Garry Palmer

ASI Surfing Trainer Garry Palmer
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About Garry 

Garry is an ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach, holds surf rescue, advanced resuscitation and senior first aid qualifications. He has extensive experience in the surf industry. He's been surfing since he was 12 and holds various state, 2001 Masters and 2004 Legends surfing titles.

Garry is owner of Surf Easy Surf School and has been surf coaching for over 20 years. Garry has been operating his surf school at Currumbin since 1994 and has coached and trained thousands of people.

He is a qualified education teacher, an Australian Coaching Council Level 1 coach and is a qualified kayak and canoe instructor. The Australian coaching council has awarded Garry with the Coach Recognition Award for outstanding coaching.

Garry is also recognised as one of Australia's leading recreational surfing educators. He writes surfing lesson curriculum for TAFES, colleges and schools, organises and structures curriculum for surf camps and prepares and instructs primary and high school groups in surf awareness and surfing.

Trainer Level 

  • ASI Level 4 Trainer (Surfing)

Qualified to Train:

  • ASI Level 1 Surfing Instructor

  • ASI Level 2 Surfing Coach

  • ASI Level 3 Surfing Coach

Surfing Experience

  • Surfing since age 12

  • Elite-advanced surfing skill

  • Travelling extensively around Australia ,Bali & Fiji  to various surf  breaks

  • State Open Title holder (S.A.1974)

  • State Master Title holder (Qld.2001)

  • State Legends Title holder (Qld 2004)

  • Numerous State team memberships for S.A. & Qld.

Coaching and Training Experience

  • Trains ASI instructors in Australia and other countries

  • Surfing instructor, since 1975, coaching beginner to advanced level

  • Personal coach for competition surfing skills

  • Owner of surf school, Surf Easy Surf Lessons & Hire. Established 1992

  • Wrote ”Learn to Surf “ Lesson Plan for South Australia. Dept. of Education Aquatic Centre at Port Noarlunga 1979

  • Coach Recognition Award-Australian Coaching Council 1994

  • Awarded contract for TAFE Surfing Event Management Diploma & wrote the delivery plan for the course

  • On the ASI Education Committee for development of ASI surfing standards. 

Qualifications

  • ​ASI Level 4 Trainer (Surfing)

  • ASI Level 4 Master Surfing Coach

  • Bachelor of Arts Flinders University Majors in: Fine Arts, Biology, Sociology, Psychology

  • Diploma of Education, Flinders University

  • Registered Teacher, Education Queensland

  • Cert IV in Workplace Training & Assessment

  • Cert IV Outdoor Recreation

  • Windsurfing Instructor

  • Canoe & Kayak Instructor

  • Surf Lifesaving Senior First Aid

  • Advanced Resuscitation (using oxygen)

  • Surf Rescue Certificate

  • S.C.U.B.A. Open Water N.A.U.I.

  • Queensland Blue Card Working with Children Check 

Location

Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. 
Other worldwide locations

Ph:  +61 2 93654170    
Email:  training@academyofsurfing.com