How To Stand Up On a Surfboard
Materials: A longboard, a ocean, waves, and patience
Steps:
1. Paddle out into the waves and charge!
2. Sit and wait for a wave more on the inside, or near the beach, don’t paddle out too far
3. Whether or not the wave has broken yet, turn around and paddle hard
4. Paddling is when you lat flat on your stomach on the surfboard with your arms at your sides in the water. To paddle, reach forward as far as you can and pull the water back, like a breast stroke.
5. Make sure you are on the board in the right spot and you’re too far back or too far forward
6. Paddle and catch that wave!
7. Once you feel yourself catching the wave and accelerating forward, grab the rails of the board near your chest (the side of the board)
8. Push your upper body up like a push up, while simultaneously jumping or sliding your feet forward underneath you.
9. Once you’re either on your knees or on your feet, stand up and enjoy the ride.