An Online Workshop on Surfing Best Practices

The United Philippine Surfing Association (UPSA), in partnership with the MVP Sports Foundation, is pleased to announce a complimentary online judging workshop series.

The workshop encompasses modules on general judging principles, specialized longboard judging criteria, and priority judging protocols. Furthermore, an in-person workshop will be conducted in Urbiztondo, San Juan, La Union on March 29-30, 2025. Interested participants are encouraged to register by scanning the QR code provided.

About the Speaker/Instructor:

Lee Ryan is a former professional longboard surfer and highly skilled surf coach, with 9 British longboard championship titles to his name. He has been a member of the British Surfing squad for the past ten years and has represented Great Britain in the World Surfing Games in 2004 in Ecuador and surfed for the English National Team at the European Championships in Portugal 2005 where he finished 5th overall.

Lee is now living in New Zealand where he is an internationally accredited WSL and ISA judge and Development Manager for Surfing New Zealand. He is Head Judge for the popular NZ Longboard tour and has judged a number of international longboard events including the WSL Tour events in Spain, New York and Taiwan, and the 2023 ISA World Longboard Championships in El Salvador.