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Written by Paul Adams
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Bulletin #2 has just been released for the
2012 World Championships in Waco Texas at the Barefoot Ski Ranch
Click here to view the pdf
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 May 2012 )
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Written by Paul Adams
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2012 Barefoot Nationals Schedule
Check 2012 Nationals under Tournament Schedule for other Nationals related information.
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Wednesday, August 8 |
| Event |
Divisions |
| Slalom |
Mens 4 |
| Tricks |
Womens 1-10 |
| Slalom |
Mens 5-10 |
| Tricks |
Mens 1-2 |
| Tricks |
Mens 3 |
| Slalom |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 1 |
| Tricks |
Open Mens Rnd 1 |
| Tricks |
Open Pro Mens & Mens Int Rnd 1 |
| Jump |
Mens 5-10 |
| Jump |
Womens 1-10 |
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Thursday, August 9 |
| Event |
Divisions |
| Tricks |
Mens 4 |
| Tricks |
Mens 4 boat 2 |
| Slalom |
Girls 1-3 |
| Slalom |
Boys 1-3 |
| Tricks |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 1 |
| Slalom |
Open Mens Rnd 1 |
| Slalom |
Open Pro Mens & Mens Int Rnd 1 |
| Slalom |
Mens 1-2 |
| Jump |
Girls 1-3 |
| Jump |
Boys 1-3 |
| Jump |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 1 |
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Friday, August 10 |
| Event |
Divisions |
| Tricks |
Mens 5-10 |
| Slalom |
Womens 1-10 |
| Slalom |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 2 |
| Tricks |
Open, Open Pro & Mens Int. Rnd 2 |
| Tricks |
Girls 1-3 |
| Tricks |
Boys 1-3 |
| Jump |
Mens 1-3 |
| Jump |
Open Mens Rnd 1 |
| Jump |
Open Pro & Mens Int. Rnd 1 |
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Saturday, August 11 |
| Event |
Divisions |
| Slalom |
Mens 3 |
| Tricks |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 2 |
| Slalom |
Open, Open Pro & Mens Int. Rnd 2 |
| Jump |
Mens 4 |
| Jump |
Open Womens & Womens Int. Rnd 2 |
| Jump |
Open, Open Pro & Mens Int. Rnd 2 |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 29 April 2012 )
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Written by Paul Adams
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Check out the recognition Al Hager has received from
Dr. Jeffrey Gorodetsky
Click here
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 April 2012 )
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Change made to Worlds Qualifying scores |
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Written by Paul Adams
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The World Barefoot Council has just made changes to theQualifying scores needed for Independent Skiers to ski at the 2012 World Championships in Waco Texas.
Click here and then click on 'Qualifying Scores' to view the document that shows what it takes to compete as an independent at the 2012 World Championships.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 March 2012 )
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Written by Paul Adams
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The first Bulletin has been posted at
http://www.barefootskiranch.com.
Click on 2012 World's for the first Bulletin.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 19 March 2012 )
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2012 World US Team Selection |
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Written by Doug Koch
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The ABC’s Team Selection
Committee has been reviewing the World Standing List, a hypothetical
Team Scoring Worksheet, and the history of some skiers not currently
on the World Standings List. Their goal has been to develop a list
of skiers that could potentially make a US Team. Letters have be
sent to these individuals. The possibility exists that someone may
develop considerably in the next few months and earn consideration.
Below is a list of the individuals currently under consideration.
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Junior
Team
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Elite
Team
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Senior
Team
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Kailey
Koehler
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Elaine
Heller
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Tenley
Cederstrand
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Lisa
Pressendo
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Arianna
Koehler
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Andrea
Formella
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Taylor
True
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Kailey
Koehler
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Betsy
Gillman
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Alexandria
Youngblood
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Lisa
Pressendo
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Teri
Jones
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Collin
Barber
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Laura
Szwed
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Lorraine
Piskura
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Chandler
Cargile
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Ryan
Boyd
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Heather
Towers
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Ryan
Jameson
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Cody
Ebbert
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Dan
Baumgartner
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Matthew
Martin
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Cody
Heller
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Bill
Brzoza
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Jonathan
Martines
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Brian
Hetherington
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Adin
Daneker
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Brody
Meskers
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A
J Porreca
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Wm
Farrell
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Joey
Tombers
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Keith
St Onge
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Brian
Heeney
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Royal
Wiseman
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Brian
Hetherington
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Doug
Jordan
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Jerry
Kanawyer
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Paul
Stokes
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Kevin
Towers
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Any questions should be directed
to the ABC Team Selection Committee Chair, Doug Koch, at
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Good luck to all.
Doug Koch, Chair
ABC Team Selection Committee
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Last Updated ( Monday, 05 March 2012 )
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Written by Paul Adams
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This message was sent out by Richard Gray, World Barefoot Council Chairman;
2-29-2012 World Barefoot Council Web Headquarters:
After many many years of great ideas, discussions, "we should do this"
statements and creative thoughts the WBC has been blessed with an
individual that took action.
The WBC now has Video Exams for judging LIVE on our web site. This is a
groundbreaking achievement not only for Barefooting, but for all of Water
Ski and Wakeboard. We are the only discipline to have such a program.
Our officials and skiers world wide will greatly benefit from this
advancement as we realize consistent standards for judging and clear
requirements for skiers to train to.
The exams have been reviewed by 7 of the Worlds top judges, and reflect the
standards we currently require as per our 2012 rules.
I ask that ALL officials of any level please take the first exam in the
next few days in order for us to receive feedback and to continue to make
the system better. We will be adding an exam every week for the next few
months.
SKIERS ALERT! - I urge all of you, especially the ones that compete at a
high level, to make these exams part of your weekly training program.
Take exam #1 today!
http://worldbarefootcouncil.com/quiz_take_video.php?quiz_id=6
Richard Gray
Chairman - World Barefoot Council
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New Girls World Trick Record |
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Written by Paul Adams
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15 year old Georgia Groen of New Zealand has broke the Girls World Trick Record with a point total of 3830. The previous record was 3500 points scored by Megan Roberts of Australia in April of 2010. Georgia's run can be viewed on the World Barefoot Council web site here.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 07 February 2012 )
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Written by Doug Koch
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This is what you need
The World Barefoot Council has established the following as the qualifying scores for the 2012 World Barefoot Championships in Waco, TX.
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Slalom
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Tricks
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Jump
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Boys
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11
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1700
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10
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Girls
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6
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1000
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9
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Mens
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16
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6000
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24
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Womens
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11
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2000
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10
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Gentlemen
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14
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2400
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12
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Ladies
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5
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500
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You MUST have posted in an IWWF/WBC/ABC sanctioned homologated tournament (Standings List or Record Capable) between March 1, 2011 and July 30, 2012.
The Team Selection Committee is busy reviewing skiers scores and determining who should be considered as possible team candidates. This list should be completed by February 15, 2012. If you are not named to the list initially, it does NOT mean you may not be added to the list at a later time. The committee will continue to monitor skier performances through early summer. The final team recommendations are scheduled to go to the ABC Board of Directors for approval on July 10, 2012.
The current 2011 Worlds Standings List has not yet been posted, but if you want to confirm your scores for the qualification period, or if you wish to express your desire to ski as an Independent Skier (should you not be named to a team) please e-mail Doug Koch, US Teams Manager at
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Thanks and good luck!
Doug Koch, US Teams Manager
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 22 January 2012 )
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Written by ABC Board Author
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Elaine Heller
ABC Female Athlete of the Year
The
ABC has selected the 2011 Female Athlete of the Year: Elaine Heller.
In the male-dominated world of barefoot waterskiing, Elaine
Heller is continually driving herself and other women to perform beyond their
ability. She is the first American woman and only the second woman in history
to land an inverted barefoot jump, a feat very few male barefoot water skiers
even attempt.
2011
was another record breaking year for Elaine, she set a new women’s world
jumping record of 21.3 meters, breaking the record she set at the world
championships in 2010.
Heller also had an
incredible U.S. Nationals performance winning the gold in tricks, slalom, jump
and the overall championships. She is ranked 1st in the world in
jumping, 2nd in wake slalom and 4th in tricks.
Elaine
helps her family host several tournaments each year. You will find her doing
everything from skiing and scoring to setting up equipment and hauling out the
garbage.
Elaine
operates a Barefoot Waterski school called The Blue Moo Barefoot Academy.
Elaine is currently in her junior year at the University of Wisconsin
-Stout, majoring in hospitality management.
Her goal is to own and operate a business featuring Barefoot
Waterskiing. Elaine believes her business and our sport needs to focus on
attracting new participants to survive. Since half of all new skiers are
female, Elaine hopes her success can help inspire other girls to give our sport
a try.
Elaine
was nominated for the 2011 Woman’s Sports Foundation’s “Sports Woman of the
Year” award.
Heller
has broken the “fiberglass ceiling” in barefoot waterskiing and continues to
set the bar high for women and men across the world. Heller hopes her success
will help send the message barefoot waterskiing like a world champion is as
attainable for girls as it is for boys. Just watch Elaine fly
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 January 2012 )
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Written by ABC Board Author
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Brody Meskers
ABC Male Athlete of the Year
The
ABC has selected the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year: Brody Meskers.
Eleven-year-old
Brody Meskers says he doesn’t want to be like World Champion Keith St. Onge
when he grows up. He wants to be better.
It has been many years since our sport has seen such a self-motivated
young skier move up so quickly in the sport.
When Brody Meskers was three years old, he watched
some barefooters in a ski show in Wisconsin
and told his dad he wanted to learn. By the time he was five, he was
barefooting on a 20-foot line and at six, he entered his first
competition. Because of his tumble up starts, the tumble turn became his
first trick–even before he learned to wave.
Six-year-old Brody competed in the Midwest Regional’s
and U.S. Nationals– and he won both tournaments, edging out boys who were 7, 8
and 9 years old. The following year, Brody learned to barefoot backwards
and that opened the door to harder tricks and even more barefooting.
Brody is now a sponsored skier at the World Barefoot
Center. “I like
barefooting so much because there is so much to learn,” says Brody. “You can
always get better and better. Sometimes I don’t want to ski, but if I
want to become the best, I have to go hard at it.”
This year, Brody focused on jumping and
surface turns. And at the tender
age of 11, Brody has become a force to be reckoned with in national
competition. At the 2011 U.S. Nationals he
swept all titles in Boys 2. He won slalom with 8.9
points, tricks with 2,900 points, jumping with a 22 foot jump and of course,
the overall.
The sky seems to be the limit
for the young gun from Chetek,
Wisconsin. Brody represents the future of our sport… and
thankfully, the future could not be brighter.
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Last Updated ( Monday, 02 January 2012 )
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Written by Paul Adams
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Elaine Heller's Jump at Nationals has been approved by the WBC as a New World Record.
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Elaine held the previous record with a jump of 21.0 meters which was set at the 2010 World Championships in Germany. Elaine bettered her old record by .3 meters at this years 2011 National Championships at the Barefoot Ski Ranch in Waco Texas.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 02 September 2011 )
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The Barefoot Company at Lake Elmo Sports is the official rope and handle of the American Barefoot Waterski Club
