In gymnastics, the balance beam is perhaps the sport where good balance is most critical.
no but it is good to wear one
You would need to find a college that offers a degree in surfing, and I have never heard of one that does that. Good luck, and cowabunga, dude.
surfing
it's like skateboarding. maintaining balance.
footballers need good balance so they don't fall over when they have the ball.
you need to have good balance on the beam or else you will fall off.
Body boarding can be seen as a precursor to surfing and to some it is easier to maintain balance when the entire body is on the board as opposed to just balancing on one's feet (surfing).
Balance is good for sprinting because it keeps you up right.
because they just do
To begin windsurfing it would help if you had a background in sailing or wind awareness, mostly so you know where you can and cannot sail and how your sail works. Otherwise average balance and coordination will be all the skill you will need.
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