What is Flyball?
Flyball competition consists of races between two teams of four dogs each
racing side-by-side over a 51-foot long course. Each team's racing lane consists
of four jumps and a flyball box placed at the end. The flyball box releases a
tennis ball after the dog pushes a pedal on the front of the box. Each dog must
run in relay fashion over the jumps, trigger the release of the ball, retrieve
the ball, and return over the jumps. The first team to have all four dogs finish
the course wins the heat.
Click here
for 2 different PDF files on an illustration of typical
flyball courses with explanations:
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INTERESTING FLYBALL TRIVIA?
There are nearly 200 dog breeds recognized to compete in Flyball. Breeds such
as the Mixed Breeds, Shetland Sheepdogs, Staffordshire Bull Terrier,
Golden Retriever,
Belgian Tervuren, Dalmatian, Miniature Poodle, American Cocker Spaniel,
Papillon, Whippet, Beagle and Pembroke Welsh Corgi have received at
least their NAFA Flyball Grand Champion title (30,000
points) right alongside the Border Collies, Australian Cattle Dogs, Jack Russell Terriers, and Labrador
Retrievers that dominate the sport. |
Fastest World Record:
Touch-n-Go, 14.963 seconds!!!
May 16, 2009
Stampede Spring
Round Up - Hurricane, UT
TNG becomes the
first team to ever break the 14-second barrier in flyball.
The lineup was Chef (handled by Shelley Hovaniec), Warrant
(handled by Wendy Jensen), Urgent (handled by Nadine Gremm)
and Raptor (handled by Stephanie Minnella). All Border
Collie/Staffy Mixed Breeds… each running under 4 seconds,
Raptor's average is 3.6 seconds
Titles & Awards in U-FLI:
Dogs receive points toward individual U-FLI
titles based on the team's time. Each dog listed as participating in a heat will
be awarded points. Each of the dogs on a winning team in a heat will receive an
additional 5 bonus points for that heat.
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19.999 seconds and under, 30 points per heat
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20 seconds up to 24.999 seconds, 25 points per heat
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25 seconds up to 29.999 seconds, 15 points per heat
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30 seconds up to 35.000 seconds, 10 points per heat
U-FLI Award Pins
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Title |
Points |
Title |
Points |
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Top Flight |
100 |
Top Flight World Class |
35,500 |
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TF-I |
500 |
TFWC-I |
40,000 |
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TF-II |
750 |
TFWC-II |
44,500 |
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TF-111 |
1,000 |
TFWC-III |
49,000 |
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Top Flight Executive |
2,500 |
Top Flight Extreme |
54,500 |
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TFE-I |
4,000 |
TFX-I |
60,000 |
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TFE-II |
5,500 |
TFX-II |
65,500 |
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TFE-III |
7,000 |
TFX-III |
71,000 |
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Top Flight Premier |
9,500 |
Top Flight Ultimate |
77,500 |
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TFP-I |
12,000 |
TFU-I |
84,000 |
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TFP-II |
14,500 |
TFU-II |
90,500 |
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TFP-III |
17,000 |
TFU-III |
97,500 |
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Top Flight First Class |
20,500 |
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TFFC-I |
24,000 |
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TFFC-II |
27,500 |
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TFFC-III |
31,000 |
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U-FLI Milestone Plaques
|
Title |
Points |
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Top Flight Expert |
25,000 |
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Top Flight Ace |
35,000 |
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Top Flight Champion |
50,000 |
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Top Flight Specialist |
75,000 |
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Top Flight Elite |
100,000 |
Titles & Awards in NAFA:
Each time a team races in a NAFA sanctioned Flyball tournament, their dogs
earn points based on the following:
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- under 24 seconds: each dog racing in that heat receives 25 points
towards a Flyball title
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- under 28 seconds: each dog receives 5 points
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- under 32 seconds: each dog receives 1 point
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Points |
Title |
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20 |
Flyball Dog (FD)
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100 |
Flyball Dog Excellent (FDX)
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500 |
Flyball Dog Champion (FDCh)
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1000 |
Flyball Dog Champion-Silver
(FDCh-S) |
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2500 |
Flyball Dog Champion-Gold (FDCh-G)
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5000 |
Flyball Master (FM)
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10,000 |
Flyball Master Excellent (FMX)
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15,000 |
Flyball Master Champion (FMCh)
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20,000 |
ONYX |
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30,000 |
Flyball Grand Champion
(FGDCh-30) |
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40,000 |
Commemorative Pin and
Plaque |
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50,000 - 90,000
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Commemorative Pin and Plate
for 40k Plaque |
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100,000 |
Hobbes Award (includes
Commemorative Pin and Plaque) |
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