Judging agility



Judges Seminars

Selwyn Seminar April 2010 - Presenter Heather Drewett

Upper Hutt Seminar March 2010 - Presenter Karen De Wit

Tauranga Seminar March 2010 (overview) - Presenter Fiona Hodgson
additional notes from the seminar:

Welcome to our NEW Judges!!
Entry onto the Agility Trainee Panel

Welcome Caroline Rain to the Trainee panel. The Committee wish her all the best!!

Marie McDonald is currently on the Trainee Panel, has passed her exam and is doing her probationaries.

Entry onto the Agility Ribbon Trial Panel

The following people have been appointed to the Agility Ribbon Trial judges panel. Congratulations and we wish you all the best.

  • Lisa Gatfield
  • Rebecca Sidwell

Promoted to the Senior Agility Panel

Congratulations to Amanda Benson, Carole Logan, Martin Bush, David Cook and Cam List on their appointment to the Senior Agility judges panel.

Entry onto the Agility Panel

Martin Trimble has come out of retirement and is now on the Agility Panel. Welcome back!
Retirement from the Senior Agility Panel

Barbara Rusbridge has recently retired from judging after many years service. We wish her well.

2010 Agility Judges Panels

Click on the link below to find the contact details of all NZKC Agility Judges.

 

Judges Regulations (effective January 1st 2010)

The regulations pertaining to judges and their progression and promotion through the panels changed on January 1st 2010. Click here to find out the new regulations.

What is the new Trainee Agility Judges Panel?

This is the first panel that anyone wanting to become a judge enters onto. It is where trainee judges complete their probationaries and sit their judges exam.

What is the new Agility Ribbon Trial Judges Panel?

This is the next stage after the Trainee Panel. Judges on this panel can judge all classes at agility or jumpers Ribbon Trials, but not AD or ADX. Clubs can apply for a grant to assist the travelling expenses of a Ribbon Trial judge, to judge at their ribbon trial. An application form is available on the Forms page.

What is the new Agility Judges Panel?

This is the next promotion after the Ribbon Trial panel. Judges on this panel can judge all classes at agility and jumpers ribbon trials as well as at open shows. They can also judge AD, ADX and all classes at agility and jumpers Championship Shows except for Senior and Jumpers A.

What is the new Senior Agility Panel?

This is the next promotion after the Agility panel. Judges on this panel can judge all classes at agility and jumpers ribbon trials as well as at open shows. They can also judge AD, ADX and all classes at agility and jumpers Championship Shows.

What is the new Mentor Panel?

This is a panel of experienced judges who offer assistance to all other judges, but in particular to the Agility Ribbon Trial panel judges.

How do I know who is on what panel?

Just click on the relevent panel above.

How do I become a judge?

From January 1st 2010 the process of judges' panel progression, promotion and renewal changed. Click on the appropriate links below for an easy to follow flow chart. The committee would like to thank Kirstin Graves sincerely for designing these flow charts.