I would like to suggest that if the Intro class were added, that clubs be given the option of having a qualified person judge it rather than an 'official' judge. This way it could be set up in a separate ring, (if there were space/equipment available) and so would not add to the length of a trial. Right now, with EGC available to be run in a 'regular' trial, some clubs are already at 8 classes a day.
I also like the option of running Intro as a VT.
Would the Intro class be similar to how Pre-Novice was? Why did Pre-Novice go away?
We want to be sure to stress that "Intro" is not a "class"........... it would be a level. Levels in NADAC right now are Novice, Open, and Elite. If Intro were added, then the levels would be Intro, Novice, Open, Elite. There would be no separate class.
For instance if Novice Regular had 14 obstacles, at the end of Novice Regular, Intro would be set off that same course which would be 7-10 obstacles with no weave poles and no tunnel/contact discriminations. So Intro would run right before or right after Novice in each class. The only class with weave poles would be Intro Weavers with one set of six poles. Intro would run right after Novice and would be 5-6 obstacles.
So Intro is not an additional class, it is an additional level of a class.
Sharon