Regional News
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Eligibility Letters MUST HAVES |
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1. This letter must be typed or printed on school stationary.
2. a. This letter must NOT be dated PRIOR to August 26, 2011 for use at Conference and Regionals.
b. The Letter must NOT be dated PRIOR to September 8, 2011, for use at Collegiate Nationals.
PLEASE NOTE THIS MAY MEAN THAT FOR NATIONALS TEAMS, YOU MAY HAVE TO GET TWO ELIGIBILITY LETTERS. ONE FOR CONFERENCE/REGIONALS AND ONE FOR NATIONALS.
3. The number of students listed must be spelled out AND written numerically by the Registrar or an individual letter for each student may be used.
4. The letter must be signed by the Registrar (or Assistant Registrar).
5. The letter must contain the Student's name and ID number. I get a lot of questions on this each year. It does not necessarily have to be the student identification number, but any sort of number that the university identifies with your name.
6. The letter must be embossed with the University Seal.
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All-Stars Skier Info
Following are some updates and reminders for skiers entering the 2011 All-Stars at Beaver Lake:
- The entry fee is $55.00. Please send your entry fee to your regional team leader. They will collect all entry fees from their teams and forward to Cheryl Armstrong, Head Registrar. Make checks payable to Beaver Lake Ski Club. Skiers must be pre-registered in order to participate in All-Stars.
- The main hotel will be the Ahoskie Inn. The phone number is 252-332-4165. You may also call the Tomahawk Motel at 252-332-3194. Tent camping will be allowed on site and limited RV hookups are available. For RV hookups, contact Bret at 252-338-6955.
- The closest airport Norfolk International in Norfolk, Va. After that, Newport News, Va., then RDU in Raleigh, NC.
We will be hosting the All-Stars Welcome party Saturday night on site with dinner and live entertainment.
Please email any questions to me at
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We are excited to be hosting the National CollegiateAll-Stars again at Beaver Lake and look forward to seeing the best of collegiate water skiing!
Jeff Mitchell
President
Beaver Lake Ski Club
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Following are some updates and reminders for skiers entering the 2011 All-Stars at Beaver Lake:
The entry fee is $55.00. Please send your entry fee to your regional team leader. They will collect all entry fees from their teams and forward to Cheryl Armstrong, Head Registrar. Make checks payable to Beaver Lake Ski Club. Skiers must be pre-registered in order to participate in All-Stars.
The main hotel will be the Ahoskie Inn. The phone number is 252-332-4165. You may also call the Tomahawk Motel at 252-332-3194. Tent camping will be allowed on site and limited RV hookups are available. For RV hookups, contact Bret at 252-338-6955.
The closest airport Norfolk International in Norfolk, Va. After that, Newport News, Va., then RDU in Raleigh, NC.
We will be hosting the All-Stars Welcome party Saturday night on site with dinner and live entertainment.
Please email any questions to me at
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We are excited to be hosting the National Collegiate All-Stars again at Beaver Lake and look forward to seeing the best of collegiate water skiing!
Jeff Mitchell
President
Beaver Lake Ski Club |
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Scott Coley Memorial Tournament |
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Scott Coley Memorial / Wisconsin Collegiate Open
Hosted By: UW La Crosse
Date: April 16th and 17th
Location: Neosho, WI
Directions: From I 94 take exit 282, Hwy 67 North, In Neosho turn right onto east Milwaukee Street, then left onto Woodlawn Street
Entry Fee: $30 team fee, $30 1 event, $35 2/3 Events
Registration: Remember to use the new collegiate registration system found on USAwaterski.org
Schedule of Events: Start time 7:30 both days
Sat: WS, MS, WT, MT
Sun: WJ, MJ
*Because Neosho is not a permanent ski site we will still be setting up Friday night, therefore no practice will be available*
Rules: No glass on site. Captains remind your teams to be respectful to the surrounding neighborhood since we’re in a public location and would like to be invited back in the future. When participating in evening festivities make sure to stay in the designated area and stay away from the school and graveyard. Since we are in a public location police may be on nearby patrol, but as long as we follow these rules there should not be a problem.
Theme: Wild Wild Midwest J
Any questions Contact: Jemma Wahl (612) 849-9996
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Bob Anderson (608)385-1701 |
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Online Registration Info. |
To get started, you will need to sign onto the USA Water Ski Member's Only area -- the Member Login link is located at the upper right corner of the USA Water Ski home page. Be sure you sign in using your personal Membership number, not a club membership number. Once you've signed on there, you will now find a new Collegiate Registration menu item, in the middle of the Left Navigation menu area. When you click this item, it will expand and offer you a number of additional items. What you should select first is the Team Captain's Tools entry.
Before going any further, I would then ask you to click the Instructions button that you will find near the top of that display, and then look over the instructions material that will bring up in a separate browser window. At least read through the Overview section, and get familiar with the way this instruction guide resource is organized, since you may need to come back for particular detail areas later.
All of the members of your team should show in the roster as long as they have scores posted for you team, any new member that you have that do not have any scores will need to be added to your roster to be able to put them in your rotation. Please make sure that everyone that you have on your roster also has a valid email address on file in the system as that will be how they will execute their waiver. The email addresses will show in a pop-up window when you put your mouse pointer on each skier's name. Once you are sure that everyone that you will be having ski for you in in your Team Roster, then you can click on ROTATION PLANS to begin your registration for a specific tournament. This will bring up a list of current tournaments that are active. For example anyone that is going to MO State would need to click on the icon on the right column of that tournament to begin building their team. This will bring up all current members of your roster and you can choose from the drop down the slot that you would like to put each skier. The system has also made it very easy for you to see if anyone does not have up to date USA Waterski Insurance or an email on file. You will not be able to add them to your team for that tournament until they have that updated.
Once you have chosen the spot for each skier in the rotation you will click validate plan, and that will analyze your plan and identify any issues or problems that might arise, such as two people in the same position or not having a position filled. If your plan is found to be acceptable, and you're happy with it, then you will click submit plan, and that will actually submit it for the tournament. When you submit your plan that will also send out an email to each of your skiers, advising that they will need to do the electronic waiver. Please make sure that you are informing your team mates that this will be coming and to check their email as soon as you have completed your roster.
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2010 Regional Packet Info. |
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2010 Midwest Collegiate Regionals
PITS Lake - Decatur, IL - Oct 1st-3rd
Welcome to the 2010 Midwest Collegiate Regionals, hosted by the University of Illinois Waterski Team and PITS Ski Club! This Skier’s Guide is intended to communicate important information about the tournament and ski site. Please adhere to the following guidelines to ensure a safe and fun tournament for all:
General
-Pets must be on a leash
-No campfires allowed except for the main campfire between the pavilion and judge’s tower.
-No glass bottles allowed on site
-10 mph speed limit on site
Parking
Parking at the site will be tight! Previous Regionals saw a significant increase in number of vehicles on site, which made parking and getting around very difficult at times.
The following guidelines will ensure best use of available space:
-Keep PITS road clear at all times.
-Automobile parking permitted east of PITS road.
-No parking west of PITS road, in camping area, or towboat/RV areas.
-Buses/RV’s: parking permitted only south of creek directly across from boathouse.
Please send this information on to any parents or friends who will be attending the tournament.
Tournament and Registration
-Registration will be open until midnight Thursday and then be open 6:00-8:00 am Friday morning.
-For teams arriving late, please be sure to designate someone to register your team on Friday morning before skiing starts, and the deadline is 1 hour before the tournament starts.
- Email your rosters to
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by Midnight Wednesday Evening.
-Skiing will begin at 9:00 am Friday and 7:30 am Saturday and Sunday.
-Practice will be available for $10 per set on Thursday from 5:00 pm until sundown.
-Concessions will be available beginning Friday morning and last the duration of the tournament.
-Friday and Saturday dinner is provided for all skiers and officials—guests may purchase a
plate for $5.
- Fees - One event - $35. Two or three events - $40. Team Fee - $30.
- Schedule: Friday – Women’s Slalom, Men’s Slalom
Saturday – Men’s Trick, Women’s Jump, Women’s Trick (Time Permitting)
Sunday – Men’s Jump (If there is more Women’s Trick to finish, that will occur before Men Jump).
- There will be a short Captain’s meeting for all teams at 8:30am Friday morning before the skiing starts.
- There will be a Regional Meeting for all teams in attendance at the conclusion of skiing Saturday Night.
- THEME: YOU ARE WATER SKI EQUIPMENT. Don’t wear the equipment, dress AS the equipment. Get creative: (ramps, docks, skis, buoys, ropes, boats, towels, tents, etc.)
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Eligibility Letters Info. |
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I think by now, most every team knows about eligibility letters for their skiers. Here are the instructions you will need.
For your team to ski the Conference Championships, Regionals, and/or Nationals you must have aneligibility letter from your school registrar for EVERY SKIER ON YOUR A TEAM. This includes anyone that MAY ski A-Team for your team at Conference, Regionals, or Nationals. If you do not have this letter at conference, your school will not be able to ski for placement in A-Team competition. PERIOD
This is the biggest headache that we have in collegiate skiing, but it is absoutely necessary. So please do not make this any harder on anyone than it needs to be. Go ahead and get yours as soon as possible, so it is not a fire drill a few days before Conference.
Once you get your letter, feel free to send a copy of it to myself, or to your Conference Chairmen (Dan Pabst and Jim Grabowski) to look it over and make sure it is correct. They will be the ones checking it at the conference tournament. In the past we have had to not allow some skiers to ski conference because of a missing or incorrect letter, and it is the worst feeling ever. So please, make sure your team doesn't fall into this. We are here to help, this is what the board is for. USE US!!!
Attached is an EXAMPLE of what the eligibilityletter should look like. This is not the exact format that it has to be, but here are the 6 things your eligibilityletter MUST have:
1. This letter must be typed or printed on school stationary.
2. a. This letter must NOT be dated PRIOR to August 27, 2010 for use at Conference and Regionals.
b. The Letter must NOT be dated PRIOR to September 9, 2010, for use at Collegiate Nationals. PLEASE NOTE THIS MAY MEAN THAT FOR NATIONALS TEAMS, YOU MAY HAVE TO GET TWOELIGIBILITY LETTERS. ONE FOR CONFERENCE/REGIONALS AND ONE FOR NATIONALS.
3. The number of students listed must be spelled out and written numerically by the Registrar or an individual letter for each student may be used.
4. The letter must be signed by the Registrar (or Assistant Registrar).
5. The letter must contain the Student's name and ID number. I get a lot of questions on this each year. It does not necessarily have to be the student identification number, but any sort of number that the university identifies with your name.
6. The letter must be embossed with the University Seal.
This is all laid out very clearly for you. You MUST have all 6 of these items on your eligibility letter. So please don't make any of us be the bad guys. Get it done early, and check it with us beforehand, so that you know you and your team are taken care of, and you can put your best team forward.
Please note, to be eligible, you must be a Full-Time Student. The only exception to this is:
This student is taking the minimum hours necessary for graduation in this the last period of his/her academic year of graduation.
Again - Get started on this early! There are many registrar's offices that require at LEAST one week to get these letters to you. Don't push the envelope. And if you aren't sure about your team's letter, ASK US BEFORE THE TOURNAMENT! |
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Team Midwest -
This email is about the Team Roster Verification form that is due at Conference Championships.
This form is very simple and is basically to confirm that your club is in good standing with the university. While the eligibility letter deals with the individual, the team roster verification is for mainly checking the status of the club as a whole with the school.
The form is designed to be signed by the director of recreational sports. If that is not the appropriate person to sign this form, then simply cross that out and put the title of the correct person. For example, "Dean of Students" "Director of Club Sports" "Director of Student Activities" etc.
This form is due at your respective CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
If there are any questions, please feel free to reach out to Jim Grabowski and Dan Pabst who are your conference chairman and will be the ones checking the form at the conference championships.
The only other thing you will need for Conference is the team and individual dues for MCWSA and NCWSA. Those will be outlined in the week 3 email.
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Team Assignments for Week 1 and 2 |
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September 11-12
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September 18-19
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Hawkeye Skifest
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Iowa State Ski Wars
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Iowa
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Iowa
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Iowa State
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Iowa State
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Northern Iowa
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Northern Iowa
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Minnesota
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Minnesota
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ALL WISCONSIN SCHOOLS
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ALL WISCONSIN SCHOOLS
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Northern Illinois
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Northern Illinois
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Northwestern
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Northwestern
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Colorado
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Colorado
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Kansas
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Missouri State Fall Showdown
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Kansas State
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Missouri State
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Missouri
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Southern Illinois Fall Classic
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Kansas
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Southern Illinois
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Kansas State
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Missouri
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Illinois
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Illinois
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Southern Illinois
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Illinois State
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Purdue
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Ball State Fall Fling
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Indiana
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Ball State
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Miami Ohio
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Dayton
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Indiana
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MSU Ripfest
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Ohio State
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Michigan State
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IPFW
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Michigan
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Purdue
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Michigan Flint
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Grand Valley State
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Ohio
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Hope
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Western Michigan
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UM Flint Ski Festival
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Notre Dame
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Michigan Flint
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Kettering
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Grand Valley State
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Hope College
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Michigan
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Ball State
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Michigan State
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IPFW
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Ohio State
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Notre Dame
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Ohio
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Dayton
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Midwest Regionals Information |
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2008 Midwest Collegiate Regionals
PITS Lake
Decatur, IL
Sept 26th – 28th Welcome to the 2008 Midwest Collegiate Regionals, hosted by the University of Illinois Waterski Team
and PITS Ski Club! This Skier’s Guide is intended to communicate important information about the
tournament and ski site. Please adhere to the following guidelines to ensure a safe and fun tournament for all: General
-Pets must be on a leash
-No campfires allowed except for the main campfire between the pavilion and judge’s tower.
-No bottles allowed on site
-10 mph speed limit on site Parking
Parking at the site will be tight! The 2007 Regionals saw a significant increase in number of vehicles on
site, which made parking and getting around very difficult at times. The following guidelines will ensure
best use of available space:
-Keep PITS road clear at all times.
-Automobile parking permitted east of PITS road.
-No parking west of PITS road, in camping area, or towboat/RV areas.
-Buses/RV’s: parking permitted only south of creek directly across from boathouse.
Please send this information on to any parents or friends who will be attending the tournament. Tournament and Registration
-Registration will be open until midnight Thursday and then be open 6:00-8:00 am Friday morning.
-For teams arriving late, please be sure to designate someone to register your team on Friday morning
before skiing starts, and the deadline is 1 hour before the tournament starts.
-Skiing will begin at 9:00 am Friday and 7:30 am Saturday and Sunday.
-Practice will be available for $10 per set on Thursday from 5:00 pm until sundown.
-Concessions will be available beginning Friday morning and last the duration of the tournament.
-Friday and Saturday dinner is provided for all skiers and officials—guests may purchase a
plate for $5. Fees & Forms
-Individual Entry Fee: $35 – one event, $40 – 2 or 3 events. (includes dinner on Friday and Saturday night).
-Team Entry Fee: $25 per team.
- Checks made out to P.I.T.S.
- Registration Template: This is due Midnight Wednesday night to Troy Zoellner and Dean Chappell.
Troy’s email is
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and Dean's is
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- USA Water Ski membership should be updated, but if there are any new skiers you are bringing,
make sure they have proof of USA Water Ski if needed.
-Eligibility letters – if every skier that you have is on your eligibility letter from Conference, than you are
set to go. If you are bringing a new skier that was not on your conference eligibility letter, you will
need to bring a new eligibility letter for that skier. Order of Events: Friday: Women's Slalom --> Men's Slalom
Saturday: Men's Trick --> Women's Jump --> Women's Trick (Time permitting)
Sunday: Women's Trick (Depending on what got done Saturday) --> Men's Jump Theme is "Escaped from the Nursing Home" Good luck to all of the teams at Regionals. The top 5 get the golden ticket to Phoenix, Arizona. 6th, 7th,
and 8th place teams, get placed in the simulated tournament for a shot at the one wild-card invitation.
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