SHOOTER OF THE YEAR

Provided that the guidelines below are met, South Dakota ASA will recognize the following classes through the Shooter of the Year program.

Shooters must use their scores from a minimum of six state qualifier events plus the state tournament in order to qualify for Shooter of the Year (SOY).  All qualifying scores must be shot within the state of South Dakota.

In order for a shooter to be eligible to be awarded SOY recognition, the following conditions must be met:

1. The shooter must be a valid/active member of the ASA.

2. The shooter must shoot in FIVE or more qualifying events in the SAME class.

3. All qualifying scores must be shot within the state of South Dakota.

4. The shooter must shoot in the state tournament.

SOY winners will be calculated using the shooter’s top FIVE scores plus the shooter’s score at the state tournament. If the shooter does not participate in the state tournament then he or she is not eligible for the SOY award, however, his or her absence will not affect the award for the class should there be fewer than three shooters at the state tournament. Should there be a tie between shooters, then the shooter’s cumulative number of 12s from the qualifying events will break the tie. Should the shooters be tied on both score and number of 12s, then the number of 12s from the 6th highest score will be added to break the tie.

Points for Shooter of the Year are awarded using the following formula:

50 points for tournament participation

1 point for each competitor you beat

5 points for 1st place, 3 points for 2nd place, 1 point for 3rd place

Examples:

Competitor places 3rd in a 15 person class:   50 (participate) + 1 (3rd place) + 12 (shooters beaten) = 63

Competitor places 2nd in a 5 person class:     50 (participate) + 3 (2nd place) + 3 (shooters beaten) = 56