Barry surfing El Salvador, May 2011
Making the Drop Founder Barry Green has been surfing for 26 years and teaching surfing professionally since 1998. His vision for a holistic, integrative approach to surfing instruction grew while working with clients who were at a crossroads in their lives, using surfing as a practice to rediscover purpose and passion in life. He completed the Professional Coaching Course in Integral Coaching from New Ventures West in 2008, adding life coaching skills to an extensive background working with youth and adults as a counselor, coach and experiential educator. In addition to surf coaching, Barry substitute teaches in Special Ed classes and does the odd modeling job now and then through City Model Management in San Francisco. He is blessed with three amazing daughters, and continues to find passion and purpose in helping all levels of surfers ride waves with style, grace and gratitude.