Baller kmenard Posted May 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2021 Got this email: Effective this season, the IWWF requires a competition license before an athlete's scores are permitted to appear on the World Ranking List. An IWWF EMS athlete profile must exist in that system before competition licenses can be purchased. At this time, the creation of your athlete record must be administered by USA Water Ski & Wake Sports. Is this just if you want an INTERnational ranking, or any ranking at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller MattP Posted May 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2021 @kmenard Just L or R events. Does not apply to C,E, or F. https://www.ballofspray.com/forum#/discussion/24829/attention-international-event-and-world-ranking-skiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BRY Posted May 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2021 IWWF LICENSE MANDATE NOW IN EFFECT By USA Water Ski & Wake Sports | April 22, 2021, 3:33 p.m. (ET) Based on a decision made at the 2019 IWWF Congress in Malaysia, all athletes wishing to register for Ranking List (RL)/Record Capability (RC) competitions must hold an IWWF License in the future. The introduction of the IWWF License will begin with the Barefooting, Cable Skiing, Wakeboarding Boat, Wakeboarding Cable and Water Skiing disciplines as of 2021. The disciplines of Disabled, Water Ski Racing, Show Skiing and Wakesurfing will follow in 2022. Also, from 2021 U.S. skiers in non three-event competitions will use the IWWF system for registration and scoring which may require an active EMS account. Manual registration is not available in the IWWF system so please reach out to discipline (Barefooting, Cable Skiing, Wakeboarding Boat, Wakeboarding Cable and Water Skiing) coordinators for details and information. The EMS registration system will be required for events outside the U.S. for all competitors and will necessitate active EMS accounts. Examples of such events would include Moomba, Sesena's International Slalom, VII San Gervasio Pro Am or other international non-title events. Overall Concept The IWWF License is valid for the duration of a calendar year (January 1 to December 31). The “IWWF Order License” will be activated in the IWWF Event Management System (EMS) on January 4, 2021 (first working day of the year for our IT-Provider). An athlete will only be permitted to participate in an IWWF Ranking List event if he/she is in possession of an IWWF License, valid for the year of the competition (USD25.00 for a Yearly Unlimited License or USD7.00 for a Single Competition License). He will order his IWWF License in the IWWF EMS through the “Purchase IWWF Licenses” button on the Public Athletes menu item and pay by credit card in US Dollars or Euros. The process is quick, easy and user-friendly. Federations will be able to order Yearly Unlimited Licenses in bulk for their respective National Teams (one single payment for several Licenses). Families and Clubs will also be able to order their Licenses in bulk with one single The Licenses will be designated for a specific Athlete and credited to his account in EMS. Licenses will not be transferable to another Athlete. EMS will issue email confirmations/receipts. The USD25.00 Yearly Unlimited License will be non-refundable. The USD7.00 Single Competition License will be flexible and not linked to a specific competition. It will be sold in the form of “tickets” through the “Purchase IWWF Licenses” function (see above). If the competition is cancelled or the Athlete is rejected, he will be credited with a ticket on his EMS “License Account” to use for a future competition. Plastic License cards will be NOT be issued: in case of control, the Athlete will easily be able to prove to be in possession of a valid License by showing his EMS “License Account” on his smartphone. The License gives the right to participate in competitions of all disciplines. Why an IWWF License? During the 2019 IWWF Congress held in Malaysia, it was decided to launch an IWWF License to help finance/reduce costs for organizers to host future IWWF World Titled events, in particular the IWWF World Open Waterski Championships, which includes the hosting of the IWWF The International Hall of Fame ceremonies, held at the respective IWWF World Championships of each sport discipline, also needs to be financed. This would result in there being more interested parties wishing to bid and host for this event so the IWWF can select event venues with the best conditions so athletes can perform to the best of their abilities. Most International Sports Federations practice a licensing system to finance their operations, some up to USD130.00 for a yearly License! The IWWF License, for a modest fee, will help improve the quality of our services to our Athletes and National Federations. The IWWF Executive Board is counting on the support of all National Federations and Sports Division Councils to achieve this goal because it is in the best interest of our Athletes and Sport. Will the IWWF License be mandatory for all Athletes participating in a RL or RC competition? YES, it will concern ALL Athletes participating in a Ranking List competition (and not only the Athletes who want to have their names listed on the Ranking List!). This is not a License for those who want to be on the Ranking List but a License for those who want to PARTICIPATE in a Ranking List competition from 2021 onwards. An Athlete may not be interested to be part of the World Ranking List but will appreciate participating in a Ranking List event which guarantees a high level of competition: good event venue, good skiing/riding conditions, experienced & competent technical officials (judges/drivers), first-class technical equipment (cableway, obstacles, homologated slalom course and jump ramp, video, tow boats), publicity (live streaming, public relations, social media, ), professional infrastructure and the motivating factor of competing together with high profile Athletes. It would be only fair that ALL Athletes participating in the same quality competition pay for a License. * IWWF License required for competitions based on Homologation Codes: – Barefoot/Waterski: Record Capability, Ranking List. – Cableski: Record Capability, Normal. – Wakeboard Boat/Wakeboard Cable: 3 to 6 Stars (Wakeboard Cable will be integrated in the EMS system during the 1st quarter of 2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BRY Posted May 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2021 So now it seems to enter an L or R (almost all tournaments in S. FL) you need to prop up IWWF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted May 18, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted May 18, 2021 No, now if you want to ski an L or R, you have to support the World Championships. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller BS74 Posted May 18, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 18, 2021 So I guess if you want to ski regional or nationals you need a license? Am I understanding that correctly, if so, they can go screw themselves. If not, then I apologize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller unksskis Posted May 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 19, 2021 @BS74 no you can ski E at Regionals and Nationals, this is for “Ranking List competitions”, which is finally calling out what R tournaments are all about. Ski your local C’s, and enter E for Regionals and Nationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Drago Posted May 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 19, 2021 Looks like it may also support meetings in Malaysia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller kc Posted May 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 19, 2021 @Drago, What @lpskier said. It supports holding Worlds at sites like Travers, instead of sites like Malaysia, by eliminating the exorbitant sanctioning fees to host. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted May 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 19, 2021 Maybe they should stop charging such massive sanction fees ?♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted May 19, 2021 Baller_ Share Posted May 19, 2021 @jayski That, sir, is the whole point of the license. This is such a good idea that I just can’t understand why people that claim to love the sport whine about it. Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller chrislandy Posted May 19, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 19, 2021 The sport is world wide, not just East Coast / West Coast USA, hence an international federation is needed and must be paid for somehow, be it by athletes, sponsors, countries, hosting sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jayski Posted May 20, 2021 Baller Share Posted May 20, 2021 @lpskier I have to repectfully disagree with the 'good idea' comment. It's a minimal "tax", and I paid it for my personal intents, along with my Watetski Canada membership, my Watetski Alberta membership, my USA waterski membership and at some point this year probably my Florida membership...but I have issue with IWWF and every other watersports organization and their poor ability to be self supportive without 'taxing' the tournament skiers to death...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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