ABOUT US

SPS is a professional surf coaching company, based in Ericeira, around some of the best waves in Europe, we offer a cutting edge methodology, grounded on the knowledge and experience gathered in more than 20 years of professional coaching on the World Tour.

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BIO

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• From 1987 to 1993, Zé Seabra was a regular competitor on the Portuguese and European Pro-am tours;
   

• Started coaching in 1996 with a young Tiago Pires and future 4-time Portuguese Champion, Ruben Gonzalez;
   

• In 1999 starts doing the World Tour full-time, coaching Tiago Pires throughout his WQS and the WT career, amounting to a total of 18 years of World Tour experience;
   

• At the end of 2013 entered the Portuguese Applied Psychology Institute (ISPA) to pursue his studies on advanced psychology;
   

• Traveled to Florida in 2016 to attend a workshop with legendary North American sports psychologist, Jim Loerh;
   

• Graduated in 2019 and obtained a Sports Psychology Master's Degree defending a thesis on the psychological aspects of professional surfer,  based upon 95 interviews with World Surf League competitors;
   

• Simultaneously with his college studies, has also obtained a Level 2  degree at the European Coaching School.