2014 USAS NJOSC - Match Director UPDATE #2 (RULES)

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2014 USAS NJOSC - Match Director UPDATE #2 (RULES)

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Go to the USA Shooting NJOSC webpage for all invites and match director bulletins.
http://www.usashooting.org/7-events/njosc

Overview:
Shoe flexibility will not be enforced
Shooting shoe measurements will not be enforced
Left Side Jacket Panel rule will not be enforced
BUT if you make a team to travel w/ the team your gear must comply with ISSF rules.


TEXT of Match Director Bulletin #2 (RULES)
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The 2014 National Junior Olympic Championships will follow the 2014 USA Shooting rules in their entirety with the exception of the three listed below. For those that qualify for the World Championship team or National Junior Team these rules will need to be adhered to.

Rifle -
7.5.2.3 Shoe Sole Flexibility Standard
The soles of athletes’ shoes must bend at least 22.5 degrees when a force of 15 Newton-Meters is applied to the heel area while the boot or shoe is clamped in the testing device (See Rule 6.5.3).
(USAS Clarification: Shooting shoe flexibility will not be adopted. Athletes making any USAS teams in will be expected to comply with this rule before any travel with the team.)

7.5.3.5 If an athlete wears shoes, they must be a matched pair externally.
(USAS Clarification: Shooting shoe measurements will not be adopted. Athletes making any USAS teams in will be expected to comply with this rule before any travel with the team.)

7.5.4.5 The construction of the side panel may not place any seam or seams under the elbow of the support arm in the standing position within a seam-free zone that extends 70 mm above the tip of the elbow and 20 mm below the tip of the elbow. This must be checked with the athlete wearing the jacket fully closed and while holding the rifle in the standing position.
(USAS Clarification: USA Shooting will not adopt this rule. Any athlete making any USAS Team will be required to comply before any team travel.)

Pistol –
f) 8.5.6 Shoe Sole Flexibility Standard.
The soles of athletes’ shoes must bend at least 22.5 degrees when a force of 15 Newton-Meters is applied to the heel area while the shoe is clamped in the testing device.
(USAS Clarification: Shooting shoe flexibility will not be adopted. Athletes making any USAS teams will be expected to comply with this rule before any travel with the team.)

Effective 2/24.
Tyler Anderson
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ROUND the Toes & Heels

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UPDATE to the MDB
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7.5.3.5 - Reference to this rule means Matched Pair will not be enforced.

---BUT---
TYLER wrote:Joel,
I am referencing 7.5.3.5 that shoes do not have to be a matched pair. The rounded contour of the boot rule will be enforced.

In the Olympic Spirit,
Tyler
Tyler Anderson - USA Shooting - 719.866.4882
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