Junior Development – Week 11??

If you’ve followed this far, you must be wondering why week 11. It’s possible that we may be rained out, blown out etc. So we’ve built in some extra weeks of training. If we don’t loose any days to weather, you will get more training. You’re Welcome

Lessons will begin on Thursday June 1st 2023. Lesson’s will be from 6 p.m. to dark. There will be 10 weeks of lessons. Attend all ten weeks for $100 or pick and choose weeks , come as you like for $15 a week. Our last lesson will be August 17th.

We will be having some guest instructors. Jim Stout will be again be teaching Slalom and Trick Skiing. Other instructors to be announced shortly
Also instructing and driving this summer will be Matthew Seymour, Sean Powell, Lynn Underwood and Mark Weber.
You must be a member of USA Waterski for insurance purposes. You may come to 2 JD classes and pay the nightly fee to USA for insurance ($8), but after 2 classes you must join USA Waterski.
USA Waterski, Grassroots membership start at $40 a year per individual. If you wish to go over our jump you must be an active USA Waterski member.You also must be a PLSC member. Individual PLSC memberships are $40 per year and family memberships are $50.

Regardless of the child’s skiing or athletic ability or lack of ability, our instructors will teach them the fundamentals of safe waterskiing. The club will provide the boat, and the equipment, skis, boards, ropes etc. The student need only bring a drink and a towel, sunscreen is advised too. If you have a life vest for your child please bring it. You may want to go and purchase one to fit your child if they don’t have one. The club has a selection of vests, but we encourage you to get your own well fitted vest. Your child must be able to swim.

Our beginners will start on the boom. This is a teaching device that allows for more mistakes while learning to get up. From the boom a student can progress to a short rope and finally to the 75ft rope behind the boat. We will start with skiing, then progress to wakeboarding, and kneeboarding and finally slalom skiing. For advanced and confident skiers barefooting is possible when your instructor feels you are ready.

A boat normally will hold up to 4 skiers at one session. Our drivers are all veteran waterskiers and drivers. Most times we will work with 2 adults in the boat, a coach and a driver. Safety is always our concern and we monitor the weather each and every time we go out. In the event of watches and warnings a class may be cancelled, should severe weather be eminent. We will alert you ahead of time should we have to cancel a class.

For Parents

There are 10 weeks of lessons. Every Thursday from June to August. You will be required to fill out a USA Waterski minor’s waiver and medical form before your child is allowed to ski. We do not provide any additional insurance for your child while they are on the boat.

You are welcome to come and watch from our dock or shore. We have a large clubhouse with Kitchen, restrooms and showers. You are welcome to use our facilities. We have a no alcohol policy while JD is happening. If your child has a cell phone please don’t let them bring it on the boat. We’ve seen too many go into the lake. We encourage you to bring a dry set of clothes for the ride home.