Aaron Lock
(don't be put off by the freaky photo)
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[Aaron] [Ambrose] [Toddy] [Brad] [Neill] [Lucy] [Alethea] [] [Lana]
Aaron Lock is the principle instructor based in Sumner. Aaron is 37 years old with over 27 years of surf experience.
Aaron is one of New Zealand's top competitive Bodyboarders and has many competition titles to his name. He is also a successful surfing competitor. He splits his surfing time between Shortboarding, Longboarding and Bodyboarding.
Aaron has been coaching Surfing and Bodyboarding for over 18 years. He is a qualified Internation Surf Assoc.(ISA) Level 1 Surf Coach and Coaching New Zealand Level 2 Coach. He is current coach of the Canterbury Scholastic Surf Team.
Aaron is trained in First Aid and Surf Lifesaving.
Aaron is a ISA Level One Surf Judge and is regularly involved in Judging and Administrating local and national surfing competitions.
2nd Senior Bodyboard 2010 New Zealand Surf Champs
2nd Open Bodyboarding 2003 New Zealand Surf Champs
South Island Circuit Longboard Champion 2006B. Sc Microbiology
CNZ Level 1 and 2 Coach
ISA Level 1 and 2 Surf Coach
Disabled Athletes Coach
ISA Level 1 Surf Judge
Em Care Level 1
Ambrose has been coaching with us for over 5 years. He is a great surf coach with a happy personality. Ambrose teaches all levels and all ages of surfers.
Ambrose is a top Longboard surfer and competes on the New Zealand Longboard tour.
Ambrose was teaching in France for the 2009 winter and is now studying at Canterbury University for a Degree in Sport Science.
In 2012 he was coach of the Canterbury Scholastic Surf team and continues to develop his high performance coaching doing an internship at the Surfing Australia HPC this year.
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
Canty Surf Team Coach 2012
Toddy is one of our newest team members starting coaching in the 2009 summer.
Toddy is a really laid back guy and an excellent longboard surfer competing locally and on the New Zealand Longboard tour.
He's also a great surf coach and you're guaranteed a fun lesson if Toddy is taking your group.
Toddy is also a skilled lifesaver and is a member of the Sumner Surf Lifesaving club
Brad is a fantastic surfer, musician, designer and all round good guy. Brad never seems to get down and is always amping to go surfing. Brad was our Rookie of the year in 2012 and continues to be one of our top coaches.
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
Neill is the newest member of our team starting coaching in 2010. He also happens to be the eldest team member but still a grommett at heart.
Neill is a highly skilled shortboard surfer with several National and South Island titles to his name.
Neill is great with the technical aspects of surfing, so if you're having trouble perfecting your bottom turn or cutback he's the one to talk to.
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
NZ Surfing Champion Masters
Nz Surfing Champion Grand Masters 2011
SI Champion Master and Grand Master 2011
Lucy has been working with us for 2 years. Originally from England, Lucy now lives in Sumner and is the keenest surfer ever.
Lucy is passioate about the outdoors. She is a PADI Dive Master, qualified canoe guide and mountain guide and is also an accomplished Stand Up Paddle boarder.
Lucy also works at the Exit Surf shop so is a great person to talk to for surfboard advice.
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
BA (Hons) Adventure Tourism Management
Emergency First Response Qual
PADI Dive Master
Alethea is Aaron and Lana's daughter. She had no choice but to get into surfing at a young age and is now ones of New Zealands top female surfers. She traveled to the World Junior Surf Champs in Panama in 2012. She is studying at Otago Uni and works the summers in the surf school.
NZ Junior Surf Team 2012
South Island Open Womens Surf Champ 2012
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
Lana has been involved with surfing for over 18 years. As Aarons wife she has been traveling to surfing comp's and beaches for the last 22 years.
Lana loves the ocean with fishing one of her passions.
Whilst Lana is not a top surfer her love of the ocean and people skills make her a great coach. She is especially good with young children and also adult clients who are having difficulty mastering the sport.
ISA Surf Coach Level 1
Work place first aid
Aaron in Rarotonga
Aaron Magnet Bay. Photo A. Sikora
Aaron West Coast
Ambrose on the nose
Toddy and Ambrose (left)
Toddy on the nose
Brad cutback
Brad King
Neill Robb
Lucy and surf legend Bob Mctavish
Lucy SUP
Alethea Carving
Alethea Lock
Lana
Lana helping student
