Meet Your Instructor
Zak is an ISA/ILS certified surf instructor with over 9 years of teaching experience. His coaching focuses on competency, progression, technical skill development, and water safety to help you advance confidently in your surfing.
Mission:
BASP’s mission is to help you progress in surfing with clear, technique-driven coaching designed to meet you where you are, whether you’re a complete beginner or looking to refine your skills and reach the next level.
Zak focuses on building strong fundamentals that apply from beginner to advanced levels, breaking down the mechanics of surfing, and guiding you through a technical progression system to help you improve. Every lesson is tailored to your individual goals, ensuring you develop both competence and confidence in the water.
Ultimately, the goal is to help surfers get better at doing what they love to surf stronger, safer, and happier.
Photo below is a typical session with Zak filming while also using live waterproof headsets to give direct feedback to students in the water using water-sports specific coaching technology.