Really want to get involved with this fabulous new sport? Want to give back to this wonderful sport and support your fellow show hosts? Or do you just want to learn as much as you can about course design?

Our in-depth course is designed to teach you everything you need to know about judging:

  • designing courses – the different class types, handling challenges and safety aspects
  • how to define the different levels and make sure your courses are set at the appropriate level with suitable challenges
  • how to judge – looking at appropriate judges positioning and how to mark handlers/dogs
  • applying Extra’s to the courses – how and why we put them where we do
  • practical judging tips and tricks
  • and so much more!

At the end of this course there is a quiz based on all the different aspects of judging. You will also have an assignment to complete. Once these sections are completed and passed, you will need to book onto a practical judging seminar. These are listed on our Available Events page and can be booked online. You will be provided with a code when you pass that you will need to input at the booking stage.

Successfully completing this online Theory Judging course will allow you to become an ‘Apprentice Judge’.
Successful completion of the Practical Judges Training Day (included in the price!) will allow you to become a fully qualified Canine Hoopers UK Judge. This means that you will be able to judge at CHUK licensed competitions, judging Starters, Novice and Intermediate levels.

If you don’t already have an account, you need to sign up to the judges membership level in order to create an account and then you can access the course that way:

Membership plans

Foundation Online Good Hoopers Award

£15.00

Courses included: 1

ONLINE GOOD HOOPERS AWARD – Foundation

AIM: To have fun training your 'Canine Hoopers' dog at home, with minimal or no equipment. These foundation skills demonstrate that you have a good working platform for you and your dog to create a fabulous Canine Hoopers partnership. You will show you have a good understanding of why Canine Hoopers is a low impact, fun sport for dogs of all ages. All your training must be done with patience, kindness and in a fun way using modern force-free techniques.   Eligibility: Any dog or bitch aged 16 weeks and older.   Equipment Needed: No Hoopers equipment required   Criteria: Please carry out these practical exercises in surroundings with as little distraction as possible. Your dog should show willing and want to be with you and interact with you.   When videoing your dog for this online assessment, it should be wearing suitable equipment for Canine Hoopers. Flat collars, head collars, harnesses, lead are all perfectly acceptable. No choke chains, slip leads, prong collars, electric shock collars, electronic collar devices or any other aversive tool may be used.   In order to pass the Foundation Online Good Hoopers Award, all sections of the assessment must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiner, if some exercises are not completed or incorrect answers given to the three written questions, your assessment will be rated as NT – nearly there and you will be informed of which sections you need to work on. The written questions are based on the current Canine Hoopers UK Rules & Regulations, a copy of which can be downloaded from the Online GHA page on our website  
Rewards/treats/toys may be used during the exercises and on the completion of each exercise.
 
By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to have read all of the product information supplied with the product.
By purchasing this product, you are aware that you must complete each level in order starting with foundation in order to proceed to the higher levels. Signing up for the higher levels without first completing the previous levels means that you will NOT have access to the training material and you will also NOT be eligible for a refund.
By continuing to checkout and purchase this product, you mare confiming you are aware that once you have access to the training materials, that you are waiving your right to the 14day cancellation period. 
  Purchase of this service is for 1 handler and 1 dog. Additional dog places can be purchased here: Online Good Hoopers Awards - Multiple Dogs extra sign ups (caninehoopersuk.co.uk)    

Bronze Online Good Hoopers Award

£15.00

Courses included: 1

ONLINE GOOD HOOPERS AWARD – Bronze

AIM: To have fun training your 'Canine Hoopers' dog at home, with minimal or no equipment. These skills demonstrate that you have a good working knowledge for you and your dog to create a fabulous Canine Hoopers partnership. You will show you have a good understanding of why Canine Hoopers is a low impact, fun sport for dogs of all ages. All your training must be done with patience, kindness and in a fun way using modern force-free techniques.

Eligibility:
Any dog or bitch aged 6 months and older.

Equipment Needed:
5 Hoop Shapes (referred to as Hoop), Barrel/Barrel Shaped Object (referred to as Barrel), Touch N Go Mat (referred to as TanGo mat). See the 'online courses equipment' document suggesting safe alternatives to the normal specification for Canine Hoopers UK equipment.

Criteria:
Please carry out these practical exercises in surroundings with as little distraction as possible. Your dog should show willing and want to be with you and interact with you. When videoing your dog for this online assessment, it should be wearing suitable equipment for Canine Hoopers. Flat collars, head collars, harnesses, lead are all perfectly acceptable. No dangling items (such as ID tags), choke chains, slip leads, prong collars, electric shock collars, electronic collar devices or any other aversive tool may be used.  
In order to pass the Bronze Online Good Hoopers Award, all sections of the assessment must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiner, if some exercises are not completed or incorrect answers are given to the four written questions, your assessment will be rated as NT – nearly there and you will be informed of which sections you need to work on. The written questions are based on the current Canine Hoopers UK Rules & Regulations, a copy of which can be downloaded from the Online GHA page on our website
 
Rewards/treats/toys may be used during the exercises and on the completion of each exercise.
By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to have read all of the product information supplied with the product.
By purchasing this product, you are aware that you must complete each level in order starting with foundation in order to proceed to the higher levels. Signing up for the higher levels without first completing the previous levels means that you will NOT have access to the training material and you will also NOT be eligible for a refund.
By continuing to checkout and purchase this product, you mare confiming you are aware that once you have access to the training materials, that you are waiving your right to the 14day cancellation period. 
  Purchase of this service is for 1 handler and 1 dog. Additional dog places can be purchased here: Online Good Hoopers Awards - Multiple Dogs extra sign ups (caninehoopersuk.co.uk)

Silver Online Good Hoopers Award

£20.00

Courses included: 1

ONLINE GOOD HOOPERS AWARD – Silver

AIM:
To have fun training your 'Canine Hoopers' dog at home, with minimal equipment. These skills demonstrate that you have a good working knowledge for you and your dog to create a fabulous Canine Hoopers partnership. You will show you have a good understanding of why Canine Hoopers is a low impact, fun sport for dogs of all ages. All your training must be done with patience, kindness and in a fun way using modern force-free techniques, The handler should understand that their dog MUST complete the practical exercises without body or verbal cues other than marking the action. The dogs must not be physically moved towards the equipment but should make the choice to complete the behaviour themselves unless the exercise indicates otherwise.
Eligibility:
Any dog or bitch aged 9 months and older.
Equipment Needed:
5 Hoop Shapes (referred to as Hoop), Barrel/Barrel Shaped Object (referred to as Barrel), Touch N Go Mat (referred to as TanGo mat). See the 'online courses equipment' document suggesting safe alternatives to the normal specification for Canine Hoopers UK equipment.
Criteria:
Please carry out these practical exercises in surroundings with as little distraction as possible. Your dog should show willing and want to be with you and interact with you.
When videoing your dog for this online assessment, it should be wearing suitable equipment for Canine Hoopers. Flat collars, head collars, harnesses, lead are all perfectly acceptable. No dangling items (such as ID tags), choke chains, slip leads, prong collars, electric shock collars, electronic collar devices or any other aversive tool may be used.
 
In order to pass the Silver Online Good Hoopers Award, all sections of the assessment must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiner, if some exercises are not completed or incorrect answers are given to the five written questions, your assessment will be rated as NT – nearly there and you will be informed of which sections you need to work on. The written questions are based on the current Canine Hoopers UK Rules & Regulations, a copy of which can be downloaded from the Online GHA page on our website
Rewards/treats/toys may be used during the exercises and on the completion of each exercise.
By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to have read all of the product information supplied with the product.
By purchasing this product, you are aware that you must complete each level in order starting with foundation in order to proceed to the higher levels. Signing up for the higher levels without first completing the previous levels means that you will NOT have access to the training material and you will also NOT be eligible for a refund.
By continuing to checkout and purchase this product, you mare confiming you are aware that once you have access to the training materials, that you are waiving your right to the 14day cancellation period. 
  Purchase of this service is for 1 handler and 1 dog. Additional dog places can be purchased here: Online Good Hoopers Awards - Multiple Dogs extra sign ups (caninehoopersuk.co.uk)

Gold Online Good Hoopers Award

£25.00

Courses included: 1

ONLINE GOOD HOOPERS AWARD – GOLD

AIM:
To have fun training your 'Canine Hoopers' dog at home, with minimal equipment. These skills demonstrate that you have a good working knowledge for you and your dog to create a fabulous Canine Hoopers partnership. You will show you have a good understanding of why Canine Hoopers is a low impact, fun sport for dogs of all ages. All your training must be done with patience, kindness and in a fun way using modern force-free techniques. The handler should understand that their dog MUST complete the practical exercises without body or verbal cues other than marking the action. The dogs must not be physically moved towards the equipment but should make the choice to complete the behaviour themselves unless the exercise indicates otherwise.
Eligibility:
Any dog or bitch aged 12 months and older.
Equipment Needed:
5 Hoop Shapes (referred to as Hoop), 4 Barrel/Barrel Shaped Object (referred to as Barrel), Touch N Go Mat (referred to as TanGo mat). See the 'online courses equipment' document suggesting safe alternatives to the normal specification for Canine Hoopers UK equipment.
Criteria:
Please carry out these practical exercises in surroundings with as little distraction as possible. Your dog should show willing and want to be with you and interact with you. When videoing your dog for this online assessment, it should be wearing suitable equipment for Canine Hoopers. Flat collars, head collars, harnesses, lead are all perfectly acceptable. No dangling items (such as ID tags), choke chains, slip leads, prong collars, electric shock collars, electronic collar devices or any other aversive tool may be used.
In order to pass the Gold Online Good Hoopers Award, all sections of the assessment must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiner. If some exercises are not completed or incorrect answers are given to the written questions, your assessment will be rated as NT – nearly there and you will be informed of what you need to work on. The written questions are based on the current Canine Hoopers UK Rules & Regulations, a copy of which can be downloaded from the Online GHA
Online GHA page on our website
Rewards/treats/toys may be used during the exercises and on the completion of each exercise.
By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to have read all of the product information supplied with the product.
By purchasing this product, you are aware that you must complete each level in order starting with foundation in order to proceed to the higher levels. Signing up for the higher levels without first completing the previous levels means that you will NOT have access to the training material and you will also NOT be eligible for a refund.
By continuing to checkout and purchase this product, you mare confiming you are aware that once you have access to the training materials, that you are waiving your right to the 14day cancellation period. 
  Purchase of this service is for 1 handler and 1 dog. Additional dog places can be purchased here: Online Good Hoopers Awards - Multiple Dogs extra sign ups (caninehoopersuk.co.uk)

Platinum Online Good Hoopers Award

£30.00

Courses included: 1

ONLINE GOOD HOOPERS AWARD – Platinum

AIM:
To have fun training your 'Canine Hoopers' dog at home, with minimal equipment. These skills demonstrate that you have a good working knowledge for you and your dog to create a fabulous Canine Hoopers partnership. You will show you have a good understanding of why Canine Hoopers is a low impact, fun sport for dogs of all ages. All your training must be done with patience, kindness and in a fun way using modern force-free techniques. The handler should understand that their dog MUST complete the practical exercises without body or verbal cues other than marking the action. The dogs must not be physically moved towards the equipment but should make the choice to complete the behaviour themselves unless the exercise indicates otherwise.
Eligibility:
Any dog or bitch aged 12 months and older.
Equipment Needed:
8 Hoop Shapes (referred to as Hoop), 5 Barrel/Barrel Shaped Object (referred to as Barrel), Touch N Go Mat (referred to as TanGo mat) and a chair. See the 'online courses equipment' document suggesting safe alternatives to the normal specification for Canine Hoopers UK equipment.
Criteria:
Please carry out these practical exercises in surroundings with as little distraction as possible. Your dog should show willing and want to be with you and interact with you. When videoing your dog for this online assessment, it should be wearing suitable equipment for Canine Hoopers. Flat collars, head collars, harnesses, lead are all perfectly acceptable. No dangling items (such as ID tags), choke chains, slip leads, prong collars, electric shock collars, electronic collar devices or any other aversive tool may be used. Also, when videoing, make sure both you and your dog can be seen throughout the exercise.
In order to pass the Platinum Online Good Hoopers Award, all sections of the assessment must be completed to the satisfaction of the examiner. If some exercises are not completed or incorrect answers are given to the written questions, your assessment will be rated as NT – nearly there and you will be informed of what you need to work on.
Rewards/treats/toys may not be used during the exercises (unless stated otherwise) but can be given upon completion of each exercise.
All exercises MUST BE setup as per the student layout guide.
By purchasing this product, you are agreeing to have read all of the product information supplied with the product.
By purchasing this product, you are aware that you must complete each level in order starting with foundation in order to proceed to the higher levels. Signing up for the higher levels without first completing the previous levels means that you will NOT have access to the training material and you will also NOT be eligible for a refund.
By continuing to checkout and purchase this product, you mare confiming you are aware that once you have access to the training materials, that you are waiving your right to the 14day cancellation period. 
  Purchase of this service is for 1 handler and 1 dog. Additional dog places can be purchased here: Online Good Hoopers Awards - Multiple Dogs extra sign ups (caninehoopersuk.co.uk)

Accredited Level 1 CHUK Instructors Course ONLINE

£225.00

Courses included: 1

Accredited Canine Hoopers UK Instructors Course - Level 1

So you want to teach Canine Hoopers? Love this fabulous low-impact sport and want to bring it to your area? Are you looking to further your own knowledge and help others to progress along the way? Here's how to bring a whole new world of fun to your students! Take a deep dive into the world of Canine Hoopers with our 2 day instructors course! Join us as we explore the sport of hoopers, looking at the different core exercises, why we teach them and how we teach them, learning flatwork exercises (pre-equipment), teaching equipment skills, applying our flatwork skills onto the equipment, advancing our skills, course design, course building, design program, learning about Extra's, awards schemes and tonnes of free resources as well as on-going support. The online training is delivered through video's for you to watch, work through with your own dog and submit videos of you training your own dog/friends dog etc.

How will being an Accredited Canine Hoopers UK Instructor help me?

Canine Hoopers UK is the biggest and longest standing hoopers organisation in the UK, we are the ‘go to guys’ for anyone looking to take up hoopers, learn more about the sport or to compete. We have a network of qualified instructors across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales and receive many requests on a daily basis for trainer recommendations. It could be your name that we are giving them! You will also offer your students the reassurance that you have completed a professionally accredited training course and are committed to your own personal learning and providing them with the best possible introduction to the sport.

What to expect:

The course is quite intense, we aim to provide you with all of the training techniques and methodology to teach Canine Hoopers within the ethos of CHUK, to a wide range of people and dogs from absolute beginners to Starters competition level. We do not expect you to be able to complete a Starters level course by the end of the course, but we do expect you to demonstrate the ability to teach the foundation behaviours to progress a training group to this level. There are several key exercises that we will focus on from the very foundations and progress them to a more advanced level.

Does everyone pass?

As an organisation we pride ourselves on having a high standard of trainer carrying our Accredited status. If anyone isn’t to the standard we require then unfortunately they will not be awarded accreditation on the day, though we are skilled trainers and assessors and are looking for you to demonstrate the ability to train the exercises that we have worked through during the day and your knowledge of the methodology and foundation behaviours. We don’t expect you to deliver dynamic, polished performances straight off the bat, we do appreciate your head will be awash with new information, we just need to see that you’ll do things appropriately going forwards and that your training style and our ethos are a good fit for each other.

What happens after I pass?

You will become an Accredited Canine Hoopers UK Instructor and will receive a certificate to confirm this.
  • FREE listing on our 'Find and Instructor' Map. We get contacted on a daily basis asking us to help people find their nearest instructor by email and on social media. It could be YOUR details that we are giving them!
  • Use of the ACHUKI logo on your business materials/website/social media
  • FREE lesson plans - tried and tested lesson plans to help you hit the ground running with your classes
  • Ability to off the Good Hoopers Award scheme in your club/training classes
  • FREE access to our Online ACHUKI Portal - a library of hoopers knowledge that you can access 24/7
  • DISCOUNTS with some of the main suppliers of hoopers equipment and hoopers related equipment
  • FREE on-going advice and support 24/7
  • Opportunity to judge Starters level competition (extra coaching available for this but also completely FREE!)
After you have built up your clients you might also want to become an Advanced Instructor by attending and completing the Level 2 training, this is only open to Accredited Instructors who have passed the Level 1 course and have a proven working use of their Accredited Instructor status. All Accredited Instructors are required to attend a CHUK CPD training day within every 12 month period. This is to ensure our instructors have the most up to date information and that their knowledge and skills are refreshed and boosted.   This instructors course is the only recognised qualification for Hoopers Instructors. By signing up to this online service, you waive your right to the 14day cancellation period once you have access to the training materials.

CHUK Judges Course

£100.00

Courses included: 1
Really want to get involved with this fabulous new sport? Want to give back to this wonderful sport and support your fellow show hosts? Or do you just want to learn as much as you can about course design? This in-depth course is designed to teach you everything you need to know about judging:
  • designing courses - the different class types, handling challenges and safety aspects
  • how to define the different levels and make sure your courses are set at the appropriate level with suitable challenges
  • how to judge - looking at appropriate judges positioning and how to mark handlers/dogs
  • applying Extra's to the courses - how and why we put them where we do
  • practical judging tips and tricks
  • practical judges training day is included in the price!
  • and so much more!
At the end of this course there is a quiz based on all the different aspects of judging. You will also have an assignment to complete. Once these sections are completed and passed, you will need to book onto a practical judging seminar. These are listed on our Available Events page and can be booked online. You will be provided with a code when you pass that you will need to input at the booking stage. Successfully completing this online Theory Judging course will allow you to become an 'Apprentice Judge'. Successful completion of the Practical Judges Training Day (included in the price!) will allow you to become a fully qualified Canine Hoopers UK Judge. This means that you will be able to judge at CHUK licensed competitions, judging Starters, Novice and Intermediate levels. This is the most comprehensive Hoopers Judges Training course available!     By signing up to this online service, you agree to waive your right to the 14day cancellation period once you have got access to the training materials.

If you already have a login, you can go directly to the judges course below and sign up directly.

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