Now and then, we get questions from folks asking if thus and such is “legal” in terms of stage design. Sometimes these things are a good idea and sometimes they are not. And occasionally, we roll out the “just because it might be legal doesn’t mean it’s a good idea” response.
[Read more…] about Finding BalanceNROI Podcast Episode 2
Episode #2 of the NROI Podcast is available on most podcast distribution sites. This month, RMI and former Area 8 Director George Jones joins us to discuss the updated popper calibration procedure he helped bring about and which became a part of the rules with the September 2021 rulebook.
[Read more…] about NROI Podcast Episode 2The NROI Podcast is live
NROI has started recording a monthly podcast which will be published during the third week of each month. Each month we will discuss rules, working as an RO, and provide rules information direct from the source at NROI.
[Read more…] about The NROI Podcast is liveCoaching: The Good and the Bad
I cannot really think of a sport wherein a coach does not have a place and, indeed, is not a critical element to overall success. It is the rare individual who manages to achieve any reasonable level of performance entirely on their own. “Coaching” in USPSA/SCSA comes in many flavors, let’s review them.
[Read more…] about Coaching: The Good and the BadMatch Book Thoughts
When I got into the sport almost twenty years ago, match books were printed paper documents you received when you checked in at a Major match. Some majors might have a website with some stage diagrams but this was, at first, the exception. It was the rare local club that did a formal match book for local matches. With the integration of the Internet into daily life, match books became more electronic in nature; although printed match books still ruled the day for almost another decade. Nowadays, it is rare to find a printed match book being handed out. Instead, electronic match books rule the roost. Match books do serve a purpose and are an important part of Major matches. Let’s look at some dos and don’ts for these important documents.
[Read more…] about Match Book ThoughtsTarget Presentation
For the August Question of the Month, we asked you to score a target. Simple enough, right? Except one of the options we gave you was “Fix target, reshoot”. What? Yep…and, that was actually the right answer. Read on…
[Read more…] about Target PresentationEthics and Stage Design
There is an old saying “Just because you can doesn’t mean you should”. This applies to most things in life and stage design is one of those areas. Let’s dig in a little bit and discuss how this applies to stage design.
[Read more…] about Ethics and Stage DesignA Matter of Principles
Open up the USPSA Competition Rules and the first thing you are presented with are the eight “Principles of USPSA Competition”. These have remained largely unchanged over time and are the guideposts of our sport. Yet, I’d wager that most everyone that opens up the rule book goes right on by without ever taking time to read them. So, let’s take a look at these. Get out your rulebook and follow along.
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