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Have a look at the Minutes of the last Agility Kennel Club Council Meeting
in January 2010.......... More |
I know we have to admit that Minutes can be boring so if you don't want to read all of them here are a few interesting bits -
1. Presentation on Structure of KC and Liaison Council
They had a presentation which explained explained the Kennel Club and Liaison Council structure and procedures and each representative was asked to sign a Council Agreement which outlined their responsibilities. Sounds really interesting as I have never really understood the structures and roles so I have asked for more info. Watch this space!
2. How to manage Re-runs The Council discussed if there should be a rule about what should happen if a re-run was required. It was interesting to discover that re-runs for time only were generally more popular at shows further north, whereas the southern shows tended to offer a re-run from scratch. The Council had mixed views on the matter and agreed it would never satisfy all the competitors if one style of re-run was formed into a regulation. In the end they agreed that it should remain as the judge’s discretion so long as it was consistent for that particular class but they did agree they were willing to accept proposals from individuals if they felt they could clarify the issue further. What do you think?
3. THE BIG ONE! Agility Control Test It was agreed that each representative of the Council had never witnessed such strong opposition from the agility community to any proposal before. Many were frustrated that due to a small number of incidents, the majority would be penalised by having to undergo such a test. There were lots of other concerns about why any action was required and if a test was the right thing anyway.
The Council unanimously voted against the proposed Control Test as it currently appeared.
After a lengthy discussion, the Council concluded that measures could be taken to lessen such incidents from occurring which would include advice to clubs/societies on better show management. Additionally, those who were fined would be named in agility media and could be required to pass a control test before being allowed to compete again.
The Council agreed to recommend a new concept for the control test, which will be written and presented by Mr Gilbert (the South East and East Anglia rep), to the Activities Sub-Committee in March. The Council also agreed to recommend a paper titled ‘Code of Conduct’ for all competitors, for the Sub-Committee, to be written by Mr Chandler (the other South East and East Anglia rep).
4. Five Year Stategy The Council agreed to prioritise 2 topics and agreed on:
Establishing and maintaining the highest standards in judging
Whether there was enough incentive for Clubs/societies to become registered with the Kennel Club.
They also added 2 other points:
To discuss the possibility of capping entries whilst retaining eligibility as numbers grow within agility.
To consider a competition league between regions.
The possibility of capping entries is very close to our hearts so fingers crossed.
So that's it there were lots of other issues but if you want to know everything you will have to look at the Minutes.
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