Wrap-Up and Results of the 2007 DOCNA National Championships
On the weekend of October 5-7, 2007, the first DOCNA National Championships were held.
These championships were a combined Western and Eastern Championships (competitors could
enter either) because DOCNA is sensitive to the fact that not everyone can take a week
off of work to drive across the country or incur large airfare and hotel bills. This
arrangement provided an opportunity for more people to enter our national event.
The Eastern Championships were hosted by Southern Connecticut Agility Team and were held
in Hamden, CT, while the Western Championships were hosted by DOCNA and were held in
Buckeye, AZ. The Eastern Championships were attended by people from CT, DE, ME, NJ,
NY, PA, and MA, among other states. The Western Championships were attended by people
from AZ, CA, CO, ID, NV, UT, and ID. Judy Boone from Salt Lake City judged the Eastern
Championships, and Art Malott from Harrow, ON, CA judged the Western Championships.
Each of the locations offered the following events as are run on a normal DOCNA show
weekend: Traditional Gamblers, Strategic Time Gamble, Snakes `N Ladders, and Trigility.
The scoring and placements for these events were regional (not combined with the other
location).
Also offered were special Standard and Jumpers classes. One round of Standard and
Jumpers were run on both Friday and Saturday (2 rounds total). Each round had a
unique set of placements awarded and was scored using a time plus faults method and the
results for the two days were combined (Regionally, not nationally). The top 25% of
each combined class became eligible to run in a 3rd Final round. On Sunday, a final
round of both Standard and Jumpers was run. The scores from all 3 regional runs were
combined and regional placements were awarded to the final top 3 winners. Here is
the scoring method that was used at the Championships for Standard and Jumpers and it
is what will continue to be used:
DOCNA
Championships Standand and Jumpers Scoring Document (PDF)
On Saturday at both locations, the North America Challenge Event was run. Judges set
the course by mid-line tape measure on Friday night after the last event. Each course
was set to the best of the abilities of the course building teams and the courses were
measured multiple times to ensure accuracy. Both courses were adjusted for distance
until yardage in both locations was the same. All dogs entered ran on Saturday in both
locations and regional winners were announce and awarded rosettes and medals. The
results from the east and west were them combined and rosettes and medals were awarded
in both locations to the overall national winnders.
Judging by the public yahoo list comments, a great time was had by all on in both
locations. Amazinging enough, the weather also cooperated for both locations. We are
in the process of trying to post results and links to slide shows and news clips and
articles.
DOCNA 2007 National Championships Final Results (PDF)
DOCNA 2007 NAC Combined Final Results (PDF)
DOCNA 2007 Standard Finals - EAST (Cumulative after 3 rounds) (PDF)
DOCNA 2007 Standard Finals - WEST (Cumulative after 3 rounds) (PDF)
DOCNA 2007 Jumpers Finals - EAST (Cumulative after 3 rounds) (PDF)
DOCNA 2007 Jumpers Finals - WEST (Cumulative after 3 rounds) (PDF)
Onward to October 3-5, 2008, the official dates of the 2008 DOCNA National Championships.
Preparation begins for 2008 DOCNA National Championships
Qualification to Enter
- Qualification Criteria for the 2008 DOCNA National Championships event.
- To qualify for the 2008 North America Challenge Event championships, competitors will be required to obtain
1 Qualifying Run in North America Challenge Event with 12 faults or less earned between April 1, 2007 to August 1, 2008.
- Qualifiying runs earned during this period that were applied towards the 2007 National Championships, may also be
applied to the 2008 National Championships requirement.
The Cutoff date for qualifying is August 1, 2008.
For 2008, DOCNA will offer a Western and an Eastern Championship (competitors
can enter either), with the hope of adding a Midwest and Southern championships
in the future. Understanding that not everyone can take multiple days to travel or incur
airline and large hotel bills, DOCNA would like to offer a championship where everyone
can have a chance to play.
We are pleased to announce that the date for the Eastern and Western Championships is
October 3, 4 and 5th of 2008. The Eastern Championships will be hosted by 3DDogTraining
and will be held in Allentown, PA, while the Western Championships will be hosted by DOCNA
and in Prescott Valley, AZ.
All competitors entering the 2008 DOCNA National Championships may choose which of the locations
they wish to enter. In doing so, the competitor realizes there may be differences in surface,
and weather conditions, including but not limited to (wind, rain, sun, heat, etc).
Proposed List of Events (Subject to change)
October 3-5, 2008
3 Day Show
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3 Rounds of Standard, 3 rounds of Jumpers, 1 round of Traditional Gamblers, 1 round of
Traditional Gamblers, 1 round of Strategic Time Gamble, 1 round of Snakes N' Ladders, and
1 Round of Trigility.
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The North America Challenge will probably be run on Saturday.
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The Final Schedule of Events will be published after all entries have been received so that
we are able to most efficiently balance the number of runs each day.
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