Apprentice Judge Approval Form
Apprentice Judge Approval Form
This form in its entirety consists of 3 pages. Each page must be filled out in full, signed and dated where indicated, for a judge to be placed on the Approved Judges List. Pre-approval is not required, but is strongly recommended to ensure the qualifications have been met prior to apprenticing. This would also ensure that you will be compensated per the judges’ expense guidelines for volunteering to apprentice judge. Please send pre-approval requests (information on Page 1 and 2) to the Judges Commission Chairlisted at the end of this form. It is recommended that the apprentice judge retain a copy of this form as a new one will need to be submitted for each level of apprenticeship requested. Anyone working to become an Approved Judge must gather the appropriate documentation and submit thiscompleted form to the Judges Commission Chairlisted at the end of this form. Do not leave this with the local HT secretary!
Apprentice Name:
Address:
City:State:Zip:
Phone: Email:
Interested in Apprenticing
Test Date:Test Location: Stake:
Hunt Test Service
Volunteer work at an APLA test needed prior to qualifying for apprenticeship
Test Date: Test Location: HT Chair of test :
Describe Service Provided: (Secretary, Chairman, Stake Marshall, Bird Thrower or Planter, Live Gunner, if other, describe in detail).
Apprentice’s APLA Dog Qualifying Experience
- Must have titled at the level apprenticing or higher to qualify for apprenticeship
Dog 1: highest title achieved:______Name: ______Year: ______
Dog 2: highest title achieved:______Name: ______Year: ______
Dog 3: highest title achieved:______Name: ______Year: ______
Apprentice Name:
Apprentice’s APLA Judging Experience
- All prospective judges shall be required to apprentice with approved judges until approved for each standard level prior to becoming an approved judge and judging for that respective level. The apprentice and judging steps are detailed as they must apprentice and be approved at CPR, then judge at least once at CPR before proceeding to APR apprenticeship and judging an APR test, and then MPR apprenticeship before judging a MPR test.
Level Judged: ______Location of Test:______Date of Test: ______# of dogs judged: _____
Level Judged: ______Location of Test:______Date of Test: ______# of dogs judged: _____
Level Judged: ______Location of Test:______Date of Test: ______# of dogs judged: _____
Non-APLA venues
Other hunt test venues (AKC, HRC, NAHRA, etc.) dog qualifying experiences with stake, or stakes judged. Note: Non-APLA HT experience not required to apprentice.
Seminar Attendance:
- must be within 3 years of apprentice judging date
Seminar Date: Seminar Location:
Seminar Date: Seminar Location:
Seminar Date: Seminar Location:
Permission to distribute personal information and statement of accuracy:
I give my permission for the APLA to publish my name, email address, and phone numbers to members of the APLA searching for judges. I also attest that all the information provided is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Apprentice Signature: ______Date: ______
The Apprentice Judge is responsible for the completion of all parts of this form and returning it to Judges Commission Chairman:
Nate Hamblin
2312 Knollway Drive
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Apprentice Name:
Apprentice Judging Assignments
Test Date:Test Location:
Judge #1: Judge #2:
Stake:
Please circle the following as appropriate:1=no; 2 =somewhat; 3=reasonably; 4=strongly
Apprentice demonstrated clear understanding of rules: 1234
Understanding and interpretation of dog performance:1234
Understanding of the Scoring System:123 4
Understanding of Test Set up: 1234
Understanding of the Responsibilities of Judging: 123 4
Did the Apprentice have a Rule Book: NOYES
Did the Apprentice have a set of Judging Guidelines?NOYES
Did the Apprentice indicate a strong desire to understand the judging process, ask questions where necessary and demonstrate the judgment and thought necessary to successfully judge: NO YES
Please write comments and suggestions for further work:
Further Apprenticeship Required______Apprenticeship at this Level Complete______
Judge #1 Signature: Judge #2 Signature:
The Apprentice Judge is responsible for the completion of all parts of this form and returning it to
Judges Commission Chairman Do not leave this paperwork with the local HT secretary or chair!
Nate Hamblin
2312 Knollway Drive
Marshalltown, IA 50158
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