Goode Water Ski National Championships Registration

Goode Water Ski National Championships

Ski West Village, Arvin, Calif.

Aug 5, 2025 - Aug 9, 2025

Tournament Registration Information

IMPORTANT

Please read the information below regarding entry qualifications and procedures. Meeting entry qualifications and following the necessary procedures will determine whether you compete in the tournament. The contestant is responsible for meeting entry qualifications and providing proof of eligibility within the stated time limit. Questions can be directed to usawaterski@usawaterski.org.

TOURNAMENT CLASSIFICATION

Except for the Open events, all divisions and events at the 83rd Goode Water Ski National Championships will be run as a Class E unless the skier chooses Class L during registration. Open events will be Class R.  

QUALIFICATION

Please refer to the official Rule Book (PDF) of the American Water Ski Association for qualifications' requirements. 

ENTRY AND ENTRY DEADLINE

Online entry submission is required.

USA Water Ski & Wake Sports must receive entries by 12:00 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, to avoid penalty. Late entries will be accepted online up to one-half hour prior to the scheduled start of the skier’s first event. Entries submitted after July 29, 2025 will include a late fee of $25.00 per 24-hour period or portion thereof.

ABSOLUTELY NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THE ONE-HALF HOUR DEADLINE PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED START OF THE SKIER’S FIRST EVENT.

ABSOLUTELY NO FAX ENTRIES. If you desire verification of receipt, please refer to the Registration Status Report online.

ENTRY IS OPEN TO NON-U.S. CITIZENS. ONLY U.S. CITIZENS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PLACEMENT.

ENTRY FEES

1 Event: $175; 2 Events: $210; 3 Events: $245; Family of 3: $460* Family additional entries: $90 for each additional family member (each family participant must complete online registration and be a part of a USA-WSWS family membership to be eligible for a family entry). Late Entry: $25.00/day or portion thereof.

REGISTRATION

All contestants must register for the National Tournament by web registration no later than one-half hour before the scheduled start of the contestant's first event. If the skier's registration is incomplete or is NOT shown as qualified and fully paid in the online registration system, then they would need to email usawaterski@usawaterski.org or present themselves at on-site Registration within the allowable hours as listed below.

No competitor will be permitted to ski in the 2025 Goode Water Ski National Championships tournament unless he or she has signed the Adult/Minor Specific Event Waiver. Signature of parent or guardian is required for a minor entering the tournament.

Registration hours on site will be from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4; from 45 minutes prior to the start of the first event until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5 through Friday, Aug. 8; and from 45 minutes prior to the start of the first event until 30 minutes prior to the start of the last event on Saturday, Aug. 9.

REFUND POLICY 

$25 of the entry fee (per person) is an administration and processing fee and is non-refundable. Late fees are also non-refundable. If you registered for the 2025 Goode Water Ski National Championships, and are you are unable to participate you must submit a cancellation request to USA Water Ski & Wake Sports in writing or by email to usawaterski@usawaterski.org prior to the start of your first event.

If you do not submit a cancellation request, you will not receive a refund. Cancellation requests will be honored due to lack of qualification or medical with documentation provided. USA Water Ski & Wake Sports will pay refunds within 60 days following the conclusion of Nationals. 

Questions can be directed to usawaterski@usawaterski.org.