NSSA - National Scholastic Surfing Association

The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and assist its members in their interest to learn and develop the fundamentals and skills of surfing competition while competing in structured and quality events. The NSSA promotes the qualities of discipline and competitive excellence while supporting the merits of academic achievement to young surfers. The NSSA strives to provide a fun surfing experience for all of its members.

The NSSA is one of the few national youth sports organizations that require its participants to maintain academic standards in order to compete. Since 1978, the NSSA program philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. More than 80 NSSA events are run nationwide that culminate with the annual National Championships which is regarded as the highest profile youth surfing event in America.


FOX COLLEGE SPORTS TELEVISES THE NSSA NATIONAL COLLEGE CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 | Written by Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        Contact:  Fox College Sports Tuesday, June 16, 2009                                                                                     212/556-2471

 

FOX COLLEGE SPORTS PRSENTS NATIONAL SCHOLASTIC SURFING ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

 

Show airs on FCS Pacific June 26 at 8 PM ET

 

New York & Los Angeles – Fox College Sports enters its second year as the television home of the NSSA National College Surfing Championships, as it presents the National Collegiate Championships from Salt Creek in Dana Point, California on Friday, June 26 (8:00 PM ET) FCS Pacific. Co-hosts Kyle Knox and Sarah Karges call all the action of the June 17 competition as FCS covers the college longboard final, the college women’s final and the college men’s final.

 

“Fox College Sports is proud to showcase these tremendous athletes at one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern California,” said Vice President of FCS, Max Casanova. “We’re in the second year of our three-year deal with the NSSA, and we are thrilled to be a partner to this great organization and its members”

 

“Fox College Sports has been committed to being the leader in college sports coverage and we are thrilled that they will continue to cover the NSSA championships and the sport of surfing,” said NSSA Executive Director Janice Aragon. “With 15 teams competing, the action at Salt Creek should be more exciting and intense than ever!”

 

The National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to encourage and assist its members in their interest to learn and develop the fundamentals and skills of surfing competition while competing in structured and quality events. The NSSA promotes the qualities of discipline and competitive excellence while supporting the merits of academic achievement to young surfers. Since 1978, the NSSA program philosophy has been that athletics and scholastics go hand in hand. More than 80 NSSA events are run nationwide that culminate with the annual National Championships which is regarded as the highest profile youth surfing event in America.

 

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