Dates: Saturday, October 15 – Sunday, October 16

Location: Amana Colonies RV Park & Event Center
Address: 3890 C Street

The Hawkeye Hustlers will once again be hosting a U-Fli flyball tournament in the Amana Colonies. Admission is free.
Flyball is a fast and exciting relay racing team sport for dogs, dog handlers, and spectators. A “Flyball Team” consist of four main dogs, their handlers, a boxloader person, and one to two alternate dogs with handlers. The sport is not limited to any one breed of dog, with both papered pedigrees and mixed breeds, small and big dogs competing.

In competition, two “Flyball Teams” compete against each other on two lanes. They race down 51 feet and back 51 feet, 15 feet apart. These lanes contain four jumps set at exact distances apart, and at the far end is a “Flyball box”.  A “Flyball box” is box set up in a way that when a dog steps on it, a tennis ball is released and sent flying out.

To start, the first “Flyball dog” gets a running start but cannot pass the start/finish line before the green light goes on. The second and remaining “Flyball dogs” on the team get a running pass but, cannot pass the start/finish line before the preceding dog returning passes the start/finish line.
The dogs must complete their runs in order to get a team time. The first team done, wins the race. Multiple formats make a race. There can be anywhere from 3 to 5 races run during competition.