USPSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Conference call held February 2, 2001

 Comments from Rob Boudrie, Area 7 Director, in blue. These comments are those of the Area 7 director only, and are not to be considered statements of USPSA, or the board as a whole.

Officers Present: President-Michael Voigt, Vice President-John Amidon, Executive Manager-Dave Thomas, Secretary-Kathy Littman

Directors Present: Area 1-Bruce Gary, Area 2-Jake Kempton, Area 3-Arnie Christianson, Area 4-Troy McManus, Area 5-Neil Keller, Area 6-John Hurst, Area 7-Rob Boudrie, and Area 8-Mike Martin

Michael Voigt called the meeting to order at 18:10 PST

President Voigt opened the meeting with the following statement: This meeting is being called due to the email problems we have had in the past few weeks. I do not expect any votes to change, but to be sure that all votes are counted and all motions to amend are seen... we will be addressing many issues again.

1.  Recission of previous motions, seconds and votes. As stated above, some of the Director's had expressed concern that they were unsure whether their email systems had delivered their responses within the appropriate time frame. To ensure that all motions, seconds and votes were given their proper due it was decided to hold a phone conference meeting, rescind the votes that had taken place and redress the issues with their proper discussion periods.

    Area 1 moved that the following email votes be rescinded due to technical problems with the email system:

    USPSA Rules 1.2.1.3, 2.1.8.2, 10.4.4 and Appendix E
    Overall acceptance of the rules
    5 year Contract with PASA

    Motion seconded by Area 6

    Motion carried unanimously

     This action, combined with the other actions in this meeting, did not result in a reversal of any decisions the BOD had taken during our attempts at email meetings (which were plagued by technical difficulties).

2.  USPSA Rule 2.1.8.2

    Area 2 moved that USPSA Rule 2.1.8.2 be amended as follows:

    US 2.1.8.2 Course design should place steel targets within the course of fire where forward movement is restricted by physical barriers or charge lines to prevent competitors from engaging steel targets closer than ten (10) meters. Effort should be made to use physical barriers to restrict forward movement towards steel targets whenever possible. If charge lines are used to restrict forward movement toward steel targets, they must be placed at least eleven (11) meters from the targets, so that the competitor may inadvertently fault the charge line and still be outside the ten (10) meter limit. Should a competitor fault the eleven (11) meter line the competitor would incur a procedural penalty as per 10.1.4.1.

    Motion seconded by Area 3

    Motion carried. Opposed by Area 1

    Area 7 voted in favor of this motion

    3.  USPSA Appendix E

    Area 6 moved that Appendix E remain as stated in the current 14th Edition of the IPSC Rulebook.

    Motion seconded by Area 4

    Area 1 moved that the motion be amended to read "Do not change the USPSA Revolver rules of the current 14th edition as they pertain to capacity."

    Amendment seconded by Area 3.

    The amendment carried unanimously.

    This ammendment was offered to clarify that we were debating the issue of revolver capacity, and the "load full, shoot 6" concept in the draft rules.

    The motion was denied. Opposed by Areas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8

    Clarification: The Director's had previously agreed to change Appendix E (Revolver Division) to state that the maximum fired rounds be limited to 6 rounds. Area 6 preferred for the rule to remain with no limit on the rounds fired before mandating a reload. The Director's had also changed Appendix E (Revolver Division) to state that the minimum caliber be .357, thus requiring the amendment to leave this change in place, should the Area 6 motion carry.

    Area 7 made the original proposal of "load as many as you want but shoot no more than 6." The board felt, and I agreed, that permitting revolvers with more than 6 shots to use that extra capacity to competitive advantage would defeat one of the purposes of revolver division - encouraging new shooters with wheelguns. I made this proposal since it is impractical for a 7 or 8 shot revolver shooter to load only 6, and line the cylinder up, under time pressure. This solution allows 7 and 8 round revolvers to enter without any disadvantage to, but also without any advantage over, conventional 6 round revolvers.

4.  USPSA Rule 10.4.4

    Area 8 moved: The US rule "Match Officials may not use this rule to force competitors to help set up or tear down stages at the beginning or completion of a match" be removed.

    Motion seconded by Area 3

    Motion carried unanimously

     Area 7 voted in favor of this motion.

5.  US 1.2.1

    Area 8 was concerned that the US Rule would mandate a maximum of 32 rounds per stage. However, US Rule 1.2.1 does not state a maximum number of rounds. Area 8 withdrew the motion as it is not necessary.

6.  Quincy/PASA 5 year contract - copy attached as exhibit "A"

    Area 3 moved that USPSA accept the Quincy-PASA 5 year contract.

    Motion seconded by Area 5

    Area 7 requested a roll call vote:

    A roll call was essential so our members could see how their representative voted. More than any other issue on the agenda, the results of this motion (no matter how it went) cannot please all members. Since the motion failed 5:3, a shift of one vote would have sent a tie breaking vote to the president which may (and I emphaize may) have resulted in a different outcome.

    Area 1 - No
    Area 2 - Yes
    Area 3 - Yes
    Area 4 - No
    Area 5 - Yes
    Area 6 - No
    Area 7 - No (Explaination below)
    Area 8 - No

    Motion failed

     Background - On 1/18/01 (the day before the board members traveled to our Orlando meeting), each BOD member received a letter regarding the PASA deal. ("Exhibit A"). Note that this letter is jointly signed by the PASA Prsident, The representative of the Quincy Visitors and and Convention Bureau (QVCB), and the mayors of both Quincy and Barry. Dick Metcalf has explained that he served as the representative of the QVCB, and not USPSA, in this matter.

    The relevant points were as follows:

    • The QVCB would not provide the financial support we had enjoyed in past years unless USPSA commits to a five year contract to hold at least one nationals at PASA. This financial support consisted of a $14,000 hotel subsidy and $1200 discount on "Quincy Cash."
    • USPSA must accept the terms of this offer by 1/31, or we will probably never again be able to obtain financial support from Quincy.
    • Dick feels it is in USPSA's best interests to host the nationals at PASA on a permanent basis, and also suggested that a 25 (twenty five) year contract would be appropriate.
    • Dick is willing to accept a five year contract.
    Now, on to my concerns regarding PASA at a match venue:
    • I have spoken to many members within Area 7, and the vast majority of them feel that the match should rotate throughout the country. I agree, for several reasons:
      • Different members will enjoy the benefits of a close match with a rotating schedule.
      • Members have different desires for the character of a host city. Some want Vegas. Others want a "family vacation area." Others want nothing other than the best range. No matter where we hold the match, some members will be disappointed. It is not necessary, however, to disappoint the same group of members year after year.
      • The number of Area 7 members who asked that I oppose a PASA venue greatly exceeded the numbers who requested that I support the selection of PASA for our nationals.
      In determining my vote for the PASA contract, I had to evaluate the suitability of the location. I came to the following conclusions:
      • If all that matters is the quality of the practical shooting competition, PASA serves the needs nicely.
      • If other factors such as the popularity of the destination among those shooters who are not big names, or local to the match, are considered PASA is less attractive.
      These Area 7 concerns are not with the quality of the PASA ranges (generally regarded as superb), but rather with the location.

7.  14th Edition (2001) Rulebook

    Area 7 moved that the rulebook be accepted as presented in the February 1, 2001 version

    Motion seconded by Area 4

    Motion carried unanimously

     The rulebook should be released shortly. Information will be posted as soon as Sedro has completed final preparation of the document.

8.  USPSA 2001 Sponsor Program - copy attached as exhibit "B"

    Area 4 moved that the sponsor program for 2001 be accepted as presented by President Voigt.

    Motion seconded by Area 5

    Motion carried unanimously

     The sponsor program speaks for itself, however, I must compliment our president on the effort he is taking to talk to sponsors, and to make sure we deliver something of value to them in return for their support. When you see sponsor logos on the USPSA home page in the future, please remember this is something we are doing to thank our sponsors.

9.  Area 7 moved that the board go into Executive Session at 18:40 PST.

    Motion seconded by Area 3

    Approved unanimously

    Executive session is a portion of the meeting for which minutes are not publicly reported. Executive session is used for matters such as personel; legal; and business negotations. My comments are an explaination of the executive session concept, and are not intended to reflect specifically on this particular executive session.

10.  Area 1 moved that the board come out of Executive Session at 18:52 PST

Motion seconded by Area 8

Approved unanimously

President Voigt adjourned the meeting at 18:52 PST.

Additional Comment from Area 7

I mentioned that the board needs to come up with some mechanism for portability between Limited and Limited 10 divisions, and that we should take action before the first Area Championship of 2001. I do not feel that it is appropriate for a shooter who is, for example, "U" in Limited 10 and "A" in Limited, to enter an Area Championship as a "Limited 10 U".

Since this phone meeting was called to address specific items, I did not make a motion. I will be writing a proposal for consideration by the board.

EXHIBIT "A'

Quincy-PASA 5 Year Contract

This document was delivered on PASA letterhead (via email) to the USPSA Board on January 18, 2001.

TO: USPSA Board of Directors
      USPSA National Officers

FROM: Dick Metcalf / President, PASA Park
          Jeff Jansen / Director, Quincy Convention & Visitors' Bureau
          Chuck Sholz / Mayor, City of Quincy, Illinois
          Ed Venicomb / Mayor, City of Barry, Illinois

RE: Future relationship of Quincy, PASA Park, and USPSA/IPSC, Inc.

Gentlemen:

As you are all aware, fifteen years of unbroken National Championship contractual agreements between the USPSA, PASA Park, and Quincy, Illinois, ended on December 31st, 2000. The future of the USPSA National Championships stands now at a crossroads.

The Quincy Convention & Visitor's Bureau, and PASA Park, Inc., early last December submitted a joint five-year contract proposal to the USPSA President for a continuation of Quincy, Illinois, and PASA Park as host venues for USPSA National Championship events. You will be making your decisions concerning that proposal in the very near future.

We understand that the sites chosen for all of USPSA National Championships are of great importance to all members of USPSA, and that the question of the Nationals' venues has generated many questions, considerable discussion, and forceful expressions of opinion among USPSA members generally, and among the USPSA BOD members and officers.

Accordingly, we would like to offer our own assessment of the factors which we hope will inform your decisions on this matter, based on our combined extensive experience working with USPSA since 1987. The following is presented in the form of responses to opinions, statements, and questions about the Nationals venues which have appeared in the USPSA website Member's Page, the "IPSC List," and direct inquiries from USPSA members and officers/Directors to us and our local organizations. It has been written at our request by Dick Metcalf, and represents our unanimous view. We hope you will take the time to print it out and study it before making your decisions.

  1. What kind of support has Quincy actually given to USPSA under its contracts, compared to other Nationals host locations?
    1. Most significantly, Quincy directly contributes $14,000 cash annually to pay hotel/motel bills for the USPSA Nationals staff. These funds come from public-agency revenues, and are paid by check by the Quincy Convention & Visitors Bureau (QCVB) directly to the USPSA headquarters hotel, or to USPSA itself, at USPSA's direction. Over the proposed five years of a new agreement, this would amount to a total of $70,000, cash.
    2. Quincy also provides per diem for USPSA staff in the amount of $6,000 in "Quincy Cash" sold to USPSA at 80% of dollar value ($4,800), which constitutes an additional $1,200 annual cash direct support to USPSA. Over the proposed five years of a new agreement, this would amount to a total of an additional $6,000 cash assistance.
    3. Further, the QCVB provides cost-free assistance with travel, hotel/motel bookings, special activity arrangements, and other host services for USPSA staff and competitors.
    4. No other "Host City" for any USPSA Nationals--Reno, Las Vegas, Fredricksburg, New Stanton--has ever contributed a single dime of direct cash support toward USPSA's Nationals expenses. The total value amount of direct cash support and free services provided by the City of Quincy direct to USPSA since the first National Championship was hosted here in 1987 is more than $224,000. We ask whether any other location, municipal government, or community as a whole, within the entire United States, has ever demonstrated such a level of committment and enduring support for the practical-shooting sports. We are a shooting and hunting community, we put our money where our mouth is, and we are willing to continue doing so. e. Under the proposed new contract, the total amount of Quincy's direct cash support to USPSA will annually offset by more than three times the cost of the USPSA annual fee to be paid to PASA Park in the same contract to rent PASA's facilities, for PASA's administrative support, and PASA's year-round storage and care of USPSA's substantial inventory of props and materials.
    5. It is very important for all concerned to understand that Quincy's offer of this direct cash support to USPSA is contingent on a five-year agreement. Quincy can not provide support on a year-to-year basis, or for any contract term less than five years. We also need to be sure that all are aware the Quincy municipal and civic center budgets close by law on December 31st of each year. We are currently holding the $15,200 total amount of the proposed cash support for 2001 in the new agreement as unallocated funds until January 31st, to allow the USPSA Board of Directors to take action on this proposal at its scheduled meeting, January 20-21. Should the Board choose to reject this proposal, these funds will be allocated on February 1st to other organizations and events who are standing in line "with their hands out." And, it is important for all of us to realize that once these funds are given to other organizations that also conduct ongoing activities in our community, it will be essentially impossible to take them back in subsequent years.
  2. Why do Quincy hotels/motels cost more than other places?
    1. We don't believe they do. The nightly room rate at the USPSA Headquarters/Staff hotel for 2001, the Days Inn, will be $49 per night (same rate for single, double, multiple occupancy). USPSA has been given this same rate for the past three years, in spite of two increases in the Day's Inn normal "rack rate." The rate is the same both for the USPSA/staff and for competitors.
    2. Regarding other rates, the cost at the nearby Hotel Elkton (which houses the famed Patio restaurant), is $43 per night. Other small satellite motels in Quincy are less. The "name" national chain hotels/motels in Quincy--Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Fairfield Inn, Comfort Inn, Stony Creek Inn, etc.--charge from $60-$85 per night, depending on type of room (jacuzzi suites?), which is the same range of rates as the same name hotels in any other city in the country. The QCVB will supply rate cards to USPSA for all area hotels/motels to be provided to competitors at USPSA's request.
    3. Nearby Hannibal, Missouri (20 miles from PASA Park) is a national tourism destination and has even more hotels/motels than Quincy, including a long list of very economical independent motels with low rates. Pittsfield, Illinois (15 miles from PASA Park), has two independent locally-owned motels with very reasonable rates. The newly opened Ice House Inn in Barry (two miles from PASA Park) offers economy rates.
  3. Why go someplace so remote?
    1. Remote? The Quincy Regional Airport (UIN) offers multiple-flight daily service to and from both Chicago and St. Louis, and is located 10 miles by four-lane expressway from the Quincy hotel/motel cluster on east Broadway; 12 miles from the downtown Civic Center hotel cluster. The on-time flight and on-time baggage arrival rate at UIN is 4% better than the national airport average. Four national car rental agencies are available in Quincy, two with desks at the airport. All hotels/motels have free shuttle/pickup service. Driving time direct from the Quincy airport to PASA Park is 22 minutes. Driving time from the St. Louis airport direct to PASA Park is 2 hours.
    2. Quincy, Hannibal, Pittsfield, and Barry are all served directly by the Interstate 72/172 network, which passes within one mile of PASA Park. The closest interstate exit to PASA Park is two miles. Driving time from the Quincy hotel/motel areas to PASA Park is 30 minutes (less than the national average for work-commute time); from Hannibal, MO, 20 minutes; from Pittsfield, IL, 15 minutes; from Barry, three minutes.
  4. There's nothing else to do in Quincy.
    1. It is USPSA's own decision whether its primary goal is to provide a world-class and cost-effective national championship shooting competition, or to serve as a family-vacation travel service for its members (the latter is obviously some consideration). However, it has been our observation over the past 15 years that the National Championships which won the highest marks from competitors as a whole were those which left very little time each day for anything else but being at the Range and shooting.
    2. For evening activities, Quincy has the second highest per-capita per-population of licensed dramshops in the United States, second only to Milwaukee, Wisconsin (little known, but true). So there's no shortage of nightspots. Our list of restaurants is second to none. There are nine movie theaters in town. And a shopping mall and general range of stores and services fully commensurate with a metropolitan area and regional service hinterland with 150,000 population. Plus the new Riverboat Casino opening in LaGrange, MO this year, only 15 minutes from the Quincy Civic Center.
    3. For what convention planners call "spousal activities," i.e., things to do by non-participating family members while the competitor is at the range competing, or for extended-stay vacation activities either before or after the Nationals days, we think our area is rich. Quincy itself is nationally noted for its museums and archtecture tours. Not to mention the presence of the Mississippi River, with tremendous boating, watersport, and fishing opportunities (several National Fishing Tournaments are hosted in Quincy). Hunting for quail, turkey, and deer in Pike and Adams counties is nationally renowned, and there are numerous guide and outfitting services (the archery whitetail season begins one week after the Nationals). Five golf courses within 30 minutes drive of downtown Quincy. Nearby Hannibal, MO, home of Mark Twain/Tom Sawyer, is a national tourist destination in it's own right--riverboats, museums, shops, restaurants, cave tours, etc. Nearby Mark Twain Lake also a national tourist destination. Historic Nauvoo, IL, is 50 minutes upriver from Quincy (you will either know why that restored community is worthy of a pilgrimage, or you won't). Springfield, IL, with its national monuments and historic sites relating to Abraham Lincoln is a 70-minute drive via interstate from PASA Park. St. Louis has all the tourist and recreational resources of a major city, including several gambling casinos, and the closest is just 90 minutes by car from PASA Park. Anybody who has driven around the sights and attractions in the Las Vegas vicinity should not finds those times or distances unfamiliar.
    4. We who live here are therefore somewhat bemused by those who say that after having been to Quincy for a couple of days, "there's nothing left to do."
  5. The Nationals all shouldn't be in the same place all the time.
    1. They aren't. There are three annual USPSA National Championships. Except for this year, 2001, with the "Back-to-Back" Limited and Open, and in 1993 when the first 3-Gun Championship was produced by PASA Park, there has only been one National Championship at PASA Park each year. There have always also been other National Championships in other locations--Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania--and the proposed new contract anticipates this policy will continue.
    2. This is of course a USPSA policy decision, but we would also observe there are considerable organizational benefits to establishing a de-facto "home range" as a centerpiece for the USPSA overall Nationals program. For one, it is hugely cost-effective. Physical props, modular and interchangeable wall and building sections, steel targets, technical target mechanisms, and specially-constructed USPSA facilities can be built, preserved, stored, and used year after year in various ways, without repeated "start-from-scratch" costs at a new location every couple of matches. Over time, a skilled pool of local support staff has developed, which reduces travel and housing costs. Long-term relationships are established with local businesses and support organizations. And, of course, the biggest benefit, at PASA/Quincy/Barry, has been $224,000+ in direct support contribution to USPSA over the past 14 years. USPSA will not get that with a "roadshow" Nationals.
    3. Consider. The Masters of golf is always in Augusta, GA. The US tennis championship is always at Forest Hills. Wimbleton is always at Wimbleton. The NRA National Rifle and Pistol Championships have always been at Camp Perry, with some events now always at the Whittington Center. Unlike the Super Bowl or the Olympics, which bring millions of dollars of revenues to their rotating host cities, and are therefore hotly competed for by major urban centers offering huge incentives, the USPSA National Championship can only become a world-class event by putting down roots. We believe that "two years here, two years there," as an ongoing policy, will prevent the Nationals from ever being anything other than slightly enhanced Area matches.
    4. PASA Park is the only range facility in the United States that was built specifically to be a national-rank practical-shooting venue from the ground up. People who have never been there to inspect it are not qualified to have an opinion. The Park can now produce within its overall grounds a 36-stage event. It can hold a 20-stage event completely within the confines of Practical Valley. It has the highest percentage of NROI-certified local staff of any range in the country. It continues to expand and add facilities every year. It is an invaluable resource for USPSA. Use it.
  6. What does PASA get out of all this?
    1. The proposed contract calls for a $5,000 annual fee for facility rent, administrative support, year-round storage and maintenance of USPSA-owned materials. This is $1,500 less than the annual fee paid by USPSA under the previous contract. PASA has reduced its asking price for the simple reason that the previous USPSA fee was assigned by PASA directly to the First National Bank of Barry to pay off the construction loan on S&W Hall, and that mortgage is now retired. S&W Hall was designed and built in consultation with the then-USPSA President in 1990-91, at a cost in excess of $225,000, specifically to provide the facilities necessary to support the USPSA National Championships--dining hall, food production, storage, and scoring and office facilities. The local community volunteers of Barry, Illinois, themselves raised and contributed more than $74,000 cash toward that cause. Now that burden of debt is relieved, and PASA believes that its present asking fee is commensurate with its maintenance and operating load.
    2. PASA has no paid employees. PASA puts 100% of its match revenues into operating expenses and improvements at the Park. PASA Park is a white elephant. 90% of it sits unused 90% of the year, and generates zero revenue. But the property taxes, and insurance, and maintenance costs must still be paid. Believe us, USPSA does not want to OWN a shooting range; it needs to LEASE one..

Gentlemen, our bottom line is simple. We believe that if USPSA can find a better deal, it should take it.

We also believe after 15 years of close association with your organization, that it is time for the USPSA, Quincy, and PASA Park to make some final and ongoing decisions regarding the National Championships and our mutual relationships. On our end, time is running out and the window of opportunity is closing.

We further believe the USPSA National Championship issue needs to be "de-politicized," and be put on a businesslike, formalized, long-term basis that will work to everybody's organizational advantage. In reality, a 25-year long-term PASA Park lease, with cost-adjustment reviews of the host-support arrangements every five years, would be about right. We believe we need to be working toward that, for the next time around, should our relationship endure. This would free USPSA's energies and time from arguing internally about these same administrative issues over and over again, and allow your organization to deal more effectively with the basic question of the survival of this sport in the face of a hostile political world.

We look forward to hearing from you, and are available for any questions or comments you might have.

Dick Metcalf
Jeff Jansen
Chuck Sholz
Ed Venicombe

5-YEAR CONTRACT PROPOSAL SUMMARY

  1. PASA services are same as final year of previous 10-year contract for $1,500 less per year (ie., $5,000 per year instead of previous $6,500 per year). Total: $25,000 over five-year period.
  2. Quincy support is same as final year of previous contract (i.e., $14,000 direct cash support for staff expenses each year, plus $6,000 "Quincy Cash" at 20% discount each year). Total: $76,000 over five-year period.
  3. Five-year commitment yields $51,000 cash net gain for USPSA.

EXHIBIT "B"
Proposed 2001 Sponsor Program

USPSA National Series Sponsor levels

USPSA Gold Sponsor (Limited, Open and 3 Gun National Championships)
  • $12,000 merchandise or $8,000 cash contribution
  • Exclusive time slot at all National Championship matches to display/demonstrate your product
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed at all National Championship Matches
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed on a minimum of one stage at each Championship
  • Shoot-off Sponsor must be USPSA Gold or National Match Sponsor
  • Company name on National Championship shirt given to all competitors
  • One paid entry for 3 Gun National Championship.
  • Full-page advertisement in all National Match booklets
  • Company profile in special Front Sight issue
  • Four display tables or trailer space at all National Championship Matches
  • Company banner link from USPSA Website for one year
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Appreciation plaque and recognition at National Championship award ceremony.

USPSA Silver Sponsor (Limited, Open and 3 Gun National Championships)
  • $6,000 merchandise or $4,000 cash contribution
  • Time slot at all National Championship matches to display/demonstrate your product
  • 3' x 6' banner displayed at all National Championship matches
  • Company name on National Championship shirt given to all competitors
  • Logo on stage description in all National Championship match booklets
  • Short company profile in special Front Sight issue
  • Two display tables at all National Championship matches
  • Company banner link from USPSA Website for one year
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Small appreciation plaque

USPSA Bronze Sponsor (Limited, Open and 3 Gun National Championships)
  • $3,000 merchandise or $2,000 cash contribution
  • 2' x 5' banner displayed on the range at all National Championship matches
  • Company name listed in special Front Sight issue
  • Company name listed on sponsor page of National Match booklets
  • One display table at all National Championship matches
  • Company banner link from USPSA Website for one year
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Small appreciation plaque

* Gold, Silver or Bronze contributions will be distributed as follows:

10% USPSA 3 Gun, 45% USPSA Limited and 45% USPSA Open National Championship.

EXHIBIT "C"
Proposed 2001 Sponsor Program

 

Single National Match Sponsorship levels

National Match Sponsor (Limited or Open National Handgun Championship Match)
  • $6,000 merchandise or $4,000 cash donation each match
  • Exclusive time slot during one National Championship to display/demonstrate your product
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed at match
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed on a minimum of one stage
  • Shoot-off Stage Sponsor must be USPSA Gold or National Match Sponsor
  • Company name on National Championship shirt given to all competitors
  • Full page advertisement in one National Match booklet
  • Company profile in special Front Sight issue
  • Four display tables or trailer space at National Championship Match
  • Company banner link from USPSA Website for one year
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Appreciation plaque and recognition at National's award ceremony.

 

National Match Stage Sponsor (Single National Handgun Championship Match)
  • $3,000 merchandise or $2,000 cash donation each match
  • 3' x 8' banner displayed at sponsored stage
  • Shoot-off Stage Sponsor must be USPSA Gold or National Match Sponsor
  • Logo on stage description in National Championship match booklet
  • Company name listed in special Front Sight issue
  • Two display tables at National Championship
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year

National Match Donor (Single National Handgun Championship Match)
  • $1000 merchandise or $700 cash contribution each match
  • One display table at match

 

  • Additional display tables will be available to all sponsors at $100.00 each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT "C"
Proposed 2001 Sponsor Program

 

USPSA 3 Gun Match Sponsorship levels

3 Gun National Championship Sponsor
  • $5,000 merchandise/$3,500 cash donation
  • Exclusive time slot during National Championship to display/demonstrate sponsor's product.
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed at match
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed on a minimum of one stage
  • Two paid entries for 3 Gun National Championship.
  • Company name on National Championship shirt given to all competitors
  • Full page advertisement in National Match booklet
  • Company profile in special Front Sight issue
  • Four display tables or trailer space at match
  • Company banner link from USPSA Website for one year
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Appreciation plaque and recognition at National Championship award ceremony.

Individual Rifle, Shotgun or Pistol Event Sponsor
  • $2,500 merchandise/$1,750 cash donation
  • Time slot during National Championship to display/demonstrate sponsor's product.
  • 4' x 8' banner prominently displayed at match and on at least one stage.
  • One paid entry for 3 Gun National Championship.
  • Company name on National Championship shirt given to all competitors
  • Full-page advertisement in match booklet
  • Company profile in special Front Sight issue
  • Four display tables or trailer space at match
  • Use of USPSA logo in promotional material for one year
  • Appreciation plaque and recognition at Nationals Banquet

3 Gun National Championship Stage Sponsor
  • $1,000 merchandise/$750 cash donation
  • 3' x 8' banner displayed at sponsored stage
  • Half price entry for 3 Gun National Championship.
  • Logo on stage description in match booklet
  • Company name listed in special Front Sight issue
  • Two display tables at match

3 Gun National Championship Donor
  • $500 merchandise/$350 cash contribution
  • One display table at match