Arizona SUP Academy
Athlete sprinting on the beach with a paddle
Ages 12–18 · Tempe Town Lake

Stand on a board.
Find your line.

99 badges. 8 weeks. A real race at the end. Send it. Stack the wins. Earn your line.

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What you'll do

Real skills.
Real races.

Send it
100m and 200m flat-out
Buoy turns
The move that decides the race
Find your line
Read the water like a racer
Drafting
Sit in the wake. Attack at the buoy.
Pivot turns
Spin the board on its tail
Lock the start
First off the line, every time
The next level
USA SUP

This could be
your poster.

The SUP Academy Race Team — USA SUP sanctioned, carbon race boards, the real circuit. Sample posters below show the kind of racer the team builds toward. Apply, paddle-test, and the next poster page could carry your name.

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Preview profiles · the real 2027 roster fills in as paddle tests finish. Every roster athlete is USA Surfing-affiliated in the SUP discipline.

Stand up. Stand out.

In your seven hardest moments.

Twelve to eighteen is a long stretch of figuring it out. We coach seven things — on the water — that show up everywhere else.

  1. 01
    IdentityWho am I?

    The clock and the water don’t lie. You meet yourself in race conditions you can’t fake your way through.

  2. 02
    BelongingWhere’s my crew?

    The pod paddles together — 12-year-olds, 17-year-olds, all on the same lake. Real friendships, not group chats.

  3. 03
    AnxietyWhy am I so stressed?

    Two hours a week outside is the science threshold for measurable mental wellbeing. We hit double that, every season.

  4. 04
    Your bodyCan I trust it?

    SUP rewards skill + balance, not body type. Builds the core and proprioception your brain is still wiring up.

  5. 05
    Good callsHow do I decide?

    You read the river flow, the wind, the temp. You decide if you push off. Real decision practice that transfers everywhere.

  6. 06
    Hard daysHow do I handle it?

    Miss a stroke, reset. Fall, remount. Lose a race, talk to the instructor, try next week. The water teaches composure.

  7. 07
    What’s nextWhere am I going?

    Water-confident in a desert state is rare. So is fluency in biomechanics + ecology. The path opens.

What you'll earn

99 badges.
Yours forever.

First Paddle
Sprint
Speed
Buoy Turn
5K
Wind Day
Cold
Heat
Triple
Champion
Heart
Streak 8
5K Silver
5K Gold
Pod Hype
Legend
Every badge has criteria. Coach watches. You earn it. Photo + note + voice memo land in your private link.
Pick your crew

Three teams.
One pod.

Sea Turtles
Ages 12-13

Sea Turtles

Steady. Curious. Joyful.

Season endpoint
100m sprint · sub-55 = Gold
Dolphins
Ages 14-15

Dolphins

Smart. Fast. Together.

Season endpoint
800m technical · sub-7 = Silver
Manta Rays
Ages 16-18

Manta Rays

Powerful. Focused. Free.

Season endpoint
5K race · sub-28 = Gold

Show
your parents.

They lock it in. You show up. We do the rest.

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