Meet Brad Lee
Brad is one of our founders and an iconic figure when it comes to School Surfing Australia.
He has been surfing for over 50 years and coaching for over 30 years. His passion for surfing and career as a high school teacher naturally led him to combine the two. He's held the position of Deputy School Surfing President for over 10 years.
Coaching
Master Coach Level 4 Association of Surf Instructors (ASI)
Level 2 Surfing Australia Coach
Bachelor of Education
Certificate 4 Delivery & Assessment
Certificate II Public Safety Aquatic Rescue
Advanced Resuscitation Certificate I
ASI Diploma of Outdoor Leadership
Judging & Administration
Level 3 International Surf Judging & Administration
Head Judge Ma & Pa Bendall Memorial contest for 15 years
Past President Coolum Boardriders
Past Head Judge Queensland School Surfing
Commentator Straddie Assault for over 20 years
Past Commentator Australian National Junior Surfing Titles over 10 years
Delivering the foundation & Level 1 Judging course on behalf of Surfing Queensland
Career highlights
Coached Regional, State & National School Surfing Teams for a period of 25 years
Life Member of Australian School Surfing
Australian & Queensland School Surfing Service Awards
Head Coach Queensland Junior Surfing team for 7 years
Talent Identification Surfing Sunshine Coast and Queensland 5 years
Coached State, National & World Champion Surfers over the past 25 years.
Head Coach and Program Director Coolum State High School Surfing Excellence Program
Coached the Mudjima Boardriders to a win at the prestigious Straddie Assault
Coached the Coolum Boardriders Surf team
Delivering the Level 1 & 2 Surf Coaching Course on behalf of Surfing Queensland
An interview with the man himself
An interview by Martin Dunn with Brad Lee with respect to High Performance Surf Coaching.
