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Join KSU Water Ski Club founded by Steve McDermeit, offering slalom, trick, and jump events for all skill levels. Have fun skiing, partying, and competing with fellow students. No club dues first semester!
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www.ksu.edu/waterski waterski@ksu.edu Facebook: KSU Water Ski Club/Team
History • Founded almost 30 years ago by Steve McDermeit, who was President of USA Water Ski Association • Have been competing ever since • Always welcome students skilled at water skiing and those less experienced
Events • Slalom • Trick • Jump Mandy Nightingale Freddy Krueger
Slalom • Performed on one ski • Skier negotiates his way around the outside of 6 buoys in a zigzag course • 1 point for each buoy successfully rounded • Athlete who skis around the most buoys and scores the most points, wins
Slalom cont. • Each athlete begins with a 23-meter (75-foot) slalom rope at the minimum boat speed for his age/gender division. • Once an athlete has run enough passes to reach maximum boat speed for his division, the rope is shortened in pre-measured 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 • Object- Jump as far as you can • 2 - 3 attempts • Collegiate ramp height- 5 feet • Men’s world record- 244 feet
How much funwill 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 • SPRING BREAK March 15-19! - Bennett’s Waterski and Wakeboard School, Zachary, LA • August 2010 - Bennett’s Waterski and Wakeboard School, Zachary, LA • www.skibennetts.com
What do we do in the spring? • Winter Conference - January or February 2010 Spring tournaments at Iowa and Wisconsin
Practices • Sign up at Monday night meetings • $5-7 dollars a pull- BRING CASH! • Go to Tuttle Creek Marina or driver preference • 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. • Team has equipment for everyone’s use • Boat etiquette
Tournaments 2009 • Fall Schedule 2009 • September 12-13 -- Missouri State Fall Showdown, Lake Freddie, Hartville, MO, Missouri State University • September 19-20 -- ISU Cyclone Skifest, Dream Lake Estates, Huxley, IA, Iowa State University • September 26-27 -- Great Plains Conference, Waters Edge, Wilmington, IL, Wisconsin Madison • October 3-4 -- MCWSA Regionals, P.I.T.S., Decatur, IL, University of Illinois
TournamentSkiing • Varsity- 5 Men, 5 Women • Ski for points • B-Team- unlimited • Ski for fun or until you get to varsity! • Wear team rash guard • Ski your best and have fun!
What are tourneys about anyways? • Drive down Friday night • Camp in tents • Ski your events on Saturday • Theme Party Saturday night w/ a DJ • Ski on Sunday • Drive home
Team BBQ • Thursday (& maybe Friday) • 5:30 pm • Stockdale Cove • Team provides meats • Bring your own chips and drinks • Check email for directions to Stockdale In the fall… Weekend in August Stockdale Cove, Tuttle Creek Lake Eat and ski!
Waterski Links • USA Water Ski Association • www.usawaterski.org • National Collegiate Water Ski Association • www.ncwsa.com • Midwest Collegiate Water Ski Association • www.mcwsa.com • KSU Water Ski Team • www.ksu.edu/waterski