B. GENERAL REGULATIONS GOVERNING
NRA REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS
The following regulations provide standard procedures for all registered
tournaments except Regional, Sectional, and National Championships. State
Championships MUST be approved and recognized by the State Association
(Rule 1.6).
1. Sanction of NRA Registered Tournament(s)-To obtain approval of
tournaments, the following steps must be taken by the sponsoring organization
in advance of the tournament date.
(a) Send NRA your completed applications and draft copies of your
completed programs, BOTH IN DUPLICATE, a minimum of 45
days in advance of tournament date.
(b) If the above is not done, the NRA reserves the right to cancel its
sanction of the tournament.
(c) In order to be listed once in the Coming Events section of Shooting
Sports USA, your applications and programs must be sanctioned by
the Competitions Division by the 15th of the month, two months
before the month of issue. If you desire publicity in more than one
issue (up to a maximum of 10 months), an additional month's notice
must be allowed for each monthly listing.
2. Granting of "Registered" Sanction-As soon as a tournament is granted
Registered sanction, one copy of the signed application, program, and Official
Sanction Poster will be returned to the sponsor. In cases where a Referee is
assigned, the Official Poster will be mailed after the Referee assignment is
made and the sponsor will be notified of the identity of the Referee at the same
time. All changes and information provided in the approved draft program
must appear in the final printed program. No major changes such as courses of
fire, number of matches, etc., may be made unless NRA is notified. This may
be done in writing if time permits, or by including a copy of the Match
Director's Bulletin (which makes the changes) with the final results of the
tournament.
3. Tournament Cancellation-If a tournament is cancelled, NRA must be
notified immediately.
4. Classification of Competitors-The NRA classification or category sys-
tern must be used in Registered Tournaments. Sponsors may use an expanded
classification system when large numbers of marksman or unclassified
competitors; are entered. (Samples available from Assistant Director's Office,
Education & Training Division).
5. Courses of Fire in Registered Tournaments, National Records and
Classifications-National Records may be set only in Registered Tournaments
using courses of fire specified in Rule 17.5. Courses of fire which are
used for classification are specified in Rule 19.4.
6. Awards-All awards are furnished by the sponsor. The method, time and
place of issuance of awards is at the option of the sponsor with due notice to
the competitors in the Tournament Program. In Registered Tournaments, the
minimum award schedule must consist of the following:
(a) Individual Match Awards Required:
(1) Winner in each individual fired match and in each aggregate,
awarded to the competitor with the highest total score. Match
winners may not receive a class award, but must be counted in
with other members of that class to determine the number of
class awards.
(2) High Scoring Competitor in each class in each match. Classes
may be combined because of low entry, but the manner in which
such combinations are made must be clearly stated in the
program.
(b) Team Awards Required: (if there are team matches in the program)
Winning Team of each team match, the team firing highest total score
in the match.
7. Entry Fees-
(a) NRA Registration Fee: A fee of$5.25 per competitor is charged by the
NRA for Registered Tournaments.
(b) Sponsor Entry Fees: The amount of these fees is determined by the
sponsor, and must be stated in the program separately from the NRA
Registration Fee.
8. Tournament Officials as Competitors-The Match Director, Deputy
Match Director, Chief Range Officer, Chief Statistical Officer, and Chief Pit
Officer (where applicable) may NOT compete in a tournament at which they
are officiating. Rule I 1 covers specific duties of Tournament Officials.
9. NRA Referee-An NRA Official Referee is required at all NRA National
Championships. At NRA State, Regional, and Sectional Championships the
Jury system (Rule 11.2. 1) will be used unless the sponsor specifically requests
a Referee.
10. NRA Membership Required-NRA membership is required of all
competitors in a Registered Tournament, except for Juniors who may be either
individual members of NRA, or members of an NRA affiliated organization.
Sponsors must check NRA Membership cards when issuing entry packets.
Sponsors may accept NRA membership applications and fees from non-
members who wish to enter the tournament.
11. Reports to NRA-The Match Director is responsible for making certain
that the following reports are forwarded to NRA within 30 days of firing. See
Rule 19.13.
(a) An SR-I card for each competitor showing the total number of shots 65
fired in individual matches and a total score, the total number of shots
fired in fired team matches, and the total score of the fired team
match(es). The NRA membership ID number must be indicated on each card.
Score Reporting cards are available free of charge on request in packs of 50.
(b) A registration fee reporting form, and remittance of $5.25 per competitor.
(c) A copy of any Match Director's Bulletins.
(d) A completed National Record Reporting form, even if no National
Records were set.
(e) Two complete sets of "Official Final Results Bulletin of Standings"
for the tournament.
12. Final Results Bulletin-A copy of the Official FINAL RESULTS BULLETIN
must be sent to each competitor participating in the tournament within 30 days.