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Flyball Explained

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Flyball offers fast pace action with plenty of excitement for dogs, handlers and spectators alike.

Flyball was invented in California in the early 1970's.  Dog training clubs quickly picked up on the sport and began holding Flyball tournaments.  With ever increasing popularity, the necessity for one set of Flyball rules became apparent.  Therefore, in the early 80's the  North American Flyball Association (NAFA) was formed and became the worldwide authority for Flyball.

Flyball is a team 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 hurdles' height are dependent on the height of the dogs on the team.  (Hurdles are to be 4" below the shoulder height of the shortest dog on the team - 8" is the minimum height and 16" is the maximum height.)  The first hurdle is 6 feet from the start/finish line and the box is 15 feet from the last hurdle for an overall total course length of 51 feet.

Flyball races match two teams of four dogs each, racing side-by-side over the 51 foot long course.  Each dog must run in relay fashion, over the jumps, triggering the Flyball box, releasing the ball, retrieve the ball, and return over the jumps.  The next dog is released to run the course but can't cross the start/finish line until the previous dog has returned over all 4 jumps and reached the start/finish line.  The first team to have all 4 dogs finish the course without error wins the heat.  

Dogs can earn points towards NAFA Flyball Titles based on the team's time:

  • Each dog on the team earns 1 point if the team time is less than 32 seconds.
  • Each dog on the team earns 5 points if the team time is less than 28 seconds.
  • Each dog on the team earns 25 points if the team time is less than 24 seconds.
NAFA Flyball  Titles: Abbr: Points:

Flyball Dog

FD 20

Flyball Dog Excellent

FDX 100

Flyball Dog Champion

FDCH 500
Flyball Dog Champion Silver FDCH-S 1,000
Flyball Dog Champion Gold FDCH-G 2,500

Flyball Master

FM 5,000

Flyball Master Excellent

FMX 10,000

Flyball Master Champion

FMCH 15,000

ONYX Award

ONYX 20,000

Flyball Grand Champion

FGDCH 30,000
Hobbes Award HOBBES 100,000

The United Flyball League International (U-FLI) was founded in 2005.  In U-FLI tournaments the jump heights are lower and the point system for Flyball titles earned is different but the Flyball race course is basically the same.  In U-FLI tournaments, they also offer single dog racing and pairs racing in addition to the standard team racing.

UFLI Flyball  Titles: Abbr: Points:
Top Flight Top Flight 100
Top Flight One TF-I 500
Top Flight Two TF-II 750
Top Flight Three TF-III 1,000
Top Flight Executive Top Flight Executive 2,500
Top Flight Executive One TFE-I 4,000
Top Flight Executive Two TFE-II 5,500
Top Flight Executive Three TFE-III 7,000
Top Flight Premier Top Flight Premier 9,500
Top Flight Premier One TFP-I 12,000
Top Flight Premier Two TFP-II 14,500
Top Flight Premier Three TFP-III 17,000
Top Flight Expert Top Flight Expert 20,000
Top Flight First Class Top Flight First Class 20,500
Top Flight First Class One TFFC-I 24,000
Top Flight First Class Two TFFC-II 27,500
Top Flight First Class Three TFFC-III 31,000
Top Flight Ace Top Flight ACE 35,000
Top Flight World Class Top Flight World Class 35,500
Top Flight World Class One TFWC-I 40,000
Top Flight World Class Two TFWC-II 44,500
Top Flight World Class Three TFWC-III 49,000
Top Flight Champion Top Flight Champion 50,000
Top Flight Extreme Top Flight Extreme 54,500
Top Flight Extreme One TFX-I 60,000
Top Flight Extreme Two TFX-II 65,500
Top Flight Extreme Three TFX-III 71,000
Top Flight Specialist Top Flight Specialist 75,000
Top Flight Ultimate Top Flight Ultimate 77,500
Top Flight Ultimate One TFU-I 84,000
Top Flight Ultimate Two TFU-II 90,500
Top Flight Ultimate Three TFU-III 97,000
Top Flight Elite Top Flight Elite 100,000

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