1 August – The 2011 USNSC 17-22 October – The 2011 USNSC will remain in Tulsa at the US Shooting Academy but move to October 2011 to take advantage of cooler weather and reduced activity of many law enforcement agencies. The field for both the US SWAT Sniper Championships and US National SWAT Championships will remain at 40 teams each (maximum) with using a “first registered - first in” process. For planning purposes the following is the tentative USNSC activity plan and schedule.
More details will be published as final plans are completed. Questions? Contact the USNSC at 480-854-9955.
29 July – USNSC Webpage Updates - will generally revert to a monthly update schedule beginning 1 August 2010 through 1 March 2011. However, significant announcements, key news and other critical information will be posted as it becomes available.
5 July – Photos and videos from the 2010 USNSC have been posted. If teams have any photos or videos they would like to add, we would be more than happy to post appropriate ones on the USNSC Home Page. Please contact us to coordinate: 480-854-9955.
28 June – The dates for the 2011 USNSC and USSSC will be posted in early August.
27 June - The 2010 US National SWAT and Sniper Championships have concluded and what grand affairs they were! The competing teams were the most talented in USNSC history and nothing short of inspiring. The USNSC staff was superb and the stages were flawlessly run. Teams universally agreed the courses of fire were the most challenging yet and heat and humidity made the venue a place where only the strong could prevail.
The strongest of the strong was yet again Bruce Power of Canada who demonstrated excellence in every area, winning both championships. They have clearly established themselves as one of the top tactical teams in the world. As three time defending USNSC Champions they have set a high standard for others to emulate and the team to beat in any competition they enter.
The USSSC came down to the final event where Bruce Power prevailed over hard charging sniper teams from Dallas SWAT and Oklahoma County, OK by a mere five points after six stages, with only ten points separating the top five teams. It was a very high quality field and it took the tie-breaker for Dallas, the defending USSSC Champions, to edge out Oklahoma County by .5 of a second for the runner-up spot.
The USNSC champion was decided early, with mighty Bruce Power sweeping every stage. However the positioning for places 2-7 came down to the last event, the Taser Team Takedown. San Antonio SWAT edged Zurich Switzerland by a single point for second place and won the GSG-9 CTC Invitation. LaPlata County Colorado was the On-Call Champion (4th place overall) and Oklahoma County won the Oklahoma Cup. Again the quality of the competition teams was evident with just 10 points difference between second and sixth place.
It should be noted that Bruce Power, in a display of character, sportsmanship, and camaraderie, passed their winning stage prizes to other competing teams. This reflects the make up of not only Bruce Power, but all the teams. Perhaps John LaTouf of Bruce Power summed things up best when he said, “When the whistle blows we give it all we’ve got. But when the event is over we are all brothers and it is an honor to be in this family.”
26 June – The results for the US Swat Sniper Championships and The US National SWAT Championships have been posted on the Results Page for each competition. Please click on the appropriate Results Bullet on each competition’s home page to view the final standings and the results for each stage.
16 June – The Competitive Field – The competitive field for the US SWAT Sniper Championships and the US National SWAT Championships are set. There will be 40 sniper teams competing and 26 SWAT teams.
15 June – Glock – Will be holding a walk-up speed and accuracy competition to showcase their new G$ pistols. Anyone attending is invited to participate. It will be on a range behind the vendor tent and begin at 1300 on Wednesday 23 June. Pistol and ammo will be provided. Competition will be scored on time and hits with the winner awarded a new Glock-G4. Sweet!
15 June – 2010 Prizing Rules - The Prizing Rules for 2010 will remain the same as in past years: no team or individual is permitted to be awarded two of the same prizes. For example, if a team wins two events (or an overall championship category and event, etc.) and boots are awarded as part of both prize packages that team can only receive one of the boot awards (of their choice). The second set of boots would be awarded to the team next in finishing order (of the event or category) who has not already be awarded a boot prize. Winning teams will receive all of the trophies and recognition for categories and events they win (except Overall Champion cannot also win ON Call Championship). The same rules apply to raffle winners (we'll redraw if there is a double prize winner). Winning teams will be notified when the Prizing Rule is to be applied.
