Formation | 1977[1] |
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Bob Chittleborough | |
Parent organization | International Practical Shooting Confederation |
Website | ukpsa |
United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association (UKPSA) is the British association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.
Practical shooting, also known as dynamic shooting or action shooting, is a set of shooting sports where the competitors are trying to unite the three principles of precision, power and speed, by using a firearm of a certain minimum power factor to score as many points as possible during the shortest amount of time. While scoring systems vary between organizations, each measures the time of which the course is completed, with penalties for inaccurate shooting. The courses are called "stages", and are shot individually by the shooters. Usually the shooter must move and shoot from several positions, fire under or over obstacles and in other unfamiliar positions. There are no standard exercises or set arrangement of the targets, and the courses are often designed so that the shooter must be inventive, and therefore the solutions of exercises sometimes varies between shooters.
The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is the world's second largest shooting sport association and the largest and oldest within practical shooting. Founded in 1976, the IPSC nowadays affiliates over 100 regions from Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Competitions are held with pistol, revolver, rifle and shotgun, and competitors are divided into different divisions based on firearm and equipment features. While everyone in a division competes in the Overall category, there are also own separate awards for the categories Lady, Super Junior, Junior, Senior and Super Senior.
Shooting sports is a collective group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting, using various types of ranged weapons, mainly referring to man-portable guns and bows/crossbows.
The National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom (NRA) is the governing body of full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom.
The Finnish Shooting Sport Federation, FinnishSuomen Ampumaurheiluliitto (SAL), was founded in 1919 and is an umbrella organization for sport shooting in Finland, representing many international shooting sport organizations in Finland.
The South African Practical Shooting Association (SAPSA) is the South African association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Thailand Practical Shooting Association (THPSA) (สมาคมกีฬายิงปืนรณยุทธแห่งประเทศไทย) is the Thai association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
The Namibian Practical Shooting Association (NPSA) is the Namibian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Northern Ireland Practical Shooting Confederation (NIPSC) is the Northern Ireland region for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation, and was formed in 2012 when they split from the United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association.
Philippine Practical Shooting Association (PPSA) is the Philippine association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation. PPSA was founded in 11. November 1982 by Jack Enrile and other shooting sport enthusiasts, and the first formal match was held in April 1983. PPSA was formally accepted by IPSC as its 23rd member region in 1986.
Hong Kong Practical Shooting Association (HKPSA) is the Hong Kong region for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
The Slovenian Association for Practical Shooting, SlovenianSlovenska zveza za praktično strelstvo (SZPS), is the Slovenian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation. The association was founded 9 March 1994.
Turkey Practical Shooting Association, TuskishTürkiyenin Pratik Atış Yarışma, is the Turkish association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
The Ukrainian Practical Shooting Association, RussianУкраинский Практическая стрельба ассоциация, is the Ukrainian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Netherlands Practical Shooting Association, DutchNederlandse Parcours Schutters Associatie is the Dutch association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
The Montenegrin Practical Shooting Association, MontenegrinCrnogorska Asocijacija Prakticnog Streljastva is the Montenegrin association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Lithuania Practical Shooting Sport Federation, LithuanianLietuvos Praktinio Saudymo Sporto Federacija, is the Lithuanian association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
The Paraguay Practical Shooting Association, SpanishClub Paraguayo de Tiro Practico, is the Paraguayan association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation.
Trinidad Rifle Association was founded in 1879 and is the umbrella organization for sport shooting in Trinidad and Tobago, being a member of the international organizations:
Irish Target Sports (ITS) is the Irish association for practical shooting under the International Practical Shooting Confederation. Founded in 2004 the region was provisionally accepted as an IPSC region in 2005 and definitively accepted in 2006. Irish Target Sports is affiliated to Irish Bullseye Sports (IBS) and the National Rifle Association of Ireland (NRAI).
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