Regulations in Ski-Tournament

Ski-Tournament Regulations

In recent years, water skiing competition has become an increasingly popular sport in the United States and other countries. Under regulations of the American Water Ski Association, tournaments are held on local, regional and national levels, and are followed by an annual world meet. In the United States, the regional tournaments are held on weekends, 2 to 6 weeks before the National Tournament, which is traditionally held on the weekend of the third full week in August. The major tournaments are held on an “open” basis with no distinction between amateurs and professionals, and the trophies offered are valued at thousands of dollars.

The major events in a tournament are jumping, slalom and trick riding, with a championship and succeeding places decided in each event. In team and “over-all” competition, the contestants are required to score points in each of the three major events.

Divisions

With persons of all ages participating in water-skiing, the competition is separated into 7 different age and sex groups:

Men : 17-34 years inclusive
Women : 17 years and over
Sr Men : 35 years and over
Boys : 13-16 years inclusive
Girls : 13-16 years inclusive
Jr Boys : 12 years and under
Jr Girls: 12 years and under

The applicable age is that of the contestant on the January 1st prior to the tournament. A senior women’s division may be included in a meet where the number of entries justify it, for women 30 years old and older, and then the regular women’s class is limited to the 17-29 age bracket.

Tournament entry requirements

All entrants in a sanctioned tournament must be AWSA members in good standing. In addition, they must be qualified in each event they enter. Qualification for a national tournament is generally acquired by placing in a regional meet; for a regional meet, by placing in a local meet, or by passing the qualification test before an AWSA-certified judge or instructor.

The third-class or lowest rating test, for example, requires the skier to perform the following: start from dry dock; put on skis and start in deep water; display competence in riding one ski; with two skis, cross both wakes and return to center; coast to stop without falling; demonstrate knowledge of skiing signals and safety rules.

The second-, first-class, expert and master examinations call for displaying increasing competence in slalom, jumping and trick riding.

Except in tournaments sanctioned as international tournaments, all entrants must be United States’ citizens or applicants for citizenship.

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