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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 1243719" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>I'm not in USPSA, but I'll chime in here because it's a pet peeve of mine. I've been working, RO/SO'ing, designing stages, getting prizes, setting up and running local, state, regional and National Championship matches for over 10 years now. I shot the 2000 IDPA Nationals and the next year, I ran a stage of my own design at the 2001 Nationals. I've been the Asst. Match director for 4 state championships and about as many regional matches. I was the asst. MD for the IDPA Nationals last year, will be again this year and most likely will be for the 1st IDPA World Shoot next year.</p><p></p><p>In all that time, I've seen a lot of good volunteers fall by the wayside for a number of reasons. First, many of the clubs hosting these events don't have a personal stake in their continued success (the matches). If they have to lift a finger to make it happen, they grumble and grouse about it and generally consider it to be more trouble than it's worth. </p><p></p><p>Second, you can wear out your volunteers if you're not careful. It doesn't even take a major match for those very few individuals that do the heavy lifting to get burned out. You have to take as much load off them as possible and then keep them happy and feeling appreciated. </p><p></p><p>Third, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. For every guy you find who's willing to help out, there are 9 others who flee the range as soon as their last shots are fired. If you find a person who's willing to help, you have to cultivate that and give them the training and authority to handle the responsibility. </p><p></p><p>I'd dearly love to have someone step in and assume the roles that I fill in running matches so I could at least take a break. I haven't found a willing person yet. At some point, I'll step down and see if it flies without my help. It either will or it won't. I sure hope it does. </p><p></p><p>To get a major match off the ground and running requires a lot of determination and team building. It can't be a one man show and at the same time, you have to have one person keeping an eye on the big picture to make sure that everything gets done before the match starts. I hope you guys get it back up and running. I think it's worth the effort!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 1243719, member: 1132"] I'm not in USPSA, but I'll chime in here because it's a pet peeve of mine. I've been working, RO/SO'ing, designing stages, getting prizes, setting up and running local, state, regional and National Championship matches for over 10 years now. I shot the 2000 IDPA Nationals and the next year, I ran a stage of my own design at the 2001 Nationals. I've been the Asst. Match director for 4 state championships and about as many regional matches. I was the asst. MD for the IDPA Nationals last year, will be again this year and most likely will be for the 1st IDPA World Shoot next year. In all that time, I've seen a lot of good volunteers fall by the wayside for a number of reasons. First, many of the clubs hosting these events don't have a personal stake in their continued success (the matches). If they have to lift a finger to make it happen, they grumble and grouse about it and generally consider it to be more trouble than it's worth. Second, you can wear out your volunteers if you're not careful. It doesn't even take a major match for those very few individuals that do the heavy lifting to get burned out. You have to take as much load off them as possible and then keep them happy and feeling appreciated. Third, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink. For every guy you find who's willing to help out, there are 9 others who flee the range as soon as their last shots are fired. If you find a person who's willing to help, you have to cultivate that and give them the training and authority to handle the responsibility. I'd dearly love to have someone step in and assume the roles that I fill in running matches so I could at least take a break. I haven't found a willing person yet. At some point, I'll step down and see if it flies without my help. It either will or it won't. I sure hope it does. To get a major match off the ground and running requires a lot of determination and team building. It can't be a one man show and at the same time, you have to have one person keeping an eye on the big picture to make sure that everything gets done before the match starts. I hope you guys get it back up and running. I think it's worth the effort! [/QUOTE]
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