2020 National German Shorthaired Pointer Association National Championships
Preview #1
Greetings From The NGSPA Board of Trustees (BOT);
The purpose of this preview is to give all of you a quick look at how things are shaping up for the National Championships in 2020, to give you a heads up on changes that were made at the BOT meeting in June and to encourage all of you to let us know if you have ideas to make the Nationals better.
In 2019, the NGSPA National Championships were moved to new grounds at Grovespring, MO. The move, after more than 25 years running the Nationals at Booneville, AR, required many changes and involved numerous unknowns. 2019 is now in the history books and, from all reports, was a success! The grounds are great, the overall costs were about the same as Booneville, no major glitches were encountered and the Nationals Committee was able to use the experience to tweak our planning to, hopefully, make 2020 run even smoother!
New for the 2020 National Championships: At the June Meeting, the BOT voted to add an additional stake the National Amateur All-Age Championship. It will run following the Amateur National Championship (which is a Shooting Dog stake). Owners and handlers need to be aware that cross-over entries will not be allowed and the Board’s decision (in draft, awaiting BOT approval) reads as follows: “Beginning with the National Championships in 2020, a qualified dog may be entered in only one Amateur National Championship stake, and only one Open National Championship stake. The class of the stake (All-Age vs. Shooting Dog) may be changed between the Amateur and the Open Championships”.
2020 NATIONALS ONLINE ENTRY:
The online entry forms will be available in about a week to ten days on the new NGSPA website. You
should expect to receive separate notice that the revised website has been launched. It will be accessible using the web address: www.ngspa.org/events/nationals/
WHEN: The 2020 NGSPA National Championships will start at 8:00 AM, Saturday, March 28, 2020 with the National Amateur Championship, followed by the NGSPA National Amateur All Age Championship, the NGSPA National Futurity, the National Championship, and will conclude with the National Shooting Dog Championship. Drawing for the Amateur Championship will take place at approximately 6:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2020. The Championships will take approximately 14-16 days total running time – Amateur 3-5 days, Amateur All Age 1-2 days, Futurity 2-3 days, National Championship 2-3 days, and the Shooting Dog 4-6 days.
RUNNING ORDER: The running order will be – Amateur Shooting Dog, Amateur All Age, National Futurity, National Championship and Open Shooting Dog.
ANNUAL DELEGATES MEETING: The Annual NGSPA Delegates Meeting will take place on the field trial grounds after dinner on Saturday, March 28, 2020.
WHERE: Sportsman Association Field Trial Grounds near Grovespring, Missouri.
JUDGES:
2020 National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship: Jeff Haggis, Glencoe, ON
Matt Smith, Sarasota, FL
2020 National Amateur All-Age Championship: John Rabidou, Hondo, TX
Joe Orndorff, Wardensville, WV
2020 National Futurity John Rabidou, Hondo, TX
Joe Orndorff, Wardensville, WV
2020 National Championship Larry McConnell, Meridian, ID
Harold Ray, Waynesboro, GA
2020 National Open Shooting Dog Championship Tom Davis, Sylvania, OH
Lisa Pollock, Medforcd, NJ
2020 ENTRY FEES:
National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship – $200.00
National Amateur Championship – $200.00
National Championship – $225.00
NGSPA National Futurity – $175.00
National Shooting Dog Championship – $225.00
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS FOR A DOG TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RUN IN THE NGSPA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Qualifications for the National Championship, National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship, National Amateur Championship, and National Open Shooting Dog Championship.
(A) Qualification for Life. The following qualify a dog for life, for entry in the National Championship, National Amateur Championship, and National Open Shooting Dog Championship:
(a) A win (Champion or RU Champion) in an NGSPA or American Field Championship of an hour in length or more.
(b) A win (1st, 2nd, or 3rd) in a broke dog stake in any NGSPA or American Field sanctioned trial.
(B) The current year’s NGSPA National Futurity winner qualifies for the next year’s Championships (one year only).
(C) The dog must be amateur handled and amateur owned in the National Amateur Championship.
NATIONAL FUTURITY (A) Dogs eligible for the NGSPA National Futurity must be properly nominated by the breeder and the owner.
(B) The dog must be registered in the American Field Dog Stud Book.
TRUSTEE ASSIGNMENTS: Tradition dictates that one BOT duty is to help organize and run the National Championships and, in addition, select Trustees are task with specific responsibilities. For the 2020 Nationals, the following individuals volunteered for the listed responsibilities.
A Committee of NGSPA Trustees Chad Inderman, Mark Verdoorn, Dan DiMambro, Michael patrick, Art Armbrust, and Dean Crabbs was appointed to act as the “2020 NGSPA National Championships Committee”.
NGSPA Secretary, Natalie Inderman, agreed to act as the Social Committee Chair Woman assisted by a Social Committee composed of Trustees Art Armbrust, Ray Larrondo and Mike Patrick.
Trustee Chris Streitenberger agreed to be Official Scribe and will procure steaks for the Purina dinner.
Stake Manager Duties were assigned as follows: Amateur Shooting Dog –Dan DiMambro, National Amateur Championship - Mike Patrick, National Futurity– James Messer, National Championship - Chad Inderman; National Championship – Art Armbrust and Jody Orndorff, Open Shooting Dog – Chris Streitenberger.
Pro-Trainer/Stud dog Auction: Several years ago the BOT decided to sponsor a “ Pro-Trainer/Stud dog” auction, every second year, as a fund raising event for the Nationals. In 2020, we will again be having the auction. Details will follow in future Previews. The auction will be coordinated by Trustee Kirk Bomer – he can be reached by e-mail (mkbomer@gmail.com) or by phone (281-413-0514).SUGGESTIONS: The BOT takes the running of the National Championships very seriously and is doing everything they can to make the Championships a success but, in the end, the Championships belong to the participants. If you have suggestions, we welcome them.
UPCOMING PREVIEWS:
We will be sending out several more 2020 NGSPA National Championship Previews. They will be published on the NGSPA Website (ngspa.org), in the GSP Chronicle and in the NGSPA Newsletter.
Dean Crabbs,
For the 2020 NGSPA National Championships Committee,
Chad Inderman, Mark Verdoorn, Dan DiMambro, Art Armbrust, Mike Patrick and Dean Crabbs,
On behalf of the NGSPA BOT
2020 National German Shorthaired Pointer Association National Championships
Preview #2
Greetings From The NGSPA Board of Trustees (BOT);
The purpose of this preview is to give all of you a quick look at how things are shaping up for the National Championships in 2020, to give you a heads up on changes that were made at the BOT meeting in June and to encourage all of you to let us know if you have ideas to make the Nationals better.
Items Printed in red are either new information or are really important for you to be aware of.
WHERE: Sportsman Association Field Trial Grounds near Grovespring, Missouri.
Driving Directions: From Interstate Highway I-44 at Lebanon, MO turn South on Missouri Highway 5 and follow it approximately 17 miles. Watch for the NGSPA National Championships sign and turn right (West) on Meadow Lark Lane. Follow it for approximately 1 ½ miles to the Sportsman Association Clubhouse on the right. Check in at the Clubhouse for parking assistance. There is limited parking behind the clubhouse and the new parking area is approximately ¼ mile past the clubhouse on the right.
Grounds at Grovespring: There will be a parking fee on the Grovespring grounds. The fee will be $10.00/night for parking with electricity/water. Payment will be collected by the NGSPA. For 2020, there will not be a charge for parking without hookups.
WHEN: The 2019 National Championships will start at 8:00 AM, Saturday, March 28, 2020 with the National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship, followed by the 1st NGSPA Amateur National All Age Championship, the NGSPA National Futurity, the NGSPA National Championship, and will conclude with the NGSPA National Shooting Dog Championship. Drawing for the Amateur Championship will take place at approximately 6:00 PM on Friday, March 27, 2020. The Championships will take approximately 15 to 17 days total running time – Amateur 3-5 days, Amateur All Age 1-2 days, Futurity 2-3 days, National Championship 2-3 days, and the Shooting Dog 4-6 days.
RUNNING ORDER: The running order will remain unchanged (except for addition of the National Amateur All Age Championship) – Amateur Shooting Dog, National Amateur All Age Championship, National Futurity, National Championship and the National Shooting Dog Championship.
JUDGES: Note Judge change below:
2020 National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship: Jeff Haggis, Glencoe, ON & Matt Smith, Sarasota, FL
2020 Amateur National All Age Championship: John Rabido, Hondo, TX & Joe Orndorff, Wardensville, WV
2020 National Futurity: John Rabidou, Hondo, TX & Larry McConnell, Meridian, ID
(Replaces Joe Orndorff)
2020 National Championship: Larry McConnell, Meridian,ID & Harold Ray, Waynesboro, GA
2020 National Open Shooting Dog Championship: Tom Davis, Sylvania, OH & Lisa Pollock, Medford, NJ
2020 ENTRY FEES: National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship - $200.00
National Amateur All Age Championship - $200.00
NGSPA Futurity - $175.00
National Championship - $225.00
National Shooting Dog Championship - $225.00
Amateur Entries: Amateurs need to remember when entering dogs in Amateur stakes you may choose either the National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship or the National Amateur All Age Championship but not both. If you also elect to run in the “open” stakes, you can switch and enter either the National Championship (which is All Age) or the National Shooting Dog Championship but not both.
2020 Entry Deadline: Reminder – The entry deadline is Monday, March 09, 2020!!!!
Entries will close Monday, March 09, 2020. All Nationals entries for any dog that, at any time prior to March 6, 2020 has qualified to enter any National event, must be received by the NGSPA Field Trial Secretary by March 09, 2020. Dogs that first qualify on or after March 6, 2020 may be entered at any time before the drawing is held, but information for the dog may not be published in the National Catalog. Phone entries will not be accepted. Entries must be on an entry form and include all information, including the FDSB registration and DNA numbers, date and trial of qualification. If information on where and when the dog qualified is not on the entry, dog will not be drawn!”
CATALOG ADVERTISING: Note Catalog Deadline – 02/28/2020
2020 National Championship Catalog Advertising
The Action is at Grovespring, MO
Where the Big Dogs Run
The 68th National Championship
The 62nd National Futurity
The 45th National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship
The 51st National Shooting Dog Championship
The 1st National Amateur All Age Championship
The action starts, Saturday, March 28, 2020 and will run to conclusion (approximately April 13) at the Sportsman Association Field Trial Grounds near Grovespring, Missouri. This year will see the addition of a new stake, the first National Amateur All Age Championship! You can participate in person or by advertising in the National Championship Catalog. This catalog is published annually and is distributed at the event. This is your opportunity to be represented. You can showcase your products, dogs, services, club activities and events, or you can simply include a congratulatory accolade.
You need to be represented in this historical issue featuring the elite American Field sanctioned one-hour Championships. This catalog is the source of information about the trial. It is also distributed at other NGSPA events and to NGSPA members throughout the nation. This is a historical reference publication with information on previous winners of the Nationals, the Dogs of the Year, as well as information on the dogs that are competing.
Your advertisement will get year-long and beyond exposure. Your message will reach hunting enthusiasts, spectators, breeders, owners and handlers of the fastest growing breed of bird dogs – the GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER.
Advertising rates, as follows:
Full Page Measures 4 ½” x 7 ½” $100 Breeders, Clubs or Members
Half Page Measures 4 ½” x 3 ¾” $ 75 Breeders, Clubs or Members
Full Page – B & W Measures 4 ½” x 7 ½” $200 Commercial Advertisers
Full Page – Color Measures 4 ½” x 7 ½” $300 Commercial Advertisers
Half Page - B & W Measures 4 ½” x 3 ¾” $100 Commercial Advertisers
Half Page - Color Measures 4 ½” x 3 ¾” $150 Commercial Advertisers
Ad Materials Needed: Electronic ad copy is easiest for us to handle. TIFF, EPS or JPG documents MUST BE HIGH RESOLUTION – at least 300 dpi or higher Email to: jlunseth@briggs.com
AD DEADLINE – February 28, 2020 2020 NGSPA CATALOG ADVERTISING
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Address: __________________________________________________________
Phone # ________________________________ Fax _______________________
Email Address: ______________________________________________________
Mail copy with payment to:
National German Shorthaired Pointer Association
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Phone: 612-977-8484 (office)
Phone: 612-889-5758 (cell)
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Email: jlunseth@briggs.com
SUGGESTIONS: The BOT takes the running of the National Championships very seriously and is doing everything they can to make the Championships a success, but, in the end, the Championships belong to the participants. If you have suggestions, we welcome them.
UPCOMING PREVIEWS: There will most likely be one more “Preview” before the 2020 Nationals. All Previews will be published on the NGSPA Website (ngspa.org), in the GSP Chronicle and in the NGSPA Newsletter.
Dean Crabbs,
For the National Championships Committee,
Chad Inderman, Mark Verdoorn, Dan DiMambro, Art Armbrust, Mike Patrick and Dean Crabbs
On behalf of the NGSPA Board of Tusteees