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Archives for March 2021

Adding stages to the Form C

March 25, 2021 by Jodi Humann

USPSA uses an online Form C for major matches. Any Level II or higher match needs to have a Form C submitted and submit the stage designs for approval. Level II matches need the stages approved one month before the match and Level III matches need stage approval two months before the match.

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Filed Under: Match Directors

Classifier WSBs in PractiScore

March 18, 2021 by Jodi Humann

Did you know that the preset templates for USPSA and SCSA classifier stages in the PractiScore App have the stage diagram and written stage briefing already added to the stage? Do you know how to read the WSB from the tablet?

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Filed Under: News & Announcements Tagged With: practiscore

Coaching the Nascent RO

March 18, 2021 by Kevin Imel

It is somewhat rare to have a student in a Level 1 Range Officer course who is an active competitor that hasn’t taken a turn “on the timer” working as an RO at their local club matches. I still remember, vividly, the first time someone handed me the timer (Hi Guy Neill!). I survived and so did everyone else. But I quickly realized I needed to get busy with learning what this whole RO thing was about. Pre-RO Seminar experience is quite valuable and greatly aids someone as a student in an RO class by giving them a solid point of reference to build from. However, it can be just as detrimental to their success as a student and RO. This is largely dependent upon the quality of coaching, intentional or otherwise, the RO-to-be gets at the local match level.

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Filed Under: Free Advice

Flashlights, Magnets, and Hip Bones

March 11, 2021 by Troy McManus

Recently, the USPSA Board of Directors made some changes to the rules involving the use of Weapon Mounted Lights, or WML’s, magnetic retention of magazines, and the location of holsters and magazine pouches. We’ve been getting a lot of questions about this, so here are some answers.

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Filed Under: Rules Q&A Tagged With: Rules

More Virginia Count

March 4, 2021 by Jodi Humann

In honor of February we decided to pose another Virginia Count based Question of the Month since we know that some of you love Virginia Count so much. Before we discuss how many penalties and for what, let’s review the scenario.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

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