USPSA adopted the following team selection policy at aon on-line board meeting on January 20, 2006. This policy also appears in the minutes of that meeting.

USPSA National Handgun Team Selection Policy

USPSA shall use the following method exclusively to select all members of 2008 World Shoot National teams:

1. This policy shall be effective February 1, 2006.

2. This policy shall be applied to USPSA sponsored National Handgun Teams and shall apply to all divisions and/or categories.

3. Nothing in this policy guarantees that USPSA shall name, field, or sponsor any specific National Handgun Team for any specific IPSC or other event.

4. National Handgun Team members shall be selected either through accumulation of qualification points or by winning a Division at the 2008 Handgun National Championship.

5. Points shall be the percentage of match placement in that division in any eligible event. By way of example, if a member shoots 100.000%, that member will be deemed to have 100 points. If a member shoots 87.098%, that member will be deemed to have 87.098 points. If a member places first in category with 80.098 %, that member will have 80.098 points.

6. Division and/or category points may only be earned in the division and/or category shot at eligible matches. (Example: Production division points are only earned from shooting Production division at an eligible USPSA Handgun National or USPSA BOD approved qualification match).

7. Division team selection will use results shot only in that division. Standard team selection will use only Limited or Standard division results. Open team selections will use only Open division results. Production team selection will use only Production division results. Revolver team selections will use only Revolver division results.

8. Category team selection will use only Open division results.
   1. For the purposes of this selection policy, “Junior” Category is intended to comply with the IPSC definition. Currently, this is defined as “Competitors who are under the age of 21 on the first day of the 2008 IPSC World Shoot”.

   2. In order to minimize any possibility of inadvertent database oversight, competitors in contention for any potential Category team are solely responsible to identify themselves to the Executive Director prior to the start of the 2008 Open Nationals match. Failure of the competitor to identify himself/herself as such may result in being excluded from team selection.

9. Points shall be earned in the following manner:
   1. The points from the better of the 2006 or 2007 National Handgun Championships which shall be multiplied by 2.000, plus

   2. The total points of the best two (of three) BOD approved qualification matches in 2007.

10. A member may shoot as many qualification matches as they desire but only the best eligible National Championship shall count along with the two highest BOD approved qualification matches.

11. Under this policy, in order to earn all available points, members must shoot a minimum of three matches (one National Championship and two BOD approved qualification matches) but nothing in this policy shall limit the minimum or maximum number of matches which a member elects to shoot.

12. The term "BOD approved qualification match" shall be defined as follows :
    1. Three separate matches in 2007 designated by the BOD as “approved qualification match”.

    2. Approved qualification matches will be listed on the USPSA website under the Major Match heading prior to 1-1-07.

13. 2008 World Shoot team slots will be offered to members in the following order:
    1. The three highest ranked competitors based on qualification points. Selection will continue in descending qualification order until three team positions have been formally accepted.

    2. The 2008 National Champion in each division or category will be offered the number four position on the corresponding team only if the following prerequisites have been met:
       1. Entered in the 2008 IPSC World Shoot

       2. Necessary firearms permits submitted

    3. The next available competitor based on qualification points until the fourth team position is accepted.

    4. Any ties in qualification point positions affecting Items 13a or 13c will be broken, if necessary, using the results of qualification match(es) in which the tied competitors each finished the match(es) with a positive score. The results of the most recent such match will be used. If necessary, results from the next most recent such match(es) will be used until the tie(s) is/are sufficiently resolved.

    5. Should any team position become vacant at a point in time where the application of the provisions of Section 13 and 14 is no longer functional or feasible, the appointed U.S. Team Manager shall have the authority to name a suitable, available, and willing competitor to fill that position.

    Following the 2008 World Shoot, the Board of Directors shall reexamine this policy for potential use for the following World Shoot. The BOD may, at its discretion, continue, amend, or redefine this policy as it sees fit.