KiteFinder developer made a small peak in the revalidation of Youri Zoon

History Youri & KiteFinder
Youri Zoon and KiteFinder developer Stef de Jong (left) are going a long way back. As a youngster Youri would be the next talent in the Philips Coolskin team with riders like Ruben Lenten, Gianni Aragno and Cesar Portas. Stef ( team coach ) was responsible for the scouting and training programs. We always looked for riders with a good kitefeel and exceptional locomotion. Youri was one of those guys. But this international team quit end of 2004 (Philips stopped).
As we know now  talents always float to the surface. and Youri became 2 times PKRA World champion.

How is Youri's Revalidation doing?
Like a real sportsman Youri has a great motivation to get well. He's around 10 weeks in his revalidation and it looks pretty good. Trains and revalidate every day. His Sports Physiotherapist Leon Meijer (right) also a fanatical kitesurfer said: "You always have to earn the trust of a sportsmen body, we see progress every week.
Youri is physical & mentally focused on recovery!"
Well it's great to see a real sportsman finding his way back on track!

Revalidation with Stand Up paddle
Youri had a shoulder luxation during the PKRA competition in Germany beginning of August. Undergo a fast operation to restore the damage and prevent more luxations. Leon Meijer controls his recovery progress and it was time to start with some functional training of the shoulder joint! SUP is a great active way to do so and ... water contact again!
So Youri (the golden boy) is back on the water with a paddle in his hand.

Go Youri, keep up the good spirit!