A wave pool dedicated to surf training is born? ! Establishment of Australian High Performance Center

In surfing in the sea, there is no exact same wave, so there is a romantic line called "Encountering a wave is a once-in-a-lifetime chance." was a great sport.

What broke that notion was the wave pool, which generates exactly the same waves.

In that case, the birth of a facility that specializes in surf training, not just for leisure use, is inevitable, and a movement has begun to realize such a dream environment.

The world's first high-performance wave pool center was established

The surf park developer "Aventuur" and the surf school "Micro Surf Academy (MSA)"・Surf Academy)”.

The two companies have partnered to create the world's first wavepool high performance center.

The specific construction site will be Cockburn, about 15 kilometers south of the center of Perth, the capital of Western Australia.

The wave generator used in the wave pool at the High Performance Center is Wave Garden's The Cove.

Former CT surfer Micro aka Glenn Hall, head of the MSA, issued the following statement regarding the partnership:

You could say that surfing is currently in the midst of a new boom as a sport.

In 2021 alone, surfing made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo Olympics, and the WSL tour format changed CT and added CS.

In the last 10 years, wave pools have been built all over the world, and surf coaching and training has become commonplace worldwide.

That's why I accepted without hesitation about this partnership of coaching using Wavepool with The Cove.

In a wave pool, you can do what would take a month in the ocean in one day.

Obviously it won't replace the sea, but barrel and air technology can improve at ridiculous speeds.

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It is not clear what kind of coaching content will be specifically.

So it's just a guess, but it's possible to shoot from all angles because it's in a controlled environment, so you can check details such as posture and weight distribution.

And after the surfer is riding, it is also possible for the coach to point out problems and correct them while showing him riding on the monitor installed in the pool.

The above mentioned coaching is possible, but it is not hard to imagine that if you receive such coaching, you will improve at a speed that is unimaginable in the past.

By the way, the original purpose of the wave pool was to provide an environment where you can enjoy surfing even in an inland area where there is no sea.

However, this movement has a sports taste at the forefront, so I think it started in Australia, a surfing powerhouse with a large number of competitors, considering the profitability of management.

There are pros and cons in the ocean and wave pools, and if you surf only in the wave pool, you won't be strong in terms of current, paddle power, and positioning in the ocean.

Therefore, the best way to use a wave pool is to pinpoint it.

Avender is an investment platform focused on the adventure and leisure business founded in 2019, and currently focuses on the development and operation of surf parks.

We have exclusive license agreements with Wavegarden to construct The Cove-equipped wave pools in Australia (excluding Urban Surf's urban areas of Melbourne and planned construction in Sydney), New Zealand, Singapore and Fiji.

"Micro Surf Academy" is a surf school run by one of the most popular surf coaches in recent years, Glenn Hall, also known as Micro.

I coach CT players and players who aim to enter CT, and in the year after retiring from CT in 2015, Matt Wilkinson, who was in danger of remaining on the tour every year, was ranked 5th in CT, and Tyler Wright became the world champion. He is known for his achievements.

As a surf academy led by such a micro, it is an academy that is expected to develop top-level surfers by staff packed with his know-how.

(World Surf Movies)

Reference article: Micro Surf Academy And Aventuur Deliver World's First Surf Park High Performance Centers | Surf Park Central