Val Craft

Val is a sports coach and board fanatic and extremely talented and fearless on a surfskate. She's passionate about supporting women and the power of sport in healing.

I am a board sports fanatic! I used to skate around the street with my childhood best friend Matt. More recently, I got into surfskating to help with my surfing turns. But I found a love for riding the park and bowls on my surfskate!

This led me back to my regular deck, and I really enjoy skating both in the park.

I used to be big into snowboarding and used to ride and coach freestyle snowboarding (jumps and tricks). I then took up surfing and got into surfskating and skateboarding.

I am a sports coach in several sports and an accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach. I love watching and coaching movement to help others get the most enjoyment from their sport and activities!

I get as much enjoyment helping other people learn new skills as I do from my own enjoyment of sports and skating!

I enjoy teaching beginners and in particular, enjoy coaching women. I think it is super empowering as a woman to learn skills that historically were deemed only for men or have been male-dominated. In today’s culture, so many more opportunities are on the table for women than there were in the past. I love helping more women feel empowered by doing things they didn’t know they could do!

I also enjoy teaching people who want to use skating to help improve their surfing. The balance from one board sport does translate to other board sports even though there is much nuance in the movements for riding and turning different boards. If you want to learn skills and drills to help with board balance for another board sport I am here to help you!

My life mantras are:

Live Life, Love Life! & Be the Best You!