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2005 Qualifying Criteria

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Target events

Archery
16 invitations will be extended as follows:

  • The top four competitors from the 2004 Great Outdoor Games

  • The top four competitors from each of the following three Archery Eliminator events:
    • NFAA World Archery Fest, Las Vegas, Nev., Feb 24-26, 2005
    • NFAA Indoor Event, Louisville, Ky., March 17-19, 2005
    • WAF Archery Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 14-16, 2005

  • If the top four competitors from each of the above events do not include a female competitor, the highest-ranking female at the respective event(s) will earn an invitation. If the top four does include a female competitor, the remaining invitation(s) will be left to the discretion of the sport organizer.

    Shotgun
    16 invitations will be extended as follows:

  • The top four competitors from the 2005 Great Outdoor Games will be invited.

  • Up to eight competitors will be selected based on the overall results of the GOG shotgun discipline at the following events:
    • Angleport Open, Elm Fork Shooting Park, Dallas, Texas, March 18-20, 2005
    • ESPN Outdoors Target Sports Event, Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 15-17, 2005
    • FITASC Grand Prix, Hopkins Game Farm, Kennedyville, Md., April 30-May 1, 2005

  • The remaining competitors will be selected at the discretion of the Sport Organizer.

    Rifle
    16 invitations will be extended as follows:

  • The top four competitors from the 2005 Great Outdoor Games will be invited.

  • Up to eight competitors will be selected from the overall rankings of the GOG rifle discipline at the following events:
    • ESPN Outdoors Target Sports Event, Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club, Pittsburgh, Pa., April 15-17, 2005
    • Bianchi Cup, Columbia, Mo., May 26-27, 2005
    • Sportsman's Team Challenge, National Shooting Complex, San Antonio, Texas, June 17-19, 2005

  • The remaining competitors will be selected at the discretion of the Sport Organizer.

    Timber events

    The top three winners from each of last year's timber events will receive automatic invitations, with the exception of the Team Relay.

    Timber athletes are ranked by the Lumberjack Sports World Ranking Association. Rankings are determined by the average of points assigned by regional committee representatives for final placement(s) in major timber competitions. Those competitors holding the highest rankings in each discipline are invited to fill the field in the Men's Endurance, Women's Endurance, Hot Saw, Speed Climb, Men's Log Rolling, Women's Log Rolling, Men's Boom Run, and Women's Boom Run events.

    World Team Relay competitors are chosen by the Team Captain for each of the four regions — USA East, USA West, Canada and International. Team Captains are chosen based on the LSWRA Men's Endurance Rankings.

    SuperJack octathlon competitors will be invited based on the first- to fourth-ranked competitors from the 2004 IRONJACK World Ranking and the top four ranked competitors from the 2005 Great Lakes IRONJACK Championships, to be held May 27-29, 2005 in Frankenmuth, Mich. Should any of the top four from the Frankenmuth event have already qualified, the invitation would go to the next highest ranked competitor at the Frankenmuth event.

    Sporting Dog events

    Agility
    16 Large dog/handler teams and 8 Small dog/handler teams are invited as follows:

  • The Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medalists from the Agility Standard final and the Gold Medalist from Large SuperWeave receive automatic invitations.

  • Sport organizers evaluate combinations of qualifications in making their selections for the remaining invitations and do so on a case-by-case basis. Primary considerations:

    • Competitor's sportsmanship and dog's temperament.
    • USDAAŽ ADCH title. Demonstrates versatility in dog's skills and handler's strategizing ability, diligence and established commitment in a challenging titling program, performance of USDAA-spec equipment.
    • USDAAŽ MAD title with major USDAA tournament placements. Demonstrates the ability to defeat a substantial number of dogs in the 16" or 26" class, which in turn demonstrates the ability to handle pressure. Dogs are well road-tested in this environment of large spectator crowds and long queues of dogs waiting to enter the ring. Dogs and handlers frequently gain experience with television crews at these venues, as well.
    • USDAAŽ Top Ten Rankings. Demonstrates consistency of performance at the highest level of competition.
    • Yards per second in clean rounds at the USDAAŽ Masters level. Documented and consistent speeds of 3.95 to 4.25 yards per second or greater for dogs jumping 26" and 3.60 to 3.80 yards per second or greater for dogs jumping 16" on Masters Standard courses demonstrate the kind of performance demanded by the Standard Course Times of typical GOG courses.
    • IFCS Ranking for 2004 (with geographic weighting). The top rankings for dogs jumping 26" and 16" serve as one distilled measurement of competitors' skill and zeal.

  • Secondary and tertiary considerations:
    • AKCSM World Team selection for 2004.
    • FCI Ranking for 2004.
    • AKCSM MACH title in addition to USDAAŽ MAD title.

    Big Air
    Twelve teams will be invited based on the following criteria:

  • The three Big Air medalists from the 2004 Great Outdoor Games will each receive an automatic invitation.

  • The 1st and 2nd place finishers of the 2004 DockDogs National Championship (Master / Elite Division) will each receive invitations.

  • The 1st and 2nd place finishers in each of the three regional (Western, Midwestern, Eastern) DockDogs Championship Series tournaments will each receive an invitation:

    Redmond, Wash., May 21-22, 2005
    Dubuque, Iowa, May 27-29, 2005
    Richmond, Va., June 17-29, 2005

  • The final invitation will be issued to the team of the Sport Organizer's choosing.

    Consult www.dockdogs.com for additional details, including dates and locations of DockDogs events. All invitations are contingent upon both dog and handler compliance with the Big Air code of conduct, which prohibits unsportsmanlike conduct or aggressive dog behavior.

    The Launch
    The top twelve ranking competitors from the overall rankings of the Extreme Vertical competitions held at the three DockDogs Regional Championship Series Tournaments will each receive an invitation.

    Hot Zone
    Twelve teams will qualify as follows:

  • The three medal-winning handlers from the 2004 GOG Disc Drive event will automatically receive invitations to this year's Games. Because the competition format of the discipline has been changed significantly for 2005, these handlers will not be required to compete with the same dogs they competed with in the 2004 GOG Disc Drive event.

  • A series of IDDHA Hot Zone competitions, both Local and Regional will be held around the globe to determine the remaining nine teams who will qualify for the 2005 Games. Each team will be recorded in an IDDHA Hot Zone Ranking system according to their fastest performances in competitions across America and, hopefully, overseas as well. GOG invitations will be extended to the six highest ranked IDDHA competitors (fastest times from either local or regional IDDHA event) and the winner of each of the three Regional Qualifiers:

    Western Regional, Redmond, Wash., May 21-22, 2005
    Central Regional, Houston, Texas, May 22
    Eastern Regional, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. May 28-29

    Consult www.iddha.com for additional details and registration information for the qualifying events.

    Motorsports

    Four Wheel Frenzy
    24 competitors will be selected by a committee of active ATV community members. Riders will be chosen to represent different geographical areas as well as to represent the different disciplines within competitive ATV racing (Cross-Country, Tourist Trophy, Motocross, etc).

    Terracross
    Eight competitors will be selected by a committee of active ATV community members.