Shuswap Wakeboarding and Waterskiing School

Fantastic Training and Tons of Fun in the Florida Sun, with Synergy Training Sessions and Shuswap Ski & Board.

Spring and Fall 2008:

On a private, man-made lake in Florida.
Call or e-mail for more details.

Orlando, Florida: Mid-February thru May and
Mid-September thru November 2008
(with additional dates possible as required)

Florida Training Sessions. Since 1982 our staff have spent part of their springs and falls training in the warmth of the southern US. We go there to begin and end the season just right. We fine tune our coaching skills and approach to make sure our students always receive the highest standards of coaching. We test out the latest equipment to keep current with the latest innovations and, yes, we also ski lots and work on our tans. With daily high temps typically from 70 to 90 degrees and lots of other activitiess to enjoy, we also have a bunch of fun. Based on the "the more, the merrier" concept, over 10 years ago, we stared inviting students and friends to join in the fun, and we haven't looked back since.

In 2007 we expanded the program by shifting it to private lakes just outside Orlando, Florida where we could start in mid-February and run to the end of November.

This move to Florida has been an amazing success with skiers from complete novices to national champions. On the private lakes, with their slalom courses and jump ramp, we will have programs for slalom, jump and trick skiers. Unfortunately the facilities we use in Florida are not set up for wakeboarders beyond a relatively novice level. However, there are awesome wakeboard schools we work with not far away .

The on-water activities are overseen by Mike Gazley, our school's founder, and Synergy Training Sessions', coaching legend, John McCammon. The two have colaborated on numerous programs, since they first worked together on Lake Shasta back in 1990, while both were coaching at the Suyderhoud Water Ski Centre. In fact, John went on to become Suyderhoud's head coach. Mike continued to coach part-time until founding the Shuswap Lake Waterski & Wakeboard Centre in 1996. John's coaching credentials are truly impressive, having won Coach of the Year honours many times, he has been BC's Provincial Coach, and represented Canada internationally. Not only has he coached many national and international champions, he has also acted as a mentor for a generation of Canada's top coaches and athletes.

For the Florida Training Sessions there are a limited number of lovely houses on the lake or the adjacent golf course that student can have access to with enough advance booking. All houses have swimming pools, full kitchen facilities and range from 2 to 4 bedrooms. The housing rates vary depending on number people sharing, number of bedrooms, etc., and are rented on a Saturday to Saturday basis. An examples of the potential cost would be 3 friends, sharing a 3 bedroom house for a week at $840 CDN per person, including taxes, cleaning, etc.

There are usually also individual dorm rooms available at $60 per night US, which includes a continental breakfast, as a wide range of hotels within a 5 to 10 minute drive..

Early Booking Rates: $120/day CDN based on 2 lessons/day, or $65 CDN per lesson. Please feel free to contact us to customize your training plan.

The rates include applicable taxes and use of skis, boards, etc., but equipment requests must be confirmed well in advance. To get in on the fun, give us a call or drop us an e-mail

Maddison McCammon: ranked #1 in Canada 13 and under, daughter to Synergy Training Sessions, John McCammon, sponsored by Mastercraft Tournament Towboats, D3 Skis, and everyone's favourite pro shop, Shuswap Ski & Board!