All About Wakeboarding with Mia

When did you start wakeboarding and how did you get into it?

I started wakeboarding when I was 6. We moved to the Sunshine Coast and one of my dad’s friends invited us to go to the wake park and try kids club where they teach you how to wakeboard.

Where do you wakeboard?

Mum and Dad have to drive me to the wake park at either Mackay or Bli Bli on weekends and school holidays.

What do you have to do in the competitions? And how long does a competition go for?

Each competition is different.  The most common one is called a 'Jam Style', this is where all the competitors are on the water at the same time for 8 minutes. The obstacles are broken up into sections and you need to do your best trick/hit in each of the sections. The other type is called 'traditional'. This is where there is only one person on the water at a time and you need to do your best run/tricks in one lap. And you get two goes of doing this. 

The competitions can go over a few days with all the heats and other divisions riding.

 What do you do to train for wakeboarding?

I set a goal and I try to work on that goal until I get it. My current goal is landing a 720 off a kicker. That’s two handle pass spins in the air. I also have a goal board in my room that I cross off once I get that goal.

What’s your favourite wakeboarding move?

My favourite moves are either a Scarecrow, which is a front roll of a kicker with a 180 (switch) landing or a 540 of a kicker, which is one and a half spins with one handle pass.

What do you get if you win a competition?

Usually a bag filled with shirts, lollies, stickers, and vouchers. Sometimes you get life jackets or helmets. I have also won money before.

Mrs Betts was so proud of the Calliope SS students who represented Port Curtis at the Capricornia trials last week. All these students are new to the game of AFL but gave 100% and played some great AFL.

A huge congratulations to our little pocket rocket Grace for making into the Capricornia AFL team.