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SSSF Contributes Over $180,000 to MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Accounts

Written by SSSF Staff on June 19, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation contributed $181,400 to the MidwayUSA Foundation on May 31, benefiting the team endowment accounts of 88 scholastic shooting teams from 21 states. The funds were awarded to teams at SCTP and SPP shooting events this year. A total of $109,800 of the donated funds went to 40 SCTP teams, while $71,600 benefits 48 SPP teams. SSSF will make endowment funds available for teams to earn at numerous other tournaments this year, including the SCTP-SPP National Team Championships next month. A total of $468,000 in endowment funds will be on the line at that event, July 13-18. Teams are awarded endowment funds through their participation in sanctioned shoots. SSSF, which administers the SCTP and SPP, contributes the funding to the MidwayUSA Foundation Team Endowment Account Program on behalf of the teams. Active teams, like the 88 that will benefit from this donation, are eligible to draw a grant each year to assist with team expenses, such as ammunition, range fees, travel, uniforms, and more. The MidwayUSA Foundation helps communities and organizations raise funds to support their high school, college, and other youth shooting teams and activities. This donation brings youth involved in shooting sports closer to sustainable support. For more information on the MidwayUSA Foundation or to set up an account for your team, visit www.midwayusafoundation.org.

Get 2015 SSSF Nationals News on Your Cell Phone

Written by SSSF Staff on June 19, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

You can keep up with all the news and action during Nationals in Sparta via text messaging on your cell phone. The updates will provide timely announcements about weather delays, schedule changes, reminders about evening events, and other important information. The service is optional, and messages will be sent only to those who opt in. You can opt out at any time. We respect your privacy and will only use your number for Nationals information. All phone numbers will be deleted on Monday, July 20. This is a free service from SSSF, but standard text messaging rates for your account may apply. To sign up, go to:

http://eepurl.com/bpvJlr

Or scan the QR code below:

Join GLOCK and SSSF Athletes in Taking Safety Pledge

Written by SSSF Staff on June 19, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

During the June National Safety Month, GLOCK is taking the lead in encouraging shooters and gun-owning families to take firearms safety seriously by taking the GLOCK Safety Pledge. Several SSSF athletes, including siblings and SPP teammates John and Kaela Leach, are being featured in social media messages urging their fellow athletes and gun owners to take the pledge.

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SSSF’s Ben Berka Discusses National Championships on Cam and Company

Written by SSSF Staff on June 19, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

The upcoming SCTP - SPP National Team Championships and its explosive registration launch this month seized the attention of NRA News, which featured SSSF President and Executive Director Ben Berka on Cam and Company, a talk show airing on the Sportsman Channel. Berka discussed the National Championships with host Cam Edwards. Watch the interview.

Two New SCTP Side Events Being Offered at 2015 Nationals

Written by SSSF Staff on June 13, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

Coaches and athletes will have two new side events to participate in at this year’s SCTP National Team Championships. Preliminary 16-Yard Trap Singles

Athletes and teams can register to shoot some preliminary trap targets in this Monday/Tuesday side event. These targets will be registered and we will have some awards for squads and Individuals. Preliminary 16-Yard Trap Singles – Coach/Athlete

Coaches and athletes get the chance to compete together! The coach's score counts as one of the five squad scores. Coaches sign up in the #1 spot and squad four athletes in the next four spots. Squads with coach and four Intermediate/Rookie shooters will be in the Intermediate Division; coach and four Senior Division athletes will be in the Senior Division; and a mixed squad will be in the Open Division. Only one coach per four athletes is eligible. This is designed to be a fun competition, but targets are registered and awards will be offered. This event is sponsored by the ATA.

Shoot the SCTP Texas State Sporting Clays Championship

Written by SSSF Staff on June 13, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

Ellis County Sportsman's Club in Waxahachie, Texas, will host the 2015 SCTP Texas State Sporting Clays Championship on June 27, and all SCTP teams are invited to participate. Please note that this is a location change due to flooding at the original location, Elm Fork Shooting Sports. The event will offer 100 sporting clays targets. Team and individual awards and prizes will be presented.

See the event flyer for details.

Get Ready for Nationals at WSRC Skeet, Sporting Clays Events

Written by SSSF Staff on June 13, 2015. Posted in SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

What better way is there to practice for the SCTP National Team Championships than to engage in some hearty registered competition at the same venue just before Nationals? There probably isn't one! The World Shooting and Recreational Complex is offering you the opportunity to do just that with events at the Sparta complex on the weekend prior to the opening of the SCTP event. The 2015 Bird Skeet Classic will be held at the WSRC on July 10-12, with four guns plus doubles events.

Click here for the event program Click here for registration form

On the same weekend, July 9-12, the WSRC will host the Illinois State Sporting Clays Championship, with main event, prelim, 5-stand, and various side events.

Click here for event flyer

Volunteer as an SPP Safety Officer at Nationals

Written by SSSF Staff on June 13, 2015. Posted in SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

The Scholastic Pistol Program has been building its roster of Range / Safety Officers to assist at its growing events, and we're looking for a few more good men and women who would like to assist at this year's largest-ever SPP Junior/Senior National Championships. If you have some time during the week of July 13-18 and can be at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois, we want to hear from you. To reward our volunteers, we'll be holding a drawing to give away three guns, and you could win one of them. Each day you work, you will get an additional chance to win. Plus, there will be additional random draw prizes from our sponsors, so you will have a chance to win some great prizes for your help! Lunch will be provided to the Safety Officers. Nationals is a week-long event, and we need a minimum of 16 volunteers per day to work the stages, with two per stage. Daily Schedule: Monday, July 13 – Friday, July 17

8:30 a.m. – Shooters meeting
9:00 a.m. – Match begins
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. (approximately) - Lunch break
4:00 p.m. (approximately) - Daily match concludes

Saturday, July 18

8:30 a.m. – Shooters meeting
9:00 a.m. – Match begins
12:00 (approximately) – Match concludes / Lunch

And here's a big bonus: You're invited to bring along your range bucket to pick up all of that great 9mm brass! Please consider coming out and helping the next generation of action shooters, and pass along this information to others who might want to help. If you're interested in working as a Safety Officer or learning more, contact Scott Moore, jsmoore@sssfonline.com, or Tammy Mowry, tmowry@sssfonline.com.

SCTP, PITA to Host Western Trap Shooting Tournament

Written by SSSF Staff on June 13, 2015. Posted in SCTP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), in conjunction with the Pacific International Trapshooting Association (PITA) Grand Pacific Championships, will host the SCTP Western U.S. Trap Shooting Tournament at the Evergreen Sportsman's Club in Olympia, Washington. This will be a 200-target, 16-yard singles event on Thursday-Friday, July 23-24. The tournament will run concurrently with PITA’s Y-E-S program and Event #13 & #15 of PITA’s Grand Pacific Championships. SCTP teams with memberships in the PITA and ATA are welcome. Youth membership in PITA is free. Over $30,000 in team endowment funding will be available. Squad and athlete awards will be presented in Senior and Intermediate divisions. A limited number of slots are available, and teams must register by July 5. Registration is through the SHOT system at www.sssfonline.org.

Plan Your Trip to Nationals with the 2015 National Team Championships Program

Written by SSSF Staff on June 8, 2015. Posted in Events, SCTP Blog, SPP Blog, SSSF News and Information, Uncategorized.

You can learn about everything that's happening at the 2015 National Team Championships with the event program, and it's ready for your perusal. Use it to plan your schedule, learn about side events, or just stoke your excitement for the biggest event of the year! The program also includes information on the SCTP International-Style National Championships in Colorado Springs.

View Nationals Program

The SCTP and SPP National Team Championships will be July 13-18 at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex in Sparta, Illinois. Based on opening-week registrations that were almost double 2014 numbers, staff are expecting to have a record-breaking event. If your team hasn't yet registered, do it today!

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