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National Junior Teams Selected

36 Juniors selected to 2012 National Junior Water Ski Team and 2012 National Junior Development Water Ski Team

Top junior water ski athletes from across the nation have been selected to the National Junior Water Ski Team and the National Junior Development Water Ski Team for 2012.

The 36 juniors selected were decided upon by the American Water Ski Association's Junior Development Committee and International Activities Committee and are based upon tournament performances during the 2011 tournament season.

Based on selection criteria, the top 12 junior athletes are named as National Junior Water Ski Team members, while the remaining 24 are named to the National Junior Development Water Ski Team.

The teams will not compete in any international tournaments, but they may train together.

Many of these athletes will participate in the 2012 U.S. Junior Water Ski Team Trials, June 30-July 1, in Polk City, Fla.

During this competition teams will be selected to compete in the:

2012 Can Am Challenge, Sept. 1-2, in Jerseyville, Ill.;
2012 Pan American Water Ski Championships, Sept. 12-15, in Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; and
14th Junior Water Ski World Championships (TBD, 2013) in Mulwala, Australia.

The 12 skiers selected for the 2012 National Junior Water Ski Team are: (Skiers names highlighted in yellow are from the South Central Region)

Dylan Alvarez - Homestead, Fl
Briant Detty - Danville, IN
Taylor Garcia - Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Brittany Greenwood - Little Rock, AR
Samuel Greenwood - Little Rock, AR
Makayla Haw - San Mateo, CA
Erika Lang - Gilbert, AZ
Kara MacIntyre - Knoxville, TN
Elizabeth Montavon - Dixon, IL
Hughston Norton - Stateline, NV
Dustin Peterson - Rosharon, TX
K.C. Wilson - Winter Springs, FL

The 24 skiers selected for the 2012 National Junior Development Water Ski Team are: (Skiers names highlighted in yellow are from the South Central Region)

Bailey Austin - Buda, TX
Brooke Baldwin - Windermere, FL
Julianna Boskus - Elkins, AR
Krista Butterfield - Sherman, TX
Christian DeVito - San Diego, CA
Anna Gay - Winter Garden, FL
Abbi Grathwohl - McQueeney, TX
Corbin Guyer - Pierson, FL
Ellie Horton - Thousand Oaks, CA
Zachary Kachele - Allendale, NJ
Paul Kulig - Morrison, CO
Nicholas Lang - Gilbert, AZ
Taylor Lindy- Circle Pines, MN
Zachary MacIntyre - Knoxville, TN
Cole McCormick - Dundee, FL
Dane Mechler - Milford, OH
William Montavon - Dixon, IL
Jaye Morris - San Diego, CA
Nick Newton - Hot Springs, AR
Alexis Pickos - Santa Rosa Beach, FL
Tomas Scholl - Puyallup, WA
Garrett Stallings - Rossville, TN
Julia Waitt - Clermont, FL
Kat Warner - Dallas, TX

Kathy Ives 24 January 2012

Policy and Procedures 2010

South Central Region Policies and Procedures 18 January 2010

Bids for Regional Tournament Site
Scheduling, Practice and Miscellaneous
Entry Qualifications and Skier Seeding
Towboat Selection
and more.........

For all the details and the Official Policies and Procedures Click here

Bob Mayhew 19 January 2012

AWSA National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic

AWSA National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic
Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, CO
Feb. 10-12, 2012

January 5, 2012

TO: AWSA Regular and Senior Judges and Scorers

Gordon Hall ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

The American Water Ski Association will host its 2012 National Senior Judges and Scorers Clinic, Feb. 10-12, at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado (USOTC Web site).

Registration is open to both regular and senior rated judges and scorers with senior rated officials having first preference. Regular judges and scorers may also attend if space is available.

ACCOMMODATIONS: On-site accommodations are available for $45/night per person. Reservation deadline is February 1, 2011. All on complex participants will have unlimited access to the Olympic Training Center (OTC) dining hall. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to and from the OTC.

SCHEDULE:

Friday, February 10 (7 p.m. - 10 p.m.)
Saturday, February 11 (8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.)
Sunday, February 12 (8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.)

REGISTRATION:

Clinic Registration Fee - $50 (payable to the American Water Ski Association)
Registration Deadline - Registration is limited to the first 35 participants so reserve your spot soon! Registration is open to both regular and senior rated judges and scorers with senior rated officials having first preference. Regular judges and scorers may also attend if space is available. For more information and to register, click here (PDF). Send completed registration form with payment by Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 to:

Gene Davis

Attention: Senior Clinic

2915 NW 23rd Ter

Gainesville, FL 32605-2861

TOPICS: The clinic is an intensive course for senior judges and scorers. Just check out these timely topics and presenters:

“What Every Senior Official should know about Speed Control” – Discover the intricacies of Zero Off speed control with instructor and pro skier Freddy Krueger. With an understanding of how the internal programs and parameters work, you’ll be much better prepared to handle all situations. Find out how all of the various settings work together, common problems, reride situations, and how to deal with skiers that insist on improper settings. This session is always highly praised.

“Becoming Better Trick Judges” – Alex Lauretano and Jeff Smith will lead sessions on trick calling, with a focus on how individual tricks are taught and performed, cues about whether they would be performed correctly, and common mistakes. Lots of video analysis, both trick by trick, as well as complete runs.

“Technical issues in Judging and Scoring” – led by Dave Clark, Dave will discuss timely and interesting issues, with a breadth of knowledge spanning virtually every aspect of the sport.

“Just For Scorers” – led by Laura Johnson, Laura will present an intensive program for scorers.

Junior Development Scholarship Announcement and Application

New Deadline for submissions January 31, 2012

During the time period when the Junior Development Scholarship application was to be submitted, the SCR Website went down and many of our juniors and their parents were unable to obtain the application from the web site.

Scott Greenwood, Chairman of the South Central Region Junior Development Committee attempted to send out the application by email, but he and the Junior Development Committee soon realized as the deadline came and went and after many email exchanges that the majority of junior skiers were unable to find the application and thus unable to apply.

Scott Greenwood then contacted the Committee members and the members of the Committee voted to extend the deadline. We then discovered that to recreate an entire website would take longer than anticipated.

Today, the South Central Region Website is again available to the membership.

The Junior Development Scholarship Application is once again available to all our junior members.

The deadline for submission is now January 31, 2012. The application must be mailed / postmarked to every committee member on or before January 31, 2012.

The names and addresses of the committee members are found on page 2 of the application. The submission must be mailed.

Those few juniors who were able to find the application and mail it to the committee members, WILL NOT need to resubmit their application.

All applications will be reviewed after the deadline and those Juniors awarded a scholarship will be notified by February 17, 2012.

We appreciate all our Junior Parents and Skiers for their patience this year during this process.

Should you have further questions regarding this issue, please email Scott Greenwood. His email address is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Click to Download the Scholarship Application

Scott Greenwood 05 December 2011

First JD Tournament at San Marcos River Ranch

Wow the first JD Tournament at San Marcos River Ranch was a huge succes. Why because the kids had a great time and learned a lot from the clinics. A huge Thanks to everyone involved with the organization and special thanks to our sponsors. Check out the JD tournament website for tournament photos and more.

administrator 05 December 2011