Diehard TrophyThis agility titling class is meant to be an additional test of strategy skill, accuracy, speed, timing, and distance handling, to demonstrate a dog's athletic ability and willingness to work with its handler in a fast-paced atmosphere over a variety of agility obastacles. The class may be offered once per day as an additional class at a club's option. The class is not part of the Master Agility championship titling program.
There is a maximum of 80 possible FAST Class points awarded at all levels, which is the sum of the fifteen point valued obstacles (60 points) plus a Send Bonus value of 20 points. Teams must successfully complete the Send Bonus to achieve a qualifying score, as well as a miniumum number of required points defined at each class level.
Teams will be assessed one (time) fault for every full second over SCT which will be subtracted from the total points accumulated.
FTC1 (FAST Century 1) Title - Requires the MXF title plus one-hundred ADDITIONAL Excellent B FAST Class qualifying scores of 60 points or greater.
FTCP1 (FAST Preferred Century 1) Title - Requires the MFP title plus one-hundred ADDITIONAL Excellent B FAST Class qualifying scores of 60 points or greater.
Zoom 6/05/09 Jeff Ipser-OH Wizard 3/xx/10 Sarah Halsey-CA
Wizard -16- (67.563) Sarah Halsey-CA Zoom - 7- (72.857) Jeff Ipser-OH Rocky - 2- (73.000) Lori Weinberg-IL Flash - 2- (65.000) Joanne Williamson-MA
Flash -14- (70.9) Joanne Williamson-MA Wizard -13- (69.6) Sarah Halsey-CA Miller - 9- (69.0) Karen Barratt-TX Quinn - 9- (67.4) Maggie Riechman-WA Dru - 4- (68.8) Ann Chandoha-TX Zoom - 3- (74.0) Jeff Ipser-OH Kira - 1- (74.0) Bobbie Raguse-IN
Zoom -24- (73.667) Jeff Ipser-OH Polo - 8- (67.750) Carl Widell-OR Flash - 7- (67.714) Joanne Williamson-MA Miller - 5- (74.000) Karen Barratt-TX Kira - 5- (71.400) Bobbie Raguse-IN Paige - 5- (68.400) Diane Lipman-NY Dru - 5- (66.000) Ann Chandoha-TX Mika - 4- (68.250) Linda Porter-MD Boing - 4- (64.750) Heather Bradham-IL Wizard - 3- (67.667) Sarah Halsey-CA Brew - 2- (74.000) Beth Scorzelli-LA Quinn - 1- (77.000) Maggie Riechman-WA
Mika - 6- (73.333) Linda Porter-MD Polo - 5- (69.000) Carl Widell-OR Miller - 4- (72.000) Karen Barratt-TX Dru - 4- (64.500) Ann Chandoha-TX
Wizard 6/24/07 (67.1) Sarah Halsey-CA
Zoom 5/10/08 (73.2) Jeff Ipser-OH Flash 8/22/08 (69.7) Joanne Williamson-MA
Quinn 4/10/09 (68.4) Maggie Riechman-WA Miller 5/08/09 (69.7) Karen Barratt-TX
Dru 1/16/10 (66.9 =8 legs) Ann Chandoha-TX Mika 4/30/10 (71.3) Linda Porter-MD Polo 4/28/10 (68.3) Carl Widell-OR
Kira -6- (71.8) Bobbie Raguse-IN Boing -4- (64.8) Heather Bradham-IL Paige -3- (69.7) Diane Lipman-NY Brew -2- (74.0) Beth Scorzelli-LA Rocky -2- (73.0) Lori Weinberg-IL
Wizard 3/17/07 (69.7) Sarah Halsey-CA Zoom 8/10/07 (70.7) Jeff Ipser-OH Flash 10/13/07 (66.7) Joanne Williamson-MA Miller 10/13/07 (70.3) Karen Barratt-TX Beau 10/14/07 (67.0) Joanne Williamson-MA Rocky 10/19/07 (68.7) Lori Weinberg-IL
Dru 3/14/08 (68.7) Ann Chandoha-TX Quinn 5/03/08 (66.3) Maggie Riechman-WA Hops 5/24/08 (66.3) Jan Leverenz-MI Paige 10/10/08 (70.7) Diane Lipman-NY Polo 10/24/08 (69.3) Carl Widell-OR Kira 11/15/08 (66.7) Bobbie Raguse-IN
Boing 1/02/09 (66.3) Heather Bradham-IL Rembrandt 1/10/09 (64.3) Miranda Mulders-TX Mika 4/09/09 (78.3) Linda Porter-MD Brew 11/14/09 (71.7) Beth Scorzelli-LA
Sparkee -2- (71/67) Tammy Domico-CA Elton -1- (69/ ) Heather Gahres-PA Hooligan -1- (64/ ) Sarah Halsey-CA Kip -1- (70/ ) Sandy McDonald-VA Max -1- (62/ ) Molly McNamara-CA Roger -1- (74/ ) Pat Coreris-CA Ry -1- (64/ ) Sharon Prassa-CA
Wizard 3/03/07 (62.3) Sarah Halsey-CA Quinn 5/19/07 (63.7) Maggie Riechman-WA Zoom 5/19/07 (69.7) Jeff Ipser-OH Hooligan 6/16/07 (63.3) Sarah Halsey-CA Miller 7/20/07 (68.0) Karen Barratt-TX Beau 7/21/07 (59.3) Joanne Williamson-MA Flash 7/21/07 (64.3) Joanne Williamson-MA Rocky 8/18/07 (66.0) Lori Weinberg-IL Bailey 9/29/07 (66.0) Linda Porter-MD Guinness 10/02/07 (62.0) Bob Leverenz-MI Hops 10/02/07 (62.3) Jan Leverenz-MI Mika 10/02/07 (67.7) Linda Porter-MD Paige 10/02/07 (62.0) Diane Lipman-NY Sparkee 10/20/07 (63.3) Tammy Domico-CA Dru 11/03/07 (62.7) Ann Chandoha-TX Rembrandt 11/04/07 (62.0) Miranda Mulders-TX Max 11/17/07 (60.0) Molly McNamara-CA Tag 11/23/07 (60.3) Iris Berry-CA
Brew 2/17/08 (71.3) Beth Scorzelli-LA Spunk 3/01/08 (69.7) Laurie Lo-MO Jodie 4/17/08 (69.0) Pam Harris-NV Gatsby 5/10/08 (59.3) Tony Vallone-VA Kip 5/10/08 (62.7) Sandy McDonald-VA Kira 5/16/08 (67.0) Bobbie Raguse-IN Polo 5/23/08 (74.7) Carl Widell-OR Boing 8/31/08 (61.0) Heather Bradham-IL Kailey 10/27/08 (66.0) BJ Walker-CO
Roger 1/31/09 (65.3) Pat Coreris-CA Impy 2/06/09 (59.7) Sarah Halsey-CA Streaker 5/02/09 (67.0) Terry Johnson-VA Ry 5/22/09 (59.3) Sharon Prassa-CA Zoe 5/29/09 (63.3) Jenny Scheytt-MI Cristal 6/13/09 (59.3) Christi Tadaki & Stanley Lum-HI Indy 8/22/09 (65.0) Terry Johnson-VA Bracey 9/06/09 (72.3) Sheila Franklin-MD Joli 11/14/09 (70.7) Carol Hegg-TX
Wick 1/02/10 (71.7) Dawn Kinney-CA Elton 4/16/10 (59.0) Heather Gahres-PA Piedra 4/24/10 (69.3) Sara Carver-CA Izzy 4/25/10 (57.0) Steve Lausmann-CA Zoot 4/25/10 (57.7) Sharon Prassa-CA
Buffy -2- (68/57) Dawn Kinney-CA Mary -2- (54/57) Pam Harris-NV Rush -2- (67/70) Polley Ann McClure-NY Billy -1- (61/ ) Trudy Wisner-NY Ceilidh -1- (60/ ) Jack Buhite-CA Echo -1- (78/ ) Judi Morris-MN Ellie -1- (73/ ) Tony Vallone-VA Gina -1- (67/ ) Jan Norikane-IN Jetta -1- (71/ ) Judi Morris-MN McKay -1- (56/ ) Cheri Omnus-MO McKenna -1- (62/ ) Kathleen Harold-WA Monty -1- (57/ ) Heather Gahres-PA Morgan -1- (57/ ) Debbie Alexander-LA Shug -1- (76/ ) Jill Scarborough-AR Sprite -1- (59/ ) Beth Kortze-VA
Wizard 1/27/07 (71.0) Sarah Halsey-CA Impy 3/04/07 (59.7) Sarah Halsey-CA Beau 3/10/07 (69.0) Joanne Williamson-MA Kailey 3/10/07 (61.7) BJ Walker-CO Flash 3/11/07 (69.3) Joanne Williamson-MA Tag 3/24/07 (58.7) Iris Berry-CA Quinn 4/13/07 (58.7) Maggie Riechman-WA Brinian 4/14/07 (64.3) Barbara Stone-OR Rocky 4/14/07 (63.0) Lori Weinberg-IL Jodie 4/19/07 (60.0) Pam Harris-NV Bailey 4/22/07 (69.0) Linda Porter-MD Zoom 4/22/07 (76.7) Jeff Ipser-OH Indy 5/05/07 (58.7) Terry Johnson-VA Streaker 5/06/07 (57.0) Terry Johnson-VA Wick 5/12/07 (58.0) Dawn Kinney-CA Mika 5/19/07 (65.7) Linda Porter-MD Guinness 5/25/07 (58.0) Bob Leverenz-MI Miller 5/25/07 (68.0) Karen Barratt-TX Hops 5/26/07 (62.0) Jan Leverenz-MI Hooligan 5/28/07 (60.0) Sarah Halsey-CA Paige 6/08/07 (65.3) Diane Lipman-NY Sparkee 6/23/07 (67.0) Tammy Domico-CA Buffy 6/30/07 (62.3) Dawn Kinney-CA Max 7/01/07 (64.3) Molly McNamara-CA Dru 7/13/07 (74.7) Ann Chandoha-TX Rembrandt 7/21/07 (60.3) Miranda Mulders-TX McKay 7/28/07 (60.7) Cheri Omnus-MO Echo 9/01/07 (64.3) Judi Morris-MN Jetta 9/01/07 (74.0) Judi Morris-MN McKenna 9/29/07 (58.3) Kathleen Harold-WA Brew 10/02/07 (62.7) Beth Scorzelli-LA Darby 10/02/07 (66.3) Terry Manganiello-KS Gatsby 10/02/07 (64.7) Tony Vallone-VA Kip 10/02/07 (65.3) Sandy McDonald-VA Kira 10/02/07 (65.0) Bobbie Raguse-IN Ry 10/28/07 (60.0) Sharon Prassa-CA Zoot 10/28/07 (59.0) Sharon Prassa-CA Belle 11/11/07 (63.3) Joanne Williamson-MA Polo 11/17/07 (65.7) Carl Widell-OR Roger 11/17/07 (54.3) Pat Coreris-CA Spunk 11/24/07 (71.0) Laurie Lo-MO
Darby 1/13/08 (62.3) David Williamson-TX Star 1/18/08 (63.7) Wanda Packard-OR Sprite 3/02/08 (66.0) Beth Kortze-VA Shiner 3/08/08 (57.7) Debby Pisarski-TX Joli 3/09/08 (68.7) Carol Hegg-TX Grendel 4/12/08 (66.3) Kim Krueger-CO Heart 4/12/08 (57.0) Casey Minner-VA Celia 5/17/08 (64.7) Beth Kortze-VA Sundae 5/26/08 (63.7) Cindy Nellipowitz-OR Ellie 6/07/08 (71.3) Tony Vallone-VA Cristal 6/21/08 (60.7) Christi Tadaki & Stanley Lum-HI Billy 6/22/08 (58.0) Trudy Wisner-NY Boing 7/20/08 (66.0) Heather Bradham-IL Poppet 7/20/08 (61.3) Trudy Wisner-NY Fiona 8/09/08 (57.3) Kathleen Harold and Jackye Dunn-WA Razzy 8/30/08 (65.0) K Haslaund/C Wees-MN Rizo 8/30/08 (58.0) Cindi Cerjan-IN Elton 9/21/08 (61.7) Heather Gahres-PA Colby 9/26/08 (57.0) Andrea Hobe-GA Monty 10/11/08 (59.0) Heather Gahres-PA Bracey 10/25/08 (73.7) Sheila Franklin-MD Bobby 10/27/08 (62.0) Amy Steltz-WA Piedra 10/27/08 (59.0) Sara Carver-CA Ceilidh 11/16/08 (63.0) Jack Buhite-CA Dos 11/16/08 (56.0) Robin Fortenberry-TX Morgan 11/16/08 (66.7) Debbie Alexander-LA Lexus 11/29/08 (60.7) Carol Carlsen-MI
Zoe 1/11/09 (62.1) Jenny Scheytt-MI Loki 4/16/09 (66.7) Shannon Smart-CA Mary 4/16/09 (62.3) Pam Harris-NV Vickie 5/09/09 (61.0) Beth Kortze-VA Izzy 6/20/09 (67.0) Steve Lausmann-CA Rush 8/15/09 (57.3) Polley Ann McClure-NY Zuzu 9/06/09 (56.0) Barbara Erway-KY Gina 9/19/09 (65.3) Jan Norikane-IN Blade 10/02/09 (60.7) Lori Weinberg-IL Glayva 10/17/09 (56.7) Neil Bryden-NJ Shug 11/14/09 (68.7) Jill Scarborough-AR
Charlie 3/21/10 (67.3) Wanda Packard-OR
Diesel -2- (50/60) Casey Minner-VA Jack -2- (79/75) Jill Scarborough-AR Jack -2- (60/58) Trudy Wisner-NY Kizzy -2- (55/53) Miranda Mulders-TX Logan -2- (58/59) Dianna Anderson-MN Patch -2- (53/66) Claire Cifarelli-NY Rune -2- (61/65) Nancy Reich-NY Sawyer -2- (64/51) Jenny Scheytt Shadow -2- (54/62) Wade Pelton-TX Taxi -2- (63/57) Terry Manganiello-KS Traveler -2- (53/57) Suzanne Easley-CA Brisk -1- (57/ ) Leslie Dawson-North, Canada Brogan -1- (54/ ) Donna Claude, Canada Cole -1- (70/ ) Kelly Canham-Tonkin-ONT Cricket -1- (63/ ) Stacy Collings-SD Dash -1- (64/ ) Leslie Dawson-North, Canada Fiona -1- (51/ ) Harold and Dunn-WA Freddy -1- (55/ ) Susan Daniel-TX Gusto -1- (60/ ) Tracy Hill-MD Haley -1- (53/ ) Carol Carlsen-MI Heather -1- (71/ ) Leslie Dawson-North, Canada Hopscotch -1- (52/ ) E. Titus-WA Lacey -1- (59/ ) Carol Carlsen-MI Maggie -1- (52/ ) Debbie Alexander Maggie -1- (71/ ) Jenny Scheytt-MI Marty -1- (57/ ) Sandy Weiss-PA Moxie -1- (76/ ) Leslie Dawson-North, Canada Shayne -1- (64/ ) Carol Carlsen-MI Shebang -1- (53/ ) Sandy McDonald-VA Spice -1- (63/ ) Patti Bott-CA Sprint -1- (63/ ) Leslie Dawson-North, Canada
Caper -7- (72.1) Jack Buhite-CA Rooter -7- (71.9) Penney Morse-WA Bella -4- (60.5) Barb Erway-KY Brinian -3- (77.0) Barbara Stone-OR Chipper -3- (63.3) Pat Coreris-CA Hooligan -3- (61.0) Sarah Halsey-CA Keogh -3- (57.7) Betty Winfield-WA Bridie -3- (57.3) Maggie Riechman-WA Checkers -1- (71.0) Maryann Szalka-IN Jura -1- (69.0) Neil Bryden-NJ Wally -1- (65.0) Sonja Moore-VT Cowboy -1- (58.0) Maryann Szalka-IN
Carly -3- (58.0) Kirsten Andreassend-CA Allye -3- (56.3) Karen Reed-TX Rooter -2- (68.5) Penney Morse-WA Checkers -2- (63.0) Maryann Szalka-IN Caper -1- (69.0) Jack Buhite-CA Jack -1- (68.0) Jill Scarborough-AR Scout -1- (66.0) Nancy Layton-CA Star -1- (64.0) Jana Dozet-NV Bella -1- (60.0) Barb Erway-KY Leia -1- (60.0) Donna Claude-Sask Maggie -1- (53.0) Debbie Alexander-LA Lacey -1- (50.0) Carol Carlsen-MI
Rembrandt -11- (68.9) Miranda Mulders-TX Heart -3- (66.7) Casey Minner-VA Kailey -2- (68.5) BJ Walker-CO Clyde -2- (62.0) Christi Tadaki-HI Scout -2- (55.0) Nancy Layton-CA Maggie -2- (52.5) Debbie Alexander-LA Boing -1- (60.0) Heather Bradham-IL Tag -1- (57.0) Iris Berry-CA
Rembrandt -1- (77.0) Miranda Mulders-TX
Rembrandt -3- (74.7) Miranda Mulders-TX
Rooter 8/23/08 (68.0) Penney Morse-WA
Rembrandt 10/10/09 (67.3) Miranda Mulders-TX
Caper -2- (70/69) Jack Buhite-CA
Caper 5/06/07 (74.7) Jack Buhite-CA Rooter 8/26/07 (69.3) Penney Morse-WA
Rembrandt 7/17/09 (66.7) Miranda Mulders-TX
Bella -2- (68/60) Barb Erway-KY
Caper 3/11/07 (74.7) Jack Buhite-CA Hooligan 4/19/07 (61.0) Sarah Halsey-CA Rooter 6/30/07 (76.0) Penney Morse-WA Chipper 9/16/07 (63.3) Pat Coreris-CA Bella 9/22/07 (58.0) Barb Erway-KY Brinian 9/22/07 (77.0) Barbara Stone-OR Keogh 9/29/07 (57.7) Betty Winfield-WA Bridie 11/11/07 (57.3) Maggie Riechman-WA
Checkers 5/11/08 (65.7) Maryann Szalka-IN Carly 10/27/08 (58.0) Kirsten Andreassend-CA Allye 12/13/08 (56.3) Karen Reed-TX
Heart 4/11/09 (66.7) Casey Minner-VA Maggie 5/24/09 (52.7) Debbie Alexander-LA Scout 6/14/09 (58.7) Nancy Layton-CA Rembrandt 7/11/09 (69.7) Miranda Mulders-TX
Clyde -2- (59/65) Christi Tadaki-HI Jodie -2- (72/68) Pam Harris-NV Kailey -2- (67/70) BJ Walker-CO Stix -2- (66/67) Patti Bott-CA Boing -1- (60/ ) Heather Bradham-IL Cowboy -1- (58/ ) Maryann Szalka-IN Jack -1- (68/ ) Jill Scarborough-AR Jura -1- (69/ ) Neil Bryden-NJ Lacey -1- (50/ ) Carol Carlsen-MI Leia -1- (60/ ) Donna Claude-Sask Star -1- (64/ ) Jana Dozet-NV Tag -1- (57/ ) Iris Berry-CA Wally -1- (65/ ) Sonja Moore-VT
| Regular Titling Classes | Preferred Titling Classes | Minimum Qs and Points | Scores Obtained From | Lower Level Title Required |
| NF - Novice FAST | NFP - Novice FAST P |
|
Novice FAST Classes | None |
| OF - Open FAST | OFP - Open FAST P |
|
Open FAST Classes | Novice FAST |
| XF - Excellent FAST | XFP - Excellent FAST P |
|
Excellent FAST "A" Classes | Open FAST |
| MXF - Master Excellent FAST | MFP - Master Excellent FAST P |
|
Excellent FAST "B" Classes | Excellent FAST "A" |
| FTC1 - FAST Century 1 | FTCP1 - FAST Century P1 |
|
Excellent FAST "B" Classes | Excellent FAST "B" |
20 July 2009
AKC FAST Agility Class – New Advanced Title: Triple Q Excellent (TQX)
AKC Regulations for Agility Trials, Chapter 9
Triple Q Excellent = TQX
Requires the XF title. In order to acquire the Triple Q Excellent Title, a dog must receive 10 triple qualifying scores obtained from the Excellent B Standard Agility Class, the Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves Agility Class and the Excellent B FAST Agility Class on the same day.
Triple Q Excellent Preferred = TQXP
Requires the XFP title. In order to acquire the Triple Q Excellent Preferred Title, a dog must receive 10 triple qualifying scores from the Excellent B Standard Preferred Agility Class, the Excellent B Jumpers With Weaves Preferred Agility Class and the Excellent B FAST Preferred Agility Class on the same day.
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 4:15 pm
Subject: TQX question
"Triple Qs will be retroactive back to 1/01/07.
They will not become effective until 1/01/10."
Andy Hartman
Director of Agility
American Kennel Club
aah@akc.org
919-816-3502
Beginning January 1, 2007, competitors in AKC
agility will have an opportunity to earn titles in a new game,
FAST (Fifteen And Send Time).
According to the published description "this agility titling
class is meant to be an additional test of strategy skill, accuracy,
speed,strategy, and timing and distance handling, to demonstrate
a dog's athletic ability and willingness to work with its handler
in a fast-paced atmosphere over a variety of agility obstacles."
In addition to the familiar Novice (NF), Open (OF), Excellent
(XF) and Masters (MXF) titles, an additional championship level
title will be offered, FAST Century 1 (FTC1). To complete a FTC1,
a dog must earn the MXF title plus 100 Excellent B FAST class
qualifying scores of 60 points or more.
Dogs may also earn a FTC2 or higher designations by qualifying in 200 or more classes with the required 60 points.
Course Description and Rules
FAST courses contain fifteen pointed obstacles worth a total of 60 points. Six of the obstacles must be single jumps valued at one point each. The point values for the rest of the obstacles will vary from 2 to 10 and are determined by the judge. Also required are a minimum of two and a maximum of three contact obstacles and a set of weave poles (6 in Novice; 9-12 in Open and Excellent). Single jumps may be placed on the course which are not pointed to aid flow. Obstacles that are naturally bidirectional (such as weave poles, the A-frame, dog walk, open tunnels and single jumps) may be taken in either direction for points unless otherwise directed by the judge. One bidirectional obstacle on the course may have dual point values but a handler must not attempt to collect these points in a back-to-back fashion. In Open and Excellent, 2-3 obstacles can be designated as a combination. All of the obstacles in the combination must be completed to earn the points. The Send Bonus sequence is made up of 2-3 obstacles which MUST be completed with the handler behind the send line in order to qualify. A table may be used as the last obstacle of the send. The dog is required to put all four paws on the table but does not have to assume a sit or down position. Obstacles making up the Send Bonus may not be used PRIOR to attempting the send. Course faults such as refusals, wrong courses, and missed contacts will be called after completion of the first obstacle of the Send sequence and will cause the team to fail the send. The handler restriction distance in the sequence depends on the level. For Novice, it is 5-10'; for Open, 10-15'; for Excellent, 15-20'. On most courses, the Send Bonus sequence will not be near the start line. Successfully completing the Send Bonus is worth 20 points. Therefore, a maximum of 80 points can be earned on course.
The number of points which must be accumulated
in order to qualify differs according to level:
Novice = 50 points
Open = 55 points
Excellent = 60 points
Standard course times are the same for all levels.
Regular SCTs are:
8" = 38 sec
12/16" = 35 sec
20/24/26" = 32 sec
Preferred SCTs are:
4" = 41 sec
8/12" = 38 sec
6/20" = 35 sec
Time begins when the dog crosses the start line. A buzzer or whistle will be sounded at SCT and the team must proceed to the designated finish obstacle to stop the clock. For every full second over SCT, a 1 point penalty will be deducted from the total accumulated by the team. With the exception of the Send Bonus sequence, course faults such as refusals are not counted. Faulted contact obstacles can be reattempted for points but only AFTER another obstacle has been done. If a handler allows his or her dog to repeat a faulted contact immediately, to repeat a contact or a set of weave poles already successfully attempted, to earn points from a dual pointed obstacle back-to-back , or to do a portion of the Send Bonus sequence before attempting the send, the judge will blow a whistle twice and the team must immediately proceed to the finish obstacle. If the team has already completed the send and has accumulated enough points before being whistled off the course, they can still qualify. Placements are determined first by the highest number of points and then by time.
Strategy
In planning course strategy, it would be very useful for you to know approximately how fast your dog is over the contact obstacles, in the weave poles, and when running and jumping. Knowing your dog's speed will allow you to make the best choices for point accumulation for your partner. In addition, you will need to decide if your goal is to get the maximum number of points possible or simply enough to qualify. The send sequence successfully completed will give you 20 points + the number of points the obstacles in the send are worth (these values will be indicated on the course map). Subtracting this value from the total points required to qualify will tell you how many points you need toearn by completing other obstacles on the course. The six winged jumps on the course are each worth one point. It is not necessary to take each individual jump to earn all 6 points; taking three of them twice or two of them three times will also earn you the six points. This is an important distinction to keep in mind as you may be able to reduce the amount of ground your dog needs to cover depending on the course design.
Unlike traditional Gamblers where course time is clearly divided into a point accumulation period and the gamble attempt, the handler in FAST has the option to do the send whenever he or she chooses. If the Send Bonus sequence is distant from the finish obstacle and the handler waits to attempt the send last, points may be lost for exceeding SCT since time does not stop until the dog crosses the finish jump. In addition, remember that the send MUST be completed before the buzzer sounds in order to qualify. It may be prudent to ask the judge during the briefing when the send is considered completed just to be sure. On most FAST courses, therefore, the best strategy is probably to proceed first to the Send Bonus sequence accumulating as many points as possible on the way and then continue back toward the finish jump earning points, until the SCT buzzer is heard or you have 80 points! The exception to this strategy is when the finish jump is in line with the send. Remember that your run is over when your dog crosses the finish jump so don't let that happen unintentionally. For this type of FAST course, you should probably plan to do the send last.
Good luck and have fun with this new game!
Diehard Trophy
Denia Award
High in JWW Trophy in Honor of Mirage
Preferred Trophy
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