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NSSA Skeet Rule BookFull rules are available form the NSSAwebsite at http://www.mynssa.com/ SECTION V - NSSA CLASSIFICATION A. DEFINITIONS 1. NSSA Shooting Year The NSSA shooting year shall be any twelve month period running from November 1 through the following October 31. 2. Current Year The twelve month period November 1 through October 31 of the year for which classification is being determined. 3. Previous Year The twelve month period immediately preceding the current shooting year, (i.e. November 1 - October 31). 4. Gauge The term gauge used in this classification section includes International skeet and doubles as well as 12 gauge, 20 gauge, 28 gauge and .410 bore. 5. Class Assigned The assigned class of any shooter is the class he/she would be required to shoot in a subsequent event, whether or not he/she ever shot an event in that class. 6. New Shooter a. A new shooter in each gauge is any shooter who has not fired five registered events in that gauge during the current and previous three (3) years combined, even if he/she was previously a classified shooter in that gauge. b. The classification of such a shooter will follow the same pattern as in V-A-10, but will include the events and scores from the previous three (3) years until the five event limit is reached. 7. Classified Shooter a. A classified shooter in each gauge is any shooter who has fired five (5) or more events in that gauge in the current and previous three (3) years combined. b. If a classified shooter lacks the records to determine their proper classification, when they shoot their event after a lapse of a year or more, they may be permitted to shoot for "targets only" for that shoot only, while they obtain this data from NSSA records, by phone, fax, NSSA website or from a new classification and records card. The scorecard will then become their most current score when their prior shoot scores are obtained. Falsification subjects the shooter to action under rule II-A-8-d. 8. Running (Current) Average A classified shooter's running (current) average, is the average of their most recent five events that they have shot in that gauge. It is the total of those five (5) scores divided by the total number of targets shot. 9. Event An event for purposes of classification is the gauge event as defined by the shoot program. An event could be 50 or more targets. Thus a 200 bird shoot could be either one or two events as defined by the shoot program. Preliminaries and additional registered targets in any gauge will be considered separate events for classification purposes. However, the shooters' classification does NOT change between a preliminary and the main event. The changes are updated after the shoot see V-A-II-e. Exceptions: Although the Mini-World is not considered a preliminary, you do not reclassify before shooting the Main World, but you do use it separately as a different event when reclassifying after the World. Additional Targets Only and Monthly Targets in which events are 100 bird increments only and League Targets in which an event is the total birds shot for each league. Note: Champion of Champion targets are not registered targets and none of the various gauge scores will be used in classification or reclassification. 10. Classification of a New Shooter a. The classification of a new shooter in each gauge is determined by the score shot in his/her first registered event. He/she is placed in the proper class for that event and for the next event of that gauge on the basis of percentage of targets broken using the classification tables. b. With each subsequent event in each gauge, both the targets fired upon and targets broken will be totaled,including all events of the previous three years if any, in that gauge to determine a running average until five (5) events in that gauge have been shot. c. The total number of targets scheduled for an event are to be used each time the running average is calculated for classification, whether 50 birds, 100 birds or more, and whether or not the event is spread over more than one day. d. The new shooter's class will "float" either up or down freely without limit based on that average until after the fifth event in that gauge. After the fifth event the now classified shooter's class can move upward without limit but not drop more than one class below where the fifth event placed him/her in each gauge during that shooting year. Example 1: The first score was 85 putting him/her in class E for that shoot and the next shoot. The second event score was 89. His/her running average is now .8700 and is assigned to class D for the next shoot . The shooter next attends the World Shoot as a class D shooter, shooting only the 12 gauge, and shoots a 227/250. He/she has now shot three (3) events, totalling 401/450 giving a running average of .8911 and is still in class D. His/her classification card would look as follows for 12 gauge: V-A-10-d Date Place/Shoot Name Class shot in Shot Broke Avg. Class next shoot xx/xx xx/xxx E 100 85 .8500 E xx/xx xx/xxx E 100 89 .8700 D xx/xx xx/xxx D 250 227 .8911 D Example 2: A new shooter has shot four (4) 100 bird 12 gauge events. He/she now shoots a 50 bird event. Having shot five (5) events, he/she now re-averages on the 450 targets of the five (5) events and is now a classified shooter. After the next event, he/she would be dropping the first 100 bird event and averaging the last five (5) events, the 2nd through 6. Example 3: A new shooter has shot 100 12 gauge targets year before last with a score of 89, placed in Class D. Last year he/she shot 200 more 12 gauge targets, scoring 92 and 96. Average on these 300 is .9233 and this year's classification card will show that he/she is in class C for this year's first shoot. He/she fires an 88 in the first shoot this year. Average on four (4) shoots is now .9125 and he/she stay in class C. Since he/she is still a new shooter the class is still floating and he/she could possibly drop back to class D or E after the fifth event for the three (3) years combined. e. A new shooter may only declare upward to AA and if he/she does so may not shoot below AA for the remainder of the shooting year. f. A first time NSSA member who has been classified by another clay target organization in Class A or above, is required to declare a class no more than one class lower than their highest class held within the last three years. Such a first time NSSA shooter classified by another clay target organization below Class A shall follow the regular NSSA classification procedure for a NEW SHOOTER. g. It is the shooter's responsibility to maintain their records and averages, to determine their classification and reclassifications. 11. Reclassification of a Classified Shooter a. A classified shooter must keep a running average of their last five (5) events in each gauge, dropping the earliest event each time and adding the recent event, such that the running average is based on the most current five (5) events thereafter, regardless of how many actual targets were contained in these events. b. If the event is the classified shooter's first of the current year, he/she must use the last four scores of the previous year(s) to obtain the five scores necessary for re-classification, and then three scores, two scores, or one score as necessary, until five events have been shot in the current year. c. A classified shooter may reclassify upward by averaging without limit during the shooting year including into AAA, but may not reclassify downward more than one class during the year, and again at the end of the year. Downward reclassification may be declined by entering the higher class on the classification card in the blank for assigned class after reclassification. This will preclude later downward reclassification after another event for the remainder of the shooting year, since this is the equivalent of declaring upward. Note: If downward reclassification occurs as a result of the last event of the shooting year, the shooter starts the next year in the new, lower class. A downward reclassification at the end of the shooting year does not preclude a subsequent downward reclassification during the new shooting year, even after the first event of the year. The first downward reclassification may occur at any time during the year, but the second only at year-end. Example: The shooter's annual classification card lists his/her last five shoots of the previous year in 12 gauge as: Date Place/Shoot name Class shot in Shot Broke Avg. Class next shoot xx/xx xxx/xxxx B 100 95 B xx/xx xxx/xxxx B 100 94 B xx/xx xxx/xxxx B 100 97 B xx/xx xxx/xxxx B 100 97 B xx/xx xxx/xxxx B 100 99 .9640 A He/she then shoots 100 straight in first shoot of the current year. The new average and class are: (dropping 95 at the top of the list) 94+97+97+99+100=487/500=.9740 and is still in class A for the next shoot. d. A classified shooter who wishes to self declare into a higher class may do so, including into AAA. But thereafter may not shoot below the declared class for the remainder of the shooting year. When a shooter so elects, he/she must present their card at a registered shoot and have his/her card marked by management with his/her self declared class before competing in the event for which he/she is declaring upward, and be entered upon the official entry form as self declared. e. A shooter does NOT re-classify during a shoot after shooting in a preliminary registered event in one or more gauges before the main event. It is a separate event however, and after the shoot the preliminary event score and the main event score should each be entered in order separately on the classification card. and then the average of his/her last five events and appropriate class resulting entered for each entry and gun. C. UNIVERSAL CLASSIFICATION TABLES 1. Use of the Universal Classification Tables shall be required for all registered shoots and shall be in accordance with the tables of averages shown below. Standard rounding procedures will be used to calculate an individual's average. Calculate the average to 5 digits and rounding to the 4th digit. If the 5th digit is greater than or equal to 5, then the 4th digit will be rounded up. a. A shooters correct class and average shall be posted on his/her shoot entry form. b. Classification in each gauge (including .410 and doubles) is independent and shall be treated without regard to classification in any other gauge. V-C-2 2. Individual Classification CLASSIFIC ATION TABLES FOR OPEN INDIVIDUAL CLASSES 12 GAUGE 20 GAUGE 28 GAUGE Class Average Class Average Class Average AAA 98.50 and over AAA 98.00 and over AAA 97.50 and over AA 97.50 to 98.49 AA 97.00 to 97.99 AA 96.50 to 97.49 A 96.00 to 97.49 A 94.50 to 96.99 A 94.00 to 96.49 B 93.50 to 95.99 B 91.00 to 94.49 B 90.50 to 93.99 C 90.00 to 93.49 C 85.50 to 90.99 C 85.50 to 90.49 D 85.50 to 89.99 D 85.49 and under D 85.49 and under E 85.49 and under 410 BORE DOUBLES Class Average Class Average AAA 96.00 and over AAA 97.00 and over AA 94.70 to 95.99 AA 95.00 to 96.99 A 91.00 to 94.69 A 91.00 to 94.99 B 86.00 to 90.99 B 85.00 to 90.99 C 80.00 to 85.99 C 80.00 to 84.99 D 79.99 and under D 79.99 and under 3. Compulsory Classes Only Classes AA, A, B, C and D (and E in 12 gauge) shall be compulsory. a. Class AAA shall be optional and when AAA is not offered Class AA shall include all shooters who would be in Class AAA if it were offered. b. Class AAA is optional; however, it should be considered for use in any event where the number of entries exceeds 100, or where the number of entries eligible for AAA justifies doing so. c. It shall be the sole responsibility of shoot management to determine whether Class AAA shall be offered and its decision shall be published in the shoot program or posted before the shoot. 4. High Overall/High All Around a. Unless otherwise published in the program or posted at the shoot, a shooter’s HOA or HAA class will be based on his/her 4 or 5 gun average, using the NSSA HOA/HAA Classification Table, at the time of their entry in the first event of the shoot and will not be changed as a result of a reclassification due to a preliminary event, except when a shooter's HOA or HAA class would be lower than their lowest gun class (see V-C-4-b) b. In no case will shooter's HOA/HAA class be any lower than his/her lowest gun class. For shooters who have voluntarily declared upward on any gun, or all guns, to calculate a HOA/HAA class, use the bottom percentage of the class in each gun. c. For a new shooter in one or more guns (see V-A-5 and V-A-7) who wishes to shoot HOA/HAA, simply calculate a HOA/HAA based on their current new shooter and/or classified shooter averages. A shooter who has never shot registered targets in any one of the required gauges is not eligible to enter these events. d. NSSA HOA/HAA CLASSIFICATION TABLES Use of these tables is not mandatory. However, if no other method for determining HOA/HAA is listed in the shoot program or prominently posted prior to beginning of registration, the tables listed below will be used to determine HOA/HAA classification. It is important for clubs to remember that the method for determining HOA/HAA classification must be posted or published in the shoot program. HOA/HAA CLASSIFICATION TABLES HOA HAA (4 guns, excluding Doubles) (5 guns, including Doubles) AAA 97.50 & over 97.40 & over AA 96.43 - 97.49 96.14 - 97.39 A 93.88 - 96.42 93.30 - 96.13 B 90.25 - 93.87 89.20 - 93.29 C 85.25 - 90.24 84.20 - 89.19 D 79.25 - 85.24 78.20 - 84.19 E 79.24 & under 78.19 & under Shoot Management has the discretion to offer, or not offer, Class E HOA/HAA as necessary. D. TEAM AND OTHER CONCURRENT EVENT CLASSIFICATIONS 1. Division of two-man team, five-man team, lady, junior and other concurrent events into classes is NOT MANDATORY. In cases where shoot management should desire to establish classes in these events, they may do so. When such classes are established, they should be designated by NUMBER rather than by letter, i.e., Class 1 (or I) XX – and over, Class 2 (or II) under XX. 2. Classification for team events shall be combined average of team member's scores, carried to the fourth decimal place at their most recent reclassification (i.e. - .9525). Standard rounding procedures will be used to calculate an individual's average. Calculate the average to 5 digits and rounding to the 4th digit. If the 5th digit is greater than or equal to 5, then the 4th digit will be rounded up. 3. The average for a new shooter competing in a team or other event that has been divided into classes shall simply be his/her current average for the gauge entered. A new shooter who has not shot his/her first registered event and thus has no classification in the required gauges is not eligible to enter these events.
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