National Participants Eligibility Requirements for Western National Roundup

Policies and Guidelines for National 4-H Events

(For 4-H and FFA participants)

1. Contestant must not have reached his or her 19th birthday as of January 1 of the year in which they qualified for the Western National Roundup event. While this event is held in 2011, it is actually for the 2010 qualifying year.
2. All contestants must be members of 4-H/FFA in the state they are representing during the year in which the National 4-H/FFA competitive event is held.
3. State 4-H/FFA contestant(s) or team(s) must be selected by an individual state process, and be certified as the official state entry by the state 4-H leader/FFA advisor or by a person designated by the state 4-H/FFA leaders. The individual(s) or teams(s) may be selected by any procedure the state 4-H leader/FFA advisor believes is appropriate. Individual team members must be a minimum of 14 years old at the time of the qualifying event.
4. The contestant, his or her county 4-H/FFA staff member, and the state 4-H leader/FFA advisor must certify as follows on the application form: "This contestant has not participated in post-secondary coursework in the subject area of the National 4-H/FFA competition, nor has he or she participated in training for post-secondary competition in the subject area of the National 4-H/FFA competition."

Violation of the above will result in forfeiture of any awards or recognition that have been won in the National 4-H/FFA competitive event.