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This year we are using a simplied scoring system. However, I have left the original criteria below and will consider reverting back to the system explained below after the 2011 National Breeders Championship if we have the support of the participating races.
In order to get the National Breeders Championship, off to an easy start, the simplified version shall be used in 2011 and the participating one loft race series will decide which format they perfer to use in 2012
The Original Concept
From time to time, we see advertised in the Racing Pigeon Digest or on some web site, another one loft race whose pronounced goal is to identify just who are the best breeders in America today. The problem is; one series of races, under one management system, flying one race course, from one loft, does not demonstrate anything more than the results of that series of races, under that management system, flying that race course, to that loft. The hard fact is, not all birds will excel on the same race course, under the same management system, flying the same race distances with the same amount of rest between races.
What the National Breeders Championship attempts to do is to offer breeders the opportunity to compete against each other across: multiple One Loft race series, with diverse management systems, where the birds experience varying environmental and geophysical race course challenges.
Of the seven one loft races we have chosen, you will find a diverse collection of race courses, with mountainous to flat terrains, humid to dry climates, faster to slower average speeds, flown earlier to later in the year. In all, a breeder can select three of the seven one loft races, which best highlight the capabilities of their birds, or they can choose to enter more than three race series and we will select their three best one loft series average speed results, for submission to the National Breeders Championship selection committee.
Breeders will not be able to cherry pick just one race series that they believe best highlights their birds abilities, rather a breeder will need to compete in three or more of the seven one loft race series in order to receive consideration for the National Breeders Championship. In this way, the depth and strength of a breeding loft will best be demonstrated.
The National Breeders Championship, is no small challenge. Only the best of the best will be able to top this multi-competition format, However, all breeders will be able to see how they did in head to head competition, across multiple race series under varying environmental and geographical challenges. No flash in the pan performance is going to win anything for anyone in this true national competition.
We tip our hats to all breeders who rise to the challenge and enter the National Breeders Championship. We know of no other racing format today, which is better able to prove the "metal" of a breeding loft, than this "series" of One Loft Average Speed Competitions.