Wave Pool Precision Lab · The Wave, Bristol

The
Crucible.

"One pool. Two sessions. One brutal honest comparison."

Coaching Day

from £25

per person · coaching, video & analysis. Wave sessions booked separately. Choose your format at checkout.

Next Date

Sunday 13 September 2026

3 of 8 places left

Coaching runs from the 8am to the 6pm Wave session · sessions filling fast

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Max 6 guests · Questions? Get in touch →

Sessions filling fast

First coached session: the 8am. Last coached session: the 6pm. Book your Wave sessions inside that window as soon as your place is confirmed — then tell Reubin which sessions you've booked by Friday 11 September so he can plan your coaching schedule and the running order for the day.

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Venue

The Wave, Bristol

Group size

4–6 guests

Duration

1 full day

Sessions

3 formats · from 2 coached

Measurable, visible change
in a single day.

The Crucible is designed to make one thing happen in a single day: measurable, visible change in your surfing.

We take a group of 4–6 to The Wave, Bristol for a full day of coaching. Reubin coaches you through two surf sessions from the wall and pier — reading every wave, feeding back live, and filming throughout. Between sessions we review your footage on-site so your second session is built around exactly what needs to change.

You leave with a downloadable video compilation and analysis of your day in Kaizen Surf Lab, plus a bespoke plan mapping your next fixes. Your two Wave sessions are booked separately with The Wave, so you can pick the sessions and times that suit you — we coach whichever you choose.

"The wave pool gives us perfect, repeatable conditions. We build your second session entirely around what we learned in the first."

— Reubin, RSJ Head Coach

Who It's For

  • Intermediate to advanced surfers wanting measurable change in a single day
  • Surfers who want structured wave pool coaching — not just pool access
  • Anyone who learns well from video review between sessions
  • Those wanting a downloadable analysis showing real technique change

How The Day Runs

  • First coached session is the 8am — pre-day brief, then in (filmed throughout)
  • On-site video review of your footage between sessions
  • Your next session built around that feedback — last coached session is the 6pm
  • Kaizen Surf Lab video analysis + bespoke plan delivered after the day

Choose Your Crucible

Every format is the same full coaching day — live feedback, on-site video review, your Kaizen Surf Lab analysis and a bespoke plan. Pick how much water time you want. You choose at checkout.

The standard day

Single Session

A single session coached live from the Wall and or Pier. Live feedback after every wave to help improve or strengthen your next wave using bespoke and unique new coaching methods from RSJ. Video Analysis and review NOT included.

£25

per person · Wave sessions booked separately

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Extended format

The DAY

4 Coached and Video Analysis sessions across the day. Live coaching & feedback after every wave to help improve or strengthen your next wave using bespoke and unique new coaching methods from RSJ. Bespoke plan to go away with and work on in the future.

£125

per person · Wave sessions booked separately

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Extended format

The Crucible

2 Sessions Coached and Video Analysis across the day. Live coaching & feedback after every wave to help improve or strengthen your next wave using bespoke and unique new coaching methods from RSJ. Bespoke plan to go away with and work on in the future.

£95

per person · Wave sessions booked separately

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Optional · In partnership with Life Out There Photography

Want the day captured?

Tick "Capture your day" when you book and we'll ask Life Out There Photography to shoot your Crucible — professional photos of your surfing at The Wave, delivered as a private high-resolution gallery. They confirm or decline by email and we let you know either way. Photos are billed directly by LoTP, so nothing is added to your RSJ price.

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What's Included

from £25 · Full Day Coaching
  • Coached surf sessions at The Wave, Bristol — coached from the wall and pier (two as standard; the format you choose sets how many)
  • Live feedback throughout both of your sessions
  • Bespoke RSJ coaching methods tailored to your surfing
  • On-site video reviews between sessions
  • Full video compilation and analysis of your day in Kaizen Surf Lab — downloadable and yours to keep
  • A bespoke development plan built on the day's surfing and your future fixes
Booked Separately
  • ×Your Wave sessions — booked separately with The Wave (approx £55 each)
  • ×Professional photos by Life Out There — optional, tick it when you book, billed by LoTP
  • ×Travel to The Wave, Bristol
  • ×Food, drinks and accommodation

Frequently Asked

One Day. Real Change.

from £25 per person · coaching, video & analysis. Maximum 6 guests.

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The Crucible is a single-day coaching intensive at The Wave, Bristol. Two coached surf sessions with live feedback, on-site video review, a downloadable Kaizen Lab analysis of your day and a bespoke development plan. £95 per person for coaching; the two Wave sessions are booked separately with The Wave.