National Surf League (NSL)

Enterprising competitive surf series created in 2001 by pro surfer Brad Gerlach. NSL-sanctioned contests utilize Gerlach's alternative-rules brainchild, The Game, in which teams of surfers, rather than individuals, compete against each other in a format that mimics traditional team sports, incorporating timeouts, player substitutions, referees, coaches, and uniforms. Gerlach said that he based the...