CPSA & NSCA - Part 3

Devin continues the discussion with Iain Parker, the CEO of the UK Clay Pigeon Shooting Association. This time, balancing tournament difficulty, score your own tournaments, and the CPSA referee training and accreditation program. The extended interview took place during World Sporting 2024. The series discusses the UK's and the US's Clay Target Governing Bodies, the CPSA and the NSCA. Comparisons are drawn, differences are highlighted! The CPSA does some things incredibly well, and lessons can be learned here in the US (and vice versa). Over the course of the series we'll get into Funding, Mandate, Clubs, Target setting, Tournaments, Referee Accreditation... and, their respective Classification systems! The content is split into multiple parts and each week we'll focus on two specific segments in a 16-20 minute video. We hope you enjoy this content! Timeline: 00:00 - Opener 00:34 - Balancing Tournament Difficult 01:16 - Vetting target difficulty 02:02 - Negotiating target change 03:02 - We don't need to beat up everybody 03:14 - Are extreme shoots appropriate? 03:30 - The majority of shooters are lower class shooters 04:06 - It needs to be difficult enough for a championship 05:00 - Joe Scull - Technical targets 05:31 - Iain talk about balance 06:02 - Attendance on extreme target events 07:05 - World Sporting or World English? 07:32 - The Gamebore Tower Challenge 08:00 - Managing expectations 09:29 - Monkey business 10:03 - Referee Training and Accreditation 10:09 - Score your own shoots 10:35 - Referees at championships 10:59 - The referee qualification process 12:25 - Who are the referees? 12:46 - Mid Week shoots and referees 13:10 - Mid week turn-out 13:18 - A core of accredited referees 13:47 - US vs UK referees - The distance problem 15:53 - The Head Referee 16:23 - Referees at the club level 16:58 - A regional approach to refereeing? 17:30 - End Credits 'Clarion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Life In Motion' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Homeward' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Simplicity' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Within Our Nature' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Felicity' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Wonderful' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Drift' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 'Skyscraper Samba' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au