The Shooting for Rewards program allows NSSA-NSCA members to turn their registered targets into logo merchandise, shooting gear, and even shooting fees for events like the World Skeet Championships or National Sporting Clays Championship! For 2018, shooting certificates are also available for the Junior World Skeet Championships at the National Shooting Complex. Points are earned just for shooting registered targets -- for every target you register, you earn a point. Additionally, all NSSA members will earn DOUBLE points for participating in their state or zone shoot and TRIPLE points for … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Blaser FITASC All-American Team
Congratulations to shooters named to the 2016 Blaser 12 Ga. FITASC All-American Team, for shooting during 2015. The Blaser FITASC 12 Gauge All-American Teams honor those shooters who excel at the challenge of competing in FITASC events. The points race is based on the All-American Points System. Three teams of 10 shooters per category have been named. As leader of the points race, Gebben Miles is captain of the Open team. Other captains are Desirae Edmunds, Lady concurrent; Dominic Gross, Sub-Junior; Tom Seay, Junior; John Woolley, Veteran; Gary Walstrom, Super Veteran; and Ronald Shafer, … [Read more...]
Clubs: Sign Up for Free Range Safety Officer Course
NSSA and NSCA are offering member clubs a free staff training course for the first 20 clubs that volunteer to host one of the associations' newest course offerings, the Club Range Safety Officer (CRSO) Certification Course. This one-time opportunity is being offered and fully funded by the NSSA and NSCA to promote the launch of the new Club Range Safety Officer Certification Course. The purpose of the new eight-hour $175 course is to train and certify club staff and volunteers to serve as referees and safety personnel and to serve as ambassadors for our sport when first-time shooters … [Read more...]
Instructors, Beware Of Scammers
Once again we are reminding NSCA instructors to be wary of inquiries for instructional services that sound out of the norm. Scammers periodically target our instructors, usually starting with what sounds like a lucrative arrangement for a group of wealthy shooters and followed by a request for cash disbursements on their behalf. The scammer usually claims to be a third party making arrangements for others. While the apparent scammers originally contacted instructors by email, were hearing from several instructors who are now receiving text messages that follow the same pattern. Here is a … [Read more...]
New Criteria for End-of-Year Review
NSCAs 2015 end-of-year review will be run approximately January 15, 2016. Please be aware that the criteria for running the end-of-year review have been changed for the 2015 review. The new criteria are as follows: All shooters who are in the Top 60% overall rank of their particular class will remain in that class, along with whatever carry-over punches they have earned in that class. All shooters who fit BOTH of the following criteria will be reclassified to the next lower class: Shot a minimum of 500 targets for the year. Are not in the top 60% overall rank in their particular … [Read more...]
75 Shooters Earn 2016 PSCA Pro Cards
Congratulations to the 75 shooters who have earned PSCA pro cards for the 2016 season! To expand its reach as a Pro Tour, PSCA has decided to offer pro cards to not only the top qualifying 52 men and 12 women who shot a minimum of three events in 2015 but also to the 11 men who finished in the top 52 based on fewer than three events. The list of men qualifiers based on 2015 competition was led by Gebben Miles, followed by Kevin DeMichiel, David Radulovich, Mike Wilgus, and Derrick Mein. The top lady was Desirae Edmunds, along with Alexandra Wampler, Grace Callahan, Jenni Clark, and Tina … [Read more...]
2016-2017 Regional Delegates Elected
NSCA Regional Delegates have been elected for 2016-2017 to represent the five NSCA regions. National Delegates from the states making up each region chose the delegates for their region. The 2016-2017 Regional Delegates are: Northeast Region Bruce Boyd Southeast Region Harvey Schwartz South Central Region Frank Lovell North Central Region Drew Lieske Western Region Jerry Martin … [Read more...]
New Advisory Council Elected
A new NSCA Advisory Council has been elected to serve the 2016-2017 term. Forty-five new members representing Shooter, Range Owner, and Industry categories were chosen by National Delegates. The newly-elected Advisory Council members are: Shooter Category 15 *Anne Mauro, MD *Incumbent *Ted Sapoznik, WA *Paula Benbow, WI *Eleanor Ellie Howard, SC *Jim Montgomery, LA *Derek Moore, NJ Dan Glazier, NJ *Rick Storey, TX Steven Baumann, GA John Markel, AK Tony Rivera, TX *Eddie Vigil, UT C. J. Jeffries, GA *Bob Kruft, AZ Tom Sweeney, IL Range … [Read more...]
New Official Magazine Launches in January
Starting in January, 2016, you will receive a new official NSCA magazine, Clay Target Nation, a joint publication with NSSA. Our long-term contract with Sporting Clays magazine to provide a publication to you is expiring, and we have engaged Grand View Media to produce the new magazine under our direction. Around the same time you receive the inaugural issue of Clay Target Nation, you will also receive your final issue of Sporting Clays magazine. Although its cover date will be February 2016, you should receive it in early January. That will be the only month of overlapping … [Read more...]
