August begins a new league competition for the National Dog Agility League. Later today we will be publishing League Rules and Stipulations for a three-month league, August to October 2015.
We’re growing the league. If you would like to join in the competition, it’s an easy matter. There are no costs associated with playing except for nominal recording fees.
- Download the August scorekeeping worksheet here: August NDAL
- View the League Rules and Stipulations for the Summer League
- Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TopDogAgilityPlayers
- Get in touch with me for more info: Houston.Bud@gmail.com
Warped Helter Skelter
Briefing
In the U.K., there is a dog agility class called Helter Skelter. The game is named after a children’s ride at parks and fairs where a slide spirals down the side of a tower. This game is extremely popular with dogs and handlers alike.
This game is a bit of a combination of Helter Skelter and Time Warp. The course is designed as a Helter Skelter spiral, testing a handler’s instincts for knowing when to have a foot on the gas, and when to have a foot on the brakes! The Time Warp element, of course, is a subtraction from the overall score for working the dog at a distance.
This is a simple numbered course that will be judged Time, Plus Faults, Less Bonus. The course shows two bonus lines. If the dog can perform #8 through #12 without fault with the handler remaining behind the containment line at 30’, the bonus will be 10 seconds. If the handler stays on the other side of the 40’ line, the bonus will be 20 seconds.
Otherwise, it’s just a numbered course. Follow the numbers; keep the bars up; and hit the paint.
Lessons Learned from the Spring League
What we’ve really lacked in the conduct of the league so far is a sense of drama and immediacy. To further these ambitions the Summer 2015 league will have some new timing rules; and the League Secretaries tasks will be refined.
A new timing rule will require a league team to report their results for a given month’s league competition by midnight on the last day of that month.
The league secretary will publish the results of an individual club’s league scores within three days of receipt of those results. As results continue to come in the cumulative results will be published showing a fair comparison of standing between clubs in the competition.
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Questions comments & impassioned speeches to Bud Houston Houston.Bud@gmail.com. The web store is up and running. www.dogagility.org/newstore. You’ll find in the web store The Book of Agility Games, an invaluable reference to clubs engaged in league play.
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