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The softball teams haven't been letting me know what up. So nothing softball to write about today.
I guess now that I have found a new sport I should change the photo on my profile? Problem is I can't find something that will cover both dog jumping and softball. Had a relaxing weekend, didn't do anything but kick back. I am still planning on heading to Reno 10-11-12 for the Dock Jumping Challenge with Andy. They have been going slowly with his training, letting him dictate what he wants to do. Next year will take training seriously to see just what Andy can do. Thinking of getting another Lab as a training partner for him. Give him some competition during practices. People say dog;s don't know or understand things, but rest assured Andy knows what he is doing. I watch him during competition and he wants to beat all the others. He loves to show off on the dock. He is "Show Time." Guess that's all for now, will let all know how the Reno Jump goes. Have a great day all,,,
Watching the Purina incredible dog challenge on ESPN today and was wondering how they were saying those dogs were jumping so far? I did some checking and found out that Purina measures where the front paws hit the water while the Splash Dogs and Dock Dogs groups measures electronicly from where the base of the tail enters the water. That can be as much as 4 feet for some dogs? So, Prince Andy's jump of 15' 4" would have been 18-20 feet if measured Purina's way. Also found out that there are at least 3 groups that do dog diving, "Splash Dogs" here in the west, "Dock Dogs" in the eastern part of the county and Purina puts on it's own show for avertising in selected sites. Each has it's own rules. Vallejo--The Sonoma County Fair Splash Dog Challenge was a success for local flying puppy "Prince Andy". On Friday Andy qualified for the "Open" Division by finishing 2nd in the Junior class with a jump of 14' 7". On Saturday, 6 month old, Andy jumped 15' 3" to qualify for the "Open" Division Finals on Sunday against the best adult dogs in Northern California. Only the top 20 dogs qualify for the "Open Finals". Picture #2 Closing in on the "Wubba" Picture #3 catching up to the "Wabba" Andy the Flying Puppy
By Joe Cox 565-1808
I have found a new sport to enjoy. It is called Dock Jumping and features ordinary dogs doing spectacular jumps into water. Thousands of dogs across the country participate in big-air dock jumping. The concept of dock jumping is simple: Dogs jump as far as they can into a body of water. Specifically, the dogs sprint down a 40-foot dock which stands two feet above the water's edge. Their handlers toss a toy into the air for incentive. Then they leap out over the water in hopes of reaching the toy — and a record distance. Officials then use a specialized camera to create a digital image and measurement of the jump, calculating the distance from the end of the dock to the closest point where dog hits water, minus the tail. Average distances in competition range from 6 to 18 feet, while dogs jumping over 20 feet are considered to be at a professional level. There are no age groups in the sport, dogs are placed based on how far they jump.
My grandaughter and her husband have a 6 month old Lab that they are training for this. Last weekend, June 6-7-8, they entered Prince Andy in the "Wags of Wishes" competition in San Diego where he was outstanding. On Friday, Andy jumped 12' 10" on his first competitive jump, bypassing the "Splash Class". Andy was one of only two puppies entered in the event. Dogs compete not by age but by how far they jump. On Saturday, jumping in the senior class, he jumped an eyepopping 15' 4". On the final on Sunday, Andy was placed in the Junior Class where he won his "Wave" and the Blue Ribbon with a jump of 14' 11".
Andy also qualified for the Splash Dogs World Championships in Scottsdale, AZ on November 1 - 4. Next weekend we will be going to Vallejo for the Sonoma County Fair Dock Jumping Challenge.
Andy's first weekend of "Dock Jumping" was a great success and so much fun!! He was entered in 3 waves, one on Friday, Saturday, Sunday..
Andy the Flying Puppy
By Joe Cox 565-1808
I have found a new sport to enjoy. It is called Dock Jumping and features ordinary dogs doing spectacular jumps into water. Thousands of dogs across the country participate in big-air dock jumping. The concept of dock jumping is simple: Dogs jump as far as they can into a body of water. Specifically, the dogs sprint down a 40-foot dock which stands two feet above the water's edge. Their handlers toss a toy into the air for incentive. Then they leap out over the water in hopes of reaching the toy — and a record distance. Officials then use a specialized camera to create a digital image and measurement of the jump, calculating the distance from the end of the dock to the closest point where dog hits water, minus the tail. Average distances in competition range from 6 to 18 feet, while dogs jumping over 20 feet are considered to be at a professional level. There are no age groups in the sport, dogs are placed based on how far they jump.
My grandaughter and her husband have a 6 month old Lab that they are training for this. Last weekend, June 6-7-8, they entered Prince Andy in the "Wags of Wishes" competition in San Diego where he was outstanding. On Friday, Andy jumped 12' 10" on his first competitive jump, bypassing the "Splash Class". Andy was one of only two puppies entered in the event. Dogs compete not by age but by how far they jump. On Saturday, jumping in the senior class, he jumped an eyepopping 15' 4". On the final on Sunday, Andy was placed in the Junior Class where he won his "Wave" and the Blue Ribbon with a jump of 14' 11".
Andy also qualified for the Splash Dogs World Championships in Scottsdale, AZ on November 1 - 4. Next weekend we will be going to Vallejo for the Sonoma County Fair Dock Jumping Challenge.
Andy's first weekend of "Dock Jumping" was a great success and so much fun!! He was entered in 3 waves, one on Friday, Saturday, Sunday..
ONLY THE BEST QUALIFY
The ASA youth program, also known as the Junior Olympic program, annually registers over 83,000 youth girls' fast pitch softball teams comprising over 1.3 million girls and 300,000 coaches who try to qualify for ASA Nationals each year in 2 divisions of 10under, 12under, 14under, 16under and 18under. Bakersfield has 3 teams that have qualified to play in one of the ASA Nationals! We are indeed a hot bed for youth girls fastpitch softball. It is no wonder that so many of our fine young ladies recieve scholorships to play softball every year.
As a former adult men's & adult women's, youth baseball, rec league softball, high school and ASA softball coach, I have seen a lot of tournaments, even so-called world tournaments, but it wasn't until I went to the ASA Nationals that I realized a team had distinguished it's self by earning a spot among the best. It was exciting to compete against some of the legendary teams in the sport and realize that they had also earned the right to be there. There is nothing like an ASA National. It's a tournament that will mean something to these fine young ladies and it creates memories that will stay with them for a lifetime.
Bakersfield teams qualifying for ASA Nationals:
B ASA Blast 10u, Coach Linda Lamb 3rd Place
B ASA Blast 12u, Coach Bill Senecal 1st Place
B ASA Blast 14u, Coach Bob Best 4th Place
Qualifying for the California State Games:
D elano Tuff-N-Nuff 12u, Coach Alex Densing 1st place
G reenfield All Stars 10U, Coach Evonne Perez 3rd place
Also doing well at the CCASA Championships and qualifying for the PCR 14 Championships were:
G reenfield All Stars 14u 6th Place
D elano OutKast 14u 6th Place
R idgecrest Rage 10u 5th Place
List of Kern County Teams that have qualified for ASA post season play:
"A" division:
Bakersfield Babes 14u
Bakersfield Havoc 14u
Bakersfield Babes 16u
Bakersfield Mustangs 16u
Bakersfield Missfittz 16u
"B" Division:
BASA Blast 10u
BASA Blast 12u
BASA Blast 14u
Delano Outkast 12u
"C" Division:
Delano Tuff-N-Nuff 12u
Greenfield All Stars 10U
Greenfield All Stars 14u
Ridgecrest Rage 10u
About ASA / USA Softball
The Amateur Softball Association, founded in 1933, is the National Governing Body of softball in the United States and a member of the United States Olympic Committee. The ASA has become one of the nation’s largest sports organizations and now sanctions competition in every state through a network of 87 local associations. The ASA has grown from a few hundred teams in the early days to over 230,000 teams today, representing a membership of more than three million. For more information on the ASA, visit www.asasoftball.com USA Softball is the brand created, operated and owned by the ASA that links the USA Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys’ and Junior Girls’ National Team programs together. USA Softball is responsible for training, equipping and promoting these four National Teams to compete in international and domestic competitions. The USA Softball Women’s National Team is one of the only two women’s sports involved in the Olympic movement to capture three consecutive gold medals at the Olympic Games since 1996. The U.S. women have also won seven World Championship titles including the last five consecutive. For more information about USA Softball, please visit www.usasoftball.com |
