Sharon IPSC Level II
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If you go to that forum link i provided then Goto the Sharon club sub forum and read te post on the April/May match you will see how it was done and the number and time to call before that thread got totally blow out of proportion.
It was a easy sign up for me and my friends. Monday night starting at 630pm. Simple.
Maybe no Faberge Egg(Яйца Фаберже) ??
SVISTI1911
CGN Regular
- Location
- Kitchener, Ontario
BTW The level 3 @ Waterloo will not open on ipsc-matches.net. It is only there to advertise the match. If you want to sign up for this match you will have to do it the old fashion way we did way back in the dark ages, mail in a registration. You can go directly to the actual match website www.springintosummer.ca for those of you who are afraid of stamps or don't know how to use them.
The match,(Sharon's that is) is on the Ontario IPSC website calendar, if I remember correctly the match calender is not protected so anyone that knows the URL to the provincial site can see what matches are on and when. It may have also been in the Sitrep but I don't recall for sure, I do know the contact info is in it.
Basically it is up to the MD do decide how he wants to advertise his match. If he choses not to use all the available venues that is his choice and his fault if the match does not fill up. By only providing one form of information does not stop anyone from shooting, it is the shooters responsibility to do their homework too. As a MD you can not satisfy and please everyone no matter how hard you may try, it is not the MD's responsibility to do the shooters work. If the club and the MD are happy with what they are doing too bad for everyone else.
I wonder what is the problem with signing up for matches calling in?
Sharon wishes to have match open two weeks before and to sign up we need to call.
I see no issue. I am an iPhone dud and can sign pretty much right away unless some weirdo sign 6 guys onto one squad
and then I can not squeeze in.
I would like to see prepayment for at least 48hrs before the match or your name is delete from the list.
This may help match organizers,... maybe (FRAUD ALERT)??
Sharon wishes to have match open two weeks before and to sign up we need to call.
I see no issue. I am an iPhone dud and can sign pretty much right away unless some weirdo sign 6 guys onto one squad
and then I can not squeeze in.I would like to see prepayment for at least 48hrs before the match or your name is delete from the list.
This may help match organizers,... maybe (FRAUD ALERT)??
I totally agree Peter, and I've said it before. Pay when you register! That would all but eliminate someone signing up all their friends, as well as those who sign up just to keep their options open. An added bonus is that MD's wouldn't have to collect any money on match day, and they wouldn't get stiffed by a "no-show".
When you take the trouble to become the club rep and Match Director at Sharon then you can run the matches in a way that pleases you and your workers/club members. It is really very simple.
stormbringer
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- S.W. Ontario
I am going to shock myself by agreeing somewhat with Euxx.........
The "defacto" method for signup has been IPSC-matches for a few years now.
The same thing with the Springintosummer match........
Not to use the technology is a tad illogical.
The "defacto" method for signup has been IPSC-matches for a few years now.
The same thing with the Springintosummer match........
Not to use the technology is a tad illogical.
Perhaps, but it worked, we have over a hundred shooters signed up at present and no one has complained about not being able to get signed up. The only complaint has been that we didn't do it through use of technology. It was on the calendar and mr cleans contact info was/is in Sitrep (club rep masthead) and we brought it up on the IPSC Ontario website. We used every form of official communication. The shooters just have to use the same ones.
Given the technology is used by a few to the detriment of many I must disagree. If one wants to market their match(s) specifically to gamers and lamers with smart phones then the online match signup system is the "defacto" way to go. De fact remains that many do not get a chance to sign up for matches, except for standby, when the online system is the only method employed.
That is why prepayments make so much sense. Smartphones cowboys will think twice before they sign up their 5-6 bodies using their pay pall or whatever method to pay for the match. I like the idea of 48hr because gives people more flexibility and those who are on waiting list they will know 2 days before the match if they will spend time with their wife or go to the match.
The technology should not be used exclusively...(ie. the only method of signing up) If the online signup is used...members should still have the option of signing up by any other method. Some clubs do this...and just manually add those people to the online app.
We shouldn't be forcing members to use an online app...if they don't want to. We have a large number of members in the 50+ age bracket who do not embrace the technology.
It's practical shooting...not practical computing...
We shouldn't be forcing members to use an online app...if they don't want to. We have a large number of members in the 50+ age bracket who do not embrace the technology.
It's practical shooting...not practical computing...
I'm hesitant to jump into this, but I'll throw caution to the wind..
How about an on-line sign-up system that can be used by individuals to sign-up, AND by the match director(s) to sign-up those who would rather call in? Perhaps putting aside a reserved number of spots per squad for call in's, and any remaining spaces are released 48-72 hours prior to the match for online folks?
Eugene, Pat, does that sound like a reasonable solution?
-- L.
How about an on-line sign-up system that can be used by individuals to sign-up, AND by the match director(s) to sign-up those who would rather call in? Perhaps putting aside a reserved number of spots per squad for call in's, and any remaining spaces are released 48-72 hours prior to the match for online folks?
Eugene, Pat, does that sound like a reasonable solution?
-- L.
I have to agree here... We have a group of six but not all six may shoot at the same time, there can be 2 of us shooting or up to six shooting at a match. As much as my friends want to attend these matches most have a hard time signing up because 1... some work late at night and by the time they get home to check their e-mail and login all slots are filled. 2... not everyone has a smartphone with a data plan BUT everyone has a cell phone, a co-worker who has one or is near by a phone. 3... Some are trades people and don't sit in front of a computer terminal with e-mail and internet.
So with the Sharon sign-up method ALL my friends knew the date to call and the time to start calling. NO E-MAIL, NO INTERNET required. If they want to go then they call. Less pressure on me to help them sign up.
Now we have so many methods to be informed about upcoming match(s) and sign up method(s) it's not hard for the tech savy to add each forum or website to their homepage tabs.
I'm for the phone in method for sign up
The problem is when do you open for sign up? Different dates for each method? There's no point having a call in sign up if all it does is get you on the wait list because the match filled in minutes of opening with the online website. Perhaps two weeks before the match for phone in and one week before the match for online sign up?
Figures! I have to help teach a course on the 30th. I still haven't shot one IPSC match this year. Between IDPA, CQB, hunting and IPSC I think I may have to wait until retirement to really get into it like I want to.
Have to at least get a match in to keep my Black Badge.
Have to at least get a match in to keep my Black Badge.
On a same note, we should not be forcing members to use only phone signup. There is enough people who are not that comfortable to a phone conversation. It is practical shooting... not practical talking skills test.
By the way, someone should bring the current IPSC Ontario match policy for review on the next board or clubreps meeting. Currently it is stating that members should be allowed to sign up for the match as soon as it posted on IPSC Ontario calendar...
Just reserve certain number of slots for phone signup and the rest for online signup.
Also make online signup pre-paid ((FRAUD ALERT) or Google Checkout are very simple to hook up) and limit number of signups from the same computer (this can be actually tracked). I'd say allow MD to set this limit (may not be the same for matches closer to GTA, as people tend to car pool for longer trips).
The following information about match should be also published regardless of the signup method:
* match dates
* number of squads and number of people per squad with all available time slots
* round count
* number of stages
* match fee
