Policy 500: Trials must be sanctioned by NARA
No Club can organize a trial without receiving permission from NARA to hold the event. Once a club has applied for a trial and it has been approved by the NARA Secretary or NARA BOD, the trial will then be a Sanctioned event. Any trial held without the NARA sanction in the US will be unofficial and no scores, certificates or titles achieved at that event will be valid.
Only NARA Recognized Clubs may hold a NARA trial in the US.
The application to host a trial can be found at the following link:
https://ringsport.org/staging/trial_application.php
Revised Mar 19, 2014
Policy 510: Hosting a NARA Club/Pre-Regional Trial
Clubs wishing to host a NARA Club/Pre-Regional trial will be responsible for all associated costs. Trial applications must be submitted to the NARA Secretary 30 days prior to the proposed event. Applications can be submitted online at the following link:
https://ringsport.org/staging/trial_application.php
Clubs wishing to hold any trial need to strictly adhere to, and make themselves aware of, sections 1.2, 1.9, and 1.11 of the Rulebook
Requirements for Club Trial:
*NARA Approved Judge and 2 Selected Level I decoys (May use only one decoy if no Lvl II or Lvl III dogs)
*It is required to have a Level II decoy if there are any entries in Lvl III
*Field must be a minimum 30×65 meters and fully fenced with 2 entrances
*A regulation Hurdle, Long Jump, and Palisade per section 1.2 of the rulebook
*A minimum of 6 blinds are required and located on the field per section 1.2 of the rulebook
*Blinds must be 2m tall and 1.2m wide(IPO Blinds are not permitted) per section 1.9 of the rulebook
*Have the necessary personnel, including Secretary, Deputy Judge, Ring Stewards, etc.
*2 blanks guns capable of firing 6mil or 9mil blanks
*Minimum of 10 pieces of food as specified in Section 1.2 of the rulebook
*There must be a minimum of 6 entries.
Requirements for Pre-Regional Trial:
*NARA Approved Judge and 2 Selected decoys, one of which must be selected at Level II (May use only one decoy if no Lvl II or Lvl III dogs)
*To be considered a Pre-Regional Trial, a Level II decoy must decoy all levels, excluding Brevet
*Field must be a minimum 30×65 meters and fully fenced with 2 entrances
*A regulation Hurdle, Long Jump, and Palisade per section 1.2 of the rulebook
*A minimum of 6 blinds are required and located on the field per section 1.2 of the rulebook
*Blinds must be 2m tall and 1.2m wide(IPO Blinds are not permitted) per section 1.9 of the rulebook
*Have the necessary personnel, including Secretary, Deputy Judge, Ring Stewards, etc.
*2 blanks guns capable of firing 6mil or 9mil blanks
*Minimum of 10 pieces of food as specified in Section 1.2 of the rulebook
*There must be a minimum of 6 entries.
Clubs have ten days from the last day of the trial to return all paperwork. Trial logs must be submitted
electronically to the NARA Secretary. If using hardcopy scoresheets, they must be postdated within that same ten days.
Accuracy of trial log is extremely important. This is to insure accuracy of results and yearly standings, as well as ease of input into our database. If there
are errors in the trial log, the trial secretary will be notified by the NARA Secretary and the club will have
72 hrs to fix the issues or the paperwork will be considered late.
Late paperwork will result in the offending club being fined according to the follow rules:
More than 10 Days – $100 fine
More than 20 Days – $150 fine
More than 30 Days – $200 fine
In addition, the following sanctions will be in place until the fine is paid:
-Cannot Host a Trial
-Loss of Club Voting Rights
-Ineligible to apply for or host Regionals or the NARA Cup
-Cannot Renew as a Club
Once the fine is paid, all restrictions are immediately removed.
Revised Oct 03, 2017
Policy 520: Hosting a Regional Championship Trial
To be considered to host a Regional Championship trial, interested clubs must submit a written proposal by December 1st, unless otherwise specified by the BOD, to the NARA Board of Directors stating their desire to host a Regional Championship trial and providing the following information:
·desired date of trial
· Projected Budget
· geographic location of trial and convenience of travel to and from location
· climate and season
· ability to provide a neutral field for the competition
· number of club members
· success of past trials
· ability to promote ring sport in a positive manner
All revenue from the event will be remitted to NARA, including entry fees, monetary donations, and sponsorships. NARA will reimburse the Hosting Club for all expenses associated with hosting the Regional Championships per the proposed budget. Any Hosting Club not meeting the NARA Rules of the Regional Championships and the expectations of their proposal will not be reimbursed in any amount.
No club shall host more than one Regional Championship trial per season. No two Regional Championships in a season may be held on the same field
Revised Mar 19, 2014
Policy 530: Hosting of the NARA Cup
Each year the NARA Cup should be alternated between the Western zone, Central zone and the Eastern zone.
All the Affiliate clubs in the designated NARA zone which are interested in hosting should submit their proposal for the NARA Cup including
·desired date of trial (between the dates of September 16th and December 15th)
· Projected Budget
· geographic location of trial and convenience of travel to and from location
· climate and season
· ability to provide a neutral field for the competition
· number of club members
· success of past trials
· ability to promote ring sport in a positive manner.
All proposals must be received by the NARA BoD by the specified deadline in order to be considered.
If no Affiliate club in the zone designated for that year expresses a desire to host the NARA Cup, the right to host the NARA Cup will be offered to the Affiliate Clubs in the zone designated for the following year. The following year it must be offered to the next zone.
An honest attempt must be made to alternate from one zone to the other, every year, so all of the NARA Members have a chance to attend the NARA Cup without the expense of traveling an extreme distance.
If more than one Affiliate club from the designated Zone is interested, but the other club(s) are not able or willing to do a Co-hosting. The NARA BoD will decide the location.
All revenue from the event will be remitted to NARA, including entry fees, monetary donations, and sponsorships. NARA will reimburse the Hosting Club for all expenses associated with hosting the NARA Cup per the proposed budget. Any Hosting Club not meeting the NARA Rules of the NARA Cup and the expectations of their proposal will not be reimbursed in any amount.
Revised Mar 19, 2014