DATES:
Parks may utilize the best dates that work with their particular park. We ask that all series events are finished by August 31st to allow qualified competitors ample time to book travel for the championship event. (Some exceptions may be made due to weather or proximity to final event)
Features Only Qualifying Series: Open to all operating public full size and two tower parks.
1-4 Events
Park Cable Qualifying Series: Open to all operating public full size parks.
1-4 Events
WWA Wake Park National Championships at Terminus Wake Park
October 5-8, 2023
Park Divisions:
Beginner Men
Novice Men (No Airtricks)
Intermediate Men
Advanced Men
Pro Men
Amateur Women (Beginner-Novice)
Pro Women (intermediate and above)
30+
40+
Amateur Wakeskate
Pro Wakeskate
Adaptive Standing
Adaptive Sitting
Features Only Divisions: (No Trick Limitations)
Beginner Men
Amateur Men (Novice-Intermediate)
Pro Men (Advanced-Pro)
Amateur Women (Beginner-Novice)
Pro Women (intermediate and above)
30+
Park Format:
Important notes: Must have 2 kickers off the dock.
1 lap + 1 kicker (designated air trick sections)
2 kickers, 2-3 air tricks, 3-4 rails
Seeding round: 1 run and 1 pick up. (everyone moves on; winner gets a bye in round 2)
Quarters/semis/Finals: 1 run and 1 pick up.
Judging:
Broken into 3 sections. Score 1-10 for each section. Sections have unique percentages.
3 judges give a score for each section. 1 Scribe writing runs (if needed).
DRIVE Format (Difficulty, Risk, Intensity, Variety, Execution)
Features Format:
3-4 features + kicker
Qualifying: 2-3 runs; 6 – 10 riders per heat
Finals: 8 rider final; 30 minute heat. As many runs as time permits (finish running order).
Best run counts.
Judging:
Score 1-100 for each run. Best run counts.
3 judges each give a score for each rider. Top 3 scores averaged together. No Scribe.
Execution, Difficulty, Composition (EDC)
Execution = clean, proper (no zeaching or prespin), style (pokes, long grabs, etc.)
Difficulty = mentally and physically (commitment, control)
Composition = Variety, creativity, flow (See composition sheet on Thewwa.com)
Difficulty, composition is how you pick your run
Execution is how you perform your run
Trick Limitations (Park Division Only):
Beginner Wakeboard Park:
Kickers: Frontside 180’s and Straight airs. NO inverts.
Air Tricks: Ollie frontside 180 and butters/surface spins (surface 360 allowed) NO air tricks.
Rails: NO Transfers (Transfer = greater than 1 foot step up from the side of a rail) NO blind landings.
Novice Wakeboard Park:
Kickers: 360 spins MAX. Basic inverts (NO blind or handle pass inverts, NO rewinds)
Air Tricks: Ollie 360 spins MAX. NO air tricks.
Rails: NO blind landing transfers/ollies. NO inverted transfers
Amateur Wakeskate Park:
Kickers: Frontside 180’s and straight airs. NO shuvs/flip tricks.
Flats Tricks: 180 based tricks MAX (180 – ollies, body varials, shuvs) NO flip tricks.
Rails: NO transfers, NO shuvs/flip tricks onto.
Amateur Women Wakeboard Park:
Kickers: 360 spins MAX. Basic inverts (NO blind or handle pass inverts, NO rewinds)
Air Tricks: Ollie 360 Spins MAX. NO air tricks.
Rails: NO blind landing transfers/ollies. NO inverted transfers.
Intermediate Wakeboard Park:
Kickers: 540 spins MAX. 180 inverts MAX. NO rewind except toe back 1 rewind back 1.
Air Tricks: Basic air and whip tricks, NO blind landing/handle pass tricks. (S-Bends & Vulcans & Hinterbergers are allowed)
Rails: NO handle pass transfers/ollie (I.E Back 270) NO inverted transfers
Advanced Wakeboard Park:
Kickers: 720 spins MAX. 360 inverts MAX. NO rewind except 321 or toe back 1 rewind.
Air Tricks: Air tricks up to 360 rotations allowed. (S-to Blinds are allowed) NO 540+ air trick.
Rails: Only basic inverts to rails (NO handle pass inverted transfers)
Pro Wakeskate & Wakeboard Park:
No restrictions
