Eligibility of Competitors

The conditions of a match shall prescribe the eligibility of competitors, team or individuals, in accordance with Rules 1.6 and/or definitions contained in Section 2.

Any limitations of eligibility to compete must be stated in the match program.

Competitors may compete until their 16th Birthday.

The eligibility of competitors is determined by the date of the first shot going down range.

A competitor is an Intermediate Junior from their 14th birthday through their 16th birthday.

A competitor is a Sub-Junior until their 14th birthday.

No individual may be a coach or firing member, or alternate firing member on more than one team in any one match.

Entries will not be accepted from 'Pickup' teams (teams whose members are selected without regard to club or other organization affiliation) unless the program specifically permits such teams.

Pickup teams are not eligible for National Records.

All team members, including team captain and coach, must have been active fully-paid members of the club which the team represents for a period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the competition.

As specifically allowed by conditions of the program, a person who is not a club member may serve as a non-firing coach of such a team.

Local Club Teams must be composed of members who reside legally within the same state, territory or province or residents of other states who live within 50 miles of the local club.

Open Club Teams must be composed of club members all of whom are not necessarily legal residents in the same state, territory or province.

More than one team from each club is acceptable for Open Club Teams.

The Internet website 'Mapquest' will be used to determine the distance between the local club's NRA address of record and the competitor's NRA address of record.

All members of affiliated organization teams must have been fully paid members of the organization the team represents, for a period of at least 30 days immediately prior to the competition.

In those matches that are limited to residents of any specified geographical area, a resident is defined as a person who presents photo identification, issued by a government entity, which shows a residential address within a specified geographical area.