Pay annual dues. \u00a0Admission to the SHA will require a vote of approval from two-thirds of current SHA member clubs in good standing. \u00a0A club\u2019s admission to SHA may be accepted mid-year; however, any additional club competition (i.e., new to SHA circuit) may require a separate decision to fit into the existing SHA schedule, and thus may be delayed a year. \u00a0The SHA dues shall not be pro-rated for mid-year memberships. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\nDUES<\/b><\/p>\n
Each member club must be current in their dues to the SHA.<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Annual membership dues must be received by February 1, or prior to the first scheduled competition for that year, whichever is earliest.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Any member club that fails to pay the annual dues payment by February 1 will be disqualified from receiving any points from competitions their members compete in until that club has successfully rejoined SHA. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Payment will be accepted by paying the membership dues invoice as requested. The invoice will be generated yearly and sent to the club representative.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
COMPETITIONS<\/b><\/p>\n
Though not required, each member club of SHA is entitled and encouraged to host an annual competition. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Any competition that is sanctioned by the SHA must be approved by the association and meet the following criteria:<\/span>\n
\n- Must be registered with the AHA\/BJCP and report all relevant participation points thereof.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Cannot be scheduled on a date that conflicts with other already established SHA-sanctioned competitions or special events.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Any new competition must gain approval from two-thirds of the SHA representatives.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Any established competition may retain their approved calendar-time period year over year. \u00a0SHA competition schedule changes require approval by two-thirds of SHA representatives.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Competition must enforce an entry maximum of TWELVE (12) individual entries per entrant or team. \u00a0The hosting club may enforce other entry limits as they deem appropriate for their competition, but cannot exceed the association\u2019s per entrant limit.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Any competition flight with a minimum of FIVE (5) entries will earn points for awards as detailed below.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Competitions may enforce any scoring limit they deem appropriate for awarding 1st, 2nd and 3rd place entries. \u00a0I.e., a flight may not award a 3rd place if scores were very low. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Data from any SHA sanctioned competition must be submitted to the SHA registrar within 14 days of the day of competition. \u00a0Data output shall be in Excel and shall include winners of the major flights, the number of entries in each of those flights, and for the awards given, the name and SHA member club for the entrant.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
AWARDS<\/b><\/p>\n
The SHA will recognize individuals and\/or teams of competition entrants at the conclusion of the competition season.<\/span><\/p>\nThe competition season will begin with the first SHA sanctioned event of the calendar year and will end after the last competition of the calendar year.<\/span><\/p>\nIndividual\/Team and Club points will be accumulated throughout the competition season.<\/span><\/p>\nSHA competitors MUST be a recognized member of a SHA member club. Competitors can declare a SINGLE member club as their affiliation only once during the competition season. \u00a0Points earned prior to declaring a club affiliation will NOT be eligible for SHA points. \u00a0Likewise, the past competition results of clubs that join SHA later in the year are also not eligible for SHA points and awards. \u00a0I.e., for its comp and its members, eligibility commences effective with SHA membership. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nAwards and point calculations:<\/b><\/p>\n\n- Southeastern Homebrewers Association Homebrewer of the Year<\/span>\n
\n- Three (3) points for each FIRST (1<\/span>st<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition. <\/span><\/li>\n
- Two (2) points for each SECOND (2<\/span>nd<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition.<\/span><\/li>\n
- One (1) point for each THIRD (3<\/span>rd<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition.<\/span><\/li>\n
- An entrant may a receive a maximum of twelve (12) points from beer flights from a single competition, from any combination of ribbons won.\u00a0 See section 3.5 for examples.<\/li>\n
- Points will be accumulated throughout the competition season. \u00a0The top THREE (3) competitors will be recognized, with the competitor with the most points being crowned the <\/span>Southeastern Homebrewer of the Year.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- No points are earned for any \u201cBest of Show\u201d awards, as any entry in the \u201cBest of Show\u201d will have already won points in their individual flights.<\/span><\/li>\n
- All entries must be brewed in an \u201camateur\u201d environment. \u00a0Any entries that were brewed on a commercial grade system are ineligible for points and should also be discouraged by individual competitions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Southeastern Homebrewers Association Mead and Cider Maker of the Year<\/span>\n
\n- Three (3) points for each FIRST (1<\/span>st<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition. <\/span><\/li>\n
- Two (2) points for each SECOND (2<\/span>nd<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition.<\/span><\/li>\n
- One (1) point for each THIRD (3<\/span>rd<\/span>) place earned in valid competition flights, as defined by each individual competition.<\/span><\/li>\n
- An entrant may a receive a maximum of twelve (12) points from mead and cider flights from a single competition, from any combination of ribbons won.\u00a0 See section 3.5 for examples.<\/li>\n
- Points will be accumulated throughout the competition season. \u00a0The top THREE (3) competitors will be recognized, with the competitor with the most points being crowned the <\/span>Southeastern Mead and Cider Maker of the Year.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n
- No points are earned for any \u201cBest of Show\u201d awards, as any entry in the \u201cBest of Show\u201d will have already won points in their individual flights.<\/span><\/li>\n
- All entries must be brewed in an \u201camateur\u201d environment. \u00a0Any entries that were brewed on a commercial grade system are ineligible for points and should also be discouraged by individual competitions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Southeastern Homebrewers Association Club of the Year<\/span>\n
\n- The SHA Club of the Year is recognized as the SHA sanctioned club whose membership is most active in SHA sanctioned competitions and consistently stands out as having the most award-winning brewers in those competitions.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The club of the year points can be earned from all SHA competition flights that include beer, mead and cider categories.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The club of the year points earned for each club are based on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards given to each brewer and each mead\/cider maker for their declared SHA club in every SHA-sanctioned competition.<\/span><\/li>\n
- No additional SHA Club of the Year points will be accumulated for Best of Show (BOS) awards.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The club of the year points are earned with the following criteria<\/span>\n
\n- Each brewer with a 1st place entry in any SHA sanctioned competition is awarded 3 points<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each brewer with a 2nd place entry in any SHA sanctioned competition is awarded 2 points<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each brewer with a 3rd place entry in any SHA sanctioned competition is awarded 1 point<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each brewer can earn a maximum of 12 points per SHA sanctioned competition to be awarded for their declared club for Club of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n
- Each mead\/cider maker can earn a maximum of 12 points per SHA sanctioned competition to be awarded for their declared club for Club of the Year<\/span><\/li>\n
- An example of how SHA club of the year points are calculated:<\/span>\n
\n- Brewer A is awarded 2 FIRST place entries, 1 SECOND place entry and 3 THIRD place entries. \u00a0Total SHA Club of the Year contribution for that member towards Club of the Year for their declared club in that competition is 11 points (6 for two FIRST, 2 for a SECOND, 3 for 3 THIRDS)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Brewer B is awarded 3 SECOND place entries, 2 THIRD place entries. \u00a0Total SHA Club of the Year contribution for that member towards Club of the Year for their declared club in that competition is 8 points (6 points for three SECONDS, 2 points for two THIRDS)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Brewer C is awarded 4 FIRST place entries, and 2 THIRD place entries. \u00a0Total SHA Club of the Year contribution for that member towards Club of the Year for their declared club in that competition is 12 points (12 points for four FIRSTS, and is capped at 12 total points for that comp)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Brewer D is awarded 4 FIRST place entries, and 2 THIRD place entries in beer.\u00a0 Entrant D also is awarded one FIRST place entry in mead.\u00a0 Total SHA Club of the Year contribution for that member towards Club of the Year for their declared club in that competition is 15 points (12 points for four FIRSTS in beer, and is capped at 12 total beer points for that comp, and 3 points for the FIRST in mead\/cider).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- Each club shall earn up to three points for its club participation rate per the following schedule:<\/span>\n
\n- \n
\n- 1 to 3 entrants = 1 pt for club<\/span><\/li>\n
- 4 to 7 entrants = 2 pts for club<\/span><\/li>\n
- 8+ entrants = 3 pts for club<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- The total points awarded to a Club from a single competition shall be the total points awarded to its declared entrants from beer flights, and mead\/cider flights, plus its participation points.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
SCHEDULE<\/b><\/p>\n\n- The schedule of SHA sanctioned events<\/a> will be maintained on the associations website.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
REVISON<\/b><\/p>\n
The SHA Bylaws will be revised annually\u00a0by February 1, or prior to the first scheduled competition for that year, whichever is earliest and shall be approved by two-thirds of the SHA representatives.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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