Your coach
Your coach
“Surfing changed my life: a new world opened up! Sports and coaching are my life.”
Annelies is here to introduce you to surfing or help you progress! A fan of surfing and many other sports, born in Belgium where she trained at a high level in trampoline, she discovered surfing at 16 on a family holiday in Soustons.
After a Master in Physical Education she followed her dream and went surfing, snowboarding and working around the world: Australia, New Zealand, USA, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Fiji, Morocco… “After my life as a competitor, it was so logical to become a sports, surf and snowboard teacher.”
After 10 years of travelling, the ocean called her back and she settled in Seignosse. “I had the honour of working with the Hossegor Surf Club; today I’m delighted to welcome you to my own school. Coco Surf School focuses on quality, not quantity. That’s why we offer the deluxe formula: small-group lessons of maximum 6 people per instructor.”
— Annelies
Diplomas & certifications
- 2000 Initiator Snowboard (VSSF)
- 2003 Master in Physical Education, KU Leuven
- 2003 Teacher degree, KU Leuven
- 2003 Trainer A fitness & personal trainer, VTS
- 2006 Level 2 Snowboard, ASI (US)
- 2009 Level 1 ISA Surf Coach & Lifeguard
- 2013 Carte professionnelle Éducateur Sportif Surf (FR)
- 2020 International Surf Judge, ISA
- 2021 PSE1 First Aid, Hossegor