Competitor's and Coaches' Duties and Responsibilities

It is the duty of each competitor and coach to sincerely cooperate with tournament officials in the effort to conduct a safe, efficient tournament.

Competitors and coaches are expected to promptly call the attention of proper officials to any infraction of rules of safety or good sportsmanship.

Failure of a competitor or coach to cooperate in such matters or to give testimony when called upon to do so in any case arising out of infractions of these rules may result in said competitor or coach being considered as an accessory to the offense.

It is the competitor's and coach's responsibility to be familiar with the program.

Officials cannot be held responsible for their failure to obtain and familiarize themselves with the program.

When targets are hung by the competitor, it is the competitor's responsibility to hang the correct target for the range and position being fired.

It is the competitor's duty to enter only those events for which he/she is eligible and to enter in the proper classification.

It is the competitor's duty to have a current Classification Card in his/her possession when competing in competition using a classification system.

Unclassified competitors must obtain their Temporary Score Record from the Official Referee, Supervisor, or tournament officials.

In individual matches it is the duty of the competitor to make his or her own entries on the forms and in the manner prescribed for that tournament.

Competitors and coaches must report at their assigned firing point immediately when the relay is called by the Range Officer.

The proper gun and equipment for that particular match must be ready and in safe firing condition.

Time will not be allowed for repairs, sight adjustments or to search for missing equipment after a relay has been called to the firing line and the preparation period has expired.

No competitor or coach will load or cock BB guns except at the firing line, and only after the proper commands are given.

Competitors must immediately obey this command whether or not they have finished firing.

Even though pressure has been applied to trigger, pressure must be released so that the shot will not be fired, and the gun should be grounded.

If the competitor's gun is loaded and or cocked, the competitor must inform the Range Officer and then proceed as directed.

It is the duty of competitors and coaches to promptly check their scores in the Preliminary Bulletin and call attention to errors within the time specified at that tournament.

Failure to check scores within the challenge time limit forfeits the right to challenge.

It is the competitor's duty to leave firing point promptly at the conclusion of his/her relay.

When leaving the firing point, BB guns must be unloaded.

It is the duty of all competitors and coaches to check the Bulletin Board between matches.

The Statistical Officer must be immediately notified of apparent errors.

Official Bulletin must be checked and the Statistical Officer notified of any discrepancies between the Preliminary and Official Bulletin.

Match Director's Bulletins on the Bulletin Board have the same effect as conditions printed in a program. It is the duty of competitors and coaches to familiarize themselves with all such Bulletins.

It shall be the competitor's and coach's responsibility to assure that all equipment meets all rules and match specifications in any match in which that equipment is to be used.

It shall be the competitor's and coach's responsibility to assure that the competitor's position conforms to the rules.

It shall be the competitor's and coach's responsibility to assure that the competitor has full knowledge of the rules under which the match is fired.

To understand that after due warning of an infraction of existing rules, that a repetition thereof shall be the subject of disqualification for that match or tournament.