Continental Trial 2021 is cancelled - Statement of the CCSC

14 juli, 2021 door admin Filed: Continental 2021 Info

We got the following statement of the CCSC and are sad to announce the cancelation of the Continental trials 2021.

Please read the CCSC statement:

"It is with a heavy heart that we have to inform you that this year’s Continental Sheepdog Championship due from August, 12th to 15th in Hoogwoud, Netherlands, has to be cancelled. The Continental 2021 was meant to go forward on the same location as the World Trial 2017 and was organized by the same team, led by Erik Groot and Albert Schepers.

Over a thousand triallists from 18 countries competed for the coveted team places, and with just 4 weeks to go, everything and everyone was set to go.

The Continental Sheepdog Championship was planned meticulously and in accord with all relevant public agencies, and field, sheep and the normal rest aside, they also had exemplary Corona planning.

Unfortunately, the Dutch government decided to open up the country not long ago and get rid of the mask mandate. This resulted in a huge rise in cases and was followed by strong governmental measures, which also apply to outdoor events and which factually render a Continenal impossible.

At a CCSC meeting last night we followed Albert’s and Erik’s advice and took the tough, but unanimous decision to cancel the Continental 2021 at this date.

The members of the Continental Committee would like to thank this year’s and also last year’s local team, who shared the same fate, for their dedicated work. We also would like to express our highest respect for all the competitors who are rightly proud of having qualified for the biggest Continental sheepdog trials.

The committee is looking forward to better times when we can meet and enjoy good runs and same company.

Viola Hebeler

Chair of the Continental Committee

Continental 2021 Info

6 mei, 2021 door admin Filed: Continental 2021

On 29 April 2021, a meeting of the CCSC took place to discuss the organisation of the 2021 edition of the Continental in the Netherlands. All this info is subject to any evolution of health regulations.

Summary:

There will be a competition on these dates (11 to 15/8/21) at address : Koningspade 31 A, 1718 MP Hoogwoude, The Netherlands. This is the location (site 2) where the last World competition took place. The competition will be visible on streaming, filmed with 2 cameras on different locations.

The local regional association has proposed a system (paying) to record the 600 people allowed on the field at the same time.

It is a system of 30 ' bubbles ' of type ' pagoda ' tents of up to 20 people, with tables and 12 chairs. Places in the tents can be reserved per day or for the 4 days. Only the jury (John McCulloch Ireland and Aled Owen Wales) and the participants of the day only (max 20) have access to a tent near the starting point.

There will be an area for competitors and for the public on both sides of the site.

COVID protocols will be very strictly monitored throughout and those who do not adhere to the rules will be excluded from the competition.

There will be no gala dinner and little on-site catering, opening at 12pm and closing at 6pm.

There will be no camping. Hotels, B&B other campsites etc will be within a 20 km radius with their own COVID rules.

All this is of course conditional on the COVID restrictions; which are in force today and may be changed by August. Today they are:

A negative PCR test of less than 72 hours.
10 days quarantine at own expense once there; if negative PCR test on day 5 after arrival, quarantine lifted.

Before returning to Belgium, a passenger location form should be filled in, on the basis of which it will be indicated whether you have to go into quarantine or not.

The organisers in NL hope to obtain the status of 'top sportsman' for the participating handlers and their partner, which would ease the concept of quarantine. However, this possibility has not yet been confirmed.

The Committee will have meetings every month to take stock, a site will be put online as usual for all info by the organisers. The address of the site for CSC2021 is not yet complete:

https://ekschapendrijven.nl

Meanwhile, you can check out the facebook page

continentalsheepdogchampionship

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