Ex-Con 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011

Ex-Con 2011 will be held Saturday June 11th, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada!! You will find all of the pertinent information relevant to Ex-Con 2011 on this site including competition descriptions, hotel information, registration fees and more.

OVERVIEW

Ex-Con 2011 will be an “all day” competition on Saturday June 11th, 2011. It will be held at Veterans Tribute Career and Technical Academy located at 2531 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89106. This is our new Police and Fire careers school. There will be (6) team events and (5) individual/”walk-up” events. There will be 1st -5th place (A and B) trophies for all of the events with the exception of the obstacle and bike courses, which will have 1st - 5th place medals, and then a single 1st place trophy for the team that wins the most in the new Fire Hose Tug of War event. There will also be 1st-5th place overall trophies for the team events. To qualify for an overall trophy you must participate in all of the events.

COST/REGISTRATION

Competition fees are $85.00 for Explorers and Advisors. The fees do include a t-shirt, gift bag, and lunch on competition day. Drinks are also provided on competition day free of charge and will include water, soda and sports drinks. There will be no picture disks this year. However, there will be a professional video montage completed for partial viewing just prior to the awards, and then links to the entire video will be uploaded within 72 hours on the website, including still pictures as well. Event results WILL be updated no more than 30 days concluding the event, and the updated information for Ex-Con 2012 will be online by January 2nd, 2012.

The deadline for registration fees is May 16th , 2011. All registration forms and fees must be received by this date in order to participate in the competition. All forms and fees should be sent to Ex-Con Competition , P.O. Box 33747, Las Vegas, NV 89133-3747. We must limit the number of participating posts to 40. You may send in an online reservation form to be put on the list, however you are not guaranteed a spot until your registration fees have been received. Please get your fees in as quickly as possible in order for us to get the number of teams correct so we don't go over our limit.

**Registration will be held on Friday June 10th , 2011 at the Santa Fe Station Hotel. It will be open from 0900-1900 hours. If you are going to be later than 1900hrs, please call and let us know and we will do everything we can to accommodate you.

HOTEL INFORMATION

The host hotel for this year’s competition is the Santa Fe Station hotel. This hotel is just minutes from the competition site, and the room rate is $79.00 a night plus taxes and fees for Friday and Saturday, and $49.00 a night plus taxes and fees if anyone wishes to stay Thursday and/or Sunday. They have a movie theater, bowling alley and restaurants on site. This is the only hotel we have secured and they have blocked 80 rooms. You must register by May 18th , 2011 or the rooms will be released and the rate will not apply. Call the below listed number only for room reservations and tell them you are with the “ExCon Explorers Conference Group”. Marilyn Giglio is the contact person.

Santa Fe Station Hotel
4949 N. Rancho Drive
Las Vegas, NV 89130
702-658-4984

EVENT DESCRIPTION

1.  Active Shooter

A minimum (4) maximum (6) person Explorer team will act as patrol officers who have been dispatched to "shots fired" reports at the high school. Numerous calls from panicked students as well as school staff are coming in about unknown subject(s) shooting in the school. The Explorer team will be graded on decision making, team work, communication (with dispatch and as a team), clearing tactics and overall safety.

2.  Suspicious Person Stop

A minimum (2) person team with an optional (2) person back-up team will be dispatched to a suspicious person call. The team will be graded on their approach, communication skills, interview technique, contact / cover, and overall officer safety.

3. Unknown Risk Traffic Stop

A minimum (2) person team with an optional (2) person back-up team will conduct an “unknown” risk vehicle stop. The vehicle will have been stopped for running a stop sign. The Explorer team must react to the scenario as it develops. Explorers will be graded on initial stop procedures, approach, contact / cover, verbal skills (with suspects), communication (dispatch and partners), observation skills, and overall officer safety.

4. Downed Officer Rescue

A minimum (2) person team with a maximum (6) person team will respond to a downed officer at Centennial High School. The team will be graded on their approach, communication (dispatch and each other), team work and overall officer safety.

5.  Crime Scene Response

A minimum (2) person team with an optional (2) person back-up team will be dispatched to a suspicious situation call. They will arrive and locate a crime scene. The Explorer team will be graded on their overall observation skills, crime scene preservation skills, identification of evidentiary items, and overall team work.

6. Team Challenge

A (4) person team will climb a rock wall. There will be 4 levels of difficulty on the wall and each team will put one person on each level. They will then start with the easiest level and move to the most difficult. They will climb one at a time in order and the time will stop when the last Explorer reaches the top.

7. Obstacle Course (Advisors and Explorers)

Each individual Explorer / Advisor will run a timed obstacle course with multiple physical obstacles such as walls, beams, cones, dummy drag, push-ups, sit-ups etc. Every Explorer / Advisor can participate in this event but only the fastest male and female times for each post will count for overall scoring.

8. Urban Bicycle Course (Advisors and Explorers)

A (2) person team will be provided department approved mountain bikes and helmets. They will complete a timed bicycle course which will include cones, curbs, and other obstacles. The clock will not stop until both team members have crossed the finish line. Explorers and Advisors need to compete separately as there are trophies for both.

9. Air Soft Gun Shoot

This will be an individual walk up event. A maximum of (5) Explorers from each post will be able to participate in this event. Explorers will be scored on a target that will be shot with an “Air Soft” gun. The 5 highest scores will win trophies.

10. Firearms Simulator

This will be a firearms simulation computer event. 2 Explorers will compete as a team in this event. They will be graded on their verbal commands, threat perception, reaction time and team work.

11.  Fire Hose Tug of War

This will be a team tug of war event.  Teams will be limited to 5 members each, but only one team is allowed per registered program.  Advisor teams can also participate and compete against other advisor teams from around the country.  This is a team building event, so the overall continuity and each member’s ability to work together in the best interests of the overall team is crucially important.

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