what is black badge?
- Thread starter jdman
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Stolen From THe IPSC BC Webpage:
The Black Badge Course All participants must take an extensive training course and then complete a Qualifier match to complete their certification. Upon successfuly completing their first Qualifier, they will receive their Black Badge, which allows them to compete in IPSC competitions around the world. The emphasis of the Black Badge course is safety. Recognizing this, many other clubs and organizations use the Black Badge course as their standard for training or in lieu of their own training program.
The Black Badge course contains both a Theoretical and Practical component. Students should expect to spend up to 8 hours in a classroom environment. Here, they will learn the safety procedures involved when moving with a firearm, reloading under time pressure and drawing from a holster. They will learn the rules of the game and practice all of these under cold conditions (unloaded firearms and magazines) before proceeding with the Practical part of the course.
A full day is spent on the range, where students will practice the skills needed for IPSC style competitions. These include (but are not limited to):
* drawing from a holster
* reloading
* moving with a
* shooting from various positions
* safe use of shooting from barricades
Enjoy
The Black Badge Course All participants must take an extensive training course and then complete a Qualifier match to complete their certification. Upon successfuly completing their first Qualifier, they will receive their Black Badge, which allows them to compete in IPSC competitions around the world. The emphasis of the Black Badge course is safety. Recognizing this, many other clubs and organizations use the Black Badge course as their standard for training or in lieu of their own training program.
The Black Badge course contains both a Theoretical and Practical component. Students should expect to spend up to 8 hours in a classroom environment. Here, they will learn the safety procedures involved when moving with a firearm, reloading under time pressure and drawing from a holster. They will learn the rules of the game and practice all of these under cold conditions (unloaded firearms and magazines) before proceeding with the Practical part of the course.
A full day is spent on the range, where students will practice the skills needed for IPSC style competitions. These include (but are not limited to):
* drawing from a holster
* reloading
* moving with a
* shooting from various positions
* safe use of shooting from barricades
Enjoy
Busta Capp
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- Town of the Blue Mountains (ON)
Note, to my knowledge this is a Canadian only requirement in order to compete in IPSC. You will not find other countries using this course.
we are fortunate to have volunteers to run these courses. I think other countries could follow our lead and also offer these courses. I saw a match where every little detail had to be explained to new shooters. I would imagine it is very time consuming. Not only does it (Black badge course) make a safer shooter, but it also makes a safer range, and is a good way to learn about the rules of the sport.
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Other coutries do have similiar courses. at one point i was emailing a fellow from south africa who was updating theri program and wanted a copy of our course.
a lot of clubs in the USA now require anywhere from a 4 hour to two day course as well.
a lot of clubs in the USA now require anywhere from a 4 hour to two day course as well.
