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Overview
The NAFA racing year begins on October 1st and extends through September 30th of the following calendar year.
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There are four classes of competition: Regular, Multi-breed, Veterans and Open. In Multi-breed, teams must consist of different breeds (minimum of 4, maximum of 6, with 4 different breeds running in a heat). In the Veterans class, every dog on the team must be at least 7 years old, the jumps are also lowered and racing is limited. In the Open class, dogs can be combined from any club, but teams are not eligible for record times or regional championships.
In 2009 there were over 352 NAFA-sanctioned tournaments hosted in 41 states and provices, hosted by 137 US and Canadian clubs. 2009 also heralded the first ever CanAm Classic Flyball Championship in October at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis, Indiana.
8,678 teams raced in the 352 tournaments from 371 different clubs.
5,149 teams raced in the Regular class
943 teams raced in the Multibreed class
327 teams raced in the Veterans class
2,243 teams raced in the Open class
16 in miscellaneous classes
6,258 new titles were earned during the racing year by 3,462 different dogs
14,827,674 points were earned during the racing year by dogs from 158 different breeds (one breed being mixed)
1,118 new dogs were registered
Tournaments are open to all dogs, including mixed breeds and ALL purebreds (including the bully breeds). NAFA will not sanction a tournament at a site that excludes dogs on the basis of breed unless the exclusion is mandated by governmental law or ordinance and the host club has attempted and been unable to qualify for an exemption to governmental exclusions.
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