differences between AKC Agility & NADAC Agility

There are HUGE differences between AKC Agility & NADAC Agility. AKC Agility has ALL the equipment. NADAC has NO table, NO teeter, NO chute, NO spread jumps, usually NO tire (the only type tire they allow is extremely difficult to impossible to find for clubs to purchase for use). The NADAC AFrame is only 5' at the apex. AKC AFrame is 5'6". The NADAC DogWalk & AFrame have no slats. AKC DogWalk & AFrame require slats. NADAC is also now using a rubberized material on the surface of their contacts (not sure if it is 100% required yet). There is also a HUGE difference in course design between the AKC & NADAC. NADAC courses are all designed by just a few individuals within the organization & all their judges must pick from these courses to use when they judge. So much less variety in course design. NADAC has more wide open courses that encourage & often require distance handling. AKC courses are designed by each individual judge per guidelines set for each competition level & must be approved for use by an AKC Agility Representative. So much more variety in course design. AKC courses are more handler intensive. Lots of twists & turns & sequences that require a variety of handling skills. Standard course times & yards per second are also quite different for the 2 organizations. NADAC times are much tighter than AKC.
All the rules & requirements for the 2 organizations can be found on their websites.
NADAC Agility: http://www.nadac.com/rules.htm
AKC Agility: http://www.akc.org/pdfs/rulebooks/REAGIL…