Things I noticed from two recent Area matches

[vluc]

On 8/31/2020 at 1:28 PM, robb315 said:

Scott, the B class guy that won CO at A8 is a solid shooter. He’s part of the Marine Corp. shooting team. I think his main discipline is 3 gun. He just won Battle for the Northcoast match this weekend too in CO. He also shoots at a level above his classification in Open division as well. 

 

I've had the pleasure of running him in 4 majors over the last few years, most recently the Battle of the North Coast.  That young man can shoot as can several other members of that team.

[IVC]

10 hours ago, mchapman said:

Not quite what it says, Divisions:  level 1 and 2 a minimum of competitors per division category, [recommended] level 3 mandatory.

Looks like we are not looking at the same rules because the 2020 version in A2 2 says "All level matches" and "A minimum of 5 competitors per Division Category (see approved list below)." Or, you might be looking at A2 1, which talks about Divisions, but not Categories. 

[IVC]

10 hours ago, mchapman said:

Besides they may have had 5 plus and ordered awards and then had people withdraw or not show up. As a MD I'm going to award the trophies and awards if I have already purchased them. Also on level 1 and 2 matches, I believe that if the MD wants to have awards for less than 5 it would be their decision. I know that I would have awards particularly for Juniors and Lady to help maintain their interest and particpation.

I'm not sure how this works in practice - USPSA rules say that categories are not recognized by the USPSA, but you should be able to hand out the awards independently. I would guess it wouldn't violate USPSA rules and they wouldn't be upset, but I don't organize matches as an MD...

[shred]

In practice, plenty of awards get given out that may or may not be officially recognized by USPSA. 

 

 

[Malarky112]

Speaking of Area 8, can any of you more experienced guys shed some light on two questions?

 

 How does a match bump work in a case such as this, when a B class shooter wins the division?

 

I also noticed I received a classification score for Area 8 (I shot CO) but my two friends who both shot production did not.  There were more than 5 GM's in production

Edited September 7, 2020 by Malarky112

[ChuckS]

5 minutes ago, Malarky112 said:

Speaking of Area 8, can any of you more experienced guys shed some light on two questions?

 

 How does a match bump work in a case such as this, when a B class shooter wins the division?

 

I also noticed I received a classification score for Area * (I shot CO) but my two friends who both shot production did not.  There were more than 5 GM's in production

Answers found here: https://uspsa.org/pages/about/classification

 

Last paragraph for the match bump

 

For your second question:

- A division must have at least three Grand Masters

- All three Grand Masters must have a match percentage of 90 percent or higher   There were only 2 Production GMs that scored 90 or better...

[Malarky112]

8 hours ago, ChuckS said:

Answers found here: https://uspsa.org/pages/about/classification

 

Last paragraph for the match bump

 

For your second question:

- A division must have at least three Grand Masters

- All three Grand Masters must have a match percentage of 90 percent or higher   There were only 2 Production GMs that scored 90 or better...

Perfect, thank you very much.