To all Skiers

Take Notice that the committee has been notified that the water levels at Bon Es are very low and that a real possibility exists that the SAs due to be held there may not be able to take place. A final decision will be made by the 20^th February and an announcement made then. It is therefore suggested that plans to attend be held in abeyance until a final decision can be made.

A. Stokes

Chairman

South African Waterski Federation –

Tournament Criteria

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To all Members of the Federation Executive Council, and members of Tournament Criterion, 

1. The Tournament Criterion rules presently do not allow for the awarding of National Colours to skiers in the Under 21 category as such.  Therefore at present a skier may, for example, obtain colours in the junior, and thereafter in the Open Division only.  All tournaments are however currently run on the basis that an Under-21 division is included, and in March 2012, the EA Under-21 Championships are due to take place.  The present committee is of the view that provision should be made in the Criterion rules for National Colours to be awarded to skiers entering the Under-21 division, as such.

2. Therefore, it is proposed that the tournament criteria rules must be amended accordingly.  The standards which are proposed will apply, have been calculated on the basis of rule 15.1 which requires the selection committee to apply pre-determined percentages to the 'average of the finalists' results in the World Championships', as the primary basis for calculating the standard for National Colours.

3. On this basis using the World Championships as that primary basis, the committee has determined that the standards for awarding National Colours in the Under-21 division should be as follows:

(a) Specialist Skier

(b) 2 - Event Skier

(c) 3 – Event Skier

4. The second proposed amendment is to the existing criterion rule 14 (selection of teams) in particular rule 14.6 which currently provides that the selection of skiers is to be based on the average of the skier's best performances in the first round of three provincial, national or international tournaments from the most recent summer season of both the southern hemisphere and northern hemisphere (if applicable).  The requirement that selection take place on the basis of the first round of each tournament, no longer seems appropriate, especially in light of the fact that results are now based on the best of the skier's performances at a single tournament, whether it be the first, second or third round, and so on.  Thus it is proposed that rule 14.6 be amended by the deletion of the words 'average of the skier's best performances in the first round' to be replace with the words 'the skier's best performance'.  The implication will be that selection will no longer take place on the basis of a skier's first round performance, but rather on the skier's best performance at the nominated tournament.

The proposed amendments are hereby circulated to –

1. the executive council of the Federation, for comment;

2. ordinary, administrative and competitive members of the Tournament Criterion, for information and comment.

Any comments on the proposed amendment are to be received by the criterion committee within thirty days, and all such comments will be considered.

Yours faithfully

ANDRE STOKES”

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South African Waterski Federation –

Tournament Criteria

Bird Valley Estate @ Satellite Dam

Satellite Championships.

18^th February 2012 and 19^th February 2012

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ENTRY FEES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SA Skiers licence for the 2011/ 12 season:

R 450.00   (if paid on site) + R100 (scorebook / license) = R550

R 400.00   (pre-payment) + R100 (scorebook / license) = R500

4 Rounds Slalom                                 R 450.00

4 Rounds Slalom and 2 rounds trick      R 550.00

Practice Fee(4 passes)                        R 200.00

PROPOSED PROGRAM:

Friday: 17^th February 2012

12h00 to 16:30 -           Official Practice

Saturday: 18^th February 2012

08h00 -                          1^st Round Slalom

Followed by                  2^nd Round Slalom

Followed by                  1^st Round Tricks

Sunday: 19^th February 2012

08h00 –                        3^rd Round Slalom

Followed by                  4^th Round Slalom

Followed by                  2^nd Round Tricks

Followed by                  Prize giving

Please take note that the times/disciplines are not finalised and can be changed by the Chief Judge on site (normally due to weather conditions)

Tricks

Please note that the tricks is normal homologation.

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CATERING:

There will be no on site catering. Please bring your own food and refreshments. There will however be braais with charcoal supplied, on site, on Friday and Saturday evening. The Wartburg Spar is a 20 minute drive away, and food etc can be purchased there.

ACCOMMODATION:

Should you be bringing your own caravan/tent the cost will be R60 per site per night. Please indicate below and include the payment with your entry fee:

.......camp sites @ R60.00 per site per day

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to give Travis Fisher a call on       082 655 6027, or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Satellite Dam @ Bird Valley Estate

Invites you to the Satellite Mini League
Sunday, the 22nd January 2012

Updated 2012 Mini League rules. Please click here to view the updated mini league rules.

Place/Dam: Satellite Dam (Bird Valley Estate), located 5 minutes from Albert Falls Dam. For directions,please click here or go tohttp://www.birdvalleyestate.co.za/locality.html

Please note that the mini league will be taking place in our second slalom course.  - Please follow the signs from the gate

Time and Date: Skiers briefing: 8:45am | Start: 9:00am on Sunday The 22nd of January 2012

Cost: R150 per skier per mini league.  Please note that you can only pay cash.

Entry forms: If you have entered before, you don't need to full out an entry form, but please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to say that you are attending. Click here to download an entry form. 

Other info
There is ablution blocks on site,but shade it limited. If you have any awnings and marquees, please bring them along. Please also bring your own tables and chairs.
On Saturday, the 21st of January 2012 there will be 3 rounds of standings list Slalom and a round of tricks and skiers from around the country will be competing, so if anyone is interesting in coming to watch, it would be great to show your support. 11 of our mini league skiers, will be competing in this competition.  The competition starts at 8:00am on the Saturday and this will go onto after lunch time.

A prize giving will be done after the completion of the mini league

See you then!

If you have any questions, or need any help feel free to 
Contact

• Travis on 082 655 6027 at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it