NATE UPDATE

Congratulations to Recent Titling Teams!

Let’s celebrate Alyssa and Lia from Washington on earning their Advanced Standard Title. Lia is a speed demon and shows off her training in that she is still able to wait for a push cue despite her eagerness. Watch her as she steers all 8 balls right to the goal. Impressive! https://youtu.be/KolG8pcBmto

Let’s celebrate Joanne, Luna and Beamer our first team from New York.  Joanne and her teammates had double the fun earning their Novice Standard Titles.  Both Luna, the sheltie and Beamer, the border collie are precise, no-nonsense Treibball pushers.  They get in and out of the ball formation driving the balls effortlessly to the goal. And the adorable nose pushes by the blue merle sheltie are ridiculous! Congratulations on this fabulous 2020 accomplishment. https://youtu.be/47YrwRrxC0g https://youtu.be/4yhAb4NNaOE

Congratulations to Angie and Cali from Australia for earning their Intermediate Standard title. Cali is a Finnish Lapphund and loves this game. Thanks for joining us from the Southern Hemisphere!

Hip hip hooray for Kerrie and Solan from Australia! This team just earned their Expert Standard Treibball Title. Solan does an amazing job, with loads of vocal enthusiasm, directing 8 balls back to his team mate at the goal line. Great job!https://youtu.be/nqit56gwbZI This Video Titling submission shows a rule exception approved by the Competition committees.

NATE Titles Awarded!

Hooray for Patsy and Pippa from Oregon for earning their Intermediate Standard title! Watch little Pippa find point and then speed through 6 balls with a smooth pushing style and letting out cute little growls as she steers each ball right into the goal. She may be extra small in size but she seems to be running on an extra large rocket! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjoU7F9XxiE&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Mary Ann and Deacon the 10^th NATE team to earn their Expert Level in the Standard Game. Watch this Veteran go straight to point and push that ball in with no hesitation. Then he works eagerly and cleanly despite the wind to bring in the rest. His leap of joy upon being sent back out for ball six will put a smile on your face.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFBg98US-jE&feature=youtu.be

Many cheers should go out to Sandy and Ally in Indiana. This duo has become the third NATE team to earn Expert level in both Standard and Balls N Order games. Watch the stamina of this extra-small veteran as she brings in all 9 balls in order using dainty steering and throwing in a cute spin on the initial go out - just for the smiles. Congrats you two! Really nice teamwork!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCU8399wO-Q&feature=youtu.be

Let’s celebrate Amy and Trig our first team from Ohio to title. They achieved their Pre-Novice title with Trig bringing in 3 balls with happy confidence. Watch these fast pushes and their great teamwork! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpjGJv1B38&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Courtney and Pixel from Washington on earning their Novice Standard Title! Pixel does an awesome job of bringing the balls straight back to the goal with her enthusiastic pushing while Courtney cheers her on. What great teamwork! We look forward to watching this team grow! https://youtu.be/3qjdHEwMi3k

Three cheers for Lisa and Logan from Washington on earning their Intermediate Standard title. Logan is a happy, consistent, hard worker (and cute!). Watch Lisa prime their directional skills by intentionally setting up her position in the handler area and choosing which side to send from. They are ready for Balls N Order! Great teamwork! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2khSujHfpU&feature=youtu.be

Woohoo!!! Let’s celebrate Dinna and Caddy from Illinois. Caddy is our most veteran veteran earning both his Novice Standard and Novice Balls N Order at the age of 14. Watch their video and see how Treibball is the sport for all ages to enjoy together. Great teamwork you two! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-kyEBMfYu4&amp%3Blist=UUs1fl19sUhJ3Q8dpg_ZEPiA&amp%3Bindex=17

A BIG shout out to Mary and Dill from Indiana on earning their Advanced Standard Treibball Title! With laser focus and enthusiastic determination, Dill drives the balls back to goal. Dill is one straight shooter! Awesome work team Dill! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_myRN839yFs

2020 Handbook Revision Release The Competition Standards Committee and Board have been working hard on the rules to improve game play, increase the consistency of judging, and simplify video titling. Check out the revised Pre-Novice Standard game play and the new formation in the Advanced Standard game. We think these changes will help everyone at those levels. Don't panic if you have good runs filmed which haven't been submitted yet. There is a 3 month grace period to give everyone time to submit them in. We have a Clubhouse Chat set for Thursday, Dec 3, 2020, at 3:30 PST/6:30 EST. Join us to learn about the changes and ask questions. We would love to hear what you think! Click the button below for the complete revised NATE Official Rules Handbook:

2020 Handbook

For a quick overview of the changes, review this handy Summary of Changes:

Summary of Changes

The last page of the Handbook is the handiest page ever! Have you been down at your training field or working with a group of Treibball students and tried to keep it all straight as you set up for a practice or Video Titling run? How far is the point ball? What is the ball formation? Now you can print out this handy dandy Super Quick Reference Guide to laminate or tape it to the back of your training clipboard:

Quick Reference Guide

Recent NATE Teams Awarded Titles!

Hooray for Eric and Jet from Washington on earning their Advanced Standard Title! Watch them quickly and easily bring in the required 8 balls. Jet pushes the balls with both nose and body but using just the right amount of force to keep them moving speedily and directly to the goal. Nicely done!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOM90aN5qhQ&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Kerrie from Australia and her two dogs. Sprocket’s accomplishments were announced out of order. He earned his Novice Standard title first before earning his Outstanding Novice Standard ribbon which is pictured in the photo below. Now is your opportunity to watch his first three Novice runs and see accurate steering, enthusiasm and nice teamwork. Solan has now earned his Advanced Standard Title. Watch him complete the required 8 balls with great speed and precision. What a show of energy and hard work from this veteran dog! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDksUmsoHp0&feature=youtu.be 

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Let’s celebrate Eric and Jet from Washington on earning their Master Standard Title!  This is an impressive clean run. Watch Jet smoothly fly through all 8 balls with no slow downs!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ee96OHlqZk&feature=youtu.be

Three cheers for Amanda and Poutine our first team from New Hampshire! They have received their Novice Standard Title after working through a back injury. They kept at it and now this extra small veteran can show how extra special she is. Nice team work!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbE1EpYS4Vg&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to Recent Titling Teams!

Three cheers for Mary Ann and Deacon from Virginia for earning their Novice Balls N Order Title! This veteran standard poodle starts with his signature leap that will bring a smile to your face then prances his way through the run ending with a cheerful long distance go out to the final ball. Great work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFLoy3rAeek&feature=youtu.be

Let’s congratulate Carolyn and Bodhi from North Carolina! They are our second team to earn an Outstanding Master Balls N Order Title. Bodhi’s accurate steering proved critical as all 10 runs were filmed in pop-up fields with minimal boundaries to play against. Enjoy watching their great teamwork as they bring in 9 balls in the correct order. Outstanding! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A98Fn1rNzdQ&feature=youtu.be

Hooray for Martha and Scout from Washington for earning their Novice Standard Title! They make short work of 3 balls with Scout pushing confidently and getting two for one with balls 2 and 3. Looking forward to seeing more from this new team! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhNuaUx3eA&feature=youtu.be

Let’s celebrate Kerrie from Australia and her two dogs! Solan, a senior, earns his Intermediate Standard Title with amazing stamina and speed - also demonstrating how to redirect to the point ball on run 1. Sprocket shows off a nice smooth run and great response to cues as he completes his Outstanding Novice Standard Title. Both submissions are in a backyard pop-up field that requires excellent ball control and steering. Enjoy watching their teamwork! (Edited Note: This post describes and attaches the video for Solan's Advanced title not his Intermediate. Sorry for the confusion.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wy13pDRipw&feature=youtu.be

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Three cheers for Mary Ann and Deacon from Virginia for earning their Intermediate Balls N Order Title! They steer through the required six balls in order with beautiful teamwork. This run includes one call off and a direct send past close in balls to the correct ball at the back of the field. This is one veteran who still knows how to prance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDN808tcSuI&feature=youtu.be

Mary Ann and Deacon are back! This time earning their Advanced Standard Title! Deacon does an amazing job sticking with the point ball while threading it through the formation. They go on to bring in the other 7 balls, Deacon finding enough energy to give us a second signature leap of joy halfway through.Congratulations!
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Celebrating NATE Teams!

Let’s congratulate Sandy and Ally from Indiana, our third team to earn an Advanced Balls N Order title! With eight balls to bring in correctly, you will have lots to watch here. Notice their excellent teamwork through three call offs - including a tough one on the 3rd to last ball, awesome redirects, and her signature spins just because she can. This cutie knows her stuff!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEKLfsUxtuA&feature=youtu.be

Hooray for Brenda and Tia from Indiana for earning their Novice Balls N Order title. They handle rolling back a foul ball and redirection with ease. Tia is eager and shows us very nice steering and ball control. Great work you two! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0exqgffPa_w&feature=youtu.be

Let’s celebrate Kerrie and Sprocket from Australia. They just earned their Novice title in Balls N Order. Watch run 1 starting at 1:12 and see a beautiful example of him circling cleanly to ball 2 followed by lightning fast balls 3 and 4. Nice work! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajvWHO6SeDo&feature=youtu.be

Three cheers for Kerrie from Australia with her second dog Solan. This speedy veteran has earned the following titles; Novice Standard, Novice Balls N Order, and Outstanding Novice Standard. In run 1 below you can watch high speed redirects and really nice teamwork. Truly an outstanding performance! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvzTaVN3X5o&feature=youtu.be

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Congratulations NATE Teams!

Congratulations go out to Carolyn and Bodhi in North Carolina for achieving their Master level title in the Balls N Order game. Watch Bodhi’s confidence as he waits for push or stop and redirect cues. This run is also filmed in a pop-up field and you will be astounded to see him push all 9 balls straight into the goal. Wow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjlMVMfw-f0&feature=youtu.be

Let’s celebrate Mary and Dill from Indiana! They earned both Novice and Intermediate titles in the Balls N Order game. Watch fast and accurate steering and excellent directionals as they bring in all 6 balls. Dill even retrieves ball six from the back fence with no hesitation. What teamwork!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAcX2hUtZQE&feature=youtu.be

Hooray for Irma and Titan from Texas for achieving their Advanced title in the Standard Game! Watch Titan, a veteran, leap over the point ball in his excitement! Then he works steadily to bring in the rest of the balls. Nice work you two!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU5VRduHNZc&feature=youtu.be

Three cheers for Monica and Jojo from California who have earned their Intermediate Balls N Order title! Watch their first run in which they adeptly stop and redirect to another ball three different times to bring them to the goal in order. A run to be proud of!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uYgVoPcFXw&feature=youtu.be

These Teams are having a ball!

Let’s celebrate Yuki and her handlers Steve and Janice from California! They have achieved their Novice title in the Balls N Order game. Watch patience and training pay off as Steve works with Yuki to get the correct order. Nice job! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kohfpr2p4Z4&feature=youtu.be

Hooray for Sandy and Ally from Indiana on achieving their Advanced title in the Standard game. Ally is consistent and steady as she brings in 8 balls with dainty precision. It is a pleasure to watch their beautiful team work.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBsr--InxtA&feature=youtu.be

Three cheers for Eric and Jet from Washington! They just earned their Intermediate title in the Standard game. Watch some beautiful, clean, fast runs from this team. Jet follows a high-flying point ball and performs some good corner digs. What enthusiasm! Nice work!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azl3EafytNk&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations

to the recent NATE Titling Teams

Patsy and Pippa from Oregon (Novice Standard)

Eric and Jet from Washington (Novice Balls N Order)

Debra and Karma from Illinois (Novice Standard)

Alyssa Borek and Lia from Washington (Advanced Standard)

Carolyn and Bodhi from North Carolina (Advanced Balls N Order)