2024 NADD REGIONAL INVITE CRITERIA

Canada Prairie -  8/30-8/31 Winnipeg

  

To get an invite to 2024 Regionals:

 

• Place in the top 3 of any division (open and lap)  in any discipline (Distance, Air Retrieve and/or Hydrodash) at a 2024 Qualifier event. (Invites roll down)  They do not determine the division you compete in at Regionals
•  Top 3 veterans in each open division also earn an invite 
•  Place in the top 3 at a 2023 Regionals 
• Earn an advanced or excellent title during the 2024 season

 

 

 

Division placement for the 2024 Regionals will be determined by: The dog’s season average on the closing date of the Regionals they attend (the Tuesday prior to the start date of a Regionals at 11:59 CST).

 

 

 

Season average  =

in Distance (average of 15 best jumps),

in Air Retrieve - (average of 5 best AR scores),

in HydroDash - (average of 5 best HD scores)

 

In order to accept an invitation you must also have completed the minimum required splashes.

 

The minimum required splashes for the 2024 season are:

 

• Distance 15 splashes
• AR 5 splashes
• HD 5 splashes

Once an invite is earned you can go to any regional and attend multiple regionals but a dog can only place 1st-3rd in a discipline (AR/HD/Distance) at one regional. If you place at another regional that placement and invite will roll down.

Registering for Regionals

• Registration for each regional will open 10 weeks prior to the first date of the event. Registration will close the Tuesday prior to the start date of a Regionals at 11:59 CST
• A dog must take all distance splashes on the same day but can sign up for the other disciplines on different days (or the same day) if spots are available.

        ○ Example - Distance splashes on Friday, AR on Saturday and HD on Sunday.

 

 

Placements: 1st - 3rd

 

• Distance

  • Dogs are ranked according to their longer score of the 2 splashes. If there is a tie the following protocol will be used:

    2nd Longest splash score

    Higher Recent Average.

    Higher Season Average.

• Air Retrieve

  • Dogs are ranked according to their highest grab from their splash. (dogs must have at least 1 successful grab to place)

    If there is a tie, the following protocol will be used:

    Least number of overall misses.

    Higher first miss.

    Higher Recent Average.

    Higher Season Average.

• Hydro Dash

  • Dogs are ranked according to their best (fastest) score from their splash, which is defined as the lowest non-zero score. If there is a tie, the following protocol will be used:

    Next fastest score on the 2nd run of the Splash.

    Fastest Recent Average.

    Fastest Season Average.

  

 

Scoring information can be found here.