Class Title

Class Objectives

Proficiency Exam

Pre-Agility

Cover basic manners to participate in agility (e.g. recall, start line stay, rear-end targeting); brief introduction to jumps, non-curved tunnels, teeter-bang game (i.e. last few weeks of class)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Reliable recall
• Start Line Lead-out (1 obstacle)
• Rear-end target (e.g. stopped contact basics off of equipment)

Beginning Agility

Continue reinforcing basics, introduction to lowered contact equipment, curved tunnels, channel weaves, small sequences (i.e. 3-6 obstacles)

First 5 minute warm-up

Intermediate I

Front-crosses, begin closing open channel weaves (i.e. guides on and off), begin connecting rear-target behavior with contact equipment, small sequences (i.e. 3 – 6 obstacles)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Execute front cross
• Channel weaves progressing (i.e. beginning to close)
• Successful complete small sequence (i.e. 3 obstacles)

Intermediate II

Rear-crosses, keep closing open channel weaves, work weaves entries, continue building rear-target behavior with contact equipment, medium sequences (i.e. 6 – 9 obstacles)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Execute front and rear-crosses
• Weaves mostly closed with guides or weaves semi-closed with mostly no guides
• Successfully complete medium sequence (i.e. 6 obstacles)

Intermediate III

Blind-Crosses, keep closing open channel weaves, work weave entries, rear-target behavior with contact equipment, medium sequences (i.e. 6 – 9 obstacles)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Execute front, rear, blind-cross
• Weaves mostly closed, mostly uncaged
• Successful sequencing of 6 obstacles

Pre-Competition

First 5 minute warm-up

• Elements of novice course and open courses

• Contacts (i.e. rear-target behavior)
• Sequence 9-12 obstacles
• Weaves mostly closed, mostly uncaged (i.e. no middle guides)

(Successful completion of a novice jumpers course without weaves?)

Competition I (Novice/Open Level)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Elements of novice and open courses

Successful completion of a novice std. course:

• Jumps
• Contacts
• 6-Weaves (no guides)
• General knowledge of all crosses

Competition II
(Excellent/Masters)

First 5 minute warm-up

• Elements of excellent/masters courses

Successful completion of an open std. course:

• Jumps
• Contacts
• 12-Weaves (Closed, no Guides)
• Knowledge of crosses