by
Dr. Bruce "Snake" GabrielsonTable
of Contents |
| chapter 1 |
| How Organized School Surfing Started |
The Origin of College Surfing
Programs The Establishment of High School Surfing |
| chapter 2 |
Surf Team Coaching |
| Coaching Problems in Coaching Installing Team Spirit Avoiding Ego Conflicts Rigidity and Scheduling Working Program for Surf Teams First Meet of the Season Training During the Season Contest Organization Contest Director Beach Coordinator |
| chapter 3 |
Judging Surf Contests |
| General Procedures for Judging Judging Scale Things to Look for When Judging Wave Judgment Takeoff and Turns Evaluating Turns Inside the Tube Evaluating Maneuvers That Give "A Little Extra"Length of Ride Style Simple Example of Judging Interference |
| chapter 4 |
Learning to Surf |
| Before You Go Board Selection and First Time Out First Outside Wave Developing Style Contest Surfing Strategy and Wave Judgment Show Up on Time Entering the Water Traditional Turns High Scoring Maneuvers 360 Degree Turn Functional Tricks and Fun Tricky Tricks Functional Switch Stance Fin First Takeoff Side Slipping Board Bags for Traveling |
| chapter 5 |
Surfboard Shaping |
| Board Building Shaping Racks Shaping Stall Sanding Blocks Blanks Template History Template Building Shaping Cutting and Shaping the Outline Rail Design Rail Shaping |
| chapter 6 |
Surfboard Glassing |
| Glassing Preparing the Blank Decal Attachment, Air Brushing, and Pigment Colors The Outer Cloth Coating Top lamination and Fin Attachment The Fill Coat Fin Box Templets Cutting the Finbox Hole Installing the Box Sanding Fins Final Sanding Glossing Racks Pinlining Applying the Pinline Ink Glossing Buffing |
| chapter 7 |
Surfboard Repairs |
| Repair Problems |
| Appendices |
| Appendix A The Great 1970 U.S. Surfboard Championship Controversy: Surfing's "Declaration of Independence" |
| Appendix B History of Huntington Beach Surfing Clubs |
| Appendix C |
| Author's Biography |
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