The National Bucking Bull Association (est. 2005) is a non-profit
organization founded by and for Bucking Bull Breeders. The NBBA has for its
basic purpose the public exhibition and promotion of the bucking bull.
**NBBA YOUTH AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM**
**Special Thanks to the
CBR who raised over $25,000 for the NBBA Youth Scholarship Fund!
This brings the 2008 NBBA Youth Scholarship Fund total to over $36,000!!
**Thank you to everyone
who has supported the NBBA Youth Auctions, the total amount
raised for the NBBA Youth in 2007 $21,487.00!! Thank you again for supporting our Youth!! The Final Auction
will be held soon on the Breeder's Connection!! We are excited about the
2008 season and starting the NBBA Youth Scholarship Program!!
**Chase Foutch
Recipient of the 2007 Nate Morrison
Sportsmanship Award**
**Congratulations
to NBBA youth member Chase Foutch, of Whitesboro, Texas who was the 2007 NBBA
Nate Morrison Sportsmanship Award.
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Photo by Libby Morrison
- 2007 NBBA Finals
**NBBA Youth News**
**NBBA Youth Auction to be held on the Breeder's Connection
& The 2007 Nate Morrison Sportsmanship Award!!
**The
NBBA Youth Committee will be organizing an Auction to be held on June 5, 2007 on
the Breeder's Connection to raise money for the NBBA Youth Awards & Scholarship
Program. The Youth Committee will be accepting donations of semen,
livestock, equipment, etc. for the Auction to be held on the Breeder's
Connection. If you would like to contribute to the auction please contact
us in the NBBA Office or one of the Youth Committee members.
**100% of the money raised from the NBBA Youth Auction will go towards the NBBA
Youth Program. One thing the money will be used for special awards to be
presented during the NBBA Youth Finals.
**The
Committee is setting up a set of guidelines in hopes of raising enough money to
fund an NBBA Youth Scholarship Fund.
**For
more information on the NBBA Youth Program or to make donations for the auction,
please contact the NBBA Office at 903-564-5649 or email us at
NBBAYouth@nbbabulls.com , or
contact one of the NBBA Youth Committee Members. (See Committees)
**Thank you to Mark Cunningham who contributed $1000 to the NBBA Youth Program
from a percentage of the money raised during his "Presentation of Bulls" at the
Showdown At Sunset Three Year Old NBBA Derby!!
**The Nate Morrison
Sportsmanship Award**
**The
NBBA is excited to announce that in 2007 one NBBA Youth member will be presented
with the "Nate Morrison Sportsmanship Award".
The award will be
presented to a current NBBA Youth member who demonstrates good
sportsmanship throughout the year in winning or losing;
showing respect to their fellow Youth competitors and others;
demonstrating leadership abilities; have strong character,
morals and values; assist in the day to day care and handling
of their animals.
The award will consist of a
buckle that will be presented to the NBBA Youth recipient
during the 2007 NBBA Finals Banquet by Nate Morrison.
On behalf of the NBBA
and the NBBA Youth Committee, we would like to say Thank You
to Nate for allowing this award to be established in his name.
Nate Morrison is a man who demonstrates all of the qualities
that are associated with this award on a daily basis and sets
a wonderful example for our Youth to follow.
NBBA Youth brought to
you by:
**For more information on becoming involved through
Advertising / Sponsoring the NBBA Youth please email us at
NBBAYouth@nbbabulls.com .
The NBBA Youth Division was implemented into the 2006 NBBA
Season. The NBBA Youth Division is an opportunity for
the Youth Breeders to participate in NBBA Futurities along
with their Families.
The NBBA feels the Youth Division is important because they
(Youth) are the Future of our Industry, therefore we must
provide them an opportunity to compete on a level of their
own. In doing so, the NBBA is encouraging moral
character and good sportsmanship skills as well as learning
the responsibility of the day to day caring for their bulls.
In a recent article NBBA
President Marty Foutch was quoted as saying "When you come to
an NBBA event, it is family-oriented. The dads, the kids
and the wives are all there. I think our greatest
accomplishment is getting the Youth involved and the families
and we want this involvement to continue to grow."
In 2007 the NBBA is striving to develop a prestigious awards
program to be presented based on the Youth demonstrating good
sportsmanship throughout the year in winning or losing;
showing respect to their fellow Youth competitors;
demonstrating leadership abilities. In
addition, we are currently working on a Scholarship Program to
be offered to the NBBA Youth Competitors in 2007.
In 2006 the
NBBA implemented the Youth Division in the NBBA Futurity
Events.
The Youth Division will be
for NBBA Youth Members 18 years of age or younger. The Bulls must be
ABBI Registered OR DNA Verified through the NBBA, in the competing NBBA Youth Members Name or in the
competing NBBA Youth Members' family or ranch name.
Bulls competing in the Youth
Division may not compete in the Open or Novice Futurities.
If a bull is entered in the Open or Novice Futurities he will
no longer be eligible to compete in the Youth Division.
The NBBA Youth Members must
at all times have an adult accompany them when behind the
bucking chutes. It is not mandatory that the NBBA Youth
Member flank their own bulls.
*Complete Rules and
Guidelines are outlined in the NBBA Standing Rules
and Bylaws.
