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Solo & Dual Exhibition Individual Events
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QUESTION #1 - How Do I Apply to Attend the NHSDTC Solo & Dual Event(s)?
Cadets attending with teams competing at the Nationals do not need to register seperately - they have a slot in these events gauranteed by virtue of their team entry. Other cadets looking to attend will need to click on the link that maintains the official NHSDTC Solo & Dual Entry Form. Download this form, them mail this to SNI (the address is at the bottom of the check) along with your entry fee.
QUESTION #2 - How Much Does It Cost to Register and Attend?
The entry fee for a Solo entry or a Solo & Dual entry into the NHSDTC competition is a reduced $50 fee. For $50, you can occupy a solo competition slot and/or a dual competition slot with another cadet from your school. New in 2011 and beyond, all cadets attending the NHSDTC without a school with just a solo and/or dual entry simply pay the $50 registration fee with no other associated costs. For additional questions in this area, we always recommend calling or emailing SNI BEFORE you register to best plan your attendance and ensure it works within your budget.
QUESTION #3 - How Many Cadets Are Accepted to Compete?
Recent changes in the method of competition (outlined below) allows a virtual unlimited number of qualified entrants. However in practocal terms, the full-weight rifle division (Demilitarized) is expected to host EXACTLY 96 (solo) and 60 dual teams maximum, the Alternative Arms division (light-weight rifles and female armed competitors) is expected to host 40 cadets (solo) and 30 dual entries, and the Unarmed Division Duals should total around 50 total pairs.
QUESTION #4 - Is There Both a Masters and Challenge Level of the Solo & Dual Competition?
No, there is only an Open Level available for all to enter, meaning everyone competes together from the entries of the Masters Levels cadets, Challenge Level cadets, as well as cadets attending from across the United States just for the solo & dual event.
QUESTION #5 - What Are the Qualifications to Compete?
Every school attending the NHSDTC competition is granted a single entrant into the Solo & Dual competition as a part of their Nationals inclusion. Those cadets wishing to complete in the Solo and/or Dual events WITHOUT an atttending school are known as "stand-along entries". These cadets MAY be required to submit a DVD to SNI for review or post a video on YouTube to be reviewed by SNI depending on their qualifications listed on the entry form. NOTE: This is a lofty competition. It is suggested that entrants maintain a top three finiish in local meets before attenpting entry into the NHSDTC competition. They don't have to be a top finisher, but all competitors should have the basic skills to put on a good show at the event.
QUESTION #6 - I'm in the Challenge Level Event, Can I Still Be a Part of the Masters Level Solo & Dual Competition?
The costs for a Challenge Level school to enter a cadet into the Solo & Dual competition will be simply to add the $50 Registration Fee. The school will not need a seperate registration form as their school is granted a single entry into both the solo and/or dual competitions should they wish.
QUESTION #7 - I competed in the Demilitararized Arms Division with my Mixed Team, but as a Female, can I Cross-Over into the Alternative Arms Division to Competition in the Solo and/or Dual events?
The Solo & Dual event(s) do not require a cadet to compete within their team competition division. Therefore, so long as the cadet meets the requirements outlined within the event regulations, cadets MUST select the correct division they need to compete within by rule.
QUESTION #8 - Can I Compete in Both the Demilitarized Division, Then Also in the Unarmed Division Dual Event?
No, a cadet may only compete in one solo and one dual event, no exceptions.
QUESTION #9 - How Is the Competition Structured?
All cadets will compete with the same judges from top to bottom and the highest scoring cadets will be declared the winners and awarded trophies at the Masters Level Awards Ceremony Monday Evening. Should any competition division within the solo & dual event maintain more than 50 total entries, the event will be broken into two or more "pools". Cadets will compete within their pools with the top finishers (generally the top 8% as determined by SNI in advance) advancing to the final competition round. In this round, all scores earned previously are tossed out and cadets will compete one additional time to determine the winners.
QUESTION #10 - Do I Attend the Event Through the Team Package Like All Other NHSDTC Attendees?
QUESTION #11 - What Date Do I Need to Register By to Get a Slot?
No, beginning this year those cadets competing with an attending school entering just the solo and.or dual competition events will simply pay the $50 event Registration Fee.
While the early December initial entry deadline applies to all team entries, a much more flexible entry policy is maintained for the Solo and/or Dual competiton due to the liberal ability to expand the size of the competition field. Therefore, cadets looking to enter the Solo and/or Dual Exhibition competition must register no later than March 1st to have a chance of gaining a competition slot but of course the earlier the better the chance of getting in!
QUESTION #12 - I'm 18 years old by the day of the competition, Do I Still Need a Chapperone or Can I Just Attend By Myself?
No exceptions on this one - every high school aged attendee MUST attend the event with a chapperone REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE. This chapperone can be a parent, relative, friend or JROTC instructor.
QUESTION #13 - There Are Two Cadets Attending From My School - Can We Share the Same Chappeone and Stay in the Same Room?
Absolutely, how you stay in Daytoa Beach is your call if you are attending without a school. All we are concerned with is that their is an adult that will be responsible and in charge of all attending cadets.
QUESTION #14 - Can I Enter a Dual Exhibition Event With a Cadet From Another School?
No, all entries in the NHSDTC must come from the same school. Therefore any Dual Exhibition entrant must have both cadets from the same school. The only exception to this is for youngsters who are in Cival Air Patrol, Young Marines, Army Cadet Corps, and/or Naval Sea Cadets or similar.
QUESTION #15 - Do I Need To Be in JROTC to Compete in the NHSDTC?
There is no requirement that you be a part of JROTC to compete in any phase of the Nationals, However, schools or cadets competing together within a JROTC unit must all attend the same high school. However, community-based cadets such as Naval Sea Cadets, Army Cadet Corps, Young Marines, etc. do not have this limitation.
QUESTION #16 - Do I Need To Have JROTC Instructor Approval to Attend the NHSDTC?
If you are enrolled in the JROTC program in your school, you MUST have approval from the JROTC Senior Instructor to be accepted into the event. Failure to maintain this approval can result in your removal from the NHSDTC event. If you attend a high school where JROTC is NOT offered, then you are not required to obtain any permissions to attend from any higher authority (other than mom and/or dad!).
QUESTION #17 - What If I Still Have Questions?
Please email or call SNI at the contact locations listed below.
775 Fentress Blvd. / Daytona Beach, Florida 32114-1213
voice)386/274-1919 - fax)386/274-1255
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