IBA Structure
New Regional Structure
Regional Events will be handled by each of the 8 regions. Final places on the end of year regional tours will count towards a seeding into the 2011 MWT Pipe event.
Regions will only have the right to be included with positions for the MWT Pipe event if they pay the IBA International Body a yearly affiliation fee. This payment will be made 1 month before the 2011 Pipe event.
The 8 Proposed Regional Tours are:
1. IBA Australasia (IBAA)
2. European Tour Bodyboarding (ETB)
3. IBA Latin America (LA IBA)
4. Brazil National Tour (CBRASB)
5. US Bodyboarding Association (USBA)
6. IBA Hawaii (Included in USBA)
7. South African Bodyboard Association (SABA)
8. Japan Professional Bodyboarding Association (JPBA)
International Events
Entry Fees US $240 Max (Grand Slams only)
IBA Fee US$30 Men US$15 Women US$15 DK
Event fee DK US$120 for US$5000 & US$200 Grand Slam
Membership Fees
*Top 28 to pay US$400 to secure their seed no later than 1 month prior to the first MWT event.
*All competitors (Top 28 included) to pay US$30 per event (international events) per competitor. To be collected by the events through incorporating the cost into their entry fees and then reimbursing the money back to the IBA.
*All competitors that enter IBA sanctioned events including the Top 16 will be required to sign an IBA rider’s contract.
2010 IBA Board
Chairman - Mike Stewart
2010 Management Team
General Manager – Terry McKenna
Technical Director – Craig Hadden
Women’s Director – Flavio Brito
Media – Flavio Brito
Development – Bernardo Alvim
Drop Knee – David Hubbard
WWT Membership / Ratings director – Derek Hulme
2010 IBA Riders Board Representatives
Hawaii – Jeff Hubbard & Mike Stewart
Australia – Ryan Hardy & Ben Player
Brazil – Magno Olivera & Guilherme Tamega
Portugal – Manuel Centeno & Hugo Pinheiro
Canary Islands – Ardiel Jimenez & Yeray Martinez
South Africa – Mark McCarthy & Sasha Specker
USA – Jason Bitzer
Women’s – Catarina Sousa & Eunate Aguirre
