COSTA RICA GROM GLOBAL TRAINING CAMP

“International Surf Services Global Training Camps is an amazing program which uses different techniques to improve each athlete’s competitive and free surfing approach in a variety of quality waves. We basically find the best waves and surf all day long, and then use the ongoing coaching with the photos and daily video footage to analyze everyone’s strengths and weaknesses. The bottom line is about HAVING FUN, and most kids when they’re surfing and getting better they’re always having fun!!!” - Coach Erik Krammer
Erik Krammer, (Technical Director for Olympic Surfing, WSL CT Judge, Coach, founder of ISS) has had a surfing career and lifestyle for over forty years. Beginning as a competitive surfer for over fifteen years which lead him through the amateur organizations and into the professional events, Erik eventually transformed this passion and experience into a professional judging career soon after graduating from college at UC Santa Barbara. After several surf trips across the globe, Erik was hired in 1998 by the Association of Surfing Professionals (now known as the WSL) to serve as an international judge on the World Championship Tour (WCT) where he worked at the top level of the sport for over eleven years.
In 2008 Erik was ready to move in a new direction with all of his past experiences which would allow him to reach the youth of the sport through the coaching programs of International Surf Services. He immediately began working with all surfing levels through private and group sessions as well as event coaching focusing on technique and the fundamentals of contest surfing from a judge’s perspective. Then in the midst of all this, Erik also reconnected with the International Surfing Association (ISA) in 2013 and began working as the Technical Director and Contest Director in all of their international championship events. This eventually lead to his involvement at an Olympic level where he helped to direct and organize Surfing to make its historic debut as an Olympic Sport in Tokyo 2020 as well as serving as the Technical Director for the historic event!!! By sharing his vast knowledge and experiences as a free surfer, competitive athlete, team manager, world traveler, international judge, contest director, and private coach / trainer, Erik continues to provide incredible opportunities for serious athletes who want to better themselves and take their surfing to the next level.
The list of previous Global Training Camp alumni is long and filled with National and World Champions as well as dynamic free surfers. We feel this is the ideal formula to crate tomorrows champions today.
Video edited by Tony Roberts
Video shot by Tony Roberts, Xia Roberts and Christian Diaz.
Tony was named one of the Top 6 water photographers by surfimages.com, is an award winning Editor and Producer of over 50 movies, was Director of Video at O'Neill, Director of Video at Santa Cruz Skateboards Speed Wheels, Staff Photographer for Quiksilver and Roxy Latin America, Senior Staff Photographer at Surfing Magazine and TransWorld Surf, Official Photographer of The Quiksilver Crossing 2002-2005, Contributing Photographer of ESPN.com, NatGeo explorer, Sports Illustrated Latin America, Co-Owner and Photo editor of Core Surf Magazine Latin America, and the official photographer of the first series of WSL events in Central America and Mexico, etc.
Tony is a lifelong world class surfer, recently winning first place at the 2022 Masters Open in Dominican Republic.
Tony Roberts is founder and owner of TR / Real Surf Trips. Tony and Eric started their collaboration on a Quiksilver training camp in 2015 and have worked together ever since. TR Surf Trips/ Real Surf Trips hosted the first several Global Training Camps in Costa Rica and Nicaragua using his decades of local connections and knowledge of the local surf spots, logistics and conditions.
Steve Michael, a previous partner of Real Surf Trips, now has SI Costa trips and has been handling accommodation, transport and logistics for the last few camps.
2023 Global Training Camp Surfers:
Walker Hawes
Axel Wright
Teo Simon
Ronin Castorino
Hudson McKee
Cooper Reed
We are now accepting enrollment for the 2024 Global Training Camp which will take place again at Playa Negra, Guanacaste, Costa Rica on July 7-13, 2024. for more information go to:
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