Zanders Sporting Goods and several industry companies have joined forces in support of growing youth shooting through SCTP. This unique partnership collaborated to develop SCTP’s “New Team Package” is now available for brand new teams joining the Scholastic Clay Target Program! This package is available to teams joining the SCTP for the first time and contains everything a new clay target team needs to get up and running including eye & ear protection, hats, range bags, Winchester Trakker Ammo, gun cleaning kit, a firearm and much more!The New Team package is valued from $1,300 to $2,500 based on the number of youth athletes and coaches on the new team! And… for new teams joining SCTP for the first time this year, there is “NO COST” for this package. “Zanders Sporting Goods has been a long time supporter of the SCTP ”Stated Michael Sutton, Zanders Sporting Goods – Import Sales. “We are proud to be part of an organization that does things for the right reasons. The SCTP instills safety, responsibility and respect….values that we at Zanders Sporting Goods feel very strongly about!” “We cannot thank long time supporter Zanders Sporting Goods and our other fine SCTP sponsors enough for the support of our National Youth Shooting Program” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director. “Growing youth shooting and youth development are the bedrock values of the SCTP. We are very excited to see that many of our sponsors and supporters understand those same values and the importance of them!” For more information on the SCTP and the “New Team Package” please visit www.sssfonline.org. and click on “SCTP” in the red tool bar, then click on “Deals and Promotions” then look under Team Support. If you are interested in supporting the nations largest youth shooting program, please contact the SCTP’s National Director, Tom Wondrash at twondrash@sssfonline.com Our special thanks to all of the SCTP New Team Package sponsors including GunBroker.com, TruGlo, Winchester, TriStar, Bulldog Cases & Vaults, Lucas Oil and Mantis.
Sportsman’s Den, Ohio’s leading sporting goods retailer will continue its support of the Scholastic Clay Target Program as a Bronze Sponsor in 2019. Gregg Griffeth, Owner of Sportsman’s Den in great Columbus Ohio stated, “Sportsman’s Den is thrilled to be a sponsor of SCTP again in 2019. Our interaction with the SCTP Youth Athletes and their family’s that visited our stores was outstanding” We are looking forward to serving them all again in 2019. “SCTP sponsors have a strong desire to support all of our athletes and teams across the country, promoting and enhancing youth shooting programs like the SCTP is critical to the future of the shooting sports!” noted SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash. “For years, Sportsman’s Den has been supporting our young athletes and families by providing the lowest priced ammunition and products possible. They will again be offering special ammo pricing before and during the SCTP and SASP National Championships being held at the Cardinal Center in July!” To learn more about the Scholastic Clay Target Program, starting a youth shooting program in your area and to check out our many fine sponsors, visit us at www.sssfonline.org. We will be happy to help! For more information on Sportsman’s Den visit their website at www.sportsmansden.com Or visit them at the Cardinal Center during the SCTP National Championships July 13-20, 2019.
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps announced late last week the selection of the Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) as the firearms safety training and marksmanship partner for the USNSCC Program. The Scholastic Action Shooting Program along with the Scholastic Clay Target Program are operated by the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF), an educational-athletic non-profit amateur sports organization which exists to introduce scholastic age youth to competitive team shooting sports. Founded in 1962, the U.S. Naval Sea Cadets is a national youth leadership development program. The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps runs two programs, one for ages 13 through the completion of high school and a second program, the Navy League Cadet Corps for ages 10-13. "The USNSCC values individual responsibility and sportsmanship, and we're really excited to partner with an organization that holds these same values,” said retired Navy Captain Paul Zambernardi, the Executive Director of the USNSCC. “Our partnership with SASP is going to provide the opportunity to safely participate in team-based action shooting events, opening up a new world of teamwork and competition to the cadets of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps." Vicki Powell, Director of Unit Training with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps added, “We are really looking forward to our partnership with SASP. This program fits perfectly with our stated program goals and will allow our units across the country to add a responsible competitive discipline to their ongoing unit activities.” Rick Leach, National Director of the SASP program stated following the announcement, “We are excited to have this partnership with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps. We are looking forward to completing the program development, training coaches and getting the Sea Cadet Youth Athletes competing at all our local, state, regional and national events in 2019.” Sea Cadet unit leadership across the country will be attending SASP coaches training classes in the next few months with the goal to have units participating in competitions throughout 2019. “SASP is an excellent program that promotes safe and responsible competition through team shooting sports”, stated Gary Weisbaum, Head of SASP Marketing. “This program provides a key recruitment and retention tool for U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps units across the country.” About the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps: The USNSCC is a national non-profit youth leadership development program for youth age ten through the completion of high school. The USNSCC believes in providing opportunities for young Americans that will positively shape their lives and career. For 55 years, through a nationwide network of dedicated volunteers, the USNSCC has provided life-changing programs that have helped develop our next generation of leaders. As the official youth program of the U.S. Navy and U.S Coast Guard, the USNSCC has provided leadership training for more than 170,000 young Americans. For more information, visit the official website at www.seacadets.org.
While winter storms swept across the northern tier of the country, it was relatively warm and sunny in Phoenix, Arizona the weekend of February 9-10, 2019. Perfect weather to conduct an international trap development camp for twelve shotgun athletes intent on learning a new game and/or honing some basic skills.Front row, left to right: Wyatt Pizinger, Samantha Witty, Loretta Christian, Victoria Hendrix, Coach Terri DeWitt. Back row, left to right: Matt Killeen, Jack Gallagher, Jayden Wiemer, Axel Kinder, Nathanial Pizinger, Coach Brian Witty, Isaac Smith, Nick Sallee. Not shown: Tomi Ownby. These twelve athletes proudly represented their local SCTP teams and schools during two days of live fire and classroom training: Jack Gallagher, Victoria Hendrix, Axel Kinder, Tomi Ownby - Ben Avery Clay Crushers; Nathanial Pizinger, Wyatt Pizinger, Nick Sallee, Isaac Smith, Samantha Witty - Prescott Bird Busters; Loretta Christian, Jayden Wiemer - Arizona Outdoor Sports; and Matt Killeen - Arizona State University. Topics covered in the classroom included mental and physical skills while also touching on basic goal setting, attentional focus, and tactical breathing. Technical skills, such as stance, mount, and look point were discussed and applied on the range over the course of two days and 2500 targets. “These athletes learned a lot in two days, but I think they had fun doing it. It was a pleasure working with them,” said Coach Terri DeWitt. “They are very talented and tenacious athletes and I have no doubt that we’ll be seeing some of them again either at the SCTP International Championships or at the USA Shooting Junior Olympic Championships this summer. I look forward to seeing them again,” she smiled. SCTP would like to thank the Ben Avery Shooting Facility and Coach Brian Witty for their help in making this camp happen.
Winchester Ammunition, a long-time sponsor and supporter of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) has agreed to a three-year sponsorship at the “Red Diamond” level, the highest level of sponsorship available to those interested in supporting the program. “We are elated to have Winchester Ammunition as the Official Ammunition of SCTP and the SCTP National Shooting Team,” said Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Executive Director. “Our athletes and coaches on the SCTP National Team are excited to have the Winchester Ammunition brand and products as part of the team’s events and camps as well as at the USA Shooting Spring and Fall Selection Matches and State and National Junior Olympic matches across the country. We value the confidence that Winchester Ammunition and companies like them place in us!” Beginning with the 2019 season, Winchester Ammunition will be designated as the “Official Ammunition Sponsor” of the SCTP and the SCTP’s National Team. “Winchester is focused on the growth in youth shooting sports participants across North America and we are extremely proud to be aligned with SCTP and their efforts,” said Matt Campbell, vice president of sales and marketing for Winchester Ammunition. “This is a tremendous opportunity for Winchester to work with an organization that helps thousands of coaches and athletes participate in the youth shooting sports each year.” The SCTP National Team’s first competitive match for 2019 is the USA Shooting’s Spring selection match being held at the Tucson Trap & Skeet range in Tucson, Arizona, March 4-10.
The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to providing shooting-sports education and opportunities to school-age youths around the United States to encourage young athlete personal growth and development. Tax-ID number 20-8484121.
