In order to help encourage the participation in Freestyle Barefooting around the world, we've decided to expand the completion so countries such as Australia, South Africa and New Zealand can compete in their summer months. We've decided to host an Amateurs Only competition between the months of Feb and April.  The prize with be a $300 Gift Certificate to be used in the BarefootCentral.com Pro-Shop.  The schedule for the coming months is:

The Fine Print:  BFC reserves the right to cancel any round if we don't have at least 3 competitors.  So get the word out and start shooting those videos.  Be sure to read ALL the rules below.

The Battle for the 2012 Freestyle Belt
2012 Schedule US Summer	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place
Round 1 Video Due May 19	Pro - $500 Amateur $300 Gift Cert	$250	$150	$75	$25
Round 2 Video Due July 21	Pro - $750 Amateur $300 Gift Cert	$350	$250	$150	$75
Malibu Open Invitational - Aug 4 LIVE EVENT	Pro - $750	$250	$150
Round 3 Video Due Sept 22	Pro - $1000 Amateur $300 Gift Cert	$500	$300	$200	$100
BONUS to Overall Winner	$325	We'll show you the money if you show us the video!!
Grand Total Cash Payouts	$6150

The Rules:

- We'll be voting after each round so we can all follow the process.  Voting will be a simple scoring system of 1 to 10.  1 = poor, 5=Average up to 10=Fantastic  after each round, scores will be totaled.  At the end of 3 rounds, the skier with the highest total point value will be crowned the Freestyle Overall Champion.

- There will be cash prizes awarded after each individual round, and then a final Overall Trophy.  So competitors will have the ability to win prizes at each phase of the competition.  Prize breakdowns will be as follows:

- Entries can be of a single or partner set of skiers.  For instance: Ron Scarpa and Paul Macdonald can enter as a team.  Andre & Zane can enter as a team or as individuals.  Prize money is awarded for the entry, and is paid to the person who submits the video, not per person in the video.  If a team wins, they will have to split the prizes.

   PRO LEVEL ENTRIES: We recommend that each video be approximately 3-5 minutes in length. The goal is to entertain, not to be so long that the viewers loose interest.  But that's only a guideline.  You do what you feel shows off your talents and entertains the audience the best.

   AMATEUR ENTRIES: 1st time or Amateur level entries can be no longer than 1 Min 30 seconds in length. The goal is to entertain and demonstrate your skills to the judges, not to be so long that the viewers loose interest. 

- The videos need to be submitted to BarefootCentral.com in their final edited version in either WMV, MPEG, or AVI formats.

- Skiers can ski on their feet, on shoe skis, on the boom, long-line, behind a plane, seadoo, helicopter, jetboat, etc...  You are only limited by your imagination.  Skiers can incorporate whatever aspect of barefooting in their videos that they want to including (skiing on the boom, long-line, jump, wake, trick, hand ski, knee ski, butt slides, cool start, or whatever you prefer).  The goal is to edit a video that is very entertaining, keeps the audiences attention, and showcases creativity both on and off the water.  More can be done in a video than can be done in a live competition due to the ability to run several passes to get it just right.  Videos can be submitted from footage shot at any time (past or present). 

Entry Forms & Waivers
- All participants are required to fill out an entry form and waiver.  NO Exceptions.  Videos will not be posted on BFC without completed forms. 

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORMS

CLICK HERE FOR ENTRY FORMS & UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS

Entry Fees & Very Important NOTICE:
- There are NO Entry Fees.  In lieu of an entry fee, we will require each competitor to submit an entry form that is a Liability and Hold Harmless Waiver.  We will be posting the waiver on-line by April 15, and will require a signed copy faxed to us by May 1, along with the first video.  Competitors are entering the competition at their own risk and will take responsibly for their own actions while shooting their videos.  Videos will become the property of BarefootCentral.com, and will only be released on BarefootCentral.com during the contest.  If a video is released anywhere else (i.e. YouTube) during the contest, the contestant will forfeit all prize money and that video removed from that round of competition.  Any videos released on YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, or any other web based media outlet prior to the contest are not eligible to be submitted in any upcoming BFC Freestyle contest.  We are looking for 1st time release videos.  A video may contain older video footage as long as that footage has not been previously released.  The contest is all about originality, not just drumming up old footage and making it look different.  BFC reserves the right to disqualify any video if we feel it doesn't show original content, creativity, and new footage. 

Who Can Enter?
- Anyone can enter the competition. 

Warning:
- BarefootCentral.com, Eagle Sports, and any other supporting sponsors warn all competitors that barefoot waterskiing is an extreme and dangerous sport.  We do not promote in any way that skiers attempt tricks or stunts that put themselves into extreme risk of injury, or that are beyond their capabilities.  Know your limitation, and practice safe boating and safe skiing.