Tiago Silva

STYLE:

SUP SURFING

PROFISSIONAL SUP COACH

LIVING IN:

ERICEIRA, PORTUGAL

CURRENT BOARDS:

FLOW 7’5

FAAST 14’ X 25

HEAD COACH AT:

MAUKA LODGE – PADDLE SURF RETREAT (SUNOVA TEST CENTER)

FUNCTIONAL PADDLING

Tiago Silva, is the Owner/Manager of Mauka Lodge. He started calling the ocean his second home at age 13, when they couldn’t get him, or his bodyboard, out of the water! His bodyboard was replaced with a surfboard in 2001, and in 2010, Tiago found his true passion with SUP Surfing.

With his degree in Exercise and Wellness and 2 International Certification Courses from ASI and IOSUP he has developed his own method of training athletes based on their individual characteristics and biomechanics. As the founder of Functional Paddling, he has coached world-class paddle boarders like Sean Poynter, Connor Baxter and Izzy Gomez.

 [FOTO OF MAUKA LODGE]

Tiago’s life has been dedicating  to SUP coaching and taking people to higher levels of performance.  Tiago owns a Lodge in Ericeira, Portugal where he organizes SUP Surfing Retreats  and where beginners to elite level athletes from all over Europe travel  to get the best waves and professional  guiding/coaching.

Mauka Lodge is also a Sunova Test Center where you can find a long range of boards you can test and ride.

 [FOTO OF SUP SURFING RETREATS WITH SUNOVA BOARDS]

[FOTO OF TIAGO COACHING]

The idea surrounding Functional Paddling started back in early 2011, when Tiago Silva was seeing so many SUP enthusiasts and noticed that the majority had no idea about proper paddle technique or how to train for the sport. The poor techniques he saw people using put them at risk of injury.

With his background and education in biomechanics, kinesiology and physiology, Tiago dedicated the next several years to study and research for developing the concepts and methodologies used in Functional Paddling. He invented many innovative and unique training methods that had never been used in SUP before.

Functional Paddling was created for SUP Instructors, athletes and enthusiasts, who want to learn how to better prepare their students or themselves for optimal SUP performance.

Check out the site: http://www.functionalpaddling.com