The NAFA Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame and Regional Most Valuable Player Awards are for dogs to be recognized both nationally and regionally. The Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame is the most prestigious flyball award any flyball dog can be awarded. You can read about this year’s slate of candidates for both Hall of Fame and Regional MVP on the NAFA website.
Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame
The NAFA Hall of Fame was renamed to the Clyde Moore Memorial Hall of Fame in memory of Clyde Moore, who served as NAFA’s Executive Director and passed away of a heart attack in March 1998.
Each year, NAFA may induct up to 2 dogs into the Hall of Fame. NAFA members are asked to nominate candidates that they consider deserving of this award, using the following criteria:
- Longevity - A dog must have played flyball for a minimum of four years.
- Notoriety - How well known is this dog. Nominees should be easily recognizable within their own racing area
- Team value - What is the worth of this dog to its team, i.e. untiring start dog, height dog, most consistent dog, fast anchor dog.
This award is given to the dog deemed most valuable in their specific region. Only one candidate in each region is given this award per year. There are criteria for nominating a dog that must be followed and this information is available on the NAFA website by following the link above.
Flyball Awards
More than titles, these awards recognize dogs that excel in the sport. They may not be the fastest but they are well known in the flyball community and region. I applaud NAFA for the establishment of these awards, which is something I feel is lacking in U-FLI.
Larry
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How does this work exactly? I’ve glanced over the nominees for my region - now what? Can you explain the process as to “who” gets to vote. Are only certain folks in a club allowed? Or all members within each club? Is it even a club vote? I know which dog would get my vote for MVP in my region if I get one and would like to cast it. How about the other awards? I have never been asked although I’ve been involved in flyball for at least 5 years.I’m not mad, I’d just like this dog to get the recogition it deserves and give it my vote. I’d appreciate some direction here if anyone has some knowlege on this. Can anyone speak to the process?
Thanks
Unfortunately, the club owner gets all of the delegate votes for the club and can divvy them out to other club members or not. Here is a section from the NAFA Rulebook about how delegate votes are accumulated…
ARTICLE VII, Section 2. Delegates
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