BWSW

BWSW Cutting Edge


Slalom Watersports and Sani Watersorts are accredited British Water Ski and Wakebord centers and both in Sani Resort and Ikos Olivia we have the ‘ Cutting Edge’ programme.

Cutting Edge is an amazing BWSW participation programme for young people, offering them the chance to try the sport, develop their skills and progress to competition level. It follows a step by step progression so it is easy to track how much you have improved since your last session and compared to your friends.
It’s designed by some of the sport's best coaches, skiers and riders.Specifically designed for young people who are new to the sport. It progresses through award levels and prizes are available to all young skiers and riders who complete award levels Bronze, Silver and Gold


The Levels

Bronze
Generic beginners award which guides you through the basics of water skiing and wakeboarding
Silver
Discipline specific award which develops your basic skills and helps you to master a number of skills and tricks
Gold
Discipline specific award which develops you to a competition standard in your chosen discipline

Progressive Edge is our fantastic participation program for young people (and Adults) offering them the chance to try the sport, develop their skills and progress to competition level. It follows a step by step progression of the 'Wake' disciplines, so it is easy to track how much you have improved since your last session and compared to your friends



The Programme
  • Designed by some of the sport's best coaches and riders
  • Specifically designed for young people who are new to the sport
  • Free for all affiliated clubs and accredited sites to use
  • Available in 3 disciplines - Wakeboard (Boat), Cable (Wakeboard) and Wakesurf
  • Progress through award levels
  • Prizes are available to all young riders who complete award levels Silver, Gold and Platinum
STAGE BOAT WAKEBOARD
Bronze 1
  • Unassisted deep water start
  • Hold correct neutral riding position
  • Complete 2 boat turns in control
  • Heelside and toeside edging
  • 2
  • Complete 6 boat turns in control without sinking
  • Frontside butterslide
  • Surface frontside 180
  • Ride switch in correct neutral riding position
  • Silver 1
  • Ollie
  • Backside butterslide
  • 2
  • Heelside wake jump
  • Toeside wake jump
  • 3
  • Backside lipslide on top of the wake
  • Surface backside 180
  • Surface backside 360
  • Gold 1
  • One wake jump with indy grab
  • Ollie backside 180 from inside the wake to out
  • 2
  • Heelside two-wake jump
  • 3
  • Half cab frontside 180
  • One-wake frontside 360
  • Platinum 1
  • Heelside indy shifty
  • 2
  • Toeside Front role
  • Tantrum
  • Scarecrow
  • 3
  • Heelside half cab back roll
  • 4 N/A

    Cutting Edge is our fantastic participation programme for young people (and Adults) offering them the chance to try the sport, develop their skills and progress to competition level. It follows a step by step progression so it is easy to track how much you have improved since your last session and compared to your friends.

    STAGE WATER SKI
    Bronze 1
  • Safety brief & land lesson
  • Assisted deep water start
  • Unassisted deep water start
  • Edge from side to side between the wakes
  • Complete one corner
  • Cross both wakes in one pass of the lake
  • Controlled riding around two corners
  • Silver 1
  • Know the land singnals and terminology
  • Cross the wake 4 times in one pass
  • Touch the tip of the wakes with one hand
  • ‘Surf’ up and down the wake (both sides)
  • Cross the wakes 6 times within 25sec
  • 2
  • Lift a ski for 10 seconds on each leg
  • Perform 1-ski assisted (boom) start
  • Complete 2 corners in a row
  • Cross the wakes 4 times in one pass
  • Ski for 20 seconds with great body position (see overleaf)
  • ‘Surf’ up and down the wake (both sides)
  • Complete a deep water
  • 3
  • Complete 3 out of 4 unassisted deep water starts
  • Perform 6 narrow wake crossings in 20 seconds (1m wide)
  • Carry out 6 long, even turns with great body position (see overleaf)
  • Perform 6 wide wake crossings in 30 seconds
  • Gold 1
  • Slalom - run the course at any speed with gates