Here is a little info I've been meaning to share with you all. SEKYBFT is a Official Kayak Bass Fishing partner. But here are the details about our partnership. We are considered a "Provisional Partner" that means we were not an official partner in 2017 for the entire year.
B. Provisional Partner
1. Submitted KBF Partner Profile Form/Application from January 1 to April 30
2. Agreement executed & first deliverables by May 31
3. 1 KBFNC Qualification
4. If 50+ KBF Members by 9/1, 1 KBFNC Qualification per Partner tournament with 30+ registrants
Partnership Benefits
KBF Liability Insurance — As member of North America Tournament Association, the world’s largest fishing organization, KBF and its affiliated Partners are covered by KBF’s NATA Event Liability Insurance Policy [See also NATA Certificate of Membership]. Through NATA, KBF also obtain Certificates of Insurance for parks and municipalities that require they be named as insured parties.
KBF TRAIL Series Hosting Opportunities — Partners may coordinate with KBF staff to plan and conduct KBF TRAIL Series or KBF OPEN Series Tournaments to elevate its profile, help it grow, and provide opportunities for its members to compete in regional events close to home.
Qualifications for the 2018 KBF National Championship. Each KBF Partner is authorized to award two or more KBFNC Qualifications to KBF Members in the organization based on merit.
KBF Advisory Role: Partner representatives are invited to serve on Facebook private
groups that address a range of issues.
Partnership Requirements
KBF Membership: There is no minimum requirement for KBF Membership among club members, but perks increase with the percentage and number of KBF Members in each Partner organization.
KBFNC Qualification Awards: KBF Partner organizers/directors award KBF National Championship Qualifying Slots to KBF Members in its ranks on the basis of competitive performance.
Group Rosters: KBF Partners provide a roster of active participants at the beginning of the year in order to calculate liability insurance premium amounts. Again, on August 1, Partner rosters are submitted to KBF and then returned with KBF members and KBFNC-qualified flagged. This is how the correct number of KBFNC Qualifications authorized for each Partner is determined.
Standardized Rules: KBF Partners are invited to use KBF Competition Rules Standards as the foundation for their own rules. This is optional, but it helps ensure the scoring criteria will be consistent for anglers wishing to enter each fish for multiple concurrent competitions (e.g., club tournament and two different Challenges). Partners may link to the KBF Competition Rules Standards and then includes their own group- or event-specific Rules Addenda.
