2013 U.S. Barefoot Nationals Information Update

To all barefoot competitors, officials and enthusiast, due to an unfortunate circumstances beyond the ABC’s and the hosting LOC’s control, the 2013 U.S. Barefoot Nationals competition dates will be compressed to three days instead of the usual four days.

The dates of the competition will now be held from 8/15 through 8/17. That is changed from 8/14 through 8/17.

The ABC board of directors meeting is moved from 8/13 to 8/14 with the usual 8:00 AM start.

The ABC and LOC, sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to you and your families. We are gratefully looking forward to seeing you all at the competition.

Sincerely,

Joe Malenfant

ABC President

The 2014 World Barefoot Championships will take place less than a year from now from March 10 - March 16, 2013 in Mulwala Australia.


Are you interested in having a position as an official or volunteer at the 2014 World Championships?


Please let us know ASAP and we will pass your information on to the appropriate person.

Contact link 

We require not only Appointed Officials but also Reserves. Being a reserve is a great way to get some World Championships experience if you are unsure
of taking on a full role.


There will be many volunteers needed to fill various roles also.

** Appointed officials will be required to be in Mulwala, Australia From
the evening of March 8th thru the conclusion of the tournament on March
16th. Accommodations, meals and transport to and from the tournament site
will be provided by the LOC for all Appointed officials for their stay in
Mulwala. Airport pick ups and drop offs will be provided to and from the
Albury Regional Airport.

Scores needed to ski as an independent skier at the

2014 World Championship have been posted.  Go here  to

see what you need to ski as an independent skier.

2014 World Championships will be March 10-16

in Australia at Max Kirwan Ski Lakes

2013 Barefoot Nationals will be August 14 - 17.

Jerry Kanawyer will be Hosting Nationals at Diablo Shores in Brentwood California.  

Check out the recognition Al Hager has received from  Dr. Jeffrey Gorodetsky

Click here  

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

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.   

Elaine Heller's Jump at Nationals has been approved by the WBC  as a New World Record.

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.