Virginia Showmasters Circuit
Mission: The purpose of the Virginia Showmasters Circuit is to provide youth the opportunity to develop their showmanship and animal management skills. Eligibility: Participants must sign up and pay the $10 membership fee by July 15, 2022. Members who compete in 5 of 9 showmanship events that make up the circuit will receive a t-shirt and automatically be eligible for year-end awards. Due to age restrictions on some shows, PeeWees who compete in 4 of the 7 shows that allow PeeWee exhibitors will receive a t-shirt and be eligible for year-end awards. Additional prizes will be awarded to youth participants that show in 9 of 9 shows and PeeWees who make 7 of 7 shows. Out of state exhibitors will be allowed to earn points towards year end awards, with the understanding that they cannot compete at the Sheep Symposium or the State Fair of Virginia. New in 2022: Participants MUST be signed up as a Member of VSC for points to count. Points WILL NOT accumulate until after individuals have signed up and paid the Membership fee of $10. Peewee- 8 and Under
2. Junior- 9-12
3. Intermediate- 13-15
4. Senior- 16-19
VSC follows the same age divisions as the State Fair of Virginia. Except for Peewees, youth exhibitors must be at least 9 years of age by September 30, 2022 and must not have had their 19th birthday before January 1, 2022. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to show in the correct age division. VSC will not award points to exhibitors showing in the wrong division. No points will be awarded in Novice classes. Exhibitors must follow the rules of each show to receive points for that show. Protest over show rule infractions should be taken up with the individuals putting on the event, on show day. No protest is allowed once a show submits points to VSC. New Scoring System for 2022:
1st 15 points
2nd 14 points
3rd 13 points
4th 12 points
5th 11 points
6th 10 points
7th 9 points
8th 8 points
9th 7 points
10th 6 points
Made finals 5 points
All others 4 points
In the Event of a Tie:
1. Head to head competition will be considered. (For clarification head to head is not a separate contest it is when both individuals were at the same show.)
2. All dropped scores will be added.
3. Additional prizes will be given if the tie remains. VSC provides awards to the top 10 Goat Showmen, top 10 Lamb Showmen and top 5 Combined Showmen in all four age groups. Exhibitors must qualify for year end awards in both Lamb & Goat divisions to be eligible for the Combined awards. The awards ceremony will be held at the VA State Fair- Friday night after lamb and goat showmanship
