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

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