Gee Cormack is one of the world’s best surf coaches. Her programs are being coached all over the world including with the high performance surf athletes of Australia. She is passionate about helping people bring out the best in their surfing, but Gee also works in the mental health space of surf therapy.

Gee established and runs all women’s Surf Chix Surf School on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. This has given women a place where they can feel safe to learn how to surf, from the perspective of women who understand the ocean.

Gee is a highly sought out coach for Smooth Star, a modality that marries surfing to a form of skateboarding that mimics movement in the ocean.

In this episode you will learn:

· How you see yourself when your life changes completely

· Not all mental health therapy works for everyone in the same setting

· How the world of surfing is changing

· Land based training for surfing athletes – how important is it

· The difference in coaching women and men in surfing

This is a fascinating look into behind the scenes of how the sport of surfing is evolving and how land based training and wave pools are changing the way we train our upcoming youth in the sport.

Show notes 

0.34 – When did Gee start snowboarding/skiing?

3.19 – Retirement at 20 and learning what life after training to be an Olympic athlete is like

4.37 – How did you cope with the change in your identity – and growing up with dyslexia

6.16 – Growing up with family members who have significant mental health problems

7.30 – Moving to a remote area of Bali in the search for understanding of what was going on inside her brain

9.16 – Being the best and learning to believe in myself

11.37 – Being a better person for everyone else at the expense of your own health

14.45 – When did Gee’s surf coaching career begin?

20.20 – Comparison of severity – and how we get out of that mindset

21.49 – The intensity of therapy in the confines of four walls

25.12 – The bubble around coaching high performance athletes

26.52 – How important is land based training for surf athletes?

28.40 – Speed generation – the most important element of surfing

30.20 – Strengthening neural pathways – minimal movement, maximum energy

39.00 – What are the major differences between coaching women and men?

46.46 – Coaching with coaches

You can find Gee here:  

https://chixsurfschool.com.au 

You can find Tanya here: 

 www.rawheartandsoul.com 

www.integritychiropractic.com