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History ü Founded almost 30 years ago by Steve Mc. Dermeit, who was President of USA Water Ski Association ü Have been competing ever since ü Always welcome students skilled at water skiing and those less experienced

Events ü Slalom ü Trick ü Jump Mandy Nightingale Freddy Krueger

Slalom ü Performed on one ski ü Skier negotiates his way around the outside of 6 buoys in a zigzag course ü 1 point for each buoy successfully rounded ü Athlete who skis around the most buoys and scores the most points, wins

Slalom cont. ü Each athlete begins with a 23 -meter (75 -foot) slalom rope at the minimum boat speed for his age/gender division. ü Once an athlete has run enough passes to reach maximum boat speed for his division, the rope is shortened in premeasured lengths until he misses a buoy or falls.

Trick Beginners- 2 short skis, no fins Intermediate to Elite- 1 short ski, no fins Perform as many tricks as possible during a pass Athlete earning the most points wins Full points for 1 ski Half points for 2 skis wakeboard w/o fins

Jump l Object- Jump as far as you can l 2 - 3 attempts l Collegiate ramp height- 5 feet l Men’s world record- 244 feet

How much fun will I have? • • • SO MUCH F-U-N! Weekend “social gatherings” BBQ’s Lake parties Road trips Halloween Party The lake Skiing Friends

Officers President - Crystal Payton Vice President - Michael Newth Secretary - Vanessa Owings Treasurer - Sarah Seiler Fundraising Chair - Kaley Debrick Social Chair - Vanessa Owings

How much does it cost? No club dues your first semester $40 USA Water Ski Membership We split gas to tournaments Bring your own food, buy your own drinks Dinner Saturday night at tourneys Club pays for entry fees at Conference and Regionals (perhaps more!!)

Practice Trips ü SPRING BREAK March 15 -19! Bennett’s Waterski and Wakeboard School, Zachary, LA ü August 2010 - Bennett’s Waterski and Wakeboard School, Zachary, LA ü www. skibennetts. com

What do we do in the spring? l Winter Conference January or February 2010 Spring tournaments at Iowa and Wisconsin

Practices ü Sign up at Monday night meetings ü $5 -7 dollars a pull- BRING CASH! ü Go to Tuttle Creek Marina or driver preference ü Definition of a pull- you ski until you just can’t ski anymore! As soon as you get in the boat, your pull is over. ü Team has equipment for everyone’s use ü Boat etiquette

Tournaments 2009 l Fall Schedule 2009 l September 12 -13 -- Missouri State Fall Showdown, Lake Freddie, Hartville, MO, Missouri State University l September 19 -20 -- ISU Cyclone Skifest, Dream Lake Estates, Huxley, IA, Iowa State University l September 26 -27 -- Great Plains Conference, Waters Edge, Wilmington, IL, Wisconsin Madison l October 3 -4 -- MCWSA Regionals, P. I. T. S. , Decatur, IL, University of Illinois

l Varsityn Ski 5 Men, 5 Women for points l B-Team- unlimited n Ski for fun or until you get to varsity! l Wear team rash guard l Ski your best and have Tournament Skiing fun!

What are tourneys about anyways? ü Drive down Friday night ü Camp in tents ü Ski your events on Saturday ü Theme Party Saturday night w/ a DJ ü Ski on Sunday ü Drive home

Questions? ? ?

Team BBQ Thursday (& maybe Friday) 5: 30 pm In the fall… Stockdale Cove Team provides meats Weekend in August Bring your Stockdale Cove, own Tuttlechips Creekand Lake drinks Eat and ski! Check email for directions to Stockdale

Waterski Links ü USA Water Ski Association üwww. usawaterski. org ü National Collegiate Water Ski Association üwww. ncwsa. com ü Midwest Collegiate Water Ski Association üwww. mcwsa. com ü KSU Water Ski Team üwww. ksu. edu/waterski