Can Kids Learn to Pop Up?
There are several steps in the sequence for a beginner pop up. If young kids can’t get it, I have them do the most simple routine. I tell them to paddle three times and then stand up. When they stand up, I show them the stance they should be in.
The right stance is feet shoulder width apart and the front foot in the center of the board with the hands out in front. I have had 5 year olds that could do this and 8 year olds that could not. Surfing is a test of whether someone’s brain and body are working together. It might be called coordination.
Kids Need to be Physical
The more physical activities children, teens and adults engage in, the easier it is to learn to surf. 14 year old girls are often excellent learners because they are in dance, gymnastics, soccer and more. Their brains and bodies have learned to work together.
Kids get pushed into foam waves and they try to stand up and ride. If they progress, I try to get them to catch their own waves. All learning is in shallow water so they rarely are afraid of drowning. A lesson is a base for further learning as they get older.
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