NEXT LEVEL: HUSTLE AND REALITY
Surfing is no longer labelled as a pastime for beach bums and layabouts. Once again, it is noted as the “Sport of Kings”. Thanks to the hard work of our boardriding forebearers, professional surfing is recognised as a legitimate high-performance competitive sport, and the crew at Level Up are helping groms from Grades 3 to 12 reach new heights.
Level Up “U” Education & Sports Academy has elite school subjects, like skateboarding, surfing and BMX, with every aspiring pro lining up before the bell rings. We sat down with Founder Trevor Ward, a former pro skateboarder with a list of credentials as long as an outside runner at Snapper. Trev ranked number five in the World Cup of Skateboarding, claimed a silver medal at the vert X-Games Asia, and has landed many other victories. We chat about the sport we love and his vision ... The kind of school where you’d never cut class.
“Attitude is very much tied to ability.”
Is this the first school of its kind?
Yes, it is Australia’s first school and high-performance program of its kind for surfing. Combining education and surfing as equal components in a student/athlete’s day seemed like a no-brainer. Most kids are doing surfing excellence programs at their
