This question is on the mind of so many flyballers both new and long time experienced. We devour information like the old-style video game "Pac-Man". I wrote an earlier article about online web resources for flyball. Now, I'd like to update that information and add some new resources.
The first place I would advise new people to begin to research is the North American Flyball Association. NAFA has governed the sport of flyball since its inception in 1984 and it's website at www.flyball.org is filled with all kinds of information from statistics on dogs and teams to a current list of tournament dates and locations. They even have a team locater to help new people find help locally. Another flyball sanctioning organization on the North American continent is the United Flyball League International, which was organized in 2005.
Team or Club Blogs
Just as there are blogs written and maintained by individuals, there are flyball blogs owned by flyball clubs (or teams). It helps to read these because quite often their focus is on training the flyball dog. Every dog is different and I firmly believe that every successful "individual" flyball dog has an entire team behind them.
Northern Borders Flyball Team focuses on aspects of the team itself. It provides the history of the team, location, club roster, dog health & safety, dog treat recipes and many more topics.
Phoenix Flyball is, as it's name implies, about the Phoenix Flyball team. There aren't many posts here but, I like the pictures. It helps to see a lot of flyball pics because, they can tell you how well your dog is learning compared to other trained flyball dogs.
The Cascade Comets are a team in another corner of the United States, known as Washington state. They state clearly in their blog's header that the purpose of their blog is to provide a history of their training techniques and team events. They have good writers posting for them and there is a lot of good information here. Unorthodogs is another team that hails from the Seattle, WA area that is graced by YouTube videos as well as good writing. It is well worth it to check out their arechives!
Leading Edge Flyball is a bilingual blog. The team itself is located near French speaking Quebec province and they blog in both French and English. We wish them well in their efforts to expand flyball to the French speaking Canadians!
Sure Shots Flyball Blog is a hard hitting no-nonsense blog utilizing aggressive techniques. In the archives, "aggressive" training is training that continues while all the distractions of real flyball are taking place. They don't coddle their flyball prospects. They introduce new ideas to their flyball students while action is taking place in the other lane. If you are looking for ways to get the most out of your flyball dog, this is the blog to check out!
MORE Flyball Info...
...is located in the right side column of this blog. There are links to both flyball sites, dog to dog sites, and general interest sites for dog lovers. There are even a few sites located overseas in the United Kingdom. Which goes to show you that, wherever you are in the world, you will find people who love dogs....and, who love people who love dogs! When you can find them, you can usually interest them in flyball.
Until next time,
Good Luck and Good Racing!
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