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To: National Directors, Participating Teams and Officials
From: Harley Wallace, Vice Chairman
Subject: 2007 NCWSA Nationals Official Registration Information
Type Tournament: The tournament will be a USA Water
Ski/NCWSA sanctioned Class "C" Collegiate which will be run similar
to a Record Tournament in that 5 judges will be used in tricks 3 judges in
slalom. This is a 20 team, 2-division nationals hosted by
Tournament Dates: Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 25-27, 2007. Final Registration, on October 24th will begin at 6:00 PM at the Headquarters Hotel, the Holiday Inn South.
Bibs: Don't forget that Competition Bibs are mandatory at This Tournament (meaning anyone skiing without a bib will be disqualified). Anyone needing to order bibs should check the "Team's Page" on NCWSA.com for details. There's a couple week lead-time so you need to do so quickly. Additionally, NO TEAM WHO HAS NOT FULLY COMPLIED WITH NCWSA MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SKI.
School Flag and Fight Songs: The LOC has requested that each team ship 1 of their school flags and fight songs (on CD) to Jay Bennet, 18605 Barnett Rd, Zachary, LA, 70791 Digital Music Files can be sent to Tony@tonylightfoot.com at least one week before the event. These will be used during the tournament to add to the festivities.
Tents: If any team would like to reserve a tent please call AAA Rental @ 225-654-3511 for pricing and availability
Pre-Registration: All materials
required for Pre-Registration must be submitted to the National Vice Chairman,
for review, no later than 12:00 midnight on Wednesday, October 17, 2007. With
this material, you should include a phone and/or fax number or e-mail address
where you can be reached should any changes be required. Pre-registration
material must include the following 4 items: 1) Team Roster via email
(on the registration template excel sheet which can be found on the resources
section of www.ncwsa.com 2) Letter of
Eligibility (sample available in Resources Section, must be exactly like
the sample or you will not ski). 3) Waiver signed by all competing members and 4) Copies of usawaterski membership cards. Remember this is pre-registration and the originals must be turned in at Final Registration before the 8:00PM
deadline. Pre-Registration materials can be emailed to Harley Wallace to
If acceptable, your team rosters with submitted skier rotation will be forwarded to the registrar by the vice chairman. BE CONSIDERATE. IF YOU PLAN YOUR ROSTERS CAREFULLY, WE CAN GET BY WITH VERY FEW CHANGES.
HEADQUARTERS HOTEL:
9940 Airline Hwy.
Rooms must be registered by October 10, 2007. Call 225-924-7021 and ask about making group rate reservations for the 2007 NCWSA National Water Ski Championships
Additional Hotels
Tournament Entry Fee: $
65.00 per skier/alternate. Make check (one check for entire team) payable to
Final Registration: Final Registration will be held at the host hotel, the Holiday Inn South between the hours of 6:00PM and 8:00PM on Wednesday, October 24, 2007. At that time all originals of the materials sent with pre-registration must be submitted and all entry fees paid. A single check should be presented for all members of a team as opposed to each skier writing a check for his/her own entry. Checks should be made out to Tri Lakes, Inc. Any last minute changes must be submitted at this time included alternates. NO CHANGES will be made after final registration
"Schedule of Events…
5. Final Registration will be held at the same site as the NCWSA Board Meeting so that eligibility letters, team rosters, etc, can be approved by the Board
a. This means that although a pre-registration by mail or by phone/e-mail has been
accepted, the final registration with the team release, eligibility letter,
proof of membership etc., must be presented so they can be verified. This final
registration along with any changes in the pre-registration (changes in roster)
should be turned in earlier in the day, but must be done no later than during
the hours of
b. A skier that is not on the eligibility letter and the team roster by 8:00PM the night prior to the start of the tournament will not be allowed to ski in the event. There should be a section added to the roster for alternate skiers (skiers that are not on the roster in a position to ski in any event) for the national tournament in the case of an injury to a skier. These alternate skiers must be fully registered including all fees paid and meet all other requirements of skiers allowed to ski in the National Tournament, etc., These alternates would not use any eligibility should they not actually ski in this National Tournament provided they have not already used or will not use eligibility for this same fall season as described in the National Tournament Rules.
c. There can be no changes of any kind in the running order after final registration of any event with the exceptions as described in 4.d. (concerning the first event) and any substitutions allowed under the conditions included in this same paragraph heading of 4.c. No substitutions of any kind in the running order will be allowed without the approval of the Chief Judge and the NCWSA Board or their designated representative(s) and for no other reason than for injuries. Those skiers eligible to be considered for substitutes for an injured skier on their same team are those fully registered and participating in other events or are "alternates" (as described in Schedule of Events 4.b.) The skier that becomes a substitute for his/her injured team member will ski in the Running order position of that skier.
d. The
running order for the first event of the tournament cannot be changed after
Some of you have asked if you can send all of your original registration materials to the Registrar since you will be arriving late Wednesday night or early Thursday morning and will this serve as final registration. The answer is "yes" just make sure that you have included ALL the necessary ORIGINAL completed forms with signatures, etc., including your membership numbers , letter of eligibility, proof of membership (copies of membership cards) and all entry fees. This information MUST be in the hands of the Registration Chairman NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2007. Sending your original registration materials early is for YOUR convenience and you take full responsibility if they are not received on time. If you do this you still have to have pre-registration materials in by October 17th to the Vice Chairman.
Registration Chairman
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DO NOT SEND FINAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS TO THE HEADQUARTERS HOTEL. IF MAILED TO THE REGISTRATION CHAIRMAN, THEY MUST ARRIVE BY MIDNIGHT OCTOBER 20, 2007
SITE FAMILIARIZATION: None by order of the NCWSA Board. Under supervision of the Tournament Director or his/her designate, appointed drivers will have site familiarization on Wednesday pulling skiers that will not be competing in the nationals.
TOWBOATS: The towboats approved
for the 2007 Nationals, under the towboat policies of the NCWSA, will be
Correct Craft, Master Craft,
OFFICIALS/TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING: Immediately following the close of Final Registration
(8:00PM on Wednesday, October 24, 2007) a meeting will be held in the host hotel meeting room. Appointed Officials, NCWSA Board Members and Team Captains (other team members are also welcome as long as there is space available) will receive last minute instructions from the Chief Judge and LOC. A random computer draw will be made for team rotation by event for both men and women and a drawing for towboats for each event will be made.
2007 Nationals Schedule of Events
Two Divisions as determined by team placement at NCWSA Collegiate Regionals.
· Division I: Top 3 finishers from each of four Regionals.
· Division 2: 4th and 5th place finishers at
Regionals.
THURSDAY October 25th, 2007
Lake 2 (Start: 7:00am)
Division 1 Women's Slalom
Division 1. Men's Slalom
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Lake 1 (Start: 8:00am)
Division 2. Women's Jump
Division 2. Men's Jump (Followed by Award Ceremony)
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FRIDAY October 26th,
2007
Division 2. Men's Slalom
Division 2. Women's Slalom (Followed by Award Ceremony)
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Division 1. Men's Tricks
Division 1. Women's Jump =================================================
Division 1. Women's Tricks
Division 1. Men's Jump
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Division 2. Women's Tricks
Division 2. Men's Tricks (Followed by Award Ceremony)
***Times could be changed at Officials Meeting by the NCWSA Board and Chief Judge.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
RAIN DAY: None. It is the intention of all concerned to finish the tournament on Saturday. However, a method of determining final results, in case all events can't be completed, will be determined by the board and announced at the team captains meeting.
QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION???
QUESTION ABOUT TRANSPORTATION, HOTELS, THE AREA, ETC.
A Comprehensive list of information is available through the "Nationals" link at the front page at www.ncwsa.com