December Flyball Flurriesl Welcome Letter

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JET SET BLAST DECEMBER FLYBALL FLURRIES

WELCOME!! to Jet Set’s December Flyball Flurries Tournament. It is being run as one (1) two-day unlimited tournament with 35 Regular teams,= 14 Multi-breed, 13 Open, and 1 Veteran teams in 2 rings. We will go over the traffic flow on entry and exit to the racing lanes at the captains meeting. Please observe them = to keep things flowing. 1st plac= e thru 3rd place division winners will receive ribbons and dog toys. Please sign up any dogs who earn NAFA titles during the weekend (and please only those that are earned at our tournament) on our posted sheets. We will be giving title ribbons to each dog who earned them at our tournament. Thanks for all of yo= ur entries – We look forward to some fantastic racing. We are having two rings which will provide over 60 ft. of runback. Racing will be 38, 39, 40,= or 42 heats for each regular and multibreed team. Veterans will be running 16 heats each day as per NAFA rules. We have not cut back in the amount of rac= ing so we will need everyone’s help in keeping things moving in the lanes. You will find a seeding chart, format, and racing schedules for Saturday and Sunday, along with directions to the tournament site on our website http://www.jetsetflyball.com . If anyone has any suggestions or complaints, please see any Jet Set membe= rs for assistance.

The judges will be Scott Chamberlain = and Scott Rideout.

Clean Break =
Flyball Club will be holding Single Dog Racing on Friday<=
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evening, November 3=
0th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. at the Jet Set Tournament.=

You may register yo=
ur dog(s) starting at 6:30 PM. Cost will be

$5/dog/run and each= entry will consist of one practice run and three
timed runs with the= lights available. We’ll give you a certificate=

listing times for e=
ach dog that runs. Dogs participating in Single DogRacing do not need =
to have CRN’s so this is a chance to let your newbiestry their wings! We=
 will have a flyball box available even if your boxhasn’t shown =
up yet!
 
Please email Linda =
Smith at SimplyDoe@aol.com if you know ahead of=
 timehow many dogs you h=
ave that might participate, just so we have an ideaof how much help we=
’ll need and time constraints. If you don’t know,
that’s fine, =
just show up anyway!

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NAFA C-2 score sheets will be filled =
out
with race schedules pre-printed. They will consist of one double sided sheet
for each team. If you are using stickers be sure to bring one for each side=
 of
the sheet. Please do not bring entire C-2 sheets unless your sheets have the
races pre-printed. Also be aware that team lineup=
s may
be changed or a performance team may be declared up until the first race of
their respective division has started. After a race has been run in a divis=
ion
no lineups may be changed for any reason in that division.

Scoring:

 

All divisions will score 1 point per =
heat
won + 4 points for winning the race, 2 points for a tied race, 1/2 point for
tied heats and 0 for a loss.

Ties for tournament placement will be
decided by:

First- Fastest head to head time=


Second- If still tied, fastest time i=
n the
division

Third- If still tied, a tie breaker r=
ace (2
of 3 heats)

Racing:

Single Schedule divided among two rin=
gs.

Teams will be assigned which ring the=
y are
racing in just prior to the end of the race ahead of yours.  Please be ready to race at least t=
wo
races ahead of your race as things can move rather quickly if two rings fin=
ish
at once.  Also, be sure to not=
ify
your box loader as to which ring you are in.  

Remember- no warm-ups may start until=
 both
teams have arrived to race.  C=
heck
with your judge to be sure.

The race numbers will show the team w=
hich
is on deck and waiting to enter the next race.

 

L=
ine
and Box Judge Raffle - One per Day: 

We will be looking for line and box j=
udge
volunteers for each race. Line and Box judges will be given a raffle ticket=
 for
each race they judge. A raffle prize will be given away at the end of racin=
g on
Saturday and again on Sunday. A new pool of tickets will be started after e=
ach
drawing. If you must leave before the raffle drawing be sure to give your
ticket to someone. You must claim your prize by the end of the tournament or
another ticket will be drawn at the end of the tournament out of all the ti=
ckets
from the entire weekend until the prize is claimed.  

If you see an empty judge chair, plea=
se jump
in and judge. Don’t know how to judge? Ask to have someone instruct y=
ou.

Jet Set club members and their famili=
es are
not eligible to win. If you see a Jet Set member judging ask to take their
place. 

1)  BOX MOVERS -  

We have arranged to have box movers to
carry boxes in and out of the rings. They are asking for a donation of $10 =
per
team (not club) for the weekend to provide their service.   PLEAS=
E support
them in their fundraiser event.  Cash or checks are accepted –
checks can be made out to “Jet Set Flyball”.  Please let us
know in advance if you would like to take advantage of this or see us before
racing on Saturday.  We're sure your box loader will appreciate it!!&n=
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2)  WORKER'S RAFFLE

   We be awarding these won=
derful
prizes for the worker’s raffle –

       
    Saturday we are giving away a Magellan 1200 GPS - Retail
Value $299.00 

            Sunday we are givi=
ng
away a RCA camcorder - Retail Value $149.00 

            Remember – J=
et
Set members are not eligible for these prizes so the more you line/box judg=
e,
the better your chances!!  With 63 teams, there will be A LOT of racin=
g,
so please volunteer to judge so that we may get done as quickly as possible=
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3)  VENDORS - =


The following vendors will be selling=
 their
products at the tournament:

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Mid-Atlantic Border Collie Rescue 

      2)  Miller Country Dogs

      3)  My Best Friends Pawstry Shop

      4)  Barb Blotter - PBA 

      5)  Products for Pets 

      Now is the time to stock up on those Christm=
as
gifts!! 



 4)  Also, Swift-Bennett will be there to take photographs.<=
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 A
     veterinarian will be on call during the tournament and directions will=
 be
     at the head table for a local 24/7 clinic.
 Parking
     should not be a problem. Please observe all posted signs for parking
     restrictions.
 There
     will be on-site food available.
 We
     will be having a raffle with a silent drawing Sunday afternoon time to=
 be
     announced.  Thanks to the=
 many
     donors for their gracious contributions. 


The tournament will be held at the Yo=
rk
Expo Center in York, Pa. The building is fully air-conditioned and heated. =


The facility will be open for crating
set-up Friday. We will be setting up from 3pm Friday until we are done arou=
nd
7pm. You may drop off any boxes and balls after 3pm and before 8pm Friday
night.

There will be indoor crating for all =
clubs
which will not be assigned, however we reserve the right to limit any club =
who
takes too much room. All indoor crating areas must have the floor covered w=
ith
waterproof matting or tarps. Any outside crating may be set up in the grass
fields outside. The outside has grass areas that must be kept clean as usua=
l;
bags and containers will be provided. 


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Start
Times:

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Saturday:      6:30a.m.      Building Op=
ens

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;      Box
and lane check

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Begins

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bsp;   Captains
Meeting 

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Begins in both rings

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7:30p.m.?    R=
acing
Ends?

 

***Sunday:    7:00a.m.      Building Opens


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bsp;  8:00a.m.      Racing Begi=
ns

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   5:00p.m.?    Racing Ends – Awa=
rds

 

WARM-UPS – 90 Seconds unless ch=
anged
by the judge

 

*** Raffle winners will be posted dur=
ing
races on Sunday time to be announced.