# The Courses

Welcome to the UK Short Burst Sessions - short kitesurfing coaching sessions to help you reach the next level whether you are looking to improve your freestyle or your wave riding. Each session is three hours long and there are two per day. A maximum of four spaces are available per session ensuring a strong element of individual attention without overwhelming amounts of information. The UK Short Burst Tour runs throughout spring/autumn and they are to give you a kick start to your season allowing you to take your kitesurfing to a whole new level.

### Basic Freestyle Short Burst Session

Minimum level required - competent ability to stay upwind
Moves covered on course - first jumps, rotations, grabs, raileys, kite loops, blind. N.B. All moves are hooked in.

### Basic Wave Short Burst Session

Minimum level required - competent ability to stay upwind on a twin tip or waveboard.
Skills covered on course - riding a waveboard, forehand and backhand, executing turns and gybing. Also covered surf zones, etiquette, rescue techniques, size, forecasting and reading parts of the waves.

### Upper Freestyle Short Burst Session

Minimum level required - front loops, back loops, raileys
Moves covered on course - kite loops, first time unhooking, unhooked rotations, unhooked raileys, surface handle passes, unhooked kite loops, moves to blind.

### Upper Wave Short Burst Session

Minimum level required - competent ability to ride a waveboard, make heelside to toeside carves 99% of the time and ability to ride waves.
Skills covered on course - riding in bigger waves, rescue techniques, linking turns and finishing manoeuvres, making sections, floaters, unhooked wave riding. Also covered is types of breaks and where to find them.

### Advanced Freestyle Short Burst Session

Minimum level required - ability to rotate and kite loop unhooked.
Moves covered – Air handle passes, unhooked blind, wrapped and powered passes.
N.B Due to the technical nature of advanced freestyle prior discussion is essential to ensure suitability for both rider and coach.

* Each course is a basic guideline but courses are tailored to each individual need
** All courses are subject to the Terms & Conditions

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