Competitors are being required to submit 3 separate Freestyle videos at specific times throughout the year that highlight that skier's talents and abilities, entertainment appeal, and style.  It's all about Freestyle barefoot waterskiing.  The videos will be due on the following dates:

2009 Freestyle Challenge - Final Round

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2009 Freestyle Video #2 RESULTS July 15, 2009 Entries
Ron Scarpa comes to play and takes 1st Place in Round #2

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1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place	6th Place
Ron  Scarpa Cobra Style click here	Nolan  Lough The Wicked click here	Chris  Morrison Youth of the Nation click here	Andre De Villiers Taking it Easy click here	Zane De Villiers BIG JUMP click here	Mike  Salber Don't Stop Til You Get Enough click here
		7th Place	8th Place
		Willie  Farrell Magic Mystery Tour click here	Heinrich  Sam I Try So Hard click here

2009 Freestyle Video #1 RESULTS  May 15, 2009 Entries
Zane De Villiers takes the first round by 1/100th of a point

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1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place	4th Place	5th Place	6th Place
ALL OUT click here	MY WAY click here	COOL FOOTER click here	SUPER BAD click here	FREESTYLIN WITH QVN click here	FREE LANCER click here

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:

	1st place	2nd place	3rd place	4th place	5th place
Round 1 Video Due May 15	$500 Zane De Villiers	$250 Andre De Villiers	$150 Heinrich Sam	$75 Chris Morrison	$25 Quinn Van Nierkirk
Round 2 Video Due July 15	$750	$350	$250	$150	$75
Round 3 Video Due Sept 17	$1000	$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	$5000

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, not per person in the video.  If a team wins, they will have to split the prizes.

- As a rule of thumb, we recommend that each video be approximately 5 minutes in length or the length of one song.  The goal is to entertain, not to be so long that the viewers loose interest.

- The videos need to be submitted to BarefootCentral.com in their final edited version.

- 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. 

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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. 

Who Can Enter?
- Anyone can enter the competition.  Competitors that we know will be entering include:  Andre De Villiers, Zane De Villers, and Heinrich Sam.  We are hoping skiers such as Keith St. Onge, Peter O'Neil, David Small, Ron Scarpa, Brett Sands, Paul Macdonald, Kevin Towers, Mike Salber, Bill Brzoza, Chris Morrison, Willie Farrell, and any other footer that can showcase the sport and it's capabilities will 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.