In an effort to keep the costs down at our National Championships in Sparta, Illinois this year, we are looking for help with our skeet refereeing. Coaches: If you have any athletes who have graduated from your programs, assistant coaches with some extra time, or parents with skeet experience, they may be just who we are looking for. While we would like to have certified referees, we are also looking for 20 to 30 people with skeet shooting or scoring experience. We will pay $45 for a half day or $100 for a full day. Schedules will be set for Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16. Half days would be either 7:30 a.m. to – 12:00 noon OR 12:00 noon to 4:30 p.m. We are also looking for a handful of interested people for Friday’s Skeet Doubles. If you know qualified persons who can help, please email SCTP National Director Tom Wondrash, twondrash@sssfonline.com.
SCTP teams are invited to the Texas Skeet and Trap State Championships on May 24 at Ellis County Sportsman's Club, Waxahachie, Texas.
Participants will shoot 100 American skeet targets and 100 ATA trap targets. Cost will be $32 for each event. Team and individual awards and prizes will be awarded. The event is open to all SCTP teams. Registration opens at 8:30 a.m., and a mandatory safety briefing starts at 9:00. Pre-registration is open through the SHOT system. On May 22, there will also be a National Fundraising Banquet with dinner, auction, and raffle in conjunction with the State Championship. The auction and raffle items will include guns, hunting and fishing trips, and shooting accessories. Learn more about the National Banquet. Contact Events@AllenShootingTeam.com for full details.
SCTP is planning its second Junior Olympic Development Camp of the year in conjunction with USA Shooting to help USAS identify SCTP athletes who may have the potential to become USA Shooting team members. The camp will be held August 12-16 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Both athletes and coaches participate in the Junior Olympic Development Camps. Athletes learn about the international shooting disciplines, engage in a little friendly competition, and enjoy rubbing elbows with Olympic athletes and coaches while living for a few days at the Olympic Training Center. Coaches gain the experience they need to train athletes in the international disciplines. Deadline to apply for the August camp is June 20. You'll find all the JODC information and registration forms here.
SCTP and SPP shooters enjoyed a weekend of clay targets and pistol shooting at the Midwest Regional Championship in Sparta, Illinois last month. Here are a few scenes from the competition:
Three new staff members are now serving SCTP teams in regional positions and the SCTP national office. Welcome to two new Regional Field Representatives, Jennifer Kirchhoefer and Jeff Weiler, and Administrative Assistant, April Carr. April Carr began working as SCTP Administrative Assistant in March and handles much of the registration paperwork, sends out state and regional medals and banners, and answers questions about registration and classifications. You can reach April at acarr@sssfonline.com. Jennifer Kirchhoefer is now a Regional Field Representative in the Southwest U.S., serving the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. Jennifer has been involved with SCTP for several years, starting in Indiana and recently relocating to Colorado. Since her move, she has been part of starting a new SCTP team, the Rocky Mountain Clay Busters, and is actively pursuing the formation of new teams and helping existing ones in this region. You can reach Jennifer at 317-258-1311 or jkirchhoefer@sssfonline.com. Jeff Weiler has filled the position of Regional Field Representative in the Upper Midwest U.S., to include the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Jeff has been in SCTP for more than four years, working with the Arnold Junior Shooters in the St. Louis, Missouri area. Jeff recently attended the Regional Championship in Sparta, along with the SCTP National Banquet held in Kansas City, Kansas. Contact Jeff at 314-808-3717 or jweiler@sssfonline.com. SSSF plans to add two more Regional Field Representatives by year-end and another two within a year. The right candidates to fill these positions will have been in the program for at least three years and have a good understanding of SCTP and how the program works. Previous experience in helping build teams and helping start ones will be a plus. Regions still available include East Coast, Southeast, Lower Midwest, and Northwest. If you are interested in filling either of these positions, please contact Tom Wondrash, SCTP National Director, 262-939-6664 or twondrash@sssfonline.com.
SCTP shooters who compete in the international disciplines are invited to participate in the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament, which will run concurrently with the 2015 Arizona State Junior Olympic Clay Target Championships. Sanctioned by USA Shooting, the competition will be held at the USA Shooting Southwest Regional Training Center at Tucson Trap and Skeet Club in Tucson, Arizona. Competition will be May 16-17, with official practice the previous day. Invitations to the National Junior Olympic Shooting Championships will be granted to some participants. To be eligible for the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament, you must be registered with the Arizona Junior Olympic Clay Target Championships first, then register with the 2015 SCTP Western Regional International Tournament on www.sssfonline.org. Endowment funds will be provided for the SCTP Western Regional International Tournament.
The SSSF/SCTP would like to welcome our 2 newest Regional Field Representatives and Administrative Assistant! We would like to officially welcome April Carr SCTP Administrative Assistant! April started full time March 1st and handles much of the registration paperwork, sending of state & regional medals and banners as well as questions regarding registrations and classifications! You can reach April at acarr@sssfonline.comRFR’s…..
Jennifer Kirchhoefer will be filling the position in the South West US to include the states of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California. Jennifer has been in the SCTP for several years starting in Indiana and recently relocating to the Colorado area. Since moving to Colorado, she has been part of starting a new SCTP Team, The Rocky Mountain Clay Busters, and is actively pursuing and helping others start new teams and build existing ones in this region! Contact Jennifer at 317-258-1311 or jkirchhoefer@sssfonline.comJeff Weiler will be filling the position in the Upper Midwest US to include the states of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Jeff has been in the SCTP for 4+ years and works with the Arnold Junior Shooters out of the St. Louis Missouri area. Jeff has attended the regional shoot in Sparta just a few weeks ago along with the SCTP National Banquet held in Kansas City, KS. Contact Jeff at 314-808-3717 or jweiler@sssfonline.com The SCTP plans on adding 2 more RFR’s by year end and the last 2 by this time next year. Regions still available include: East Coast, Southeast, Lower Midwest and Northwest.
Please contact the SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash if you are interested in any of these positions. We are looking for people that have been in the program for 3+ years and have a pretty good understanding of the SCTP and how our program works. Previous experience in helping build teams and helping start new ones will certainly be a big plus in the selection process! Contact Tom at twondrash@sssfonline.com
SCTP’s Myles Walker of Elkhorn, Wisconsin earned top honors in Men's Trap at the 2015 Spring Selection Match, earning his way to his first-ever World Cup in Gabala, Azerbaijan on August 14. The match was held in Fort Benning, Georgia, April 9-12. Walker was one of the four athletes who made the National Junior Team last summer as a result of his performance at the SCTP National Championships for international disciplines held in Colorado Springs. Walker's Spring Selection Match win came on the heels of his having helped earn Lindenwood University its 12th straight Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Collegiate Clay Target Championships in March. Walker was the leader coming in to this Selection Match and maintained that through another 250 targets, two finals, and a shoot-off. Congratulations to Myles Walker, and good shooting in Azerbaijan!
SCTP Nationals 2014 (L-R) Eric Reglin, Clay Moniot, Kemble du Pont, Pierce Hodgdon, Aaron Wilson As SSSF Board Member Kemble du Pont completes her three-year term, she expressed her continued support for the Foundation and its student athletes. "It was a privilege for me to serve a three-year term on the SSSF Board of Directors," said du Pont. "The board members are a serious group of strong supporters of the shooting sports, and I was very pleased and proud to have the opportunity to become more involved. "I am a strong supporter of the mission of SSSF, that of youth development through the shooting sports. As many people may know, my company offers a special program for financing a youth gun purchase to help make the cost of entry more affordable for more young athletes, and this popular program continues. I am also actively supporting several SCTP athletes like Will Hinton and teams such as the Young Guns, Kansas City Crushers, and Brookline Shotgun Sports in return for their efforts on behalf of my company."
She continued, "Due to the demands on my time, I had to make the tough decision to not stand for re-election to the board this term, but du Pont / Krieghoff continues to be a strong supporter of SSSF and the SCTP! I hope at a future time I might again be able to find the time to participate on the Board of Directors." The entire organization offers its thanks to Kemble for her generous support of the Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation and her contributions as a board member the past three years.
The Allen Eagles Competitive Shooting Team and Fort Worth Claymores Shooting Team boosted their team endowment accounts last month with big winnings of $9500 at SCTP's first Regional Championship in Texas, the Clay Bustin' Bonanza. The athletes enjoyed two days of skeet, trap, and sporting clays at Ellis County Sportsmans Club. The Allen Eagles won the tournament, earning a $4,000 first-place endowment. They won an additional $1,000 for the high overall individual score posted by Lake Bishop and $500 for Hunter Alford's runner-up finish. The Fort Worth Claymores also earned a $3,000 endowment as the second-place team, plus $1,000 for first place in the Flurry. Congratulations to the winning teams and to our Texas athletes for their first Regional Championship!
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.
