Alahua Waterski Training System
Almost 10 years ago, my friend Ramón Quintana told me about a professional snow ski school where everyone—from beginners to Olympic athletes—had to master a series of steps before moving on.
He suggested that I create something similar for waterskiing.
That is how the Alahua Waterski Training System was born. I have been teaching it for several years now, with very good results.
The idea is simple:
No matter your level or your age, every step has a purpose.
Learn Skills, Not Just Positions
The system uses fun and challenging exercises to develop the skills you need: balance, ski control, acceleration, coordination, and more.
Instead of trying to teach you a position that you are not yet able to perform, we first develop the skills you need through simple, progressive exercises.
Before You Ski
Warm up for at least 10 minutes before putting on a pair of skis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IC7X3aVfSk
The first step is to feel comfortable in the water. You should be able to comfortably swim around the boat while wearing a USCG-approved life jacket, and you should be comfortable jumping from the boat's swim platform into the water.
This applies whether you are 2 years old or 50.
| Alahua Waterski Training System |
|---|
| Swim comfortable next to the boat with a USCGA vest, jump from the swim platform |
| Skier Less Than 8 Years Old: Start With the U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwhXptXlopw |
| Show them how to start on their own in the U and move between wakes |
| Ride with one hand and switch |
| Cross wakes on the U at least 4 times |
| 2 Skis |
| Introduction: 2 skis, 15 min dry introduction to water skiing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh-eZumSWrM |
| Boom |
| Boom stand up and sit down |
| Boom with one hand and switch |
| Boom with handle less than 1 ft main rope |
| Boom 1 hand, sit down and stand up |
| Ski from behind the boat |
| Edge out both wake and keep looking at the boat (coach) |
| Pull out edging long long to both sides while looking at the driver and drifting back |
| Pull out and stand up in a balance position |
| 6 wake crossings from spray 2 spray while looking at the driver and keeping perfect skier position |
| 6 wake crossings edging long long drifting back, looking at the driver and keeping perfect skier position |
| 1 Ski https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuPs-6hPk6g |
| Skier in the boat on the swim platform: lift one ski and show how to drop |
| Edging out and lifting the outside ski both sides |
| Lift a ski for at least 40 seconds both sides |
| Drop one ski outside the wake |
| Ride slalom edging out long long and drift back both sides |
| Cross wakes 10 times from spray 2 spray looking at the boat keeping perfect body position |
| Cross wakes 10 times from long long and drift back |
| Pull out and stand up in a balance position |
| Slalom start with boom |
| Ski with one hand and switch |
| Up and down |
| One leg |
| Slalom start with V rope 10 times |
| Acceleration |
| Pull out 5 times to each side by looking at the driver and do a gradual lean to make the ski accelerate and reach at least the same speed of the boat |
| Pull out, stand up in a balance position and drop outside hand |
| Short wake crossings spray 2 spray standing up, dropping outside hand and drifting back keeping perfect slalom position — always looking at the coach |
| Long wake crossings finishing on a stand up and balance position |
| Deep water start with one leg |
| Check grip |
| Tricks |
| Trick skiing deep water start from the boom |
| With one hand and switch |
| Up and down |
| One leg |
| Trick skiing behind boat — 22 off, 16 mph |
| 6 wake crossings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU1YE0Ryr-g |
| Jump and land in the middle |
| Jump from the middle to the outside |
| Side slide outside the wake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0kCRlh2TNA |
| Hold side slide with one hand and switch hands |
| 32 off, 18 mph approx — jump wake 2 wake both sides |
| Trick deep water start with one leg every time |
| Dock start with trick ski |
| Slalom |
| 1, 6 without gates — 2 consecutive times |
| 1, 6 with gates — 2 consecutive times |
| 1, 2 / 5, 6 without gates — two consecutive times |
| 1, 2 / 5, 6 — two consecutive times |
| All six buoys without gates — 27 mph approx |
| Barefoot |
| Same + gates consecutive |
| 26 mph or 28 mph — 4 times in a row |
| 30 mph — 4 times consecutive |
| Tricks |
| Wake 2 wake — 28 off, 18 mph |
| S and RS |
| B |
| Ride B blind for 1 minute |
| O and RO |
| 32 mph — 4 times consecutive |
| 22 off, 30 mph |
| 22 off, 32 mph |
| 28 off, 30 mph |
| 28 off, 32 mph |
| Tricks — Advanced. |
| 18 mph, 28 off with gates https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOopoBsmzPQ |
| 22 off, 34 mph |
| 28 off, 34 and 36 mph |
| *15 off, 34 and 36 mph |
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