Judges' Corner
TICA Junior Achievers is associated with TICA and provides the opportunity for young people under the age of 18 to participate in the TICA experience and learn about feline husbandry. Junior Achievers will be exposed to both competition and a continuing educational process as they work their way through the Levels of Achievement in JA. JA desires to promote sportsmanship, self confidence and foster an ever growing knowledge base of feline husbandry, breeds, grooming, and show participation and production.
In JA, the cat is not judged. The handling ability of the Junior will be judged on their ability to handle and present their cat, answer basic questions according to their age and Level of Achievement about basic feline husbandry and their breed, presentation of their cat including attitude of both during showing, grooming and basic TICA rules. Juniors should present their cats in perfect condition, meticulous grooming and understand how to present the best qualities of their cat to the judge. Although there is not a written dress code, the JAs should be neat and clean. The purpose of the JAs is to encourage youth to be interested in feline competition, welfare and husbandry and TICA. JA hope to inspire a better understanding to participating youth in the workings of a TICA club. Our purpose is to mentor and encourage our youth to learn about showing as an exhibitor, the responsibilities of a Junior club and TICA member and to understand the planning and execution of a TICA show.
Judging in our Juniors ring will consist of an appraisal of ability of the junior to handle the cat and knowledge of his/her breed/hhp and basic cat care. The cat WILL NOT BE JUDGED, but rather the junior will.
The point system below has been proposed and will best cover the basics and be a guideline for the judges to follow as they become familiar with this different format.
Handling Skills (20 points)
Junior/cat interaction - observable in the ring as well as through questions asked about the responsibility of caring totally for his/her cat. The judge should take into consideration the appropriateness of the cat chosen by the junior (such as a small 8 year old attempting to handle a large full grown MC, or a junior attempting to handle an uncontrollable cat would not be conducive to long term success).
Presentation (40 points)
The quality of the cat is NOT judged. Juniors are observed keeping in mind age/level appropriateness. The judge will ask questions at the end of the presentation. 20 points for demonstration and presentation such as a judge would do to a cat during a final - telling about each significant feature on the cat (breed/hhp, color, pattern, size, body part shapes, etc). 20 points for knowledge of the breed or basic hhp knowledge, cat care, grooming, and ring readiness - judge asks impromptu questions that are relative to the cat the child is presenting in the ring.
Testing (20 points)
20 points for pre-assigned questions related to the cat, health, rules and regulations, scoring, titles, etc.
Overall Presentation (20 points)
Judge assesses the appearance, demeanor, conduct, comfort level, confidence in the ring and with handling the cat of each junior.
Submitted by Jan Chambers
Email describing a Junior Achiever Judging Ring
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