Annual club awards

[Abilene, SASS # 27489]

I'm curious if many other clubs do this.  The Texican Rangers have yearly competition based on monthly match scores.  If you shoot in any category at least 5 times during the year, you are entered into the competition for that category.  Your best five scores are added up.  They shoot Saturday and Sunday so there is plenty of opportunity to get the needed number.  Their end of the year picnic is called Shindig which is a free match for members, and they give out the awards to all the category winners.  It can be a plaque, a wooden laser cut item, an insulated mug with club logo, etc.  To do this fairly the average stage times each month need to be pretty close, so the stage writers don't go crazy with 8-shotgun stages or anything that is more time consuming, and every match is always 5 stages.  Obviously, just like annual matches, some categories will be more  contested than others and many will win by default.  But it's still fun.

 

The Alamo Area Moderators used to do this until they folded, and the Tin Star Texans did as well.  Those clubs and the Texicans are all in the same general area and it was the same shooters, so obviously those folks like to do this.  It is a fun diversion.  

 

Any others?

[Chief Rick]

After each match, our shooters are assigned points. 

 

First place male gets 20, second place male 19 and so on down the line.  If there are more than 20 male shooters, everyone below 20th gets one point. 

 

First place female shooter gets 10 points, second place gets nine points and so on down to 10th place who gets one point.  If there are more than 10 female shooters, everyone below 10th place would get one point.

 

Points are tallied at the end of the year and a buckle is awarded.

 

First tie-breaker for both is number of matches shot.  Second tie-breaker is fastest total-time for all matches shot.

 

We also give a buckle for the shooter with the most clean matches.

 

First tie-breaker is number of matches shot.  Second tie-breaker is fastest total-time for all matches shot.

 

If they're still being offered, we may award Molly's tumblers next year.

[Eyesa Horg]

44 minutes ago, Chief Rick said:

After each match, our shooters are assigned points. 

 

First place male gets 20, second place male 19 and so on down the line.  If there are more than 20 male shooters, everyone below 20th gets one point. 

 

First place female shooter gets 10 points, second place gets nine points and so on down to 10th place who gets one point.  If there are more than 10 female shooters, everyone below 10th place would get one point.

 

Points are tallied at the end of the year and a buckle is awarded.

 

First tie-breaker for both is number of matches shot.  Second tie-breaker is fastest total-time for all matches shot.

 

We also give a buckle for the shooter with the most clean matches.

 

First tie-breaker is number of matches shot.  Second tie-breaker is fastest total-time for all matches shot.

 

If they're still being offered, we may award Molly's tumblers next year.

Why do the ladies only deserve half as many points?? Something doesn't seem right about that.

[Anvil Al #59168]

We do years end points as to how you placed overall after each match. 

 

Men's and Men's Sr

Women's and Womens Sr

Buckaroo

Winner of each gets a nice Molly's custom buckle. 

If you win one year, then you are not eligible the next. You have to sit it out a year. 

 

Then we also have a nice clean match buckle.

Every time you shoot a clean match. You have your name added to it. 

The more times you shoot clean. The more chances you have for a drawing

for the buckle at the end of the year.

[Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L]

we compile a list of clean shooters each year

 

the following year we draw two for free entry at our annual

 

 

[Chief Rick]

3 hours ago, Eyesa Horg said:

Why do the ladies only deserve half as many points?? Something doesn't seem right about that.

Because that's the number we went with for first place. 

 

When you only have three ladies at a monthly match on a regular basis, and maybe six on a blue moon coupled with an eclipse, there's no need (IMO) to assign 20 points.

 

As a club we decided on these points/rules when we started the contest.

 

No need to inflate numbers.  If your club chooses to run a similar contest, they can assign points however they see fit.

[Wild Eagle]

Many horse shows do it as a way to attract more entries.  Highest point earner or money earner in each class gets a prize.  Most have prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  If you get known for having good year end awards, the awards pay for themselves in additional entries throughout the year.  Some clubs will also have a small circuit award too.  Maybe a buckle for the high point earner, in a particular class that they are trying to promote, for all of the club shows in June, July, and August.  Call it a summer circuit award.  It can promote a specific class or just get more people to show up in the heat of summer.  I could see it as a way for a SASS club to entice people to try Cody/Dixon or WB for a three month trial period or something like that.

[Sarge]

Club top shooter is based on best five matches of the year total score.  Top shooter is engraved on a plaque.  Top three finishers in each category receive a certificate acknowledging the accomplishment.  Certificates are also handed out for most clean matches for the year, Rookie of the year, etc. 

 

We also recognize those people who were top hands throughout the year.  Some of them don't shoot, but they build targets, keep score, etc.  The top hands usually get gift cards to thank them.  

 

Awards are handed out at a fall banquet.

[Possum Skinner, SASS#60697]

On 4/16/2024 at 7:40 AM, Eyesa Horg said:

Why do the ladies only deserve half as many points?? Something doesn't seem right about that.

Fewer ladies and the men and women aren't competing against each other.