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* 1. In which state is your son / daughter's SLS club located?

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* 2. Are you currently a SLSA Accredited Coach?

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* 3. Are you a currently accredited coach in another sport (e.g. Football, Hockey, Swimming, Rowing, etc)

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* 4. Are you currently a SLSA accredited official?

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* 5. As of July 1, 2012, how old were your participating son(s) / daughter (s)?

  Under 10 10-15 16-20 Over 20
Son / daughter # 1
Son / daughter # 2
Son / daughter # 3
Son / daughter # 4
Son / daughter # 5

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* 6. Which activities does your son(s) / daughter (s) currently participate in? Note – you may tick more than 1 box.

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* 7. Which level of participant / athlete best describes your son(s) / daughter (s) right now?

  S / D # 1 S / D # 2 S / D # 3 S / D # 4 S / D # 5
Non-competitive / social participant
Junior / youth club level competitor
District junior / youth level competitor
Regional junior / youth level competitor
State junior / youth level competitor
National junior / youth level competitor
Club open age level competitor
District open age level competitor
Regional open age level competitor
State open age level competitor
National open age level competitor
International open age level competitor
Club level Masters competitor
Regional / State level Masters competitor
National / international level Masters competitor

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* 8. Do you and your son(s) / daughter (s) view Surf Sports as a serious sporting pursuit (i.e. worth investing time and effort into to achieve their performance goals), or is the sport viewed as more of a recreational pursuit? Note - you may tick more than 1 response.

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* 9. Do you have a child / children who has stopped participating in Surf Sports training and competition in the past 5 years?

If you answered "no" to question 8, go straight to question 10.

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* 10. Why did your child / children stop participating in Surf Sports training and competition? Note - you may tick more than 1 response.

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* 11. Does your son(s) / daughter (s) currently have a coach? Note - you may tick more than 1 response if you have more than 1 son / daughter.

If you answered "no" or "unsure" to question 10, go straight to question 14.

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* 12. Is their coach is a currently accredited SLSA coach? Note - you may tick more than 1 response if you have more than 1 son / daughter.

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* 13. Rate the overall effectiveness of your son (s) / daughter (s) current coach/s.

  Terrible Poor OK Good Great Amazing
Son / daughter # 1
Son / daughter # 2
Son / daughter # 3
Son / daughter # 4
Son / daughter # 5

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* 14. How many supervised coaching sessions (i.e. sessions overseen by a coach) does your son(s) / daughter (s) participate in per week (on average)?

  1 2 3 4 5 Over 5 Not sure
Son / daughter # 1
Son / daughter # 2
Son / daughter # 3
Son / daughter # 4
Son / daughter # 5

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* 15. How many unsupervised coaching sessions (i.e. with no coach) does your son(s) / daughter (s) participate in per week (on average)?

  0 1 2 3 4 5 Over 5 Not sure
Son / daughter # 1
Son / daughter # 2
Son / daughter # 3
Son / daughter # 4
Son / daughter # 5

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* 16. Do you think it is important that your son(s) / daughter (s) has a coach?

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* 17. If you answered yes to question 15 above, do you think it is important that your son(s) / daughter (s) has a SLSA accredited coach?

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* 18. What are the biggest barriers to your son(s) / daughter (s) ongoing participation and development in Surf Sports. If you are unsure, leave it blank.

  Not a barrier Minor barrier Moderate barrier Major barrier
The cost associated with participation.
The need to travel significant distances on a regular basis for training and / or competition.
Access to a coach / better level of coaching.
Access to more coaching.
Access to appropriate training and competition facilities.
Access to appropriate training and competition equipment.
Access to a better level of officials.
Access to a better standard of competition.
Access to more competition.
Lack of contact with or links to state or national level coaches and athletes.
Access to a well designed talent identification and development system in place.
Small athlete talent pool at club level.
Lack of sports science and sports medicine support (i.e. performance analysis, physiology, sports psychology, recovery, medical support, physiotherapy, massage, etc).
Lack of access to appropriate strength and conditioning training.

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* 19. Overall, how smooth was / is your son(s) / daughter (s) transition between each stage of the SLSA athlete development pathway (e.g. club – district - regional – state – national – international)?

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* 20. How is your son(s) / daughter(s) progress monitored across the SLSA athlete development pathway (e.g. between club, district, regional, state and national programs)?

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