ILR Show Division
YOUTH COMMITTEE Minutes
April 9, 2009
The Youth
Committee meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. CST on
Thursday, April 9th. Members present were Beth Myers,
Seth Onsager, Debbie Shellabarger, Kristy Brown and Kelly Gisch.
On the
agenda was the discussion and approval of the ILR Youth
Division rules and guidelines. The following items were
discussed and approved:
Descriptive paragraph
under the heading was approved as written.
(Motion: Kelly Gisch, Second: Kristy Brown) Motion passed
unanimously.
Section
A, the Youth Mission Statement,
was previously approved.
Section
B, ILR Sanctioned Shows
was approved with the following change to #6:
6. No
minimum entries are needed in each division to accumulate points
for yearend ILR awards.
This was voted upon with the
stipulation that if this was not acceptable, the Youth Committee
would be willing to compromise in one of two ways. An acceptable
compromise would be that no minimum entries would be needed for
Junior and Novice divisions only. Another acceptable compromise
would be that a minimum number of two entries would be needed
for each age division.
(Motion:
Seth Onsager, Second: Kristy Brown) Motion passed unanimously.
Section
C, Age Divisions, was
approved as written.
(Motion: Seth Onsager, Second: Debbie Shellabarger) Motion
passed unanimously
Section
D, ILR Membership, was
previously approved.
Section
E, Animal Eligibility,
was approved with the following addition to #4: Final
decision is at the discretion of the judge.
(Motion:
Kristy Brown, Second: Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed
unanimously.
Section
F, Youth Dress/Attire,
was previously approved.
Section
G, Approved Youth Point Classes,
was previously approved.
Section
H, Optional Youth Non-Point Classes,
was approved with the following addition under the heading:
As the show division develops and interest increases, some of
these may become point classes. and the following addition
to #7: (non-point for 2009 only, until structure is
determined)
(Motion:
Seth Onsager, Second: Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed
unanimously.
Section
I, Class Description and Guidelines
#1.Youth Showmanship, was
approved as written.
(Motion: Kristy Brown, Second:
Kelly Gisch) Motion passed unanimously.
#2. Youth Performance Classes,
was approved as written.
(Motion: Seth Onsager, Second:
Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed unanimously.
#3. Youth Freestyle Obstacle, and
#4. Youth Companion/PR, were approved as written.
(Motion: Seth Onsager, Second:
Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed unanimously.
#5. Youth Trail/Pack, was
approved as written.
(Motion: Debbie Shellabarger,
Second: Kelly Gisch) Motion passed unanimously.
Section
J, Optional Class Descriptions
#1. Sub Junior, and #2 Costume,
were approved with the following addition to 2a: Narrative
may be used but is not required.
(Motion: Debbie Shellabarger,
Second: Kelly Gisch) Motion passed unanimously.
#3. Short Stack, was approved
with the following change to 3b: Only partial points will be
awarded if one animal fails to complete task.
(Motion: Seth Onsager, Second:
Kristy Brown) Motion passed unanimously.
#4. Pack Model Halter, was
approved with the following addition to heading: (suitability
to task)
(Motion: Kristy Brown, Second:
Seth Onsager) Motion passed unanimously.
#5. Performance Model Halter, was
approved with the following addition to heading: (suitability
to task) and the following addition: d. Animal having a
cooperative demeanor with a calm disposition.
(Motion Seth Onsager, Second:
Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed unanimously.
#6. Ground Driving, was approved
as written.
(Motion: Kristy Brown, Second:
Seth Onsager) Motion passed unanimously.
#7. Youth Judging, will have the
following addition: Spectators are permitted, however,
audience members interfering with the class or “coaching”
exhibitors will be asked to leave. All committee members
will work on items for a Youth Judging Manual. It was agreed
that a very descriptive and educational manual will be needed.
Section
K, Youth Awards
#1. Individual Show Youth
Champion and Reserve, was previously approved.
#2. Sportsmanship Award.
Suggestion was made to allow youth to vote and choose winner of
this award. The consensus of the committee was that this is a
good idea. Kristy Brown will email a sample form to committee
members to consider. This item was tabled for complete criteria
and ballot.
#3. Yearend Youth Awards, was
approved.
Categories:
Junior Overall High Point Youth
Novice Overall High Point Youth
Advanced Overall High Point Youth
Junior High Point Youth Freestyle
Obstacle
Novice High Point Youth Freestyle
Obstacle
Advanced High Point Youth
Freestyle Obstacle
Junior High Point Youth Companion
Novice High Point Youth Companion
Advanced High Point Youth
Companion
Junior High Point Youth
Trail/Pack
Novice High Point Youth
Trail/Pack
Advanced High Point Youth
Trail/Pack
Junior High Point Youth
Showmanship
Novice High Point Youth
Showmanship
Advanced High Point Youth
Showmanship
(Motion:
Kristy Brown, Second: Debbie Shellabarger) Motion passed
unanimously.
Section
L, Youth Scholarships.
Eligibility guidelines and criteria need to be determined, all
committee members will work on this. The number of scholarships
given for a. will not exceed ten. The number of scholarships
given for b. will not exceed five. The amount per scholarship
given in item b. will not exceed $100.
The
discussion moved to information that could be posted in a
Youth section of the ILR website. The following items were
suggested for inclusion:
1. About Us Page: Committee
members, History & Bylaws, Statistics
2. Activities: Scholarships,
Youth Awards, Leadership Conference, Contests, Championship
Show, Preparing a llama for Exhibition
3. What's New: Calendar of
Events, Online Publications, News, Rule Changes
4. Applications/Forms: Youth
Membership, Contest Applications, Scholarships, Youth/Llama of
the Year Awards)
5. Body parts diagram,
conformation vocabulary
At this
point we do not yet know how often the page will be able to be
updated, how much space we would have, or whether or not we
would be able to archive. Seth Onsager will work on this item.
Upon motion
by Debbie Shellabarger, seconded by Kristy Brown, the meeting
adjourned at 8:53 p.m. CST.
Respectfully
submitted by Kelly Gisch, ILR-SD Youth Committee Secretary