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NATIONAL SKEET QUALIFICATION & QUALIFYING SHOOT RULES & CRITERIA

1.  Membership of the WCTSA prior to entering the competition is mandatory.

2.  Qualifying will consist of 8 one hundred bird shoots, including the Welsh Open.

3.  To qualify for the International Team, a shooter must have shot at least 400 targets, i.e. 4 from the 8 qualifiers.

4.  No minimum Qualifying Score will be required from 2007

5.  Team selection is on a points basis, The highest Welsh member eligible for the team on the day taking 0 points, and points added for each shooter dependent on their score from that high gun score.

6.  International Team consists of 10 Seniors, 2 Ladies, 2 Juniors ( under 21 on day of International) and 2 Veterans (60 or over on day of International).

7.  If team places are tied then a shoot off system will apply, a full round of 25, if not resolved a second round, and then to pairs on stand 3,4 & 5 on a miss and out basis.

8.  ELIGIBILITY to REPRESENT WALES

[a]  Born in Wales, or

[b]  Born of Welsh Parents, or

[c]  Having one Parent being Welsh, or

[d]  Resident in Wales for a minimum consecutive period of two (2) years.

[e]  Have not represented any other Country.

[f]  A member can represent Wales, although having represented another Country, providing the member complies with all the conditions in [a] to [d] and the other Country will release the member and a period of three (3) consecutive years has elapsed since representing another Country.

9.  WCTSA rules will apply to each competition.

10.  As most grounds do not supply referees and markers, all shooters will be required to button and mark subsequent squads on a rota basis.

11.  The top 10 scores at the end of the end of the qualification process will automatically be considered for inclusion in the Senior Team.

12.  The Veteran Team will consist of the 2 eligible shooters with least points.

13.  The Ladies Team will consist of the 2 eligible shooters with least points.

14.  The Junior Team will consist of the 2 eligible shooters with least points, Ladies, Juniors, Veterans will be invited to choose which category they wish to compete in on completion of the selection procedure, if they qualify for more than one category.

15.  Entries for each shoot open at 9.30am and close promptly at 10.30am, following which a draw will be made to establish squads. Shooting will commence as soon as possible after the draw. Any one entering after 10.30 will not count towards team selection or any prize.

16. In future, ANY, conduct unbecoming of an Association member at any qualifying shoot, or the International, will be reported to the Executive Committee and disciplinary action MAY result.

Rules updated at the Board meeting held on 4^th October 2006

17. It has been passed by the Board of the WCTSA that from 2008  all Welsh team members shooting at International events must  wear the official team shooting Jacket and Polo shirt.