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- Subject: rec.pets.dogs: Canine Activities: Flyball FAQ
- Summary: An article describing the sport of flyball
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- Flyball
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- Author
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- Copyright ⌐ 1995-1998 Kathryn Hogg, kjh@ces.com
- Last Modified: Aug 31, 1998
- _________________________________________________________________
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- Table of Contents
-
- * What is Flyball?
- * Who governs Flyball?
- * NAFA Directory
- * How can I get more info?
- * Where can I get equipment?
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- What is Flyball?
-
- Flyball is a team sport for dogs that was invented in California in
- the late 70's. Legend has it that Herbert Wagner first showed it on
- the Johnny Carson Show to millions of Americans. Soon afterwards dog
- trainers and dog clubs were making and using Flyball Boxes. In the
- early 80's the sport became so popular that the North American Flyball
- Association (NAFA) was formed and they are the worldwide authority for
- Flyball.
-
- Typical Lane Setup
- Typical lane setup
-
- Flyball is a relay race with 4 dogs on a team. The course consists of
- a starting line, 4 hurdles spaced 10 feet apart and a box. The first
- hurdle is 6 feet from the start line and the box is 15 feet from the
- last hurdle for a 51 foot overall length. The dogs jump the hurdles
- and steps on a spring loaded box that shoots out a tennis ball. The
- dog catches the tennis ball and then runs back over the 4 hurdles.
- When the dog crosses the starting line the next dog goes. The first
- team to have all 4 dogs run without errors wins the heat. Tournaments
- are usually organized in either a double elimination or round robin
- foramt. Double elimination is usually best of 3 or best of 5. Round
- robin is usually best 3 out of 5 and the first team to win 3 heats
- receives 1 point towards their standing in the tournament.
-
- [Flyball Box]
- Flyball Box
-
- The hurdles' height are dependent on the height of the dogs in the
- team -- 4" below the shoulder height of the shortest dog. 8" is the
- minimum height and 16" is the maximum height.
-
- The fastest time is 16.70 seconds by Total Recall from Ontario,
- Canada.
-
- Titles
-
- The dogs earn points towards flyball titles based on the teams time:
-
- * less than 32 secs: Each dog receives 1 point
- * less than 28 secs: Each dog receives 5 points
- * less than 24 secs: Each dog receives 25 points
-
- The titles the dogs can earn are:
-
- Abbr Title Points Award Type
- FD Flyball Dog 20 Certificate
- FDX Flyball Dog Excellent 100 Certificate
- FDCh Flyball Dog Champion 500 Certificate
- FM Flyball Master 5000 Pin
- FMX Flyball Master Excellent 10000 Pin
- FMCh Flyball Master Champion 15000 Pin
- ONYX ONYX Award 20000 Plaque
- FGDCh Flyball Grand Champion 30000 Plaque
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Who governs Flyball?
-
- In North America, Flyball is governed by the North American Flyball
- Association(NAFA).
-
- To obtain a copy of the official rules for Flyball or to inquire about
- teams in your area contact the North American Flyball Association
- (NAFA).
-
- Printed rules are $10 (US Funds) but a PDF version can be downloaded
- from the NAFA Publications page.
-
- In the United Kingdom, Flyball is governed by the British Flyball
- Association. They can be reached at:
- Nigel Bouckley
- 49 Tremear Green
- St Columb Road
- St Columb
- Cornwall
- TR9 6RB
- United Kingdom
-
-
- Nigel@nigelb.demon.co.uk
-
- In Belguim, contact:
- Mark Dewilde
- Antwersesteenweg 107
- 2660 Hoboken
- Belgium
- Tel: Int. Code + 32.3 828 86 71
- Jumasoft@glo.be
-
- In Australia, contact:
- Reg Dwyer PO Box 144 Calwell ACT 2905 Australia (61-6) 2922919
- r-dwyer@pop.cc.adfa.oz.au
-
- If there are Flyball organizations in other countries, drop me a note
- (ijh@ces.com) and I will add them to this list.
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- How can I get more info?
-
- The Flyball Home Page is located at
-
-
- http://muskie.fishnet.com/~flyball
-
- The vast majority of Flyball communications is on the Flyball mailing
- list. You join the list by sending an e-mail message to:
- listproc@ces.com
-
- with just
-
- subscribe flyball your_name
-
- in the body of the message. Leave the Subject line blank or put in "no
- subject". After you have joined the list you can post messages to
-
-
- flyball@ces.com
-
- NAFA publishes NAFA News a bimonthly newsletter sent to all registered
- delegates and is also available online.
-
- The British Flyball Association publishes it's own newsletter, The
- Flyball Record. Copies are available for $2 from Sue Ethier,
- DoozersMom@aol.com. If you order multiple issues, the first is $2 and
- the rest are $1 (per mailing). Some issues are available online.
-
- To get the FINISH LINE, Flyball Newsletter which lists all tournaments
- events and results including a seeding list of every team in North
- America send $20 US for a one year subscription (quarterly) to:
- Melanie McAvoy
- 1002 E Samuel Avenue
- Peoria Heights, IL 61614
- (309) 682-7617
- melmcavoy@worldnet.att.net
-
- There have been a few books published on Flyball.
- * "Flyball Training...Start to Finish" by Jacqueline Parkin.
- * "Flying High" by Joan Payne.
- * "On Your Mark" by Mike Randall. (Freely available from the Flyball
- web site)
-
- And they are available from
- Direct Book Service, 1-800-776-2665.
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- Where can I get equipment?
-
- Plans, Jumps, & Boxes
-
- Al Champlain
- 4204 Goldenrod Lane
- Plymouth, MN 55441
- (612) 559-0880
- sprig@worldnet.att.net
-
- Al sells plans for flyball boxes and jumps. Flyers are available.
-
- John Grant
- 2079 Waycross Crescent
- Mississauga ON L5K 1J3
- (905) 822-6143
-
- Plans and Boxes
-
- Darrel West
- 9715 Orangevale Dr
- Spring TX 77379
- (713) 376-9061
-
- Boxes
-
- Chris Knowlton
- P.O. Box 9
- Glen Morris ON N0B 1W0
- (519) 740-8838
-
- Skene Design
- 4843 Jean Mance
- Montreal QC H2V 4J6
- (514) 277-3366
-
- Jim Michel
- 1714 Edgement
- Maplewood, MN 55117
- (612) 774-9682
-
- Mike Smith
- 12302 Knigge Rd
- Cypress, TX 77429
- (713) 469-0105
-
- British Suppliers of Flyball Boxes and jumps:
-
- Modern Dog Sports
- Tel: (01705) 412768
- Mr Owen
- Tel: 01869 324511
- Andrew or Liz Payne
- Tel: 01256 702873
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- * Go to Locator Bulletin Board
-
-
- Flyball FAQ
- Kathryn Hogg, kjh@ces.com
- _________________________________________________________________
-
- NAFA and the NAFA logo are registered trademarks of the North American
- Flyball Association, Inc.
-