S.Q.B.B.A. - Inter Club & Preselection Show Format

SOUTH QUEENSLAND BUDGERIGAR BREEDERS ASSOCIATION
INC.
FORMAT FOR ZONE PRESELECTION

AIMS;

To enable SQBBA to select a team to participate in the National Competition held each year, from birds provided by

exhibitors for selection.

FORMAT; The show to be run in two phases on the same day.

All clubs to hold a preselection show, to select their individual club teams prior to the day of the SQBBA show.

PHASE l;

The show to be called The South Queensland Budgerigar Breeders Association Inc. Championship show.

PHASE2;

The South Queensland Budgerigar Breeders Association Inc, National Show Preselection.


PHASE 1

Ų	All clubs will be required to provide up to 4 birds in every colour class provided for in the National Matrix, for the
	corresponding year that they are entering a team.

Ų	All birds selected in club teams must be available to represent their Zone at the National Competition.

Ų	All birds in the SQCC Show will be judged from 1^st to 10^th place with the view to them meeting the required
	standard on the day.

Ų	All 1^st placings will be given a trophy and certificate, and 2^nd to 10^th placed birds will receive a certificate.

Ų	Classes to be judged by 1 judge, 2 classes at the same time.

Ų	All birds in the top 10 placings will receive points in descending order from 10 to 1.

	These points will be awarded to the club that the bird represents and will go towards tile Vic Andrews Memorial
	Shield, which will be won by the club obtaining the most cumulative points.

PHASE 2

S.Q.B.B.A. ZONE TEAM SELECTION

3 SELECTORS WILL BE USED TO SELECT THE ZONE TEAM.

The Zone team will be selected at the completion of individual colour class judging, while the birds are still on the judging

staging.

During colour class judging The Zone Team Selectors will be allowed access to the judging annexe.

They may in no way influence colour class judging and no verbal or written communication between the colour class

judges and selectors will be allowed.

During the selection of the team the selectors may converse with the team preparers as to the Suitability of a particular

bird,; i.e. whether or not a bird can be prepared to a suitable Standard to be competitive at a National level, bearing in

mind that the selectors have 5 days within which to prepare the birds for show presentation.

The Zone Team Selectors will be required to select 3 birds in each colour class to represent the Zone.

A 1^st and 2^nd reserve bird will also be nominated.

The reserve birds must be made available for selection if required. These birds are to be held by the exhibitor, unless an

exhibitor who resides in excess of 80 klms from the holding aviary chooses to leave the reserve bird at the holding aviary.

If the exhibitor chooses to hold the reserve, he / she must be prepared to bring the bird to the holding aviary if it is

required. All birds not in the three, team birds, must be returned to their owner on the day prior to the team leaving for

the competition. Exhibitors must pick up their own birds.

The reserve bird will only be considered for team selection if the team preparers feel that one of the three team birds is

sick, badly out of condition, injured or dies.

The three birds selected to represent the South Queensland Zone will receive a Trophy and a certificate.


SOUTH QUEENSLAND CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB SHOW

AND NATIONAL SHOW

RULES

Ų	VENUE; At a venue to be decided by the S.Q.B.B.A. Committee.

	No birds will be allowed on the premises unless part of an affiliated club team.

Ų	ENTRIES; SQBBA Affiliated clubs will be sent an invitation in February to participate in the SQCC and
	National Preselection shows to be held on the same day. Replies of acceptance must be in the hands of the
	SHOW MANAGER by April 1^st.

	All clubs participating will be required to pay an entry fee of $25 Entry fee is payable at the time of acceptance of
	invitation.

Ų	RINGS; All birds entered in the show must bear the rings, with the appropriate ANBC symbol, from the
	previous year; i.e. show year 2001 the ring will be 2000.

	Only one ring per bird. No plastic/metal split rings are permissible. Non adherence to this Rule means
	disqualification.

Ų	RECLASS CATION; A bird wrong classed in the Championship Show will not be reclassified, but will be
	eligible for South Queensland team selection in it's correct class at the discretion of the show manager and his / her
	committee.

Ų	STAGING; All teams must be presented for staging by 8.30 a.m. on the day of the show. The team must be
	entered as a complete team, no late arrivals will be accepted, except in exceptional circumstances.

	All clubs must nominate 2 members to act as stewards on the day of the show. These nominations should be given
	with the acceptance of invitation.

Ų	SHOW CONDUCT; Any person conducting themselves in a manner detrimental to the orderly running of the
	show will be asked to leave the show hall.
	Any disputes may be referred to the Show Manager and his/her Committee.

Ų	JUDGING; The judges decision will be final in all matters of merit.
	The judging of the SQCC show will be conducted as a separate entity to the selection of the Zone team.

Ų	HENS CLASS; Hens not required in the irrespective colour classes on completion of judging, may, if the selectors
	see be included in the hen class for selection., if it may be advantageous to the ZONE TEAM.

Ų	CATERING; Catering will be undertaken by SQBBA affiliated clubs in alphabetical order. Any clubs outside a
	radius of 80klms from the Brisbane CBD may decline to cater if this poses difficulties for their society.

Ų	TEAM DISPLAY; On completion of colour class selection, the three birds selected for the Zone Team will be
	placed on separate staging for viewing by the exhibitors and public. Viewers must remain at least 1 meter from the
	birds while viewing.

NO FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED

Ų	REMOVAL OF BIRDS; Teams may be removed from the staging following presentation of trophies.
	Teams will not be checked out until all staging has been taken down and hall swept and tidied.

	The format for Zone Preselection and the National Show Preselection rules may be reviewed Annually.