Approve slate of judges for the 2023 USCA German Shepherd Dog National Championship
EB #19-23
EB Motion #19-23 – Approve slate of judges for the 2023 USCA German Shepherd Dog National Championship
Motion by Nathaniel Roque, DOJ, on behalf of the USCA Judges Committee, seconded by Mike Diel DAL and Judges Committee Member, to approve the following slate of Judges for the 2023 USCA German Shepherd Dog National Championship (USCA GSD Nationals)
- (Tracking) – Darin Clarke, GSSCC
- (Obedience) – Vadim Plotsker, USCA
- (Protection) – Don Yelle, USCA
Background: Based on the USCA Judge Program Requirements, the USCA Judges Committee has reviewed the applicants and USCA judges that are eligible to judge at the 2023 National Championship and taken strongly into account the judges that the host club requested for the event. This slate is the host club’s request.
In a majority vote, the Judges Committee recommends this slate of judges for the 2023 USCA GSD National Championship as qualified and able to provide an excellent and fair evaluation of each phase and performance.
All judges selected have either judged at Championship levels in their selected phase or have completed a birichter in that phase and judged other phases in a National Championship.
The USCA Judges Committee intends to always provide the best-qualified judges for our championship events and always attempts to use USCA Judges as our first selection. This slate of Judges includes two USCA Judges who are not only highly qualified to judge a championship event but have actively judged over the past three years and attended the last Judges College, passing the required written test with 96% or above.
The Judges’ Committee of their choosing may also appoint a Head Judge to be on-site to oversee the event. The Head Judge for this event will be USCA Director of Judges Nathaniel Roque, USCA/SV. The Judges Committee may also appoint a Bi Richter in at least 1 phase of the event to continue to prepare a larger slate of USCA Judges for future Championship Events. The USCA Judges Committee will make USCA Judges selections for “Bi Richter” in each phase based on eligible USCA Judges with the intent that they will be selected for future events.
VOTE RESULTS
MOTION CARRIED AUGUST 31, 2023