Get out your videos cameras, start practicing your freestyle moves, and start thinking about your next video for the 2013 BFC Freestyle Challenge.  We're gearing up for another exciting summer next year.  We'll be giving away more cash prizes than we ever have before.  We're switching the payouts up this year to incent the top pros to submit videos in every round.  The Overall Bonus is a significant payout this season.

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:

NEW for 2013 - Bonus Point Opportunity

2013 Bonus Pt Sponsors: Sanger Boats, Eagle Sports, BFC, Masterline, Barefoot International

2013 Schedule	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
Round 1 Video Due April 20	Pro - $500 Non-Pro - $250	Pro - $250 Non-Pro - $125	Pro - $150 Non-Pro - $75
Round 2 Video Due June 15	Pro - $500 Non-Pro - $250	Pro - $250 Non-Pro - $125	Pro - $150 Non-Pro - $75
Round 3 Video Due Aug 10	Pro - $500 Non-Pro - $250 Amateur - $100 Gift Cert	Pro - $250 Non-Pro - $125	Pro - $150 Non-Pro - $75
BONUS to Overall Winner	Pro - $1500 (competitor that accumulates the most points across the 3 rounds)	We'll show you the money if you show us the video!!
At the end of 2013, we will announce the following additional payouts
Most Popular Video (based on # of views) of 2013	$500
Most difficult trick performed in 2013	$500
Best Edited video of 2013	$250
1st Skier to land ADV Roll/Flip to Blind	$1500
Grand Total Cash Payouts	$9,350 Total Payout for 2013

2013 FREESTYLE CHALLENGE RULES, VOTING PROCEDURES, and ENTRY FEES

The Rules:

- 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.

   SEMI PRO LEVEL ENTRIES: Entries need to be between 2 and 3 mins in length.  Anything beyond 3 min will be cropped.  To be classified as Semi-Pro, you must send us video demonstrating your freestyle skills.  We will watch the video and let you know your level.  If you have competed in the past, and are unsure, please send us an email and ask ahead of time. 

   AMATEUR ENTRIES: 1st time or Amateur level entries can be no longer than 1 Min 30 seconds in length. Anything beyond 1.5 min will be cropped. 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 & 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.