August 7th & 8th
Piedmont Park
Atlanta, GA
We're Back!!!
This competition will be our first since the Covid lockdown. And we got something special to celebrate our return! This year we will be holding two world qualifying events.
Saturday, we will have the Ashley Whippet Invitational (AWI). AWI is the oldest championship competition in the sport of Disc Dog. Only the three top teams will receive invites to the AWI World Championship in Naperville, IL from our competition.
Then, on Sunday, The Greater Atlanta Dog and Disc Club will be hosting a Skyhoundz Classic. Skyhoundz is local to Atlanta and holds their World Championships in Chattanooga, TN. Only the top three teams from our competition will qualify for the World Championships.
So, what’s all this mean if you’re just a spectator? Well, if you’ve been to our competitions in the past, we would hold our Freestyle event on Saturday and our Toss & Fetch contest on Sunday, then crown the top five teams with World Final invites. This year, each day is a different competition including both, Toss & Fetch and Freestyle competitions. As a spectator, things will look mostly like they always have – only we’re crunching two days of competition into one.
Saturday August 7th
Schedule
8:30 AM – Registration and Check-In
9:30 AM – Competitor Field Meeting
10:00 AM – Start Competition
Run Order
Round 1 Toss & Catch
Round 1 Freestyle
Round 2 Toss & Catch*
Round 2 Freestyle
Awards
* Note: If you signed up for Toss & Catch and Freestyle divisions with a dog, your T&C round could be counted in Freestyle. With the August heat — out of safety for our dogs — we may limit the total runs for each dog to 4 total. A decision will be made on the morning of our competition and announced at the players’ meeting.
Toss & Catch
Toss & Catch will have three divisions: Junior (under 13), Recreational, and Open. Enter the Open Toss & Catch if you’re wanting to earn and invite to the World Championships.
Competition format: 60 seconds, all catches scored, no sideline out-of-bounds.
Freestyle
There are two Divisions of Freestyle: Recreational and Open. Play in Open if you’re wanting to qualify for the World Championships.
Freestyle rounds are 120 seconds. Maximum 9 discs allowed.
AWI Rules
We will be following the Ashley Whippet World Series Invitational rules. The rules can be found here:
Sunday August 8th
Schedule
8:30 AM – Registration and Check-In
9:30 AM – Competitor Field Meeting
10:00 AM Start Competition
Running Order
Round 1 Open (Freestyle)
Round 1 Junior/Novice
Round 1 Sport/Open 2 (DA round)*
Round 2 Junior/Novice
Round 3 Open (Freestyle)
Round 2 Sport*
Pairs
* Note: If you signed up for Open and Sport divisions with a dog, your Sport DA round could be counted in Open. With the August heat — out of safety for our dogs — we may limit the total runs for each dog to 4 total (2 FS rounds & 2 DA rounds). A decision will be made on the morning of our competition and announced during the players’ meeting.
Sport (Toss & Catch)
There will be three divisions: Junior (under 13), Sport, and Micro Dog. Enter the Sport Division if you’re wanting to earn and invite to the World Championships.
Competition format is 60 seconds, all catches scored.
Open (Freestyle)
There will be three divisions of Freestyle: The Open division, Pairs and Micro Dog Division. All 3 divisions are qualifiers for the World Championships.
Competition format is 90 seconds for the Freestyle competition and 60 seconds for the Distance/Accuracy round. Maximum 5 discs allowed.
Skyhoundz Rules
We will be following the Skyhoundz rules of competition. Those rules can be found here:
Location and Parking
Parking is located adjacent to the field. Enter the Park Tavern Restaurant, located at 500 10th St NE, Atlanta, GA and follow the parking area back to where you can see the field on your left. Parking was $20 last year. There will be some parking available on the street for free, but space is extremely limited. Secondary parking available at Grady High School and Atlanta Botanical Garden. We’re supposed to have a golf cart supplied and will help transport.
Tenting, Crating, and Dogs in the Park
- No pop-up tents at this event. A competitor-only covered crating area is provided next to the field for crating.
- Dogs are allowed in playing area only. You can walk to/from competition field with dog, but don’t go into the festival area with dog.
- Bandana given at check-in must be worn by dogs when not on competition field by request of the Atlanta Police Department.