Tidbit:
First, decide if you want to be a leader or a follower. This is probably the most influential piece of the pie; and, either way, you'll eventually want to find a flyball club in order to fully appreciate your new hobby.
Did-you-know:
Without a club, in U-FLI you and your dog can run Singles but you'll still need one other person to be your box loader. Once you get into the game a little more you'll most likely want to compete on a team and for that you can either play as a 'free agent' by trying to find a pickup team to run with each tournament, or you can try to find an existing club to join or form your own club.
Without a club, in NAFA you cannot officially play at a flyball tournament with your dog. There is the Open class, however, your dog must first be registered to a club.
The social-network of flyball:
Once you find a club or form your own club, it can still be a rough-go trying to find the help you may want or need. Since flyball is a hugely social network it will help if you have an 'in' with someone who has the answers or at least knows how to find answers to your questions.
Finding information:
While both U-FLI and NAFA have contact sections on their websites to assist you in finding information, there are also books and dvds on training, group seminars offered, blogs, flyball lists, yahoo groups, even Facebook has jumped on the band wagon.
OMG:
Whew, flyball can be complicated!
I'm continuing my search to simplify it. So far, no real luck on this topic, but I'll keep at it.
Sincerely,
I Like Flyball
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