Camp Grady Spruce Est. 1949
Water Ski Progression
Kneeboarding
Pre-requisite: Swim Check
Pull up on the kneeboard
Weave path inside the wake
Cross wakes (both sides)
Pre-requisite: Grade 1
Kneel upright with webbing around knees
Weave path inside wake, remaining upright
Jump from inside wake over wake to outside (both sides)
Let go with on hand
Two Skiing
Pre-requisite: Sim Check
Put skies on in water
Get up
Weave path inside wake
Cross Wakes (both sides)
Let go with one hand
Pre-requisite: Rookie
Sit down
Raise each ski 10 seconds
Jump waves
Straddle wakes 10 seconds
Pre-requisite: Sophomore
Hold rope between knees
Ski double
Cross-under ropes
Skier's salute (raise one ski up and out in front of skier)
Dock start
Slalom Skiing
Pre-requisite: Swim Check
Get up with both feet in bindings
Weave inside wake
Weaves outside wake
Weaves side to side crossing wake
Ski on top of wake
Pre-requisite: Junior
Jump each wake
Cut
Take back foot out, hold 10 seconds
Squat down
Pre-requisite: Senior
Jump one wake, clear other
Shove rear foot in water ski several times
Let go with one hand
Get up on one foot, drag the other foot
Pre-requisite: Senior
Knee holds
Carry ski
Forward swan
Backward swan
Canoe paddle
Barefooting
Pre-requisite: Swim Check
Boom start w/feet in front on cables to a stable 3 point position
Boom start by tumbling around to a stable 3 point poistion
Stand up from either method above
Understand technique for tumbling back around after failing on boom and be able to perform it
Pre-requisite: Bronze
From Extension: deepwater start to 3 point poistion to standing
From Extension: tumble up to 2 point position to standing
From Extension: be able to cut from left to right and back
Log-line: deepwater start - check out before standing
Long-line: deepwater start - stand inside the wake
Pre-requisite: Silver
Long-line: cut out to side of boat
Long-line: cross the wake - both of them!
Boom: one hand - to be able to do from either side
Boom: one foot - to be able to do both sides
Extension: one hand - from both sides
Extension: one foot - both sides
Pre-requisite: Gold
Long-line: one foot - both sides
Long-line: one foot/one hand - both sides
Extension tumbleturn 360clockwise
Extension tumbleturn 360 counter-clockwise
Extension 180 tumbleturn clockwise
Extension 180 tumbleturn counter-clockwise