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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

POLK CITY, Fla. (February 18, 2009) ~ If you are seeking a venue to complete, participate or host tournaments, clinics, practices or any type of grass roots event in your local community, you should become a member of the Grass Roots Program provided by USA Water Ski. USA Water Ski plays a vital role in the awareness and growth of its nine sport disciplines to include Wakeboarding, Water Skiing, Show Skiing, Collegiate Skiing, Barefooting, Ski Racing, Hydrofoiling, Knee Boarding and Disabled Skiing. There is also a multitude of events available for Wakeskating and Wakesurfing enthusiasts.

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Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

The guys and gals at Midwest Militia are throwing their 7th annual Boot Camp Wake Tournament & Festival August 1st-3rd.  This is one of the biggest grassroots events in the midwest.  The event will be held in Ottowa, IL.  If you are in the area, you should definitely check it out…  There will be all sorts of stuff going on.

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Friday, October 19th, 2007

Date: 10/19/07
Nike [Press Release]

Beaverton, OR. - Nike 6.0 is bringing Banksgiving to town, a four-stop bash featuring two BMX and two wake grassroots jam sessions. Banksgiving is all about creating a special place to shred where regional rippers and our athletes can session custom built features and celebrate stoke and culture.

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Friday, October 5th, 2007

One of the worlds largest grassroots watersports leagues is having their national championships next week in Louisiana. The INT is a league for wakeboarding, waterskiing, kneeboarding and wakeskating and has been around since 1993. They hold regional events, so if your looking to get involved in the competition scene for yourself, your children or friends this is the place to start. They are known as the little league of watersports but have divisions available for all ages and skill levels.

The national championships is a season ending competition that joins all the qualifying competitors from the different regions together to battle it out for national titles in their respective principles and divisions. This years 10th annual event will have close to 500 competitors for both ski and wake combined to make this the largest competition held each year in the world for watersports. Competition starts on October 10 and finishes on the 13th with an awards banquet and dinner that evening. The event will be held closer to the east coast this year at Bennett’s Ski School in Zachary, LA.

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Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

The Midwest’s biggest grassroots event is this weekend. Boot Camp 2007 is a complete festival, not just a competition. The weekend-long event will also feature food, camping, parties and entertainment.

[via WakeWorld]

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Monday, August 6th, 2007

The 4th stop of “The Nation’s Biggest Grassroots Wakeboard Tour” (according to Performance) is coming up this weekend. The Gravel Tour features divisions for all skill sets including Novice, Grom, Boys, Girls, Intermediate, Womens, Advanced and Outlaw. The event will be held at Orlando Watersports Complex in Orlando, FL. Registration is now open. This is the last event on the tour before the September 22nd finale.

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