While some things change, others stay the same...it's a saying that popped into my head this morning as I was catching up on all sorts of events going on in my environment and my life.

Of course, flyball was one of the things in my head!

Since I have not posted on this blog in several months, I want only to post short thoughts that do not take a whole lot of mind energy to write.  Therefore, the following are simple snippets of the theme 'what's changed and what hasn't' in flyball off the top of my head:

- U-FLI 2014 Championships are different than in past years and the changes appear to make it significantly easier for a team to enter.  I think the new program no longer includes qualifiers or qualifying tournaments thus eliminating cost and travel expenses for participants throughout the year.

- The new Multibreed Title Awards in NAFA are now being compiled for near-term future distribution.  I requested my club's awards and look forward to receiving them.  I'm not convinced this is a necessary expenditure of NAFA volunteers time nor of NAFA dollars, but it is a nice gesture on their part.

(Did you know NAFA removed the old club owner access and replaced it with a new 'public administration site'?)      

- The many changes and enhancements to the NAFA Database are pretty nice and fairly easy to see and use.  I especially like the change to tournament scoring that shows regional qualifiers vs. tourneys that do not meet the requirements.  A good change.

- The 2014 election period for NAFA BoD and ED is under way.  I noticed the position of ED has only 1 nomination.  The current ED has been in the position since May 2008 (if not longer).  I was surprised to see only one name for 2014 and that the same ED has been in place for 6 years already.  I was surprised at the length of time because BoD members are limited to only two consecutive terms (i.e., a max of 6 years).  I could not find a limit in the NAFA By-Laws for the ED.  I believe this is not a good thing for flyball because it limits the capability for change.

- The U-FLI tournaments I've been to recently have had lots of pre-flight, singles and pairs racing.  This piece of flyball racing seems to be a big hit with flyballers and is an overall great change U-FLI introduced to the sport that I'm glad is staying the same.

- I discovered a facebook page for 'flyball training' and I joined it (thank you to the page owner for approving my request).  It's not an extremely busy page but so far I've been introduced to some nice flyballers.  This was a nice discovery since it seems the former venues for training material or help (i.e., I-Flyball and Prop-a-ganda) have been underutilized in the recent year or so.  I hope the new facebook page will be a good change and will help flyballers share training tips and experiences.  

That's all I was thinking about this morning.  Short and Sweet and keeping with this Blog's motto...K.I.S.S.

Thanks for stopping in and reading.  If you'd like to share your morning thoughts on what's staying the same and what's changing in flyball, c'mon join in.  Comments more than welcomed! 

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