Sanction Number: 23J019
Location: Shorewood Park, Loves Park, Illinois
Tournament Class: Class A
Club/Event Organizer: Ski Broncs
Entry Requirements and Mandatory Meeting
TEAM - Competing teams shall be responsible for meeting all entry requirements per NSSA Rule 6.04, Entry Requirements & Tournament Paperwork.
- Download NSSA Rulebook. Each team must send a representative to the mandatory meetings, and check-in at the registration tent like usual at the following times:
Teams Mandatory Meeting - Friday, Aug. 4, 6 p.m. in registration tent
INDIVIDUALS - Competing teams shall be responsible for meeting all entry requirements per NSSA Rule 5.01 General Qualifications - For Individual and Show Acts competitors that have entered a tournament by the entry deadline the following entry requirements must also be met. * D2 National Tournament entry deadline is July 15 of the current year to be in the rotation for that year. (See Chapters 5 & 6 of the NSSA Policies and Procedures for more info on Nationals tournaments entry). Also, at Regional and National tournaments a competitor in Swivel, Doubles and Freestyle Jump must be a USA citizen.
Individuals Mandatory Meeting - Before each event as determined by Chief Safety
Tournament and Technical Contacts
D2 Tournament Contact: Shane Theiss (requirements, instructions/procedures, deadlines, meetings, rules, site, etc.)
D2 Technical Contact: Brad Satterlee (online submission form, file downloads, PDF issues, etc.)
Online Team Entry
Online Individual Entry
Team Paperwork Checklist and Submission Requirements
(Only Teams and Individuals that have been seeded to ski should submit these documents.)
Online paperwork submission deadline: 11:59 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday, Aug. 1
ITEMS #1 through #9 below MUST be submitted via online form. PDFs preferred.
ITEMS #10 through #16 must be brought with you in hard copy form to your mandatory meeting.
1. Team Tournament Roster (name, USA-WSWS member info, team duty, address, DOB and email for each member)
◦ this is your team's own roster that is usually maintained by a membership person
◦ must match #2, and will be verified
◦ 1-Nationals_Roster_template.xlsx
2. USA Water Ski & Wake Sports Team Roster (name, membership number, SafeSport status and renewal date for each member)
◦ obtain through your team/club login on the USA-WSWS website
◦ must match #1, and will be verified
3. Team Officials Roster from USA Water Ski & Wake Sports highlighting the following:
◦ NSSA Safety Coordinator
◦ Tournament Drivers
◦ Show Directors SafeSport Certification (with background check)
4. 4-Club USA WS affiliation certificate-(SCR 6.01) COMPLETED IN TEAM ENTRY
5. 5-NSSADriversFormTournament.pdf (SCR 1.08)
6. 6-TowboatLiabilityNSSA.pdf (NSSA Version)
◦ Can combine with #6 in same PDF(s)
7. Certificates of Insurance (COI) or copies of the Declaration Pages to the boat policies
◦ Proper for certificate holder and additional insured as noted on #6 form
◦ Make sure COI and endorsement for each boat are organized accordingly and in order by motorized craft
▪ Tow 1 COI, Tow 1 Endorsement, Tow 2 COI, Tow 2 Endorsement, PUB1 COI, PUB1 Endorsement, etc.
◦ Can combine with #5 in same PDF(s)
8. If using kite flying as an act in the show, the pilot(s) must provide a copy of the current USHPA membership card(s) that indicated the pilot(s) are rated “Hang 2” or better and a copy of the hang glider manufacturers sticker(s). This information must also be provided to the chief judge.
9. 9-WirelessMicAndClubRadioFrequencies.pdf (SCR 9.09)
10. 10-USAWSWSMusicForm.pdf – 1 copy **Division 1 National Tournament Only**
11. 11-NSSAJudgesForm.pdf – 15 copies (SCR 2.03)
12. 12-ActReasoningForm.pdf – 14 copies (SCR2.0)
13. 13-NSSASafetyDirectorTrackingReport.pdf – 1 copy
14. 14-MaleAndFemaleSkierNominations2023 – 8 copies
15. 15-TeamsFactSheetWebcast – 2 copies (Webcasted tournaments only)
16. 16-WebcastProductionForm – 3 copies (Webcasted tournaments
Jotform for Judges, Act Reasoning, & Safety Director Tracking Report JotForm PDF filler for 3 forms If you choose to use to fill out 3 forms #11, 12 & 13 above
◦ Fill out form. Save to you computer and print.
◦ Should still print the necessary number of copies for each form and bring to mandatory meeting.
▪ 15 copies of Judges Form
▪ 14 copies of Act Reasoning Form
▪ 1 copy of NSSA Safety Director's Tracking Report
Individual Paperwork Checklist and Submission Requirements
Online paperwork submission deadline: 11:59 p.m. (CDT) Tuesday, Aug. 1, pass list due by 11:59 p.m. (CDT) Wednesday, Aug. 2 to Pam Poulos
Documents #1 through #5 below MUST be submitted via online form #6 if necessary. PDFs preferred.
1. Copy of Boat Drivers USA-WSWS Officials card or USA-WSWS officials roster (highlighted for team jump)(not needed for Freestyle)
2. Copy of Pin Persons USA-WSWS card(s) or USA-WSWS roster with pin person(s) (highlighted for team jump)(not needed for Freestyle)
3. I3-Webcast_Announcer_Information_Sheet_Individual.pdf
5. Pass List - fill out pass list via form link below. Save to you computer and upload to nationals online form for paperwork submission
6. If you are using a personal boat or a boat that is not listed with a team in the competition at your tournament you will also need to submit a USAWS-WS NSSA version Towboat Liability form with a COI with at least $500,000 liability and the appropriate additional insured wordage.
6-TowboatLiabilityNSSA.pdf (NSSA Version)
Working with PDFs
PDF files are preferred for the required team competition paperwork upload.
Do not complete PDFs in a web browser. Download PDFs to your computer, open with Adobe Reader or full version of Acrobat if you have it, and then complete the form. Remember to save it!
By default, some computers and tablets are set to automatically open PDFs in a web browser. If this is the case, right click on the PDF file and choose the "open with..." option to open in Acrobat Reader, Adobe Reader, or Acrobat.
Post Tournament Paperwork
All competing teams are to receive copies of their own Judges Forms and copies of all Scorers Forms. All Judges and Scorers forms are considered public information and shall be made available upon request. All requests for additional copies shall be made in writing, prior to the start of the tournament, to the Chief Scorer; and the requesting person shall pay for all copying and mailing expense, if any.
You must provide a USB (aka flash or thumb) drive if you would like your post tournament paperwork digitally. Please be sure to label your USB drive with your team name. Bring to Mandatory meeting when you turn in your final paperwork.
Your team will still receive copies of their written Judges Forms and their own Scorers Form.
To make sure everyone is clear on what Individual events will be held at the 2023 Division 2 Nationals, please note the list below. The entry deadline is July 15, 2023. This deadline must be met regardless of when regional qualifier tournaments are held.
Division 2 Nationals
Swivel Open - National Championship Event
Swivel 360 - National Championship Event
Swivel 180 - National Championship Event
Swivel Pairs Open - National Championship Event
Swivel Pairs 360 - Exhibition Event
Doubles Open - National Championship Event
Doubles Intermediate - Exhibition Event
Freestyle Jump Open - National Championship Event
Freestyle Jump Intermediate - Exhibition Event
Team Jump - National Championship Event
Additional Details:
Nationals Individuals Music Submission Form - https://form.jotform.com/222085184391052
D2 Nationals Practice Sign Up - https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e49afae28a5fcc16-diiindividual?useFullSite=true#/
D2 Nationals Running Order (As of 07/31/2023)
EVENT SCHEDULE for the 2023 D2 National Show Ski Team Championships
*all times CDT/Local Time*
Friday, Aug. 4
7:00 AM – Individual and Team Practice Starts
12:00 PM-1:00 PM – Lunch Break
6:00 PM- Mandatory Team Meeting with Chief Judge- ( After Chief Mtg till 8:00 PM Final Paperwork and Entry Fees on site )
Saturday, Aug. 5
7:00 AM- Individual Competition Begins
Swivel 180
Swivel Pairs 360
Swivel Pairs Open
Doubles Intermediate
Doubles Open
Swivel 360
Swivel Open
Freestyle - Intermediate
Freestyle - Open
Team Jump
Team Competition Begins after completion of Individual Competition. 2 Teams
(Individual Awards to Follow Last Team)
Sunday, Aug. 6
7:00 AM Team Competition begins with 20min set up
(Awards to follow completion of Last team)