JUDGES' EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT

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The Constitution of the Mastiff Club of America lists continuing education as an objective of the club (Section 2.e.).  The MCOA Judges' Education (JE) Program is one aspect of the club’s efforts to fulfill this objective.

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The Mission of the MCOA Judges' Education Program is to provide prospective judges of Mastiffs with a comprehensive training program that focuses on the positive qualities of the breed and the proper evaluation of the Mastiff per the breed standard. The MCOA provides a Judges' Education Seminar at our annual National Specialty.

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This program includes presentations on the History and Standard of the Mastiff, a Standard Booklet, and other related material.   At our National Specialty Workshop, the MCOA Judges' Group provides the following AKC-recognized Judges' Education components to prospective judges of the Mastiff:

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• History of the Mastiff Breed Workshop and other MCOA Judges' Education presentations, conducted by MCOA-approved presenters and mentors who have been trained and meet the JE requirements of the club. Many of the MCOA-approved presenters and mentors are also Mastiff breeder judges.

• Mastiff Standard Presentation: A hands-on session with 8-10 of the top winning dogs from the current year and specialty
  class winners

• Three days of Ring Side Mentoring with approved MCOA Mentors

• Question and Answer sessions at each component level of the Workshop

 

JUDGES' EDUCATION SEMINAR REQUEST

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Requests to provide an MCOA-approved presenter, associated materials, and Mastiffs for hands-on learning to support clubs or groups sponsoring a Judges' Education program are handled in the following manner:

• A request to support a Judges' Education event is received by the MCOA Judges' Education Coordinator

• The MCOA Judges' Education Committee reviews the request

• The MCOA Judges' Education Committee will present the request to the MCOA Board of Directors with their recommendation to either support or decline the request and why

  • This recommendation should include the cost of supporting the request for the BOD to use in their consideration

• The MCOA BOD will vote on the request and notify Judges' Education of their decision

• The MCOA Judges' Education Coordinator will notify the requesting club or group of the Board’s decision

• Any appeals from the club or group must be in writing and will be handled by the Judges' Education Coordinator, with assistance from the Judges' Education Committee as needed