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Proposals of SZCH to the FIFe General Assembly 2009, Malmö
Proposal 1: Change of contents and order of the Judges Rules, art. 2.9.10:
“Exhibition of cats when officiating as judge or student judge”
New proposed wording – changes and additions in bold and italics
A Judges or student judge may only exhibit their own cats „Out of Competition“at a show
where they are officiating.
A student judge may exhibit his own cat(s) at the show where he is officiating, but
not in the category or categories for which he is a student judge at the show.
Exhibits belonging to members of an officiating student judge’s household
(husband/wife, children or grand-children, father/mother, brother/sister) may cannot
compete exhibit their own cat(s) at that show, but not in the category or categories in
which the student judge is officiating at the show.
On a 1-certificate FIFe show, divided in categories during 2 or more days, it is not allowed
to officiate as a judge on the one day and exhibit on the other day.
Exhibits belonging to members of an officiating judge’s household cannot compete
at such a show.
Exhibits belonging to members of an officiating student judge’s household may
exhibit their own cat(s) at that show, but not in the category or categories in which
the student judge is officiating at the show.
MOTIVATION:
FIFe would like to motivate its members in becoming new judges, as there are still not
enough of them. To become a judge is a long and very expensive process for the person
who wants to become a judge. All costs have to be covered by that person.
Experience as a breeder is one of the requirements for being a student judge and then
judge. Student judges and members of their household want to present their cats and the
results of their breeding at shows. Unfortunately, when in this period the person is a
student judge and he and the members of his household must stop to show their cats. He
may only either be a student judge or an exhibitor.
A student judge (as well as any member of his household or a steward) has no influence
on the judge’s result and during the whole show he must sit with the judge and judge the
cats.
So, if a student judge is obliged to cover all costs of traveling himself to different shows in
different countries, it should be allowed for student judges and members of their
households (husband, wife, partner, children, grand-children, father, mother, brother or
sister) to exhibit their cat(s) in competition. Otherwise, the process of becoming a judge is
too long as the person has to choose if he wants to participate at show as an exhibitor or
as a student judge.