Private Coaching

Your goals. Your schedule. Your coach.

Private & Customised Coaching From $450 AUD per session — built entirely around you

What's Included

Every session is designed from scratch around your specific goals, current skill level, and the ocean environment that matters most to you. There is no template. No generic program. Just focused, expert coaching with real, measurable progression from someone who has spent decades working in and around the ocean across multiple disciplines.

Coaching Disciplines

Freediving — Breath-hold development, equalisation, technique refinement, depth progression, and safety. Whether you're learning to hold your breath comfortably or working toward consistent depth, every session is built around your specific performance gap.

Spearfishing — Skill-based, ethical, and sustainable hunting with an emphasis on situational awareness, efficiency, and respect for the ecosystem. Covers gear handling, species identification, hunting and stalking technique, safety protocols, and sustainable harvest. Suited to beginners and experienced spearos looking to sharpen their ocean reading and dive efficiency.

Ocean Preparation for Boat and Jetski Owners — Purpose-built coaching for those who want to spearfish, freedive, or dive from their own vessel safely and confidently. Covers water entry and exit, emergency procedures, dive planning, buddy protocols, and how to read conditions from the surface. Go further offshore, with more capability and less risk.

Expedition Readiness — Tailored preparation for those joining Ocean Glide expeditions or planning independent ocean expeditions. Covers depth management, fatigue awareness, open-water navigation, marine species recognition, and the physical and mental conditioning required for multi-day ocean environments.

Underwater Photography — Technical mastery of camera settings, movement, neutral buoyancy, and natural light — paired with creative direction and ethical marine interaction. Learn to shoot clean, story-driven images grounded in freediving skill and ocean awareness. Suited to beginners with a camera and experienced photographers wanting to move and shoot underwater with precision.

Surfing — Ocean reading, paddling efficiency, positioning, confidence in bigger surf, and overall wave efficiency. Coaching grounded in decades of ocean observation and water-time across multiple conditions.

Performance Breathing — Breath mechanics, CO₂ and O₂ tolerance, recovery strategies, and nervous-system regulation for ocean performance, athletic training, or stress resilience. Applicable in and out of the water.

Session Options

Half-Day Session — $450 Up to 3 hours in the water. Focused skill work on one or two areas. Includes a pre-session planning call and a post-session debrief with notes and next steps.

Full-Day Session — $800 Up to 6 hours in the water. Deeper progression across multiple skills or environments. Includes video analysis where conditions allow, written session summary, and a 30-day follow-up check-in.

3-Session Pack — $1,250 (save $100) Three half-day sessions scheduled around your availability. Includes a written progression plan between sessions.

5-Session Pack — $2,000 (save $250) Five half-day sessions. Best suited to those working toward a specific goal — expedition preparation, depth milestone, spearfishing readiness, or photography development. Includes full assessment, written progression plan, and priority scheduling.

Bring a Buddy — Share a session with one additional person and save $. Both participants receive individual feedback and coaching. Maximum two participants per session. Price listed below.

Not sure which option is right for you? Book a free 30-minute consultation first — no commitment required.

Why Private Coaching Works

Entirely yours — no shared attention, no waiting for the group, no generic program. Every minute of water time is pointed directly at what you need to improve.

Flexible by design — sessions scheduled around your calendar, at locations that suit your goals and the conditions. Gold Coast, Tweed, offshore — wherever the work is best done.

Cross-discipline expertise — few coaches in Australia hold genuine operational experience across freediving, spearfishing, underwater photography, surfing, and performance breathing. You get all of it in one relationship, with a coach who can connect the skills across disciplines and show you how they reinforce each other.

Safety-first approach — coaching built on a background in risk management, emergency response, and high-stakes ocean environments. You'll be pushed appropriately, never recklessly.

Scalable as the team grows — Ocean Glide coaching is expanding to include additional high-calibre coaches with specialist expertise. When matched to a coach other than Cindy, you'll be notified in advance and matched on discipline, personality, and goals.

Who This Is For

✓ Experienced ocean users — boat owners, jetski owners, surfers, divers — who want structured coaching to go further, safer ✓ Spearfishers at any level who want to hunt more efficiently, ethically, and with better depth capability ✓ Photographers who want to develop genuine underwater movement and freediving skill alongside their craft ✓ Athletes, executives, or high-performers seeking breath control and nervous-system training with measurable outcomes ✓ Anyone preparing for an ocean expedition who wants to arrive ready, not learning on the trip ✓ Freedivers working toward a specific depth, certification, or performance goal on their own timeline

How to Book

Start with a free 30-minute consultation to map out your goals, assess your current level, and identify the session format that fits. Or book directly into a session block when you're ready to commit.

Scheduling is handled directly — no automated booking system, no waitlist queue. Your session time is confirmed personally.

Important Notes

• Sessions are subject to suitable ocean conditions. If conditions require rescheduling, you will be notified as early as possible and your session rebooked at no cost
• Travel beyond 30km from the Gold Coast CBD may incur an additional logistics fee — discussed at consultation
• Session packs are valid for 12 months from date of purchase and are non-refundable but fully transferable
• Ocean Glide operates with a coach-to-participant ratio of 1:1 or 1:2 maximum — no exceptions