Oxbow Water Ski Show Team

Hosted by Oxbow Water Ski Show Team Northampton,MA
Class A, sanctioned by USA Water Ski

Entry Forms
2010 IAC Entry Form
2010 Official Tournament Announcement
2010 ERSST Team Entry Form
2010 Liability Release

Hosted by Northampton, MA
www.oxbowshowski.com
Class A, sanctioned by USA Water Ski

Tournament Contact:
Cam McNeil: cmcneill@rcn.com - 413-623-5293
For mailing purposes: Cam McNeill, P.O. Box 247, Middlefield, MA. 01243

Officials:
Chief Judge- Justin Landers
Chief Scorer- Kent Perry
Asst Scorer- Beth Bellerive
Safety Director-Steve Hahner
Assistant Safety Director- TBA
Timer/Staging- Maggie Delriego
Scoring Judge- Mark Poulos
Scoring Judge- Nancy Dull
Scoring Judge- Garry Stout
Secretary – Gary Magoon
Secretary – TBA

Seeding of teams and individuals as per ERSSA rules. See your team reps for more details.

Please submit your Entry and Fee on time for processing purposes. Entries must be received by Friday July 16th please.

TEAM Competition fee: $300.
INDIVIDUAL Act Competition fee
Swivel $ 30.
Doubles $ 40. Per couple
Team Jump $ 40.
Freestyle Jump $ 30.
A DOUBLES JUDGES FORM & SWIVEL JUDGES FORM DESCRIBING MANUVERS
MUST ACCOMPANY ENTRY FORM! For forms go to NSSA web site – “Officials Resources”

MAIL ALL ENTRIES TO: Cam McNeill, P.O. Box 247, Middlefield, MA. 01243
Check payable to: Oxbow Water Ski Show Team

Friday 7/30
12 noon Site opens; Individual acts will be able to practice until 6 pm.
Please launch your boats at the Oxbow Marina, Island Rd Northampton, MA (Off Rt 5) – same place as in the past.
1 PM – Judges Clinic – Hosted by Mark Poulos
6:00 to 7:30- Time allots one Team to practice
8:00- “Meet & Greet” at Oxbow Water Ski Show Team site

Saturday 7/31
8 AM Site Opens
Concessions available-Lion’s Club

8:00 AM - Please arrive on time
Mandatory meeting with Chief Judge and Show Directors
Per NSSA COMPETITION RULE 6.04 - All rosters and entry forms to be turned in at this time.

Teams must furnish properly completed forms;
Judges’ forms – 11 copies ( 2 copies per Judge one copy for Chief Judge) (rule 2.03) // Scorers’ forms 2 copies (see rule 2.03) // Team Roster – 2 copies with USA Water Ski membership numbers (rule 6.02) // USA Water Ski club affiliation certificate 1 copy (rule 6.01) // NSSA Safety Coordinator -1 copy of the safety coordinator’s card (rule 6.06)// USA Water Ski Towboat Liability Insurance Form – 1 copy // NSSA Safety Director Tracking Report form - 1 copy // Wireless microphone frequency – Give to Chief Judge (rule 9.09) // Club Radio Frequency –give to Chief Judge

9:30 AM-Opening Ceremonies

9:35 AM -Individual Act competition begins

Running order:
1) Swivel 1 (15 and under)
2) Swivel 2 (16 and over, 180 moves only),
3) Strap Doubles (open, national qualifier)
4) Freestyle (national qualifier)
4) Swivel 3 (open,any age, national qualifier)
5) Team Jump (national qualifier)

Medals/trophies to 3 places.

Saturday Team practice Please call or email Cam with your practice time slot preferences
Practice will be held 30 minutes after Individual Act Competition ends. 1.5 hours to each team to include set up and tear down. ASAP a minimum of 2 weeks in advance so that other teams may notify their members of practice times. Ski Hawks have first choice, USWSST has second choice, Holland has third choice and Oxbow has fourth choice.

Sunday 8/1
8:00am-First team in its entirety will meet with the Safety Director at Tournament HQ. The remaining teams will meet with the Safety Director during the preceding team’s 20 minute setup.
8:45-opening ceremonies
9:10-set up time starts for the first team. All teams to follow per NSSA rule 3.04
ORDER OF COMPETITION - TBA

Accommodations:
Official Hotel of the Eastern Region Tournament is The Clarion on Route 5 in Northampton.
Phone- 800-582-2929.
Camping is allowed at the site at the far end of the field. Space is limited. We need to reserve space for spectator parking. Please check in with Tournament Directors before setting up camp. Any campers that cannot get into the allocated space can camp across the river at the Oxbow Marina which is also a nice location.

Sound System
Sponsor Supplied Tournament sound system. Teams may use it, feed into it, or set up their own and break down during their setup/breakdown times.
The sound system will be provided by Tim & Karen Braden and daughter Samantha. We thank them for traveling all the way from Virginia to provide us with quality and professional sound year after year!

Friday Night Social

8:00 PM “Oxbow Time”
“Meet, Eat & Greet” at Oxbow Water Ski Show Team site

Please contact Judy Bardwell – Friday Evening Party Coordinator for more info
jbardwell@mail.aux.umass.edu