Water Skiing

A parent’s guide to youth water skiing: when kids can start, life jackets and swimming, trainer skis, boat and propeller safety, young…

Who runs water skiing: USA Water Ski & Wake Sports and its divisions (tournament, show, barefoot, college, adaptive, racing), clubs, the IWWF,…

Water skiing rules in plain words: observer, flag, hours and life jacket laws, hand signals, safe driving and pickups, propeller safety and…

The injuries water skiers get (knees, ankles, hamstrings, the back in the jump, shoulders, head), plus propellers, carbon monoxide and life jackets,…

Water skiing gear from first combo skis to a course slalom setup: approved life jackets, slalom, trick and jump skis, ropes and…

How water skiers train on land: legs and hamstrings, core and back, grip and shoulders, balance, a dock warm-up, on-water progressions and…

What water skiers should eat every day, on the boat and at tournaments, with third-party tested supplements compared (electrolytes, protein, creatine), caffeine…

How water skiers recover: the first hour off the water, fluids and food, sleep, sore forearms, back and hamstrings, the tools skiers…

How a water ski tournament day runs (slalom, tricks and jump), the rules that matter on the day, and sun, fluids, food,…

The best wearables for water skiing compared: Garmin watches with a real Water Ski profile, Apple Watch Ultra, a GoPro for technique…

Water skiing at every level: slalom, tricks and jump, show and barefoot skiing, common injuries, propeller and life jacket safety, training, recovery…