Source: http://www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/04/nssa-rule-changes-in-effect/

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NSSA’s National Directors have approved several rule changes and clarifications that are now in effect. The changes were recommended by the Rules and Classification Committee at the annual meeting in San Antonio on January 28, approved by the Executive Committee in February, and submitted to the National Directors for their vote, which concluded last week. All the submitted changes were approved and became effective immediately.

Among the rule changes are:

• Shooting of additional targets. Changes to three rules give shoot management the discretion to determine in what increments additional targets are to be shot, and make official the waiver granted for the World Shoot regarding shooting of additional targets.

 

• All protest procedures consolidated under one rule. This change will improve the handling of protests, extend the current time requirements for initiating and handling a protest, and provide shoot management with the flexibility to deal with situations that might arise post-shoot. Shoot management must be proactive in dealing with incidents that may lead to a protest. Additionally, this change makes it clear that shoot management can correct an error in scoring that is discovered after the shoot is over.

 

• Reduce time balk. It has been considered a time balk if a shooter deliberately delays more than 15 seconds for each shot on a station, and the referee will warn him/her once each round without penalty. The rule is changed to reduce the time balk to 10 seconds.

 

• Proof Doubles for both ammunition and gun malfunctions when such malfunction occurs between shots. If an allowable malfunction occurs and the first target is lost, it remains lost, but if the target was hit, the first target is scored as dead and the pair will be repeated to establish the second target. The previous rules penalize the shooter for something beyond his/her control.

Other rules changes address field layout, recommended positions for shooters, recommended procedure for setting distance on targets, use of voice release systems, five-man teams, and various clarifications.

See the full text of rules changes and the vote results.

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Source: NSSA - http://www.nssa-nsca.org/index.php/2012/02/target-standards-update/

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Target Standards Update

Due to the large response from NSSA members across the country and within all concurrents and open classes, the NSSA Executive Committee has reconsidered the recent changes to target standards. After soliciting input from the membership, the Executive Committee has reviewed the response from the membership to their Directors, as reported by their Zone Committeemen on the EC.

The Executive Committeemen reported a slight preference among the Directors canvassed for the 1000-target singles event standards. After thoughtful consideration, the Executive Committee has revised the 2012 NSSA Target Standards as follows:

Open Teams – 1000 in each of the four guns, with Doubles remaining at 500

Concurrents – Remain the same as previous levels, except for the reduction of 12 gauge to 800 targets to match the other single guns. Doubles remain at 500, and Sub-Junior, Senior Veteran and Super Veteran remain at previous levels.

2012 NSSA Target Standards

The NSSA Target Standards program serves two purposes. The association recognizes those shooters who register a minimum number of targets for the year, awarding a “Target Standards” pin to each member who reaches that milestone. Secondly, if you are competing for the All-American Team, High Average Leader honors, or Honor Squad, you must shoot the minimums set in the Target Standards.

NSSA Headquarters will be sending out reminders of target standards throughout the season.

The Executive Committee will be considering a ballot vote at the annual director’s meeting in October to address target standards for future shooting seasons as we move forward.

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