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Good:
Competition teaches you to focus on the task at hand regardless of the environment.
Shoot from akward positions
Safer gun handling under pressure
How to deal with stress (since stress is self-induced).
How to focus your concentration
To shoot faster and more accurately (if you get proper instruction).
To become unconsciously competent (more accurately subconsciously)
The list is very long
Bad training in IDPA:
Cover - requiring the shooter to shoot from behind it is not necessarily good. Most of the time you will not have time to seek cover irl and seeking cover could be fatal (you should seek cover before the shooting starts).
Reloads w/retention - one of the dumbest requirements IMO. For civilians there is no need to practice or teach someone to worry about a partially full magazine.
This list is long too.
Overall, competition is one of the best methods for training.
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