Club Internal Competition

[showman]

I've been trying to come up with an idea for next years racing. What I'm trying to do is organise some sort of 'competition' for members which would maybe be presented as allowing a more even playing field. Could I even contemplate the idea that an 'also ran' could win it, or will it also be a case that the same names will come to the fore ? My idea was to encourage the 'also rans'. Any ideas folks or is it a forlorn hope ?

[gulkie]

Paul dont know how you could pull this of other than a one

Loft race ,whitch takes a lot of organising ?

[showman]

Paul dont know how you could pull this of other than a one

Loft race ,whitch takes a lot of organising ?

 

Ah!! But seriously good bit of input! Definitely worthy of more thought.....cheers mate

[andy Burgess]

Club internal competition ? we used to have a "Ladies nomination " trophy , it was won by the first hen clocked in the 3rd or 4th youngbird race . trophy winner wasnt always a top flier , in fact it was often won by a novice ,or oap .so a fairly level playing field ?

[JohnQuinn]

I think to create a more equal opportunity to all it has to be a Nomination race, where the race takes place late season but nom's have to be in for marking night of first race. £5 a head can make it worth entering and worth winning !!! 3 bird nom from each fancier is how it works in my club.

[andy Burgess]

I think to create a more equal opportunity to all it has to be a Nomination race, where the race takes place late season but nom's have to be in for marking night of first race. £5 a head can make it worth entering and worth winning !!! 3 bird nom from each fancier is how it works in my club.

 

we had similar John , again in the same club " ring nomination" it was won by 1 of the top 3 prize-winners every year , they normally had birds left when the others had lost them along the way . so much so , it was cancelled the last year i was there , due to only 3 of us entering

[Wiley]

We used to have 2 loft over loft shields, was beautiful and prized silverware to win. Everyone pays a fee to enter competition, and a draw is pulled out to make it for example Joe Bloggs vs David Dave, ect, ect. If David times before Joe he is knocked out. Competition goes down to only one person left.

[JohnQuinn]

we had similar John , again in the same club " ring nomination" it was won by 1 of the top 3 prize-winners every year , they normally had birds left when the others had lost them along the way . so much so , it was cancelled the last year i was there , due to only 3 of us entering

 

Bad management Andy from those who lost their entries. Hard to do? Yes but not year on year. Jmo

[walterboswell59]

Club internal competition ? we used to have a "Ladies nomination " trophy , it was won by the first hen clocked in the 3rd or 4th youngbird race . trophy winner wasnt always a top flier , in fact it was often won by a novice ,or oap .so a fairly level playing field ?

that was my idea to andy we used to have a ladies prize years ago was good fun to you can make up what you have to time on race night like first yearling red hen first 2year old blue cock first grizzel and so on and all members could choose a catagory put it on a piece of paper and put it in the hat then draw one out on race night or a different fancier could be asked in turn on a race night to choose

[walterboswell59]

We used to have 2 loft over loft shields, was beautiful and prized silverware to win. Everyone pays a fee to enter competition, and a draw is pulled out to make it for example Joe Bloggs vs David Dave, ect, ect. If David times before Joe he is knocked out. Competition goes down to only one person left.

our club has same wiley we pick 3 birds every week and thats your loft nom you have to time one before the person your drawn against

[Wiley]

our club has same wiley we pick 3 birds every week and thats your loft nom you have to time one before the person your drawn against

 

In our club when we ran it no birds were nominated first bird counted only always had surprise winners

[gulkie]

The clubs im in have a knock out compition it dont cost nout you pick 10 birds

On race night And if you dont pick your 10 its the first 10 on your sheet names Are

Drawn from the hat And the one to time in first nomanated bird knocks the other out

And they go through to the following week. Even playing field.

[andy Burgess]

also had a "knockout" in same club , boy we were spoilt , a trophy for every race plus extra cups and shields to collect if lucky enough .

[Kyleakin Lofts]

A league would give you a better opportunity for fairness, but it would take some time to bed it in. You could form different divisions to keep the lesser lights interested, they would still have the chance of a prize in competition against fanciers of their own ilk.