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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Myth+Tradition=Reality?
USPSA/IPSC is a formally recognized sport that is about to celebrate it’s fiftieth birthday very soon (May 24, 1976). The earlier foundation sports from which it sprang go back well into the 60’s and perhaps beyond. As such, there have been a LOT of rules that have come and gone over that time. Some have helped to found a bit of the mythos around certain aspects of the rules and certainly had a hand in some of the legend surrounding the rules. Let’s cherry pick a few and talk about them and also discuss what you can do when things like this pop up…because they will.
[Read more…] about Myth+Tradition=Reality?Someone else will do it
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?
[Read more…] about Someone else will do itI Failed My Exam–Now What?
I get a lot of questions like this from people who have failed either their certification or recertification exams all three times they attempted it. First thing: Don’t Panic!
[Read more…] about I Failed My Exam–Now What?The rules are a team sport
Everyone has questions about USPSA and SCSA rules at some point. But how do you get those questions answered?
[Read more…] about The rules are a team sportRange Command Issues
I’ve recently received a bunch of questions about what to do with incorrect range commands, poor start signal sequences, and the like. Here’s the scoop:
[Read more…] about Range Command IssuesYour RO Journey
So you just found the fabulous sports of USPSA and Steel Challenge and are having a blast (pun intended) with them. At some point it is suggested you get your RO credentials to help at matches and a class is being scheduled near you so you sign up. Now what? Just go take the class and that is it, or is there more to this whole RO thing? It kind of depends. Let’s take a look.
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(Be a Do Bee, Not a Don’t Bee)
As you may have noted, USPSA membership is growing and so is the number of affiliated clubs, both Steel Challenge and USPSA. With growth comes growing pains, naturally, but there are a few things you as an experienced club member, range officer, club contact, match director, section coordinator or Area Director can do to help alleviate some of the common issues. This will be especially necessary with the advent of “The USPSA Experience”, a web site dedicated to cleanly and simply introducing people to our sport.
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