Perhaps you are spending your Sunday afternoon cruising down the waterways anxiously awaiting for the boat traffic to subside so you can throw a tow rope into the lake and enjoy the feeling of gliding across the water. Or maybe you set your alarm at 6:00am, gather up the family and rush to the lake to ski on calm water as the sun comes up...
You may be a candidate for competitive water skiing.
There are many areas of water skiing which include:
- 3 Event; Slalom, Trick and Jump
- Show Skiing
- Collegiate Skiing
- Wakeboarding
- Barefooting
- Ski Racing
- Hydrofoiling
- Kneeboarding
- Disabled Skiing
Water skiing was invented in the United States in 1922 when Minnesotan Ralph Samuelson built the first pair of skis and was towed on them behind an outboard-powered boat. What Samuelson originated became an exhibition sport on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1920s and early 1930s. It developed officially into a competitive sport in 1939 when the American Water Ski Association (AWSA) was organized and held the first annual National Water Ski Championships at Jones Beach, Long Island, New York.
AWSA, now named USA Water Ski, is the first stop for your transition into a competitive skiing adventure. USA Water Ski also offers a GrassRoots Series which is designed to be a fun, family-oriented experience for all water sports enthusiasts. The GrassRoots Series has tournaments and a turnkey package to help water ski enthusiasts get started. The Series is also proud to announce that they will be hosting the first GrassRoots National Championships to be held on September 18, 2010. In addition to the Nationals, a GrassRoots Fun Day – in which participants will have the opportunity to ski with a professional water ski athlete – will be held at the same site on Sunday, Sept. 19. Read more.
So if you have a passion for water skiing and want to take it to the next level and challenge, continue to check back and read all the exciting news and information in the sport of water skiing.
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