COMPETITIVE SCENE CANADIANS SKIING WELL IN EARLY SEASON ACTION TOURNAMENT SCHE- DULE May 27-29 US Masters Callaway Gardens, Georgia June 25-26 Bond Lake Clinic Invitational (Record Capability) Toronto July 2-3 Season Opener Welland July 9-10 Ontario Barefoot Championships Cambridge July 9-10 Safari Classic (Record Capability) Millgrove July 9-10 Recreational Slalom Competition Bond Lake near Toronto July 16-17 McClintock's Novice/Sanctioned Cambridge July 23-24 Ontario Traditional Champ. (Record Capability) Orangeville Aug. 3-7 Junior World Championships Mexico City Aug. 6-7 Eastern Traditional Champ. (Record Capability) Orangeville Aug. 6-7 Eastern Barefoot Championships London Aug. 6-7 Recreational Slalom Competition Bond Lake near Toronto Aug. 13-14 Canadian Barefoot Champ. Brandon, Manitoba Aug. 13 Schreiners' Kneeboard/Skiboard Huntsville Aug. 17-21 Canadian Traditional Champ. (Record Capability) Edmonton, Alberta Aug. 26-28 Pan American Championships Rionegro, Colombia Sep. 3-4 Summer Finals Welland AUSSIE Results In Canadian Kim deMacedo won the Women's overall title and Jaret Llewellyn came second in the Men's overall race at the Moomba Masters in mid-March. Also scoring a big win was Ontario's Matt Rini in Men's tricks. In the Moomba International the next day, Jaret won Men's tricks and jump. The next weekend, at the Australian Open, Canadians picked up both the Men's and Women's overall crowns (Kim and Jaret). More results follow. Moomba Masters Kim deMacedo: 1st overall, 2nd tricks, 4th jump, 5th slalom Jaret Llewellyn: 2nd overall, 3rd jump, 5th tricks, 10th slalom Matt Rini: 1st tricks Jim Clunie: 2nd jump Drew Ross: 6th slalom Moomba International Kim deMacedo: 2nd tricks & jump, 5th slalom Jaret Llewellyn: 1st jump & tricks, 16th slalom Matt Rini: 4th tricks Jim Clunie: 3rd jump Drew Ross: 3rd slalom Australian Open Kim deMacedo: 1st overall, 2nd slalom & tricks, 3rd jump Jaret Llewellyn: 1st overall, 3rd jump, 4th tricks, 6th slalom Jim Clunie: 1st jump Pro Tour Underway The Budweiser Water Ski Tour had held two stops at press time. At the first stop April 17th, Canadian Jim Clunie set a new course record with a jump of 200' in the preliminary round, finishing 4th in the finals. Ontario's Drew Ross recorded an 8th in slalom. Canadians Susi Graham and Jaret Llewellyn withdrew from the event due to injury. Kreg Llewellyn was still recovering from a knee injury. The second stop was held April 29 - May 1 in Phoenix, Arizona. Susi tied for second in Women's slalom. Drew recorded a 4th in Men's slalom. Jaret and Jim placed 6th and 7th in jump. In the Wakeboard Grand Slam, Jeremy Kovak was 3rd. NATIONAL OFFICIALS' CLINIC June 22 - 26, 1994 Bond Lake near Toronto Take advantage of Water Ski Canada's Officials' Super Clinic, which will be held near Toronto June 22 through 26. The clinic will combine classroom and on-site practical experience and culminate with a World Record Capability tournament on the weekend so you can put your new skills to work. Judges rated Level 3 or higher, Calculators Level 2 and higher and all technical controllers and chiefs of competition are invited to attend. Clinic registration fee: approximately $35 (plus $10 if you take the National Officials' Exam) Hotel, travel and meals are your own responsibility. Deadline for registration with Water Ski Canada: June 1, 1994 To register, or for more information, please contact Karen Shaffer at Water Ski Canada (613) 748-5683 or fax (613) 748-5867. OFFICIATING OFFICIATING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS with Wendy Rutherford, WSC Officials' Committee chairperson Why are there so many qualifications to become an official? Why can't we go back to the way we used to be, before we had levels and clinics and so on? Skiers entering a tournament have a right to expect that they will be competing on a level playing field and that their performances will be evaluated fairly and as accu- rately as humanly possible. To do this, officials must have the skills and experience necessary to do their jobs. Because the level of skiing has progressed to the stage it has, the quality of officiating has also had to improve, dictating more training and commitment than in the past, especially at the higher levels of competition. Water Ski Canada's officiating program has tried to combine experience and training to give Canadian officials the knowledge and understanding they need at various levels of competition. How do I become an official? The first step is to volunteer! At the next tournament you attend, tell the chief of competition (the person who seems to be running things) that you're interested in helping out. He or she will find a job for you. If you're not clear on what you're supposed to do, ask questions or ask for an Instant Expert card on your position. These cards are available for all the positions you could find yourself in. Then let Water Ski Canada know that you're interested and have worked at a few events. We'll award you a Level 1 in the appropriate discipline (judge or calculator). If you're interested in driving, get as much experience as you can driving practice for family and friends. Then ask to drive at a novice tournament and work your way up from there. If I decide I like being a judge, then what? How do I get the knowledge and experience you were talking about earlier? When you first start officiating, experience is the best tool towards advancement through levels 1 and 2. To get to level 3, you must have been active in sanctioned tournaments and have attended a provincial officials' clinic in the past two years. You must also pass the WSC Rules Exam. This is a take-home exam which is designed to ensure you've read the rule book. To get to Level 4, there are a few more rigorous requirements. That's because at this level, you're among the best in Canada and are qualified to officiate at record capability events in any position. In addition to tournament experience, Level 4 requires that you complete the WSC Home Study/clinic program and pass the Level 4 standard of the National Officials' Exam. If you want to go on to international competition, the next step is to pass the National Officials' Exam at the Level 5 standard. Then you're qualified to try the Pan American Judges' Exam. Only judges who have achieved International standing on the Pan American Judges' Exam are considered for nomination to international events. The complete program for judges, calculators, drivers, technical controllers and chiefs of competition is available from Water Ski Canada. Why do we have to attend clinics and take tests to be able to officiate at record capability tournaments? The obvious reason is that skiers at record capability level-competitions are generally capable of much higher performances and must be assured that the officials at that event have the skill and knowledge necessary to fairly evaluate each performance. But there is another, equally-important reason. At a record capability competition, the skier's performance is no longer compared to just the other competitors in the event; that performance is compared with others across Canada or, the case of standings list or world record events, around the world. Because of this, standardized officials' qualifications are essential if the record or standings list process is to be credible. In fact, the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) technical committee has mandated the qualifications of the officials who may work such events. In addition, judges must have achieved International standing with the Pan American region of the IWSF by passing the judges' exam (written, slalom and trick video). Page Ontario Water Skier - Summer/94 Ontario Water Skier - Summer/94 Page