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How we train Flyball
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| Awesome Pawsome trains on Friday evenings at the Mt Gravatt
showground (which is located on Logan Road between Wishart and
Broadwater Roads). We use a station approach to training with
different areas of training covered in each station.
The stations that are out on any one training night may not be the same
from night to night, with stations sometime rotating based on the needs
of members at the time. In line with good practice of warming up
your dog before getting into intense physical activity, the night almost
always starts with the Warm-up station. After his depending on numbers,
we may train as a single group, or split into a few groups with each
group working on different station, and rotating to another station
after 15 minutes.
Ideally, each group will be composed of a mixture of beginners, novice and more experienced members and their dogs. Each station usually needs some people to put their dog away for part of the session, and help out handling box-loading or some other task. Most stations have a version of the activity that is suitable for beginners to start learning, or to assist with a support function (like box loading, taking statistics, holding a dog etc).
The Stations:
Passing Workstation: Box Training Workstation: JOH (Just over Half) Workstation: Team Training Workstation
In 2008 we plan to introduce a buddy system, when a more experienced flyballer, pairs up with a newer person to help them learn the ropes. We are in the process of conducting train the trainer course every second Sunday Morning, so more people are qualified to buddy up with, and help a less experienced member train their dog.
Below are some other important links related to training at Awesome Pawsome.
Is Training on this week (Weather Check)
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Trainng Report – Steve PittJ |