Postal Competition Rules

VICTORIAN AMATEUR PISTOL ASSOCIATION
INTER CLUB POSTAL COMPETITION - 2010

Postal Rules

Postal Dates

Several clubs have now instituted a bushfire policy that involves closing the club in the event of a catastrophic (code red) fire warning.

Clearly, in such a case, a club may be unable to submit postal scores by the due date. The following policy needs to be ratified by VAPA but will apply in the meantime:
If/when a “code red” or ”catastrophic” fire warning causes a club to be unable to shoot the postal match in time to submit scores by the due date the following will apply:

Before the scores would be due advise The Postal Competition Controller that you could not shoot due to a fire warning.
Shoot the match – and get scores to The Postal Competition Controller – as soon as possible after the event – maximum 2 weeks late, unless the club closure is extended for safety reasons, in which case you will need to let The Postal Competition Controller know what is happening
Each round will be treated separately (i.e. delaying the results for Round 1 will not allow you to automatically delay scores for that match in the next round etc).
The final round score dates cannot be extended due to organizing the Finals – as this is in winter it is unlikely to be an issue.

Happy to receive feedback re the above if you think it can be improved.

JAN	2 3		9 10		16 17		23 24		30 31	RAPID AIR
FEB	6 7	CENTREFIRE SPORT	13 14	STANDARD BP50	20 21	50M PISTOL	27 28	*SERVICE Last Day for Service 25yds
MAR	6 7	1920 BP25 Last Day for Prac & Icore	13 14	RAPID AIR	20 21	CENTREFIRE SPORT	27 28	STANDARD BP50
APR	3 4	EASTER	10 11	50M PISTOL	17 18	*SERVICE Last Day for Service 25yds	24 25	1920 BP25 Last Day for Prac & Icore
MAY	1 2	RAPID AIR	8 9	CENTREFIRE SPORT	15 16	STANDARD BP50	22 23	50M PISTOL	29 30	*SERVICE Last Day for Service 25yds
JUN	5 6	1920 BP25 Last Day for Prac & Icore	12 13	RAPID AIR	19 20	CENTREFIRE SPORT	26 27	STANDARD BP50
JUL	3 4	50M PISTOL	10 11	*SERVICE Last Day for Service 25yds	17 18	1920 BP25 Last Day for Prac & Icore	24 25
AUG	Jul-31 1		7 8	POSTAL FINALS ISSF	14		21	POSTAL FINALS SERVICE	28	POSTAL FINALS 1920
					15	POSTAL FINALS PRACTICAL	22	POSTAL FINALS BLACK POWDER	29	POSTAL FINALS ICORE
PLEASE NOTE that Postal Finals dates may change depending on Open clashes and venue availability
SEP	4 5		11 12		18 19		25 26
OCT	2 3		9 10		16 17		23 24		30 31
NOV	6 7		13 14		20 21		27 28
DEC	4 5		11 12		18 19		25 26

* Service 25yards 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.

** Practical and ICORE may be shot at any time during the 6 week cycle up to and including week 6.
Results must be submitted by the Thursday following week 6 of each round.

VICTORIAN AMATEUR PISTOL ASSOCIATION
INTER CLUB POSTAL COMPETITION RULES - 2010 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 & ICORE – 4 members
ISSF women’s events, Black Powder, International 1920 – 3 members
Practical – 3 or 4 members. Only the best 3 scores will be counted each week. (It is the responsibility of each club to ensure that they have sufficient eligible shooters for the finals – i.e. a member of a finals team must have had at least one score included during the postal season).
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. Scores of team members competing in Open Competition on a scheduled postal Competition date will be accepted.
6.       All score sheets must be despatched to reach the competition controller by 5.00pm 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 at the club’s convenience. 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. Practical and ICORE may be shot at any time during the 6 week Postal Cycle and results must be submitted by the Thursday following week 6 of each round.
Delays may be requested on the following grounds only:

vandalism,
breakdown of equipment,
Act of God.

11.     Members are eligible to compete as guests of another Club. However, the member may not compete for more than one club in any one event.
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. No fee is payable for 2010.
13.     INTERNATIONAL 1920 MATCH: will consist of PRACTICAL, BARRICADE, FALLING PLATES & MOVING TARGET.
          METALLIC SIGHT MATCH: will consist of PRACTICAL, BARRICADE & FALLING PLATES only.
          Score sheets must show each shooters score in each of the events as well as the total and the Team total.
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). Match packages will be distributed before the start of each 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
          1st – 3 points, 2nd – 2 points, 3rd – 1 point, 4th – 6th - 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 so advise the 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 4 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 4 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.

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