IPSC Range Officers are the best trained, the best qualified, and the best prepared, to a same world-wide standard.
IPSC Range Officers form the support and infrastructure of IPSC shooting and, for this reason, National Range Officer Institutes (NROI) and the International Range Officer Association (IROA) have been developed. They are designed to establish a structure for the creation, accreditation, recognition, and maintenance of match officials. These organizations ensure that IPSC Range Officers are the best trained, the best qualified, and the best prepared, to a same world-wide standard.
The quality of competition is directly linked
to the quality of the officiating.
There exists a direct relationship between the quality of the officiating and the quality of the competition. Range Officers can enjoy the camaraderie of their fellow officials and be proud to be a part of the fraternity of IPSC Officials.
People, Knowledge, Integrity, Experience,
Excellence, Teamwork, Ingenuity and Service.
We are pleased to confirm that the next Range Officer (RO) course will be held on March 28th & 29th , 2015.If you are interested in taking this course please use the contact us section at the top right section of our website and let us know your name and email address. Once we receive your info we will send you more information regarding the course. The deadline for registering for this course is March 13th , 2015.
Good Day Everyone ,
We have finalized the dates for the next set of Black Badge training courses for 2014 & 2015. The dates have been confirmed for October 4th & 5th , 2014 and May 2nd & 3rd , 2015 at the St. John’s Rod & Gun Club, Range “C”. Prior to taking this course all applicants must meet the following criteria :
Fill out the attached application below and have it sent back (completely filled out) to the address on the form along with the fees no later than Sept. 19th , 2014 for the course in Oct. & April 17th for the course offered in May 2015.
Students are expected to be able to consistently hit an 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper at 25 meters BEFORE starting the course. The course is about safety and movement, not basic shooting skills.
Once you your application has been received and you have met the criteria required to take the course you will be sent the documentation for you to prepare prior to the course starting June 21st.
In order for a Canadian citizen to compete in IPSC matches in Canada, successful completion of our Black Badge Safety Training course is necessary. The course consists of a few hours of classroom time and approximately two days of live firing on the range.
This course is used to train competitors in our sport and give them the basic skills necessary to participate in IPSC competitions. A manual is provided to assist the students and will be used as a reference throughout the course.
The Black Badge course teaches a combination of safety, proficiency, and understanding of the rules. The progression of skills will be learned by:
• Reading the materials that are provided with this course.
• Observing techniques demonstrated by the instructor.
• Doing the techniques under the close supervision of the instructor.
The emphasis of the Black Badge course is safety. Recognizing this, many other clubs and organizations use the Black Badge course as their standard for training or in lieu of their own training program.
The Black Badge course contains both a theoretical and practical component. Students should expect to spend up to 8 hours in a classroom environment.
Here, they will learn the safety procedures involved when moving with a firearm, reloading under time pressure and drawing from a holster. They will learn the rules of the game and practice all of these under cold conditions (unloaded firearms and magazines) before proceeding with the Practical part of the course.
A full day is spent on the range, where students will practice the skills needed for IPSC style competitions. These include (but are not limited to):
• Drawing from a holster
• Reloading
• Reloading on the move
• Moving with a firearm
• Shooting strong and weak handed
• Shooting from various positions
Both new and experienced targets shooters are welcome. This course will demonstrate all of the necessary skills to shoot an IPSC Course of fire safely and accurately.
Upon completion of the course the students will be very safe and sufficiently proficient to allow them to compete in competitions at local clubs and at Provincial and National events. They will be known as qualified IPSC competitors and are entitled to a certificate, a numbered “Black Badge” and to participate in all sanctioned IPSC events.
All instructors are current IPSC Canada members and listed as an instructor with the NTO. All students must join IPSC Canada in order to take the course, qualify and receive an IPSC Canada Black Badge. Students will be provided with a current Rule Book and must pay all of the necessary course and membership fees.
Hey all,
The shoot tomorrow is a go!
Set up is at 9:00am with the first shot fired at 10:00am.
Also as a reminder, we will be providing complementary lunch and snacks tomorrow as well so we hope to see you there .
cheers;
scottie
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
Hey all,
There is a match scheduled for this Saturday August 30th,
We will be putting off the Fastest Gun in the East,
10 courses of fire, 10 rounds each, for a total of 100 Rounds for the day
Set up will be 9 AM, First Shot 10 AM,
Lunch will be supplied, hot dogs chips and drinks,
Weather for Saturday looks good high 17 low 12, see you at the range.
Cheers;
DVC
Scottie!!
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
Good Day ,
The match results for the August 9th & 10th Provincials have now been posted on the IPSCNL.ca website under the Match Scores tab at the top of the web page .
Thanks again everyone for making the 2014 Provincials a huge success!
WOW, The first day of the 2014 IPSC NL Provincial was awesome to say the least!
The rain held off just enough to finish off the match and allowed us set up the new stages for Day 2 tomorrow.
Just a few reminders for day 2:
* First shot will be fired at 9:00am sharp. If you shot today then you are already registered. As long as you are there by 8:30am we should be ready to go for 9:00am.
* Considering that the BBQ was a big hit today we WILL be providing lunch, snacks ,pop, water, etc again tomorrow so bring your appetite.
* We will also be providing a BBQ supper (Steak Dinner) tomorrow after the last stage is shot and the tear down is completed.
* During the supper we will be handing out the awards and drawing for some prizes that were donated to IPSC NL.
* Once we have all the matches complete we will post pictures, scores, etc. on our website for everyone to view
We look forward to seeing back at the range tomorrow!
PS: If you thought the stages were fun and challenging to shoot today, just wait and see what Mr. Pete Savage has in store for us tomorrow. :)
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
Good Day,
This is just a reminder that the 2014 IPSC NL Provincials will be going ahead tomorrow August 9th rain or shine. 🙂
We have rain shelters in place to keep us dry (when we are not on the firing line) in the event we get some rain tomorrow so no worries.
As reminder for Day 1 (August 9th) :
Registration starts at 8:30am sharp.
First shot will be fired at 10:00am sharp. (first shooter to the firing line at 10:00am)
12:30pm Lunch will be provided (hot . dogs, water, pop,snacks, etc.)
Water, pop and coffee will be available free of charge throughout the day.
1:00pm resume match
4:30pm finish for the day
The stages are now set for day 1 on Ranges A, B & C and it looks fantastic. I have attached a sneak peak of what you can expect tomorrow.
Also as a reminder ,there is a minimum round count of 300 for the two days and with lots of swingers, steel as well as regular AND mini IPSC paper targets, you may want to bring more then 300 rounds….in fact after looking and these course of fire setups today you may want to bring all the ammo you own..:).
We hope to see you there tomorrow , we are looking forward to an EXCITING and FUN competition!
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
Congratulations to all of the students who have finished the Black Badge training course today. We are looking forward to seeing you complete your qualification match and become official IPSC Black Badge members. Remember , safety first and try not to get disqualified (DQ).
Also , we would like to thank our Black Badge instructors Don and Jasmine Chafe for putting off this course. A Lot of work goes into a Black Badge course so their continued hard work and dedication to IPSC NL is greatly appreciated.
Finally, thank you to Pete Savage for being the Match Director and RO for this weekends training. We are looking forward to seeing what he has in store for us for next weeks match 🙂
Our next match is Saturday June 28th and we are expecting a lot of new and regular shooters to attend. We will be supplying hot dogs ,coffee and pop for lunch so we hope to see you there on Saturday.
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
We had 8 students start the first Black Badge course for this year today. The rain held off and it was just cold enough to keep the flies away. Good luck to all the students.
DVC
IPSC Newfoundland & Labrador
Communications@ipscnl.ca
Website: IPSCNL.ca
