Just want to share some thoughts as someone who was very recently in the target audience. I picked up waterskiing just 4 years ago after graduating college and it is now my primary hobby during the warm months. Course skiing is relatively new to me, and only this summer did I start looking forward more to skiing the course than open water. There were quite a few barriers to entry to overcome as a curious skier, in the following order.
1. Perception
I grew up thinking of waterskiing as something you do for fun just once when on vacation in Mexico. It wasn't until after college that I was introduced by a friend to the idea that it was a lifestyle and a sport. To this day, 99% of my peers in their 20s think of waterskiing as strapping two planks on your feet, and interest is low because wakeboarding is perceived as the "cool" thing to do behind a boat. 90% of my peers have never been exposed to wakesurfing.
2. Access
Okay, now I've been exposed to the idea of waterskiing as a lifestyle, but I've moved away from the only family I know with a boat. During this phase, I knew that I enjoyed waterskiing, but wasn't yet connected to the larger skiing community. I thought I would have to wait until I owned a boat to be able to do it again. Access at this stage is so essential, because if I hadn't been able to form the right connections here, I probably would have moved on with my life and never continued waterskiing as a hobby.
After becoming involved with local clubs, I became familiar with a recurring theme of thought in some of the community: a) waterskiing is a shrinking sport, how do we get more young people involved with waterskiing? and b) I don't want to spend my time teaching someone I'm not personally connected with to waterski. It's definitely a chore to teach someone how to waterski. But if someone is curious about waterskiing, that's already a big a step in the right direction for the community. If that someone doesn't have any access to someone willing to show them the ropes besides that $80/hr ski school that instructs for something called a slalom course, then they're quickly going to forget that curiosity.
I understand that this effort's target demographic is current skiers without course access, since these are the easiest wins. But by widening the large end of the funnel (people who waterski), more people will trickle down to the small end (people who waterski competitively in a tournament setting).
3. What is course skiing?
I think this is where the effort in its current stage will shine. @Mateo_Vargas was essential to introducing me to the idea of competitive waterskiing on a course. After moving to Seattle a few weeks ago, @jjackkrash gave me my first pulls on a course in my new locale. But there currently isn't any user-friendly way to easily identify where to access course skiing. Emphasis on user-friendly. The current where2waterski is a great first step. But to make it user-friendly and easy, we have to think about how the interface can be made really welcoming. A link to a club website and submitting a form to inquire about courses = not welcoming. A short paragraph about the location and history of the club, pair with link to website for more info, plus email of the designated point of contact = a welcoming user experience. Think about how you feel when someone says "I know someone I can recommend to help you", as opposed to "there's an organization that does that kind of thing". If someone curious about course skiing sees that, "gee I have so many options nearby me on this map to try this slalom course thing, and I don't have to jump through all these hoops to find an actual person willing to take me to try it", then more people will ski the course.
Pretty long post, but I don't see too many people here on these forums from my demographic (mid 20s, exposed to waterskiing by a non-family member, picked up waterskiing recently, new to course skiing), so I thought that my perspective might be helpful.