"Only if a competitor's one-year qualification has expired can the athlete enter a State or higher level National qualifier competition, even if they have already won the Overall title".
Sooooo glad you brought this up. The wording is horrible here, simply b/c of one word.
"even"
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Even if they (sic) have already won the Overall title" would suggest that winning the Overall is the lesser of possibilities (compared just qualifying by only winning your class or placing second) that would preclude participation in the
same show the next year.
This makes no sense to me unless its written without "even," i.e., "if you have already won the Overall title."
I asked a judge about this - long time head judge in AZ who is working nationally now and she said that if you have NQ'ed in a particular
NPC region (be it a state or a group of states) that you are not to do another NQ show in that region until your NQ has expired.
This is EXACTLY why I just traveled to CA to do a show outside of the AZ NPC district, as I had won the overall at the AZ show last year. If I don't requalify at the Jr. USA's in a couple weeks (probably won't), then I'd have to bank on re-qualifying at another show next year before doing a nat. level show.
I just don't like the idea of:
-Planning on doing a nat. level show and sending in money, getting hotel reservations, flights, etc.
-Having ALL of the above pending a placement in a NQ show, UNLESS you get in shape MANY weeks out from the national level show (before deadlines are due) and then qualify.
-Having to possibly do a second NQ show if you don't qualify at the 1st one...
So, I think that rule (although it doesn't jive exactly with what I was told a few weeks ago) might be better worded as (if I'm understanding what its supposed to say:
"Until a competitor's one-year qualification has expired after winning the Overall title at a State or higher level National qualifier competition, that competitor may not enter that particular competition again."
-Scott