Trapshooting the Olympic Way, Part 3
Lester L. Greevy, Jr.
In the last two months, we've talked about USA Shooting's Junior
Olympic Program and the various National and International Competition
Teams run by USAS, but International Trap Shooting also exists
on the
recreational level. USA Shooting maintains averages and has classes.
Classification cards are sent once per year only to those who
have the
equivalent of 3 courses of fire the previous year. It sanctions
shoots
including state, zone and national championships, and just like
in the
ATA, many shooters participate in International Trap Shooting
solely
for the enjoyment of the game, with no intention of competing
for an
Olympic Team birth.
USAS has regulations and rules, the purpose of which is to provide
a
national system of fair, uniform, enforceable standards for the
conduct of shooting competitions in the Olympic and ISSF events
in the
United States and for the conduct of special and developmental
events
which promote participation and athlete development in the Olympic
and
ISSF Shooting events.
All USA Shooting sanctioned competitions are recognized as preliminary
tryout events (PTO) for the USA Shooting National Championships,
providing ISSF events are conducted. Preliminary tryouts are open
to
all shooters meeting USA Shooting eligibility requirements. In
the
past, PTO's had a certain status in that if a minimum score were
shot,
an automatic invitation to the National Championships would be
issued.
With the Nationals program, schedule, and entry forms now on the
USAS
website, this is no longer done.
Adult, Collegiate and Junior participants in USA Shooting sanctioned
matches must be individual members of USA Shooting. Non-resident,
non-US citizens are not required to be USA Shooting members if
they
are current members of their own National Shooting Federation.
USA Shooting recognizes and encourages competitions with Junior
events
or special Junior awards in open events to promote youth shooting
and
shooter development. Juniors are shooters who will be under the
age of
21 on December 31st of the year of the competition. Juniors are
divided into three classes; Juniors'J1 (18-20), Intermediate Junior'J2
(15-17) and Sub-Junior'J3 (14 and under).
USA Shooting recognizes and encourages competition in Master Age
Groups, as a means of promoting life long participation in the
shooting sports, again there are 3 classes of Seniors; S1 (45-54),
S2
(55-64) and Veteran, those who have reached the age of 65, anytime
during the calendar year of a competition.
USA Shooting also recognizes shooter categories, which may be
used by
competition sponsors to promote participation and recognition
of
shooters in those categories, they include; Collegiate, who are
regularly enrolled undergraduate students who carry 12 or more
semester hours in an accredited 2 or 4 year college, and who have
not
received a bachelor's degree.
Scholastic, includes regularly enrolled students in a primary
and
secondary school.
Military, includes members of the United States Armed Forces,
active
or reserved components or National Guard.
Supported Shooters means present members of the National Team
or
National Development Team and military shooters who receive government
support and whose primary or secondary military duty assignment
is
shooting.
Independent (non-supported) shooters are those who do not receive
training or competition support as defined in supported shooters.
Disabled shooters may participate as regular participants in or
in
special disabled shooting events. USA Shooting sanctioned competition
organization committee's are encouraged to accommodate disabled
shooters in their competitions
USA Shooting also operates a classification system after a shooter
has
completed 100 targets. Like ATA, the classification runs from
AA, at
the highest (91 and above for; Trap'87 and above for Double Trap)
down
to E at the lowest. And like ATA, a competition director may invoke
the "known ability" rule and consider scores shot outside of
sanctioned competition for classifying.
As you can see, the recreational shooting side of USA Shooting
and
International Trap is not dissimilar to ATA. But the International
Trap Shooting family is a small one, by my account there are only
19
active public Bunkers in the United States. What follows is a
list of
those Bunkers, the name and phone number for contact person and
a
website or E-mail address, if available. Why not find one near
you,
give them a call to check their schedule and go see what it is
all
about. Maybe even shoot some Bunker. It's a very exciting sport.
You
may enjoy it.
Next month, we will talk about the differences between International
and ATA
Trap.
ACTIVE BUNKERS
Club Name
Location
Contact Person
Phone #
Internet
Coon Creek Trap Range
Lincoln, CA
George Work
(530) 539-8544
Dallas Gun Club
Lewisville, TX
Monica Ball
(972) 462-0043
www.dallasgunclub.com
Evansville Gun Club
Haubstadt, IN
Harold Bowers
(812) 768-6370
www.evansvillegunclub.com
Fairfield Sportsmen's Club
Harrison, OH
Charlie Wentzel
(513) 574-8315
Gator Trap and Skeet Club
Gainesville, FL
Tom Baber
(904) 737-3536
Hill Country Shooting Sports Center
Kerrville, TX
Jack Burch
(830) 459-9215
www.shootingandhunting.com
International Shooting Sports of Oregon
Hillsboro, OR
Jim York
(503) 648-2972
jyork4967@aol.com
Las Vegas Bunker Club
Las Vegas, NV
Adam Curtis
(702) 499-0268
www.lvtsp.com
Missoula Trap and Skeet Club
Missoula, MT
Gene Clawson
(406) 543-9325
mtsc.homeip.net
Northbrook Sports Club
Grayslake, IL
Mike Bundra
(847) 223-5700
www.northbrooksportsclub.org
E-mail: northbrk@us-netdirect.com
Ontelaunee Rod and Gun
Allentown, PA
Will Machauer
(908) 832-2009
wwm12@juno.com
Palm Beach International Trap Club
Singer Island, FL
Jim Meyer
(561) 845-7464
Prado Tiro Olympic Shooting Complex
Chino, CA
Steve Lakatos
(626) 304-9489
www.shootprado.com
Prince George's Co. Trap and Skeet Center
Glenn Dale, MD
Mark Biggins
(301) 577-7178
Quantico Shooting Club
Quantico, MCB, VA
Sam Work
(703) 626-8490
swork@attglobal.net
San Diego Shotgun Sports Association
San Diego, CA
Layne Kuhlman
(858) 278-3173
www.sandiegoshotgunsports.com
St. Louis Trap and Skeet Club
Pacific, MO
Richard Jente
(314) 993-6617
www.skeetrap.com
Triple B Clays
El Monte, CA
Steve Lakatos
(626) 304-9489
www.cictsa.com
US Army Marksmanship Unit
Ft. Benning, GA
Dean Clark
(706) 545-1152
US Olympic Shooting Complex
Colorado Springs, CO
Mary Smith
(719) 866-4883
competitions@usashooting.org
Wolf Creek Olympic Shooting Complex
Atlanta, GA
Currently not in operation