Registration for all seminars will be through Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada’s registration system, Water Sports Connect. Registration is now open! Click the link below to log into your WSWC Membership account and register using WS Connect.

These seminars are a great opportunity for those who are new to officiating, want to advance their officiating level, need a refresher, or if you have been away from the sport and want to get back into officiating.

To register for these events, please log into your WSWC member account and select ‘Other Events’ to find the seminars. Please note that the registration platform works best with Google Chrome and Firefox browsers.

All seminars are FREE, make sure you use the discount code WSCOfficial2024 at the end of the registration process.

CLICK HERE to login or join WSWC

FREE VIRTUAL WATER SKI SCORING SOFTWARE SEMINAR

MAY 16 AT 8PM ET

Want a refresher of the waterski scoring program? Or maybe you want to learn to use the program.

This will be an introduction or review of the software that is used in Canada to record and submit results of competitions. How to enter skiers; make start lists; publish and print start lists and results; enter the scores for slalom, trick, and jump; and how to save and submit tournament results.

Join the virtual (Zoom) course being offered Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 8pm (ET).

If you have not already downloaded the program, it can be found by following this link. CLICK HERE.

Contact katie@wswc.ca for the login name and password.

CLICK HERE for the Scoring Seminar Event Page

FREE VIRTUAL JUMP JUDGES SEMINAR

MAY 22 AT 8PM ET

Experience the thrill of flight as you delve into the world of jump skiing as an observer. What are the rules surrounding the jump event? Re-rides? How do you determine the skier’s first contact with the water to measure distance?

Join this virtual (Zoom) course on Wednesday, May 22nd at 8pm (ET) to refresh and/or learn all about water ski jump judging. This course is open to anyone who is new to tournaments or would like a refresher on the roles of a jump judge.

CLICK HERE for the Jump Judges Seminar Event Page

FREE VIRTUAL BOAT DRIVING SEMINAR

MAY 29 AT 8PM ET

The driving seminar will focus on general tournament boat driving skills and considerations.

Half of the course will be devoted to a presentation on tournament boating and a discussion of some online sources of boating information. The remaining half of the course will be a question and answer session on the material covered and any other topics of interest to the participants.

Participants are encouraged to send any questions or topics they would like covered to gerry.whittaker@telus.net in advance.

Join this virtual (Zoom) course on Wednesday, May 29th at 8pm (ET).

CLICK HERE for the Boat Driving Seminar Event Page

FREE VIRTUAL TRICK JUDGES SEMINAR

MAY 30 AT 8PM ET

Delve into the artistry and precision of trick skiing as you learn to judge the event. This will be an introduction to the trick skiing and will cover some of the basics that are used to perform the more difficult tricks. What will be covered?  Credit and no-credit; common sequences; how to record while calling tricks during the event; and a review of essential rules.

Join this virtual (Zoom) course on Thursday, May 30th at 8pm (ET) to refresh and/or learn all about water ski trick judging.

CLICK HERE for the Trick Judges Seminar Event Page

FREE VIRTUAL SLALOM JUDGES SEMINAR

JUNE 5 AT 8PM ET

Navigate the twists and turns of the slalom course with precision as you judge the athletes. This will be a review of the rules that guide the slalom event. How are skiers judged; how is the buoy count determined; when can skiers continue or have their run completed; and how are skiers eligible for re-rides?

A virtual (Zoom) course is being offered Wednesday, June 5th at 8pm (ET) This course is open to anyone who is new to tournaments or would like a refresher before the tournament season begins.

CLICK HERE for the Slalom Judges Seminar Event Page

WSC is the governing body of competitive water skiing and provides oversight into the conduct of tournaments. This includes educating and preparing officials to participate at all levels of competition.

To check your Officials Rating CLICK HERE

For WSC’s Officals Rating Criterias and Job Descriptions CLICK HERE

Should you have questions regarding the virtual seminars, please contact Taryn Grant at Taryn @wswc.ca

Photo Credit: Johnny Hayward Photography

Get ready to elevate your skills and knowledge at our 2024 virtual scoring, jump, trick, slalom, and boat driving seminars! Save the dates and stay tuned for registration opening soon on Water Sports Connect. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to kickstart your season!