Agadir Sup Center

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🎯 TECHNICAL STRUCTURE OF A SUP SURF WAVE

1️⃣ TAKE-OFF : THE FOUNDATION
No wave = no surf = no progression.

Everything starts here.

➤ Take-off stance (staggered stance)
✔️ Front foot parallel to the rail → maximum left/right vision
✔️ Back foot slightly back, opened ~45°
✔️ Shoulder-width stance → 360° balance
✔️ Knees bent
✔️ Eyes up

From the take-off:
• Read the face
• Identify sections
• Anticipate
Reading = control.

2️⃣ TRANSITION INTO SURF STANCE

Once engaged:
✔️ Step back toward the tail → more control
✔️ Widen your stance → efficient weight transfer
No width → no amplitude → no efficiency.
Technical rule:
• Front foot pressure = speed & glide
• Back foot pressure = turns only
Too much back foot = board slows down.

3️⃣ SECTION MANAGEMENT

🔹 Soft section

Goal: generate and maintain speed.
✔️ Wide stance
✔️ Front foot pressure
✔️ Active line
✔️ Stay close to the shoulder to keep power
The softer the wave, the closer you stay to the shoulder.
No paddle use (except for radical maneuvers).
Paddling creates:
• unnecessary movements
• imbalance
• inverted weight shifts
Result: loss of speed.
Speed comes from footwork.

🔹 Steep section

Divide the wave:
⬆️ Top / mid-face = speed zone
⬇️ Bottom = turn zone
On a steep section:
✔️ Stay in the speed zone
✔️ Avoid dropping too low
Too low =
→ speed loss
→ section closing
→ getting trapped
➡️ Slight step back toward the tail for more control.

🔑 Coaching Summary
Clean take-off.
Eyes up.
Wide stance.
Front foot to accelerate.
Back foot to turn.
Less paddle.
Speed is built.
Not paddled.

🇬🇧 SUP SURF COACHING TIP
In this clip, the issue isn’t weight — it’s stance positioning 👀
In surfing, standing further back gives you more control and maneuverability.
🔑 Key adjustments
• Front foot stays centered and only moves forward or backward on the board
• Rear foot can move laterally to engage the rail in turns
• Bend the back knee to unlock rotation
💡 The back knee frees hip rotation →
more shoulder angle, more speed, better pumping.
SUP surfing is about positioning, not power.

🇪🇸 TIP DE COACHING – SUP SURF
En este vídeo, el problema no es el peso, sino la posición 👀
En el surf, cuanto más atrás estés, más control y maniobrabilidad tendrás.
🔑 Ajustes clave
• El pie delantero va siempre centrado y solo se mueve adelante o atrás
• El pie trasero puede desplazarse lateralmente para trabajar el rail
• Flexiona la rodilla trasera para liberar la rotación
💡 La rodilla trasera desbloquea la rotación de caderas →
más rotación de hombros, más velocidad, mejor pumping.
El SUP surf es colocación, no fuerza.

🇫🇷 SUP SURF COACHING TIP
Sur cette vidéo, le problème n’est pas le poids, mais la position 👀
En surf, plus tu es sur l’arrière de la planche, plus tu gagnes en contrôle et maniabilité.
🔑 Points clés
• Le pied avant reste centré et ne bouge que d’avant en arrière
• Le pied arrière peut se déplacer latéralement pour engager le rail
• Fléchis le genou arrière pour débloquer la rotation
💡 Le genou arrière libère la rotation des hanches →
plus d’angle aux épaules, plus de vitesse, pumping plus efficace.
Le SUP surf, c’est du placement. Pas de la force.