Blaise you don't have to shoot to count. My son shot with a very inexperienced group of shooters, and I counted more than once shooters starting with more than 9 plus one. I don't thing they were intentionally cheating, I just think they were sort of overwhelmed as were some of the ROs.
I think the ROs did the best they could. But I personally stopped a shooter early in a stage when he was allowed to start with no eye pro. I was also swept once(the gun had been cleared) but did not make a big deal about it. I felt like the ROing was a little Ruger Rimfireish. Best of intentions and effort, but sometimes lacking. I understand that next year all CROs will be certified(I don't necessarily think certification makes a good RO, but in some cases does help)
Don't get me wrong, we will be back, it's extremely well organized in most ways. My kid had a ball. I just personally experienced and observed some stuff that would not fly at a lot of matches.