A Foot On The Line

A bit of a run down of the Kiwi's that went over to Aussies on the Sunny coast and got served up a crazy 5 days of weather and waves. Also a bit more info on the Golden Foot Awards to be released later this week. Enjoy!

He's pretty humble about it (as Kiwi's we respect that for sure) - but Josh Minogue is actually one of the most well known Aussie Clubbies going around at the moment. His voice is something most of us know - especially the Kiwi fans that love the Nutri-Grain Series and surf sports in general, but few people on this side of the ditch know that he was also a hell of an Athlete that could foot it with the best Surf Athletes that have ever strapped on a cap. The sport is full of passionate people - none more than this guy - and to top it all off he's a top bloke as well. There are very few people that can give us better insights into what Aussies is all about and what it takes to win at that event. A bloody enjoyable chat - Look forward to hearing more from this guy next week.

Bloody hell - That was a a hell of a weekend..... A flat weekend surf wise compared to Christchurch 12 months ago - but it gave us some of the most insane racing we have seen in years! An hour is never enough - but we go through as much as we could! Looking forward to Aussies and the inarguable "Golden Foot Awards" - Stay Tuned!

Live chat talking about the 1st 3 days of Nationals 2024.

4 days out from Nationals......Things are heating up. The coaches of 2 of the strongest clubs in the country have a yarn about how their preparation is going and how their squads are shaping up. We might even throw out a few predictions for the weekend which may or may not have a small amount of bias. Love the chat boys!

Matt Cairns is a legend of the sport and we could tell stories about his involvement and achievements for hours. But now he is bringing that wealth of knowledge back to the sport as the National Event Manager for SLSNZ - and we couldn't be happier. 3 weeks out from our pinnacle event of the year, we dig into how it is shaping up and what the brains trust behind the scenes is trying to achieve. Regardless of the outcome from Nationals - It's great to have passionate life long clubbies continuing to give back to the sport in both a paid & voluntary capacity. Bring on Nats!

2024 ERC's - The Mt Turned it on and we got a great weekend of racing. A bit of a review of the event - Good and Bad things....a few grumbles as always.... Plus we round it off with the Nutri-Grain Ironman Series. 6 Weeks Till Nationals!

Cory Hutchings - The G.O.A.T - If you only ever listen to 1 of our Podcasts....THIS IS THE ONE! There is no question in my mind that this man is the epitome of excellence in terms of High Performance Surf Lifesaving - The best all round athlete that NZ have ever produced - and I'll happily debate anyone that disagrees. We risked it all in terms of time - because we could have listened to stories for literally hours and hours on end. In just over an hour it is not possible to truly celebrate what this man has achieved and what value he has given - and continues to give - to Surf Lifesaving locally and internationally. He's an incredible human - funny as all hell - and has more knowledge in the surf than anyone alive in NZ.......There is some absolute gold in some of these stories! Cheers Cory - Very much appreciated!

By popular demand we have folded and uploaded the livestream of The Invitational Draft. Again we have were scuppered by technology rather than inability - but we got there in the end. This is how the Invitational Draft played out in real time - Looking forward to the racing next week!

She's a Whanga girl - She's a Black Fin - and She's a beachie.....Well she was once anyway! Then she decided to be a poolie. It doesn't happen very often but holy smokes she's been kicking some serious goals over 50 and 100m and things are only getting better. 5 x National Titles in the pool a couple of weeks back and then selection for the German Cup in 3 weeks - things are shaping up nicely for a potential 3rd shot at the World Champs for the Black Fins. It's a cool story regardless - but there is something special about his athlete, and we can't wait to watch her cut loose.

What a legend - James Scott got his first shot in a Black Cap at the International Surf Rescue Challenge in Texas and it was a hell of a debut. Some great insights into what it was like to put your foot on the line on the international stage and race against the worlds best. Now its straight back to coaching and ripping in for the rest of the summer

A quote from Jason Pocock - "NZ is the Best IRB country in the world - FACT!"....... ...and you're gonna have a tough job convincing me that these 2 blokes are not the best NZ has ever seen. A couple of top blokes that revolutionised IRB racing in NZ and transformed the sport from a "motor head" scene to a bona fide High Performance Athletic Endeavor. They can throw some banter too!

A quick chat about everything that has been going on over the past couple of months. No specials guests this time but we review things like: Next up we should be chatting about IRB's with some utter legends.

Kiana O'Fee had a couple of tough years where racing was hard to come by and she came agonisingly close to a Junior Black Fins spot last time around. But she has regrouped, put in the hard yards, and had one of the most successful U19 seasons that we have seen for a long time both in NZ and Australia. The reward for that success has been selection in the Black Fins for the International Surf rescue Challenge in Texas in a couple of months. Yet another strong Female athlete that has come out of the Spindles led Mt Maunganui environment - we are stoked for her and can't wait to see her throw down against the worlds best in USA!

WE'RE BACK!!! Like the high performing athletes we are (were) we've a bit of a break after Nationals and are just getting back into some work! Thanks for waiting. During the break there has been a stack of work going on in the background in the SLSNZ HP space with some new coaching teams, HP Squads, and now 3 team that will be racing this winter! A great chance to chat to Steve & Tanya about what has been going on and the plan for the next 12 months! Cheers Coach & Tanya

Well bugger me - That was a hell of a weekend in Christchurch...... We bring in Matt Sutton (aka Gums McClurg 2.0) to review the key aspects of the 2023 Nationals - and look we probably got a bit carried away, so if you have a spare 1 hour 45 to kill - sit back and enjoy! Cheers Chch and SLSNZ - That was one for the books!

The countdown is on with only 3 day to go until Nationals Kicks off in Christchurch - 3 years in the making but it's looking like this one may actually happen. We welcome current National Ski Champion, Current National Run/Swim/Run Champion, Co-Host of the Tent Talk Podcast, and all round champion bloke - Max Beattie to thrown some highly uneducated predictions into the mix for this weekend! Travel safe everyone - Get ya foot on the line and have a shot!

It's been a busy week but we grabbed the opportunity to jump online with some of the legends that competed in the Summer Of Surf last weekend and the Nutri-Grain Series the week before. We are calling it - "This was the most successful 10 days of racing Kiwi Athletes have ever had!" Big call I know - But it's hard to go past the success that these guys and the rest of the Kiwi's in Australia are having this season. Keep it up you lot!

We did promise we'd get some boaties on the show - it just took us a bit too long. The Titahi Bay U23 Women crew has gone from strength to strength in the last couple of years and (along with their great rivals from Piha) sit right at the pointy end of Women's surf boat rowing globally. Tim Marsden, Rosie Darrah, & Jaimie Balmer talk us through the Trans Tasman Test Series against the Aussies, their weekend over at the ASRL in Bulli, the lead into Nationals.....and how they know that Tim is about to put them into a Cave of Death. A great chat with some awesome humans that really earned their Black Cap in Waihi!

A week or so late - but a bit of a wrap up of the ERC's last weekend and the Nutri-Grain Iron Series results from round 5 & 6 at Kurrawa.