Friends, as we reported earlier, your Executive Committee and presidential committees have been working diligently to assure the future of our association during these unprecedented times. Our headquarters staff has been continually working and monitoring all of our associations functions. Your EC has been meeting at least once a week. Minutes from these meetings are published on our website. Your joint NSCA-NSSA Finance Committee has been working with our CFO and others to model various scenarios concerning our spending and potential income for the balance of the year. Proposals have been … [Read more...]
NSSA-NSCA Receives Funding Through PPP
The NSSA-NSCA is committed to continuing to provide timely, quality service to all of our members and member clubs through these challenging times. To that end, the NSSA-NSCA has applied for and received funding through the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) offered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide resources that will be used to maintain staffing so that we can do just that. Many of our clubs may qualify for PPP funding. We encourage clubs to contact their respective banks to see if they qualify and apply for both federal and state relief funding. For more details on … [Read more...]
SFR Redemptions Delayed, More Time to Save
Sourcing our catalog of products for redemption in the Shooting for Rewards program will be a challenge for the next few months, so it is necessary for us to suspend redemptions until September 1 when we trust it will be easier to acquire the items needed and have products customized. To make it up to you, we’re giving you an EXTRA YEAR before your points expire, meaning you can now collect points for FIVE years to redeem for the items you want. Shooting for Rewards points are earned every time you shoot registered targets. You automatically earn a point for every target registered, and … [Read more...]
NSCA Adds American Field Sporting to Portfolio
NSCA has entered into a two-year licensing agreement with American Field Sporting (AFS), adding a new game to the sporting clays portfolio. In this agreement, effective immediately, the NSCA classification system will be used, and all targets will be included in the total targets shot during the agreement years. Participants will be eligible for punches in alignment with all other NSCA disciplines. Competition will begin in 2020 in the U.S., as well as other locations worldwide. With AFS, participants will face new challenges in existing games with several additions, including: … [Read more...]
NSSA-NSCA Offices and NSC Currently Closed
NSSA-NSCA Headquarters is currently closed to allow our staff to stay home and isolate due to concerns about COVID-19. Managers will be working remotely to assist our members and clubs. If you need assistance, you may email the following individuals: NSSA - Nathan Boyd, nboyd@nssa-nsca.com NSCA - Michael Hampton, mhampton@nssa-nsca.com IT Department - Bradford Jones, bjones@nssa-nsca.com Communications/Marketing - Sherry Kerr, skerr@nssa-nsca.com Accounting - Steve Scales, sscales@nssa-nsca.com OR Misty DeLeon, mdeleon@nssa-nsca.com National Shooting Complex - Royce Graff, … [Read more...]
Southeast Regional Event Postponed
The Southeast Regional Sporting Clays Championship, scheduled for next week at South Florida Shooting Club, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event will be rescheduled for a time later in the year; NSCA will announce the new dates when they are determined. Other NSCA Championship Tour events are presently still scheduled. … [Read more...]
NSSA-NSCA Scholarship Funds Doubled for 2020
NSSA and NSCA have doubled their commitment to their scholarship programs and will each award four $5000 college scholarships this year to deserving members who will graduate from high school and start a four-year college program in 2020. The scholarships will be awarded based on academics, citizenship, and participation in NSSA or NSCA. Applicants must submit an application, a short essay, a transcript, and a letter of recommendation. The scholarships are paid incrementally by semester, and students must maintain a B average. The deadline to apply has been extended to March 15, 2020. … [Read more...]
Get 2020 Member Credentials at New “My Home Page”
The previous shoot year has been processed, and 2020 Classification Cards are ready for members. New in 2020: Your Member ID and Classification Card will not be mailed to you via U.S. mail. Instead, you can access them immediately by logging in to MyNSSA.com or MyNSCA.com. Navigate to the Members menu and choose My Home Page. You’ll see a page that looks like this: Once you're on the page, choose My Credentials to view and download your Member ID card and your 2020 Classification Card. Here's a tip: To keep your member card handy, you can download and store it in your … [Read more...]
Two NSCA Rule Changes Approved
NSCA National Delegates recently voted on two rule changes, and both were approved by a majority of the Delegates. Both rules will take effect on January 1, 2021 for the 2021 shoot year. The new rules and the vote count for each are: Rule #1 - Sub-Gauge Classification Creation of a separate Sub-Gauge Class System - Starting January 1, 2021, any sub-gauge event (defined as any event using a shotgun that is not 12-gauge and is smaller in diameter than 12-gauge) would have a separate class system. (This would be one class for all the sub-gauges smaller than 12-gauge, not a class for each … [Read more...]
NSSA Endowment Exploration Framework
At the recent winter meeting of NSSA and NSCA governing bodies, a plan was made to explore a potential endowment program to benefit NSSA and NSCA. A workshop will be held to initiate the effort. President Don Kelly and Past President John Haugh prepared a statement on the plan, inviting interested members to participate: Throughout the history of our association, our members, members' families, and friends within the shooting community have donated both real property (e.g., guns) and financial contributions. Currently, we have ad hoc resources and personnel to properly and legally … [Read more...]
Final Shots: Doug Hart
NSCA has lost a member described as “a Minnesota legend” – Doug Hart – on January 1. Doug and his best friend, John Lunseth, enjoyed the game of sporting clays in its early years in the U.S., competing as early as 1986 when the Minnesota Horse & Hunt Club started sporting clays competitions by hosting the first state shoot in the United States, followed by the first national shoot in the U.S. in 1987 by the United States Sporting Clays Association (USSCA). During these early years, the word got out about the game of sporting clays and other clubs in Minnesota and around the country started … [Read more...]
NSCA Seeking Applicants for NSCA Director: Deadline Friday
The National Sporting Clays Association is accepting applications for the position of NSCA Director. The deadline for applications is Friday, February 21 at 5:00 pm CST. You can learn about the position at the links below. View the NSCA Director's Duties and Responsibilities View Requirements and Qualifications for NSCA Director Anyone who is interested in applying should submit a resume to: Email: nscadirectorsearch@nssa-nsca.com Mail: Michael Hampton, Jr. NSCA Director … [Read more...]
Review Your Shoot History for Recognition Programs
In 2020, NSCA will implement a new system of class card distribution. Rather than being mailed, class cards will be available on the NSCA website, and any member with an email address can download theirs. Class cards will be available online AFTER we run the end-of-year review the week of January 20, 2020. You may click here to view the 2019 end-of-year review criteria. To prepare for the end-of-year review, class card generation, and recognition programs, all members should go online to verify your shoot history. In addition to affecting your classification, an accurate shoot history is … [Read more...]
NSCA Member Clubs: Renew Membership, Register 2020 Shoots
It’s time for NSCA member clubs to renew your membership and register your shoots for 2020. 2020 is going to be a great year! We will be announcing new benefits for member clubs throughout the year and releasing new resources to help your club be successful. NEW THIS YEAR: Join the National Shooting Sports Foundation for only $25. NSSF is our shooting industry trade association and represents all shooting sports through an active government relations team. NSSF members can also access many tools and resources, like shooter recruitment initiatives, research, events and much more. … [Read more...]
Support Youth, Other Programs with NSSA-NSCA Donations
If you're a supporter of NSSA-NSCA and our various programs and want to offer financial support, we want you to know how to do so. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, the National Skeet Shooting Association (of which the NSSA, NSCA, and National Shooting Complex are divisions) is eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions. While you may choose to make a general donation to the nonprofit corporation or to either association, you may also specify how your contribution is to be earmarked, such as for the NSCA USA Sporting Clays Team, to the youth shooting program, NSSA-NSCA Hall of … [Read more...]
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