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Summertime Surf’s professional coaching staff has over 15 years of experience mentoring New Jersey’s best up-and-coming surfers. Former Grom Team members have not only accomplished personal growth and development, but also have become regional, state, and national champions, sponsored athletes, and captains of Collegiate Surf Clubs and Teams.
We accept new members at any time (year-round) after a surfer passes the tryout. Click Book Now and select the “Grom Team Tryout Item” if you have not passed a tryout yet.
Grom Team practices serve as an opportunity to try out for the team. Please try to arrive 15 minutes early for an in-person consultation with one of the coaching staff so that we can take the time to prepare each surfer and set their expectations for what skills we will be looking for the surfer to demonstrate.
If your surfer makes the team, they’ll have the opportunity to register as an official team member. See membership information below.
How to Join the FWS Team:
Grom Team Membership – $150
Not ready to commit? Drop-in to try a session at $55 per session.
Advanced Surf Coaching for the area’s best up-and-coming young surfers!
Grom Team Summer Season Schedule:
11-week program: Starting the week of June 22th, through Friday, Sept. 4th
Varsity Boys’ Schedule: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday mornings 7:30 – 9 a.m. @ Lake Terrace Beach in Bradley.
Girls’ Team Schedule: Wednesday/Thursday/Friday – 7:30 – 9 a.m. @ Lake Terrace Beach in Bradley.
Coaches:
Mark Gilmartin
JD Lacarrubba (Manasquan High School Surf Team Coach)
Jules Cairns (assistant)
Matt & Christian Amato (assistant)
Shaun McGrath
Keaton Fortney
Jake Dematteo
Cole Devaney
Summer Team Practices:
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More info to help you understand how we adapt to NJ’s changing seasons:
🍂 With September and October being two of the best months to be a surfer in New Jersey, coaches aim to schedule 3 practice sessions per week. Practices are held after school and on the weekends from September 8th to October 31st.
🎃 After Halloween, practice opportunities become more challenging due to limited after-school daylight. Please expect more weekend practices and local indoor training sessions.
❄️ The Winter season is both incredibly challenging and rewarding. Daylight is scarce and temperatures make surfing suited for only the truly dedicated. However, winter possesses incredible potential, as some of our most memorable practices come during those months for the more advanced surfers.
✈️ If it becomes safe to return to travel, destinations such as Southern Mexico, Waco’s Wave Pool, and the American Dream indoor facility have all been organized in previous years, and we plan to explore traveling as a team to these and other destinations again, when the global climate allows.
🌦️ When Spring returns, the daylight after school does as well, and Grom Team members can expect more opportunities for after-school and weekend practice sessions as we approach summer.
☀️ The 2021 Summer season begins a new year for the Grom Team and a return to the regular morning practice schedule. This will also mark the “graduation” of some team members who are given the opportunity to apply to become workers at Summertime Surf School.
Summertime Surf’s kids’ camps are the East Coast’s premier place for kids to get started and stay involved with the surf lifestyle!
The Adult Surf Class is a great way to improve skills and gain valuable guided practice in a small group setting for participants that have some surfing experience.