BFA Judges Board

27/05/2026

📣 The BFA Judges Board is Recruiting 📣

The BFA Judges Board is currently seeking applications for one or more dedicated and experienced volunteers to join our team following the recent departure of valued members. We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates based in Scotland.

🐾 About the Role
The Judges Board works to improve and maintain judging standards within the BFA, while supporting and guiding trainee judges, Qualified Judges, Head Judges, and Measuring Officials.

📝 Key Responsibilities Include:
• Responding promptly to emails and posts
• Developing training materials and assessment tools
• Supervising written exams and assessing trainee applications
• Reviewing logbooks and approving judging status
• Supporting consistent interpretation of racing rules
• Liaising with the Rules Working Group on grey areas
• Organising Judges Seminars and planning agendas
• Assisting with official re-measures and championship judge selections
✅ Essential Criteria:
Applicants must:
• Hold BFA Head Judge (HJ) status OR have held Qualified Judge (QJ) status for more than 3 years
• Have judged at least 6 separate BFA sanctioned tournaments within the last 24 months
• Compete regularly within the BFA
• Have strong knowledge of BFA rules and rule interpretation
• Demonstrate excellent communication and mentoring skills
• Be confident teaching and supporting others through the judging process
• Have basic IT skills for record keeping and administration
📧 How to Apply:
Please email the Judges Board at [email protected] by 15th June 2026
• Your experience
• How you meet the essential criteria
• Your reasons for applying
• Any suggestions for developing the Judges Board further

If you’re passionate about supporting the future of flyball officiating and helping maintain high standards across the sport, we’d love to hear from you! 🐶💙

03/05/2026

31/03/2026

NEW INCIDENT FORM THIS MUST BE ON JUDGES STAND TO's MUST SCAN AND SEND TO JUDGES BOARD

31/03/2026

TO ALL HEAD JUDGES PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY

22/03/2026

Hi everyone.

Log books.
A quick reminder to all novice judges, divisional judges and measuring officials re Log Books.

Novice Judges we advise that you gain some 'brownie points' by handing your Log book to your observer judge at the start of the division you are judging, plus we suggest you both arrange a meeting for discussion before the end of the day. This will give you time to discuss any suggestions, plus you will have your Log book ready to review and also available for your next assignment.

21/03/2026

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder to all qualified judges and head judges: if you
are asked at the start of a division, please make sure to sign the
novice and provisional judges’ logbooks. Please also remember to sign
logbooks whenever requested.

Thank you!

01/02/2026

Members in the Ring
• In addition to the handlers/holders and the box-loader, a team may, at their discretion, be
accompanied by team members to:– Pick up loose balls– Set up knocked-down jumps– Collect times– Record changeovers– Carry out any other team-related duties
• These activities must not interfere with the Judges or the opposing team.
• A racing team may be assisted by:– Up to five (5) additional members during racing– Up to seven (7) members during warm-up
• Teams requiring more than five assistants (e.g. to facilitate a Disabled Handler or to supervise a
young member under the age of 14 working towards their Young Members Award) must notify the
Head Judge and Divisional Judge prior to racing.
• Members may be asked to leave the ring by the Divisional Judge or Head Judge if they are
causing a distraction or impeding racing or warm-up in any way