Who should a KCBS sanctioned competitions give judging priority to if the competition has numerous of judging volunteers in plenty of advance of the competition?
(Of course, we'll probably all agree past event certified judges should have first priority, thus this choice was omitted)
I bring this up today because earlier this week I sent an email to one of the local competions this spring letting them know I would like to judge and I provided my CBJ number. The response was that they gave past judges priority. Now, if they had 100% CBJ's last year - no problem, I agree with their proceedure. However, if they didn't, well then I think all KCBS competitions should strive for 100% CBJ's when possible and all CBJ's volunteering prior to a certain date prior to the event should get priority over past judges who are not CBJs.
Not only do I feel that this is in the best interest of all competitors, I think this is in the best interest of the competition and the KCBS as a whole - especially if they are on a membership drive. Ain't no such thing as a free lunch - literally in this case.
(Of course, we'll probably all agree past event certified judges should have first priority, thus this choice was omitted)
I bring this up today because earlier this week I sent an email to one of the local competions this spring letting them know I would like to judge and I provided my CBJ number. The response was that they gave past judges priority. Now, if they had 100% CBJ's last year - no problem, I agree with their proceedure. However, if they didn't, well then I think all KCBS competitions should strive for 100% CBJ's when possible and all CBJ's volunteering prior to a certain date prior to the event should get priority over past judges who are not CBJs.
Not only do I feel that this is in the best interest of all competitors, I think this is in the best interest of the competition and the KCBS as a whole - especially if they are on a membership drive. Ain't no such thing as a free lunch - literally in this case.