Proposal to Subtract 5" From the Shoulder to Determine Jump Heights

Many people who participate in flyball do not realize that many of the Rules originated as suggestions to NAFA by ordinary citizens. Anyone can present a proposal to the NAFA Board. The Board acts upon such suggestions or may present such a proposal directly to the delegates to be voted on. If it goes to a delegate vote, there will be a 90 day comment period after which a vote may be taken.

The following is taken directly from the NAFA website.

Current Items Up for Vote

January 7, 2008

Section 8.2(a) – Jump Heights

A proposal exists to change NAFA Rule 8.2(a) – Jump Heights. The wording of the proposal is as follows and with this publication, the three month comment period will begin.

Do you favor changing NAFA Rule 8.2(a) to provide that jump heights will be set by subtracting five instead of four inches from the height at the withers of the shortest dog running, to a minimum jump height of seven inches?
The Board of Directors is calling for a delegate vote on this topic after a three month comment period. For the motion to pass, it must be supported by 2/3 of the delegates voting.

You may also mail comments to NAFA at 1400 West Devon Avenue, #512, Chicago, IL 60660


This proposal originated by a participant writing a letter directly to the NAFA Board. It was presented at the Detroit meeting in August, 2007.

I applaud the NAFA Board for giving the delegates the opportunity to weigh in on this matter even though several members of the Board disagreed with this proposal. At first, I myself did not support this concept as I felt it changed the basic premise of the game. But, NAFA is a grassroots organization and as such, is ruled by the majority. The NAFA Board agreed it is up to the delegates to decide whether or not to adopt this proposal.

An excellent article was first presented on the web on December 8th, 2007. In the future, I hope to present an article "guest" written by a supporter of this proposal.


For those who are interested in directly participating by attending a NAFA Board meeting, the following information is again taken from the NAFA website:


Next NAFA Board Meeting
February 9, 2008 Bank of America Plaza,
300 South Fourth St., Suite 900
Las Vegas, Nevada

The agenda for this next meeting of the NAFA Board of Directors can be found here.

People wishing to attend should email kp@morrislawgroup.com to get on the Saturday building admit list, or ask the guard to phone up for admission.

All NAFA board meetings are open to the flyball community.

The board welcomes your ideas and feedback. Please send your thoughts, proposals, etc. to flyball@flyball.org


Until next time, Good Luck & Good Racing!