CRITERIA FOR THE
NORTH AMERICAN FITASC
CHAMPIONSHIP
WORLD CUP EVENT
AND
TEAM USA SELECTION SHOOT
2012
Program
FITASC puts its Internet site at the disposal of the organizing federation to promote the competition and
inform shooters who want to enter.
The organizing federation must forward a brochure to FITASC, by email, in the form of an HTML format file,
at least 5 months before the start of the competition. To ensure optimum display of the information on
Internet site, the file must comply with the following technical specifications:
• The document width must not exceed 592 pixels.
• The document must not contain any style implementations (css) or any style sheets, whether
they are in the document itself or linked to a ‘css’ (Cascading Style Sheet) file.
• The distinction between the title and the subtitles must be made using tags: H1, H2,….H6
in accordance with the authors’ requirements.
• The paragraphs must be encapsulated between tags: <P> and </P> or <DIV> </DIV>.
• The texts must be enriched using only tags that are not deprecated and the fonts must not be
set (FONT) inside the document. In particular, it is preferable to create bold type using .
• Examples of deprecated tags: BASEFONT, CENTER, FONT, S, STRIKE, AND U in conformity with W3C
specifications.
This information shall at least include the following elements:
• The detailed program for the competition
• The name of the competition organizer to be contacted, with telephone number and email address
• The venue and date (access map)
• The Fitasc management committee (International Committee)
• The organizing club’s management committee
• The entry fee amount defined in accordance with the maximum specified in the particular
specifications for the competition
• The prizes
• The nearest airport
• Rental car companies
• A list of hotels and if possible links to their websites
• RV hookups
• Bed and breakfasts
• Recommended restaurants
• The competition sponsors and donors in the form of a PDF file 90-120 kb per page
This information will be displayed on line on the Fitasc website free of charge for the organizers.
Practice
Facilities must be provided for shooters who wish to practice at least one day before the competition
Shoot offs:
The shoot offs for the first three places in the each category will take place in a series of 25 clays.
In the event of a tie, a new shoot off will be organized on a second series.
The first zero, which is eliminatory, will decide between the shooters, the same number of targets being shot
by each of the shoot off participants on the same station.
Counting the score shot starting on Parcour 8 back to 1 ranks shooters finishing below third place
with the same score.
Rankings:
The following rankings will be established and announced in this order at the prize awards:
Individual
• Super Veterans
• Veterans
• Juniors
• Ladies
• Seniors
  Prize Awards
No prizes other than official cups and medals may be awarded on the podium before Fitasc awards.
Any other prizes (NSCA awards, guns, etc.) may be offered after the award of the official Fitasc prizes.
A list of the results (in descending order) will be displayed after the prize awards. The results listing
Scratch, Senior, Ladies, Juniors, Veterans and Super Veteran (not NSCA classes) will be sent to FITASC by
email within 2 days after the championship under excel file whose format will be provided by FITASC. The
results will be then displayed on the FITASC website.
Cups and trophies provided by the
organizing club and at it expense
(Minimum)
Cups
Category Awards
NSCA Classes 1st thru 3rd
Veterans 1st
Super Veterans 1st
Ladies 1st
Juniors 1st
Medals offered by FITASC
Placement Gold Silver Bronze
Scratch 1 1 1
Seniors 1 1 1
Veterans 1 1 1
Super Veterans 1 1 1
Ladies 1 1 1
Juniors 1 1 1
Sporting Facilities
The club must have previous experience in hosting large, quality Fitasc events.
The club must have adequate room to set 8 Parcours with 3 pegs plus ample practice areas with recognized
brand automatic traps to enable the competition to proceed smoothly. The traps must be reliable and in
good working order.
A special shooting station for testing firearms (flambé) will be available on the grounds so that shooters
can fire their guns in complete safety. Test firing is not permitted on the layouts.
The personnel, including trappers, must be qualified and sufficient in number to avoid any hold ups that
might endanger the smooth running of the competition. A chief mechanic that is familiar with the equipment
and the club must be on the grounds and ready to intervene in the event of a breakdown or outage.
It is essential to arrange for sufficient replacement equipment in the event of a breakdown.
Shelters of sufficient size must be provided at the entrance of each Parcour to protect the waiting shooters
from the sun, wind and rain. These shelters should have seats, gun racks and water.
The score and information board must be installed near the secretary’s office.
Buildings
The clubhouse must be large enough and fitted out in such a way as to provide all the necessary services and
accommodate the competitors and accompanying persons.
• Toilets in sufficient numbers, properly cleaned throughout
the competition.
• A Jury and Referee meeting space.
• A restaurant or food service that will be available during
the day.
• Sufficient lighting.
• Running water.
• Sufficient parking
The Jury
In accordance with international rules, a jury must be set up at the start of the competition:
Its responsibility will be to settle any disputes arising during the competition.
Participant’s protest to the jury must be accompanied by a deposit of 30% of the senior entry fee rounded down to
the nearest tenth, which will be returned to the complainant if the protest is accepted.
Referees
When a Club applies to hold a Selection Shoot, it undertakes to assemble a sufficient number of qualified referees
for the entire duration of the competition. Preferably there would be a qualified International Referee appointed
as Chief Referee.
A shooter taking part in the competition cannot referee except in cases of extreme circumstances and with the
agreement of the competition jury.
The organizers must supply the necessary equipment to the referees.
Scheduling
All World Cup events must take place prior to the World FITASC Championship. The 2012 World FITASC will be held
August 13-19, 2012 at Northbrook Sportsman’s Club in Chicago, IL.
2012 North American FITASC Championship
World Cup Event and Team USA Qualifier
Signatures
Competition Committee Club Owner/President
Name Signature Name Signature
NSCA EC Chairman
Name Signature
Prepared by:
Joe Cantey – February – 2010
Revised by:
Robert Crow – June - 2011