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Jodi Humann

Clubs rely on volunteers

May 28, 2026 by Jodi Humann

I know this has been said before, but local clubs need volunteers to hold matches. Since USPSA now has over 45,000 members, there are some new readers since my last post and this is a topic that needs revisiting.

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Filed Under: Free Advice

Any single location or view

May 21, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Hopefully, this is really the last installment in the location and view discussion. We already defined terms and discussed locations and views on shorter stages and longer stages, but there was one finer point I missed which is the “location or view” part of the rule.

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Filed Under: Stage Design

No shortcuts allowed

May 7, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Do you know USPSA Competition rule 1.1.5.5? Do you know how to enforce it? Do you know that it is now allowed at all match levels? Let’s look at the April Question of the Month results and learn more.

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Locations and views on longer stages

April 30, 2026 by Jodi Humann

We have talked about the definitions of location and view and their application on a short course, but what about medium and long courses where there are many opportunities for different locations and/or views? Let’s talk about good and bad stage design in relation to these two things.

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But is that stage a legal location and view?

April 23, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Last week I introduced everyone to the definition of location and view in relation to stage design. But let’s talk more about making sure your stage is legal in regards to these terms.

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Locations and views

April 16, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Short, medium, and long courses cannot require more than 8 scoring hits from any single location or view. Which means if you help build or design stages you need to understand the definitions of a location and view in order to make sure the stages are legal.

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Filed Under: Stage Design

Plate size matters

April 2, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Just because a manufacturer’s website says an item is legal for use in USPSA matches, it sometimes is missing the appropriate caveats as to which ruleset or division the item is legal in. This Question of the Month deals with an item that is legal under one ruleset, but not another. Let’s learn more.

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Filed Under: Question of the Month Results

Someone else will do it

March 26, 2026 by Jodi Humann

Does your club have a poor club culture? Have you done anything to change that? Or are you assuming that someone else will do it?

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