Annual Awards Rules
The Agility Club Annual Awards will run from 1st January through to 31st December. Points are awarded for a top ten place and at the end of each Annual Awards year the final top two in each individual category (division winners in the Club League) are invited to receive a trophy at the conclusion of the Agility Club Annual General Meeting.
In all categories, points will be awarded as follows: 1st – 12 points; 2nd – 11 points; 3rd – 10 points;
4th – 9 points; 5th – 8 points; 6th – 7 points; 7th – 6 points; 8th – 5 points; 9th – 4 points; 10th – 3.
For a placing greater than 10th, 2 points
As always, you can still claim 1 point for an un-placed clear round.
Points can only be claimed for places that are awarded. If the show only awards places to 5th, for example, then only places down to 5th can be claimed for.
Categories are as follows:
- Large Grade 1 – Eligible for Large Grade 1 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 2 – Eligible for Large Grade 2 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 3 – Eligible for Large Grade 3 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 4 – Eligible for Large Grade 4 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 5 – Eligible for Large Grade 5 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 6 – Eligible for Large Grade 6 on 1st January of the current year
- Large Grade 7 – Eligible for Large Grade 7 on 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 1 – Eligible for Medium Grade 1 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 2 – Eligible for Medium Grade 2 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 3 – Eligible for Medium Grade 3 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 4 – Eligible for Medium Grade 4 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 5 – Eligible for Medium Grade 5 on 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 6 – Eligible for Medium Grade 6 on 1st January of the current year
- Medium Grade 7 – Eligible for Medium Grade 7 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 1 – Eligible for Small Grade 1 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 2 – Eligible for Small Grade 2 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 3 – Eligible for Small Grade 3 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 4 – Eligible for Small Grade 4 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 5 – Eligible for Small Grade 5 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 6 – Eligible for Small Grade 6 on 1st January of the current year
- Small Grade 7 – Eligible for Small Grade 7 on 1st January of the current year
- Junior Under 12 – Eligible to Juniors Handlers under the age of 12 on Mon 1st Jan 2018
- Junior Over 12 – Eligible to Juniors Handlers between the ages of 12 and 18 on Mon 1st Jan 2018
- ABC – Eligible to all dogs that are not a collie or WSD or have a parent that is
- Veteran Handler – Eligible to Handlers aged 60 and over on Mon 1st Jan 2018
Points can only be claimed for places that are awarded. If the show only awards places to 5th, for example, then only places down to 5th can be claimed for.
Only ‘standard’ classes at a KC licensed Open show or KC licensed Limited show can be counted. i.e. only progression classes qualify for points within the agility club league. Championship Jumping and Agility qualifying rounds may be claimed for but not the Final. Points from junior handler classes may be claimed for dogs entered in either of the Junior Under/Over 12 categories.
In all categories, points are for one dog only, i.e. points for more than one dog are not added together. Where two dogs have an equal number of points the number of wins will be used to determine which takes the higher place, followed (if necessary) by the number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.
Within the points ‘year’ a dog can only be entered in ONE category under one owner/handler, and its points allocated to ONE club (which may not be changed during the year). Except that if your dog doesn’t have a club entered then one may be added at any point during the year.
Claims must contain the class number, agility or jumping, combined or graded, grades included.
Results must be received by the Points Secretary within ONE MONTH (based on the last day for shows more than 1 day long). The final results at the end of the Annual Awards year must be received no later than the 7th January of the following year.
At the end of the year the top 3 clubs in each division will be promoted, and the bottom 3 relegated. Any other clubs with 0 points will also be relegated and the corresponding number promoted from the division below.
In case of any dispute, the decision of The Agility Club committee is final.
