Brett Hodgkins is a successful athlete, was part of the BWSW Team and now PART OF THE wAKE bOARD uk tEAM AND coaches, owns his own Wake School in Antigua.
As part of the British Team since the age of twelve and with more than 40 years of Coaching and competition experience.
I have competed against and worked with world-class wakeboarders and water skiers from all over the globe, keeping my finger on the pulse of the latest training techniques. I’m proficient in three-event water skiing, slalom tricks, jump, wakeboarding, and obsticals/rails.
I have a high media profile with extensive coverage worldwide in television, magazines, and newspapers. I have been featured on the front covers of The Sunday Telegraph Magazine, The Times, The Sunday People, Sunday Telegraph, and Daily Mail. I have also been featured in articles in Wakeboard & Water-ski magazine USA and Worldwide Press. In addition, I have been interviewed on television in England, Australia, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain, Jamaica, the Far East, Asia, and Brazil.
Coaching Achievements:
Coach of the 1995 and 1996 Junior European and World Greek Water-ski teams
Team captain and team member of the 2002 Wakeboard Worlds Team Brazil
Current wakeboard UK team squad member/coach and talent spotting scout
Freelance coach
Former Wakeboard team manager at Offaxis Wakeboard School in Wales, from Summer 2015
Former coach at Quayside Wakeboard School London
Additional Coaching Experience:
I have been involved in waterskiing and wakeboarding for many years. I am the head coach at Chichester Waterskiing and Wakeboard Club (CWSWC), and I have also worked with Ivy Lake Boat Owners. Over the past 10 years, I have helped to progress all levels of waterskiers and wakeboarders, and I have also been involved in club development. I have worked with a number of successful athletes, including Lucas Keen, who achieved 5th place in the 2023 wakeboard nationals junior men’s category, Ruby O’Dwyer, who won the Silver Medal in the 2023 wakeboard nationals junior ladies’ category, and Willow Skipsey and Mya, who triumphed over adversity.
Willow had never skied before and started skiing at Chichester Waterski Club in 2022 where she was lucky to meet Brett. Under Brett’s guidance, she made rapid progress and by August 2023 she was the u14 girls slalom and trick champion. Willow receives regular coaching from Brett which will help her increase her competition scores in all three disciplines. Mysa started waterskiing beginning of July 2023 Aged 13.
I am also involved with Church Whilne Waterskiing and Wakeboard Club, one of the country’s oldest clubs. I have been running waterskiing and wakeboard camps there for over 15 years. The club has a great junior presence and offers future trick camps.
I have also hosted wakeboard/slalom and trick yoga camps at Extreme Gene, Cordoba Spain. I plan to continue running camps through the 2024 season.
Upcoming Coaching Engagement:
I will be a guest coach at One Love Academy Antigua in 2024/25. I am excited to share my expertise with the next generation of wakeboarders and water skiers at One Love Academy Antigua.