Several of us from Flipsi are leaving tomorrow for a weekend of frisbee fun in the Czech Republic. On Saturday we'll be attending a full day seminar with Bryan Lamky from the United States. We met Bryan last year at the European Championship, where he was the canine judge for the Open freestyle category. (For the uninitiated, there are four judges for freestyle events under the USDDN system: one each for player, canine, team, and execution.) Looking forward to seeing him again. The seminar will be in Olomouc, then on Sunday we move to a little town called Tovačov, about 25 km south of Olomouc, for the competition. Amadea and Bora will be competing in superminidistance and in the Starters category in freestyle (and dad Aleš will also try his hand at superminidistance), Manca and Bode in superminidistance, and Tomaž and Casper in superminidistance and Open freestyle.
As for me, I'm entered in superminidistance and Open freestyle with Lyra and with Bamm Bamm (who is the dog doing the flip in the previous post). I'm not sure yet whether I'll compete with Bamm Bamm; we stopped training a week ago because I was concerned about his mouth: when he catches discs, he starts to get a big blister in one corner, which can swell, crack, and bleed, and I want that to heal completely before we start training again regularly. It's much better now, so we'll almost certainly do minidistance, and maybe an improvised freestyle routine. And I may be the team judge for Young Dogs, but it's hard to combine judging and competing because the minidistance rounds will be interlarded with the freestyle rounds. It will be good experience if I can manage it. I went to a judging seminar last fall with Melissa Heeter, International Judging Director at USDDN, and passed exams for minidistance and freestyle (Level II) judging, but this would be my first time judging freestyle at a competition.
Really forward to reconnecting with our Czech friends, whom we haven't seen since the EC last September. Look for a full report on the event next week some time, after we get back, and in the meantime wish us luck!
As for me, I'm entered in superminidistance and Open freestyle with Lyra and with Bamm Bamm (who is the dog doing the flip in the previous post). I'm not sure yet whether I'll compete with Bamm Bamm; we stopped training a week ago because I was concerned about his mouth: when he catches discs, he starts to get a big blister in one corner, which can swell, crack, and bleed, and I want that to heal completely before we start training again regularly. It's much better now, so we'll almost certainly do minidistance, and maybe an improvised freestyle routine. And I may be the team judge for Young Dogs, but it's hard to combine judging and competing because the minidistance rounds will be interlarded with the freestyle rounds. It will be good experience if I can manage it. I went to a judging seminar last fall with Melissa Heeter, International Judging Director at USDDN, and passed exams for minidistance and freestyle (Level II) judging, but this would be my first time judging freestyle at a competition.
Really forward to reconnecting with our Czech friends, whom we haven't seen since the EC last September. Look for a full report on the event next week some time, after we get back, and in the meantime wish us luck!
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GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN!!!
OdgovoriIzbrišiGoooooooooood luck!
OdgovoriIzbrišiAnd just enjoy! :)