British Shooting Schools Pistol Championships: Northern Qualifier

The Northern Schools Pistol Qualifier provides athletes with an opportunity to progress to the British Shooting National Final at Stoke Mandeville Stadium on Wed 17th Jan 2018.

There will be Individual and Team events in each Junior, Intermediate and Senior categories, catering for athletes aged from Year 6-13, along with Talent ID opportunities.

Closing Date: Monday 20th November 2017

Individual Categories (all mixed gender categories):

• Junior (Year 6, 7 & 8)
• Inter (Year 9, 10)
• Senior (Year 11, 12 & 13)
• Disability Junior (Year 6, 7 & 8)
• Disability Inter (Year 9, 10)
• Disability Senior (Year 11, 12 & 13)

Team Categories (teams of 3, mixed gender & physical ability):

• Junior (Year 6, 7 & 8)
• Inter (Year 9, 10)
• Senior (Year 11, 12 & 13)

Top 3 scoring athletes from the same school, in the same age category will be totalled to give their team score. (Scores extracted from the athlete’s individual qualification).

If a school enters more than one team, their top 3 scoring athletes will form “Team A”, their next 3 scoring athletes “Team B” and so on.

The School/College or Representative simply enters the number of Teams they wish to be considered for the relevant Team Category. The scorers/results team will work out which athletes are in which team, and the Team Scores & Results.

All categories compete on a 10m Range, using a .177 Air Pistol only.

Qualifying Competition Format

• Qualification - 20 competition shots
• Final – ISSF guided knockout final.

Who Qualifies for the National Final?

• Individual: Top 4 Individual athletes from each category at each qualifying event. (See Rule 21)
• Team: Top Team from each age category at each qualifying event. (See Rule 23)

Important Information:

• Juniors – Double or single handed, Inter & Senior – Single handed shooting
• Disability Categories - Athletes with any physical disability are able to compete in the Disability Categories, with the exception on visual impairment and intellectual disability

Closing Date: Monday 20th November 2017