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The
flyball course
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. At tournaments,
the start line is outfitted with a line of red, yellow, and green lights,
similar to what you would see at a drag race. There is also a start/finish
line sensor connected to the light system to capture individual dog and
team times. A large space behind the course to allows the teams to line
up and give their dogs a running start. |
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A tennis ball is loaded
into one of the holes in the front of the box. After jumping the hurdles,
the dog hits a pressure plate on the front of the box, which causes the
ball to shoot out. The dog catches the ball and jumps back over the hurdles
with the ball. 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. |
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The height of
the hurdles is set at four inches below the height of the shortest dog on
the team, with the minimum jump height being 8 inches and a maximum being
16 inches. Teams have a "height dog" that determines the jump
height so that the rest of the team can run even faster. The teams consist
of the four dogs in the lineup plus two alternates, for a total of six.
The four dogs that run can change after each heat as long as they are from
the same six-dog group. |
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Tournaments are
organized so that clubs can meet and race their teams, which are put into
divisions based on seed times submitted prior to the tournament. The format
of the tournament determines the number of heats in a race, usually three
to five. Tournaments give flyball dogs and handlers the opportunity to earn
tournament points towards winning the division as well as individual title
points. |
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 Titles
and Points |
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Governance |
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Training |
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