July 12th 2008
Holtzy Invitational 2008 Update
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I want to take a moment to thank each of you that worked hard to make today happen and to give an update on skiers performance.
Im not going to list everybody that helped, but I do want to point out a few individuals that really impressed me.
Ryan Byod (our top rated Open skier) always seemed to be there to do what needed to be done from pickup boat driving, pulling the jump, or anything else.
Brian Heatherington, an other open skier; he spend hours in the scoring trailer, and he wasnt asked to!
Matt Ellis; this was his first tournament (tricked 400 pt) and he drove the pickup boat as well a many other important tasks.
Dale Stevens our Senior Boat Judge was on the site before 6:30 am and we pulled our first skier at 7:02 (we started late because I forgot to have a timer in the boat). Dale worked all day judging or running the computer for the jump event. He didnt complete his end of the day paper work much before 5 pm. Im sure it was a very long day for him
Thanks Dale.
If we keep working our officials this hard, they wont be helping us much in the future. Its very important that each competitor help in scoring, judging, driving, pick-up boat, video, ect. Also be sure to attend the clinics that are being held at Regionals in two weeks.
********The following skiers had PBs*******
Carol Jackson Wakes 3.0 (was 2.4) 125% improvement
Tim Collette Tricks 1190 (was 705) 169% improvement
Al Hager Wakes 4.5 (was 4.3)
Al Posada Wakes 7.8 (was 7.6)
Lisa Pressendo Tricks 1270 (was 1205) * Pending National Record
Duane Godfrey Wakes 10.2 (was 10.1)
Tom Gabey Jump 13.5 (was 12.2) *Qualifies him to ski the 2008 World Championships in NZ
Eric Coyer Jump 11.7 (was 10.1)
John Pressendo Tricks 2380 (was 2200)
Joe Pressendo Wakes 11 (was 9.2)
Mike Holt Wakes 15 (was 14.2)
Mike Holt Jump 11.3 (was 10.1)
******Things I plan on Changing or Improving********
Have timers in boat first thing in morning and have backup timer readily available.
Have all video connectors/cables in boat first thing in the morning
Add buoy to jump course to help driver get the correct line.
Have backup batteries for radios.
Add TV with video feed at starting dock.
Add trash can at starting dock and announcer tower.
******************Help me improve**************
What did you like most about this today?
What did you like the least about this today?
What would you like to see me do different for Regionals in two weeks:
P.S. Southern Regionals run from Friday July 25 through Sunday July 27. Any registrations after Friday 18th will be charged a $20 per day lat fee, but not to exceed $50. Get details at http://www.barefootwater-ski.com/tournamentdetails.php?id=7.
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Last Updated: July 12th 2008
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