Selection to the NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team is the highest annual honor earned by NSCA members, allowing them to represent the association and the USA in international competition. USA Sporting Clays Team designation is determined by points earned in a series of selection shoots.
For the Sporting team, seven teams will be selected: Senior/Man, Lady, Sub-Junior, Junior, Veteran, Super Veteran, and Senior Super Veteran. Five (5) members are selected to the Senior/Man team and three (3) to concurrents. For the FITASC team, six teams will be selected: Senior/Man, Junior, Veteran, Super Veteran, and Senior Super Veteran. Four (4) members are selected to the Senior/Man team and three (3) to concurrents. One alternate is named for each team. Any person who qualifies for multiple teams will be placed on the team of their age concurrent.
The 2026 NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team members will be determined by the 2025 shooting season. Qualifying for a position on the USA Sporting Clays Team is based on points earned at a shooter’s top four USA Sporting Clays Team selection shoots.
The points calculation for USA Sporting Clays Team is your score divided by the HOA within your concurrent category. For example, if you are in the Senior/Man category and your score is 178 and the HOA score is 197, you would earn 0.90355 points. If you are in the Lady concurrent and your score is 160 and the HOA Ladies score is 170, you would earn 0.94117. You may compete in as many of the USA Sporting Clays Team Selection shoots as you wish, but only four scores as defined below will count toward placement on USA Sporting Clays Team.
For questions or additional information regarding USA Sporting Clays Team, contact Nichole Bowers, USASCT Manager, at nbowers@nssa-nsca.com or 210-688-3371 ext. 255.
NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team
Qualification: There is no maximum number of qualifier shoots a member must enter, but he/she MUST participate in the U.S. Open or National Sporting Clays Championship Main Event and use a score from one of these two events to qualify for USA Sporting Clays Team. For the Sporting team, points are awarded only for Sporting Clays Main Event at designated USA Sporting Clays Team selection shoots.
NSCA USA FITASC Team
Qualification: There is no maximum number of qualifier shoots a member must enter, but he/she MUST participate in the U.S. Open or National Sporting Clays Championship FITASC event and use a score from one of these two events to qualify for USA Sporting Clays FITASC Team. For the FITASC team, points are awarded only for the main FITASC Event at designated USA Sporting Clays Team selection shoots.
Starting January 1, 2025, there is no longer a 200-bird FITASC qualifier event requirement.
FITASC Age Eligibility: FITASC International age rules apply at World Championship and World Cup events. See FITASC age categories.
All USA Sporting Clays Team selection shoots are listed below. You may use the links to find out additional information about the club or to register.
**When the World English Sporting Clays Championship and FITASC World Sporting Championships are hosted in the U.S., those events will count as qualifier events.**
2025 Shoots for 2026 Team Selection
| Date | Event | Venue | Sporting | FITASC | |
| April 28 – May 4, 2025 | U.S. Open | Providence Hill, MS | X | X | |
| June 11-15, 2025 | Northeast Regional | Cardinal Shooting Center, OH | X | X | |
| August 6-10, 2025 | North Central Regional | Game Unlimited, WI | X | X | |
| August 27-31, 2025 | Western Regional | Little Trapper/Rock Creek Ranch, ID | X | X | |
| September 10-14, 2025 | South Central Regional | Covey Rise, LA | X | X | |
| October 1-5, 2025 | Southeast Regional | Back Woods Quail Club, SC | X | X | |
| October 18-26, 2025 | National Championship | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X |
2026 Shoots for 2027 Team Selection
| Date | Event | Venue | Sporting | FITASC | |
| March 17-22, 2026 | Western Regional | Coyote Springs Sporting Clays, AZ | X | X | |
| April 22-26, 2026 | World English Sporting Clays | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X | |
| May 12-17, 2026 | Northeast Regional | M&M Sporting Clays, NJ | X | X | |
| June 2-7, 2026 | Southeast Regional | Quail Creek Sporting Ranch, FL | X | X | |
| July 7-12, 2026 | North Central Regional | Northbrook Sports Club, IL | X | X | |
| August 11-16, 2026 | U.S. Open | Game Unlimited, WI | X | X | |
| Sept. 29 – Oct. 4, 2026 | South Central Regional | Providence Hill, MS | X | X | |
| October 17-25, 2026 | National Championship | National Shooting Complex, TX | X | X |
