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2010 DOCNA National Championships

The official dates of the 2010 DOCNA National Championships are Setember 24-26, 2010. There wll also be pre-championships warm-up titling events on Thursday, September 23, 2010. You can download a premium here:

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As in previous years, DOCNA will again 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.

The Eastern Championships will be held in Stephentown, NY, with assistance from the host club Sugarbush Farm. The Western Championships will be held in Grand Junction, CO. Both locations will be held outside on Grass.

All competitors entering the 2010 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).

Qualification to Enter - Qualification Criteria for the 2010 DOCNA National Championships event.
  • To qualify for the 2010 DOCNA National Championships event, competitors will be required to earn one (1) North America Challenge qualifying round with a maximum of 12 faults (or less) between June 1, 2009 and August 4, 2010, and in addition they must have competed in a DOCNA Sanctioned Trial between Aug 1, 2009 and Aug 4, 2010.
  • Qualifiying runs earned during this period that were applied towards the 2009 National Championships, may also be applied to the 2010 National Championships requirement.
The Cutoff date for qualifying is August 4, 2010. The entry open date is May 1, 2010 and the close date is August 10, 2010.

Proposed List of Events (Subject to change)
September 24-26, 2010
3 Day Show

  • 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.
  • The North America Challenge Event will be run on Saturday.
  • 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.
Friday Saturday Sunday
Snakes N Ladders North America Challenge Championship Event Strategic Time Gamble
Traditional Gamblers Round #2 Standard Agility Standard Agility Finals
Round #1 Standard Agility Trigility  
Round #1 Jumpers Round #2 Jumpers Jumpers Final

The North America Challenge Championship Event:

NAC will be scored in the same manner as a normal weekend trial. Regional placements will be awarded at both locations. Scores from both (locations) will be placed together and National Champion Awards will be presented based on these results.

Regional Events:

Each of the locations will offer Regional Events at the INTERN and SPECIALIST levels in Standard Agility, Gamblers, Jumpers, Snakes`N Ladders, and Trigility. The scoring and placements for these events will be either Western or Eastern location based (not combined). Beginners are welcome and encouraged to enter the INTERN level.

  • Regional awards will be presented for Standard, Jumpers, Traditional Gamblers, Strategic Time Gamble, Snakes N Ladders and Trigility. Standard and Jumpers will have awards for Round #1, Round #2.
  • 3 Rounds of Standard, (1 each day Friday and Saturday with a Finals on Sunday), 3 rounds of Jumpers, (1 each day (Friday and Saturday, with a Final on Sunday), 1 round of Traditional Gamblers (Friday), 1 round of Snakes N’ Ladders. Friday), 1 round of Strategic Time Gamble (Sunday), 1 round of Trigility (Saturday).
  • The top 25% scores of combined runs in Standard 1 and 2 and the top 25% scores of combined runs in Jumpers 1 and 2 will move on to a final run in each event on Sunday. After the Final round is run, all 3 scores from Round 1, Round 2, and Round 3 will be totaled and the lowest total score is the Overall winner for the class. There will be up to 3 placements awards in each jump height in each division. The overall winner is determined by adding the scores from Round1, Round2, and Round 3 together (cumulative) with the lowest overall score being awarded the winner for this class.
  • After Rd #3 of Standard and Jumpers, awards will be presented for regional “Standard Agility Champion” or “Jumpers Champion” for overall scores from a cumulative score of Round #1, Round #2 and Round # 3 (lowest score, time plus faults). There will be no Rd # 3 individual awards, as this is a cumulative award.
  • To be eligible to move to round #3 of Jumpers or Standard, competitors must have entered in both Round #1 and Round #2 of the event.
  • To be eligible for an overall Standard or Jumpers Finals placement, eligible competitors must run in the finals round (Round 3).
  • There will be NO qualifying scores awarded for titling purposes. However, we may offer Thursday warm up runs at each location, 1 Standard Agility and 1 Jumpers where competitors can earn a qualifying score.
  • There will be NO Training in the ring at the championships.

More Information is available in the Rulebook

This page may become outdated; Please consult the DOCNA Rulebook (Appendix B) for the official information on qualifying and entering the championships.

2011 DOCNA National Championships

Qualification to Enter - Qualification Criteria for the 2011 DOCNA National Championships event.
  • To qualify for the 2011 DOCNA National Championships event, competitors will be required to earn one (1) North America Challenge qualifying round with a maximum of 12 faults (or less) between June 1, 2010 and August 2, 2011, and in addition they must have competed in a DOCNA Sanctioned Trial between July 30, 2010 and Aug 2, 2011.
  • Qualifiying runs earned during this period that were applied towards the 2010 National Championships, may also be applied to the 2011 National Championships requirement.
The Cutoff date for qualifying is August 2, 2011.

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