This past December marked the first time a Level I NRA/USAS/CMP Shotgun Coach Certification Class has been taught in the great state of Hawaii. Helping put this all together was local coach (and previous resident of Iowa) and new team coach, Tom Griffiths. Tom helped make history not only for Hawaii but for the NRA and the SCTP!! Tom along with coaches Richard Hoeflinger and Greg Kunz will head up the newly formed team, The Big Island Breakers. “My goal is to bring this team to the SCTP nationals and see a feather banner with the state of Hawaii on it displayed along with all of the other states that attend the biggest and best youth National Championships in the world,” Griffiths said. “We want to break our share of the 1 million plus competition targets that will be thrown for that event!” Instructing the class of 14 in Hilo was NRA/NCDS Level II Instructor and SCTP National Director, Tom Wondrash. “It was my pleasure to teach the first Level I class in Hawaii and bring in these new and dedicated coaches to the SCTP,” Wondrash said. “We are looking forward to the new teams, athletes and families that this will surely ignite.” Amanda Wondrash was also available and worked with the new coaches on how to use the SHOT system, registering athletes, assistant coaches and general use of the website for tournaments and fun shoots. The Big Island Breakers and several other newly formed teams will be training at the Hilo Trap & Skeet club located just a few miles out of Hilo. These teams are also considering running their state shoot in conjunction with the PITA state shoot also being held at the Hilo Trap & Skeet Club. Just in the last several months and leading into March, there will have been well over 225 NRA/USAS/CMP Level I Shotgun Coaches trained by SCTP affiliated instructors / NRA NCDS including Scott Moniot, Chet Tuinstra, Hank Garvey, Jim Dickerson, Mike Carson and Tom Wondrash. Anyone interested in starting or becoming part of the National SCTP organization, please contact Chet Tuinstra at ctuinstra@ss
sfonline.com if you are in the eastern US and Scott Moniot at smoniot@sssfonline.com if you are in the western US. They are more than happy to help and explain the benefits of membership in the Scholastic Clay Target Program! About SCTP SCTP, along with Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) are youth development programs in which adult coaches and volunteers model sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, and teamwork while using shooting sports programs to teach these and other positive life skills to the athletes. The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program and the Scholastic Action Shooting Program across the United States. The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation exists to raise funding and other resources for youth development programs in the shooting sports industry. To learn more about SCTP or SASP visit www.sssfonline.org
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This past December marked the first time a Level I NRA/USAS/CMP Shotgun Coach Certification Class has been taught in the great state of Hawaii. Helping put this all together was local coach (and previous resident of Iowa) and new team coach, Tom Griffiths. Tom helped make history not only for Hawaii but for the NRA and the SCTP!! Tom along with coaches Richard Hoeflinger and Greg Kunz will head up the newly formed team, The Big Island Breakers. “My goal is to bring this team to the SCTP nationals and see a feather banner with the state of Hawaii on it displayed along with all of the other states that attend the biggest and best youth National Championships in the world,” Griffiths said. “We want to break our share of the 1 million plus competition targets that will be thrown for that event!” Instructing the class of 14 in Hilo was NRA/NCDS Level II Instructor and SCTP National Director, Tom Won
drash. “It was my pleasure to teach the first Level I class in Hawaii and bring in these new and dedicated coaches to the SCTP,” Wondrash said. “We are looking forward to the new teams, athletes and families that this will surely ignite.” Amanda Wondrash was also available and worked with the new coaches on how to use the SHOT system, registering athletes, assistant coaches and general use of the website for tournaments and fun shoots. The Big Island Breakers and several other newly formed teams will be training at the Hilo Trap & Skeet club located just a few miles out of Hilo. These teams are also considering running their state shoot in conjunction with the PITA state shoot also being held at the Hilo Trap & Skeet Club. Just in the
last several months and leading into March, there will have been well over 225 NRA/USAS/CMP Level I Shotgun Coaches trained by SCTP affiliated instructors / NRA NCDS including Scott Moniot, Chet Tuinstra, Hank Garvey, Jim Dickerson, Mike Carson and Tom Wondrash. Anyone interested in starting or becoming part of the National SCTP organization, please contact Chet Tuinstra at ctuinstra@ss
sfonline.com if you are in the eastern US and Scott Moniot at smoniot@sssfonline.com if you are in the western US. They are more than happy to help and explain the benefits of membership in the Scholastic Clay Target Program! About SCTP SCTP, along with Scholastic Action Shooting Program (SASP) are youth development programs in which adult coaches and volunteers model sportsmanship, responsibility, honesty, ethics, integrity, and teamwork while using shooting sports programs to teach these and other positive life skills to the athletes. The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation (SSSF) is responsible for all aspects of the Scholastic Clay Target Program and the Scholastic Action Shooting Program across the United States. The Scholastic Shooting Sports Foundation exists to raise funding and other resources for youth development programs in the shooting sports industry. To learn more about SCTP or SASP visit www.sssfonline.org