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FLYBALL CLUB RULES AND REGULATIONSl
Joining Flyball Club
1. Handlers MUST be a member of Redlands Dog Obedience Club
before starting training on their 1 st week . Yearly $
15.00. + 5.00 join fee . Each training week $ 5.00
( Vaccination certificate needs to be brought 1st week )
2. Dogs must be at least 10 months old.
3. NO aggressive dogs are allowed. Any dog showing
aggression to another dog may be banned from the club.
Training nights
6.30pm Set-up - everyone training a dog helps sets up
equipment
7.00-7.10pm Instructors news and announcements
8.15-8.30pm finish training , pack away equipment
adequate footwear must be worn.
Training fees ( $ 5.00 ) must be paid before 7.00pm at the
shed
Cancelled training nights will be notified by text message
to your mobile phone.
4. Dogs must be on lead when waiting to do an exercise.
4a. Flyball Coordinator and Instructors have the right to
refuse any dog that shows a health risk, due to being
overweight, injury, limping or interferring with another
dog’s training.
5. No balls to be thrown, juggled or left lying on the
ground while dogs are training.
7. Equipment may be borrowed to take home - turning boards,
jumps, flyball box at request to the instructors. Equipment
borrowed MUST be returned the following
Tuesday. Failure to return the equipment , you will be
banned from borrowing. Because several people may want to
borrow 1 piece of equipment, we will have a share system, so
everyone gets a chance to use the equipment.
8. End of training - equipment must be stored in the shed in
an orderly manner, and the in the correct area allocated for
flyball storage. If you are not sure where, please ask !!
Flyball competitions
1. You must notify the flyball coordinator that you are
available for a competition at least 2 weeks before closing
date of a competition.
2. All dogs competing MUST have a CRN number ( registered
number from the AFA)
3. A maximum of 6 dogs are allowed in a team. If there are
more than 6 wanting to go into a competition, some will miss
out. A system is in place to select 6, based
on the 6 most reliable dogs. This means - dogs don’t miss
jumps, and always returnwith the ball. Those who miss out,
will get priority for the next competition.
All efforts will be made to create a 2nd team so nobody
misses out, but this is notalways possible.
4. Competition Day - It is the responsibility of the members
in the team to take equipment to the competition venue-
flyball box, bucket of balls, shaggers bucket.
Gazebos can be worked out between those going to the
competition.
5. Decisions of dogs running and combinations for races is
made by the team captain.
6. Sportsmanship - flyball is a team sport and needs
everyone to work together in a fair manner, Blaming
boxloader or fellow team members for your dogs bad
performance
is not acceptable. Please tell your captain privately if you
have a problem on the day
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7. Respect your boxloader- assist them by holding your arm
up to indicate which way your dog turns ( left or right ).
Or wear a coloured band around the arm that indicates your
dog turns.
8. Redlands team members are expected to steward from time
to time at competitions.
Rules will be updated from time to time.
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