THE AMERICAN LEGION DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI, INC. JUNIOR SHOOTING SPORTS PROGRAM
American Legioin Riders of Missouri
Welcome to the 2011-2012 JSSP Program. This year I will be using the Orion Scoring system to help speed the scoring process up. If you cannot provide your own Orion targets please contact me and I will send you targets at no cost. Please read the Match Bulletins carefully as I have made some minor changes help speed up the scoring and awards process. Please spread the word to fellow coach’s about this exciting free postal opportunity. Good shooting to all and I look forward to seeing your targets!
The new CMP Handicap System is a way to rank all competitors in a match according to how they performed on the day of a match, relative to their established level of ability. In a handicap competition, the competitor who does the best job of exceeding his or her average becomes the winner. Handicaps in many recreational sports are a popular way to equalize the competition. Golf, bowling and trap shooting all have handicap systems that often attract more participation and excitement than events that are based strictly on score.
The CMP Competition Tracker System that records match results and displays them on the internet now have a massive database of results that provides the statistical basis for the new system. Every score fired by competitors in sanctioned three position air rifle matches is now recorded in this system. This makes it quite easy to establish averages and from these averages to derive competitor handicaps.
The handicaps are based on a factor of 1.000, which reflects the average scores for the greatest number of shooters. Shooters with handicaps over 1.000 are above that level, while shooters below 1.000 are new and developing shooters who have not reached that level yet. The parameters for determining handicaps required some adjusting to make them realistic and fair. First of all a shooter who has never fired a match before is given a handicap of 1.000. Each match a shooter competes in, his/her handicap is adjusted, up or down depending on how well they did against the average shooter in that match. The more matches a shooter competes in the better his or her handicap reflect their skill level.
Applying shooter’s handicaps to the scores fired in a match is simple. After a competitor fires a match, his/her score is divided by his/her handicap. The result is his/her Handicap Aggregate and all competitors are ranked according to this Handicap score. The Handicap results now shown in match results posted on the CMP Competition Tracker web page are derived in this way. Those results show competitors in those matches how they would have ranked if the match sponsor for that match had offered a prize list for the handicap aggregate.
The new CMP Handicap System is designed to be a powerful new tool for match sponsors to use to create additional interest and participation in their matches
The new CMP Handicap System is a way to rank all competitors in a match according to how they performed on the day of a match, relative to their established level of ability. In a handicap competition, the competitor who does the best job of exceeding his or her average becomes the winner. Handicaps in many recreational sports are a popular way to equalize the competition. Golf, bowling and trap shooting all have handicap systems that often attract more participation and excitement than events that are based strictly on score.
The CMP Competition Tracker System that records match results and displays them on the internet now have a massive database of results that provides the statistical basis for the new system. Every score fired by competitors in sanctioned three position air rifle matches is now recorded in this system. This makes it quite easy to establish averages and from these averages to derive competitor handicaps.
The handicaps are based on a factor of 1.000, which reflects the average scores for the greatest number of shooters. Shooters with handicaps over 1.000 are above that level, while shooters below 1.000 are new and developing shooters who have not reached that level yet. The parameters for determining handicaps required some adjusting to make them realistic and fair. First of all a shooter who has never fired a match before is given a handicap of 1.000. Each match a shooter competes in, his/her handicap is adjusted, up or down depending on how well they did against the average shooter in that match. The more matches a shooter competes in the better his or her handicap reflect their skill level.
Applying shooter’s handicaps to the scores fired in a match is simple. After a competitor fires a match, his/her score is divided by his/her handicap. The result is his/her Handicap Aggregate and all competitors are ranked according to this Handicap score. The Handicap results now shown in match results posted on the CMP Competition Tracker web page are derived in this way. Those results show competitors in those matches how they would have ranked if the match sponsor for that match had offered a prize list for the handicap aggregate.
The new CMP Handicap System is designed to be a powerful new tool for match sponsors to use to create additional interest and participation in their matches
The Junior Shooting Sports Program competition will conduct monthly matches that end September 30, October 31, November 30, December 31 and January 31. The State Championship Match will be conducted in February prior to the Spring Conference.
From the desk of: David R. Long, MSgt (Ret), USMC
Serving Community, State, and Nation
Department of American Legion