I’m honored to be asked as co-captain for Reef Riders and hope you didn’t make a mistake ! LOL
My number one priority is to win the 2009 SLSA Team Championship then to pull the existing team together
and really encourage and work with all of you to prepare everyone for the SLSA events with a real team spirit
and loads of fun as much as my RL life allows it.
I’m familiar with the bigger profiles but I want to connect with a few of the others as well.
So what I see since 3 months is awesome. We got our leaders Desi, Bobbi and Cip at the top,
followed closely by Noie, Cymi and Kira and maybe we have surfers like Kantbe & Lynda come down and be part of it.
I want to know where we are at as people, as surfers and as competitors and I want to scout and find out new talents and
involve some Legends like Rachelle if possible. We build our future on our strong foundations with boldness, respect and humility.
Reef Riders Team is full of potential and awesome individualities and I got some ideas in my pocket.
Don’t ask me to be toady. Fake flatteries don’t help !
To reach that 1st aim, I’m fired up with a unique motto : “Think global, Act local” (think for the team, act for each surfer)
and with the philosophy that Joey Buran has for his USA surf team.
The best surfers will get to surf and if you don’t come to practice with fire in your eyes
and if you don’t have a passion for it then you will not be performing for the Reef Riders in comps.
That is what I’m going to ask, that it what I’m going to give and that is what I require as a co-captain.
I’m going to ask the best, give my best and require one’s best coz each Reef Rider counts for one. Wooooot !
Just never forget : at the end, it’s all about fun ! / G.
