POST: SHARON REYNOLDS
BOX 817 MDC
MULGRAVE  VIC  3170
FAX:  03 9545 1372
E-MAIL: srey1831@bigpond.net.au

Inter Club Postal Competition Rules - 2008 Back to Top

1.        All competitions will be shot under the International governing body or Pistol Australia rules, as

           accepted by the V.A.P.A. for those matches.

2.        Teams shall be as follows:

• ISSF men’s events, Service, Practical & ICORE – 4 members
• ISSF women’s events, Black Powder, International 1920 – 3 members
• Metallic Sights – 2 members
• ISSF junior events – 1 member

3.        Team Membership: The following matches have restricted Team membership:

• Ladies Sport Pistol:   Senior and Junior Females and Junior Males.
• Ladies Air Pistol:   Senior and/or Junior Females only.
• Junior Air Pistol:   Junior Males and Junior Females only.

          Junior Air Pistol is a 40 shot match for the purpose of the Postal Competition.

4.      Juniors:     Must be less than 21 years of age on 31st December of the year prior to the          competition.

5.        Clubs are allowed to select their own teams by whatever method they see fit to use. The scores of team members competing in an Open Competition on those days scheduled as Postal Competition dates will be accepted.

6.        All score sheets must be despatched to reach the competition controller by 6.00pm on the Thursday following the scheduled date of the event for that round.

7.        Late scores will not be accepted, nor will telephone scores.

8.        If there is any query regarding late arrival of scores the Post Office Date Stamp, fax machine time stamp or email time record will be used as verification that the score was posted, faxed or emailed too late.   Emailed scores will be acknowledged by a return email.

9.        In case of any disruption to the postal service due to industrial action etc special arrangements will be made between the Competition Controller and Club Captains.

10.      Match dates may be brought forward by up to seven days.

Delays may be requested on the following grounds only:

• vandalism,
• breakdown of equipment,
• act of god.

11.      Associate members are eligible to compete for their Associate Club.   However, if their Principal Club has also entered a Team for the same event the member may not also compete for that club.

12.      The competition shall be conducted by the Competition Controller who shall, after approval by the Committee of Management of the V.A.P.A., set the team entry fee for the ensuing competition at a level deemed to be appropriate for the viable conduct of the competition.

13.         INTERNATIONAL 1920 MATCH:   International 1920 will consist of PRACTICAL, BARRICADE, FALLING PLATES & MOVING TARGET. Score sheets must show each shooters score in each of the four events as well as the total and the Team total.

14.      SERVICE 25 YARDS. Service 25yds may be shot at any time during the first 5 weeks of the Postal Cycle. Results must be submitted by the Thursday following week 5 of each round.

15.         PRACTICAL and ICORE:  Clubs may enter both Open and Standard Divisions. NOTE – a team member may NOT compete in both divisions in the same competition (i.e. in the same round or in the final (even if eligible for both) – this is because an advantage would be gained by shooting the course of fire more than once). Match details and sample score sheets for Round one will be forwarded with Postal Entry information. Details for subsequent rounds will be forwarded with the results of the previous round.

Pennants, Premierships and Ties.

Awarding of Division Pennants is based on a points system whilst the Premiership is based on the results of the Finals competition.   Eligibility for the Finals competition is based on aggregate off-gun scores.

Division Pennants.

1.        Teams in each event will be graded into divisions depending on previous performances. New teams will be graded by the Competition Controller. The divisions will be selected by the Competition Controller. New teams are advised to send a list of proposed competitors and their grades in the events they will be competing in, to assist in grading.   As a general rule there will be a maximum of 6 teams in any one division.

2.        A “Grade allowance” will be made for lower grade teams in order to even out the level of competition.             Allowances       will be as follows:   M and A – 0 points, B – 1 point, C – 3 points, D – 5 points.  

          The “team” grade will be decided by the competition controller- whose decision will be final - and will be based on the grades of the team members in each round.  

          If a team member’s grade is not advised on results sheets the grade will be assumed to be A.  

3.        Match points will be awarded based on the total team score, as follows

          1 st – 6 points, 2 nd – 4 points, 3 rd – 2 points, 4 th – 6 th - 0 points.  

          The grade allowance will be added to give the total Match points for the round.   Grade           allowances will be added regardless of the team placing.

4.        The team with the highest aggregate Match points at the end of the competition will be awarded the Division Pennant.

TIES:   In the event of a tie for a pennant (2 or more teams having equal match points) then the team with the highest aggregate Match Points at the end of the competition excluding any points due to grade allowance in the last round will be awarded the Division Pennant.   Aggregate points will be counted back in this way, round by round, until the tie is broken.

Premierships.

1.        The four teams with the highest aggregate scores in each event will compete in a Final match under V.A.P.A. supervision, competing shoulder to shoulder at a venue to be decided.

2.        Clubs may opt out of the Finals at the start of the postal competition in any or all events.   Once this option has been selected it cannot be changed for the current season.

3         If one of the top four teams cannot field a team in the finals, and advise competition controller, the teams placed below four may be invited in rank order to take their place. (The intention is to have four teams at the finals in each event.)

4.        A list of team members (according to Rules 2, 3 & 4) must be handed to the Competition Controller prior to the start of the designated match.

5.        Finals Team Members may comprise only members who have competed at least once in that team, in the event/s for which they have been nominated, during the preceding Inter Club Postal Competition rounds.

6.        Shooters nominated as team members for Postal Finals must shoot each event for which they have been nominated.         Where a club has more than one team in any one finals event a team member may only be nominated for one of the teams in that event.

8.        The Team posting the highest score in each event at the Final Match will be the Premiers for the year in that event. The Premier Team will in each event receive a Gold medallion for each team member, with a Silver medallion for 2nd place team members and a Bronze medallion for 3rd place team members. The V.A.P.A. also awards the V.A.P.A. shield and a Premiership Pennant to the first place team in each event.

9.        In computing the premiership average for each team, scores submitted for the 5 rounds will be totalled.

TIES:         In the event of a tie for 4th place in a premiership final the team with the highest score in Round 5 will be invited to attend the finals.

FINALS:       In the event of a tied score in any event by teams in the Finals Match, the International governing body or Pistol Australia rules and regulations, as accepted by the V.A.P.A., will apply.