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{{Short description|Sport where teams of dogs race each other}}
{{About||the baseball term|Batted ball|the mechanical device|Centrifugal governor|the Carolinas game|Skee-Ball#History}}
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'''Flyball''' is a [[List of dog sports|dog sport]] in which teams of [[dog]]s race against each other from the start to the finish line, over a line of [[hurdle]]s, to a box that releases a [[tennis ball]] to be caught when the dog presses the spring-loaded pad, then back to their handlers while carrying the ball.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/activities/flyball/|title=Flyball|website=www.thekennelclub.org.uk|access-date=8 February 2019|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814110147/https://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/activities/flyball/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Flyball is run in teams of four dogs, as a [[Relay race|relay]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oZGbbbPioFEC&dq=flyball+dog&pg=PT207|title=Boston Terriers For Dummies|first=Wendy|last=Bedwell-Wilson|date=23 February 2011|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=9781118051450|access-date=8 February 2019|via=Google Books}}</ref> The course consists of four hurdles placed {{convert|10|ft|m}} apart from each other, with the starting line {{convert|6|ft|m|spell=in}} from the first hurdle, and the flyball box {{convert|15|ft|m}} after the last one, making for a {{convert|51|ft|m|adj=on}} length. The hurdle height is determined by the ulna's length or the smallest dog's shoulder height on the team (depending on the association). For example, under current North American Flyball Association (NAFA) rules, this should be {{convert|5|in|cm}} below the [[withers]] height of the smallest dog, to a height of no less than {{convert|7|in|cm}} and no greater than {{convert|14|in|cm}}.

United Kingdom Flyball League (UKFL) uses a patented ulna measuring device, measuring the distance between the 'elbow' and bone of the stopper pad with a minimum height of {{convert|6|in|cm}} and a maximum of {{convert|12|in|cm}}. Current EFC (European Flyball Championship) rules limit the height to no less than 17.5&nbsp;cm and no greater than 35&nbsp;cm. Each dog must return its ball all the way across the start line before the next dog crosses. Ideal running is nose-to-nose at the start line. The first team to have all four dogs cross the finish line error free wins the heat. Penalties are applied to teams if the ball is dropped or if the next relay dog is released early.