Meet our Indoor Skydiving Coaches
The chances our you've heard about our coaches or met them on your first visit to iFLY or at your local DZ. If not, here's a little bit more info to help you choose the best in-house coach for your goals and learning style.| COACH | EXPERIENCE | |
Brett
Sydney Level 4 |
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Brett loves to teach right from the start and specialises in flat flying for new flyers with no or little experience. His coaching style is all about keeping it simple, focusing on one task at a time which consist of demonstrating and practice, before moving onto the next skill. This builds confidence and progression quickly.
Brett says: 'My advice is to enjoy and be consistent'
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 Dom Gold Coast Level 4 |
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Dom can be found flying smooth dynamic lines. He loves to help people progress towards whatever goals they have at all levels in their tunnel journey. Dom's coaching style is calm and precise, focusing on the small details to help people understand how flying works. Dom says: 'Fly as much as you can. Jimi Hendrix didn’t get good at guitar by only playing for 15 mins every other week.' |
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 Grant (Hoff) Sydney Level 1 |
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Grant or Hoff as we like to call him, loves to coach VFS because that's his passion too! His coaching style is relaxed. When he's not at iFLY he's teaching people how to skydive. Grant says: 'Relax and listen to the instructor' |
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 Hugh Sydney Level 3 |
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Hugh loves to fly at low speed. His favourite skill to coach is belly flying because it's the foundation and it's where we all start out. If he wasn't at iFLY he'd be a skydiving instructor. Hugh says: 'Be prepared to spend money. And fly for fun and enjoyment. You progress the most when you enjoy what you do.' |
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 Jacob Sydney Trainer 3 |
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Jacob loves to coach dynamic becuase that's what he loves to fly too. Jacob calls his coaching style 'flexible'. If he wasn't at iFLY, he'd be teaching people to skydive. Jacob says: 'Do your homework! Don’t rush the process, all good things are built on strong fundamentals' |
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 James Gold Coast Trainer 2 |
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James loves to coach it all, but his favourite discipline to fly is dynamic. James is always smiling and has fun when coaching. If he wasn't working at iFLY he'd be running out the kicking tee for the mighty Brisbane Broncos or working at the local post office! James says: 'Don't over think it and If you can commit to 15-20 mins a week I'm sure you'll get good at it.' |
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 Kurmet Gold Coast Examiner Kurmet @iFLY.com.au |
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Kurmet loves to fly dynamic and his favouite skills to coach is a back layout, becuase it's challenging for a lot of people. Kurmet's coaching style is geared towards efficiency and getting from A to B in the shortest possible time. It's not always the most fun option, but you'll be kicking goals. Kurmet says: 'Set goals. Lot of work is done outside of the tunnel. Make the most of it. Don’t get frustrated if you hit a learning wall. It’s part of the journey.' |
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 Mark Sydney Level 4 |
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Mark loves to coach it all, especially when the student is passionate. He loves to offer a personalised experience, knowing every wing (person) is different and finding what works best to unlock the next level of flying! Mark says: 'Trust the process, enjoy the journey' |
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 Matt (Boags) Gold Coast Trainer 2 @MattBoag |
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Matt or Boags as he's known, loves to fly it all, but his favourite trick is a reverse bottomloop 540. Matt loves to coach dynamic as it requires a lot of determination from both the coach and student. Matt's coaching style is positive and fun, but also there to get the job done! Matt says: 'Just try and have fun, I understand it can get frustrating but it's always the best flyers that are the ones turning up having fun and continuing to learn. If you think its enjoyable now, it really turns on after the 20 hour mark so be ready for that, it's awesome.' |
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 Oliver Gold Coast Level 4 |
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Oliver or Fong as we call him, love to freefly! He's all about the eye contact when coaching and offers great life-advice too. His coaching style is about having fun and he's here for the good times, because otherwise he's be retired! Fong says: 'The more you fly - The more you fly...' |
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 Rodrigo Gold Coast Level 3 |
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Rodrigo loves to fly dynamic and VFS. Transitions are his favourite skill to coach as it opens up for initial dynamic flying. Rodrigo is passionate and enthusiastic both in and out the tunnel when coaching. Rodrigo says: 'Have a Good stretch before the session. If finance is available, try fly bulk sessions to keep progression consistent.' |
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 Steven Gold Coast Level 3 @steveedeee |
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Steven loves to fly dynamic and freestyle, he loves to fly a layout and also loves to coach back layouts as this is when the flying journey starts to connect the dots. His coaching style is fun and he's always smiling! Steven says: 'Find comfort in being uncomfortable and you'll learn fast. Progress through the core orientations as quickly as you can, then go back to the beginning to break them down at low speeds. Rinse and repeat.' |
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Ready to book?
Contact iFLY to book in your coaching session. If you are not sure who you want to fly with, let us know your current skills level and what you want to work on and we'll find the perfect match!
Our most experienced coaches do book up fast, so be sure to book in advance where possible.
- Call 1300 435 966
- Email flightclub@ifly.com.au
- CONTACT FLIGHT CREW
- Or click the links to book
