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...]
Update on World English Disqualification Action
On September 12, the NSCA was notified by Northbrook Sports Club that it has disqualified one of the shooters at the 2019 World English Sporting Championship. Northbrook has rerun the shoot results, and the current posted results are the final official results. Following an investigation of the disqualification to determine if any additional disciplinary action should be taken, the NSCA Executive Council, along with the NSCA Executive Director, reached a decision. The NSCA EC and Executive Director feel that their decision is appropriate, given all evidence. All interested parties were … [Read more...]
Vendors Offering Special Pricing for Nationals
There's no better place than the National Sporting Clays Championship to see and purchase all the products you use for your favorite sport, and this year, we have even more vendors to see with the construction of a new vendor building. Many vendors are offering special pricing or opportunities only available at the event. Below are some of the National Championship vendor specials. Keep in mind that some may be limited, so get in to see your favorite vendors right away. Vendor Location Offer Atlas Traps Vendor … [Read more...]
Officers Address Membership on Endowments
The Officers of the National Skeet Shooting Association wish to address and update the NSSA-NSCA membership on a matter under discussion: To our membership, Members, sponsors and others have, from time to time, given gifts to the NSSA-NSCA. Sometimes the donor has specified their intent for these donations, such as 'Youth Shooting.' Because we have determined that there is substantial interest among our members and friends in supporting the work of the Association, we are exploring the potential benefits of soliciting gifts and donations to the Association in a more formal and … [Read more...]
Winchester Is New Title Sponsor of NSCA Championship Tour
NSCA announces a new title sponsorship by Winchester Ammunition of the NSCA Championship Tour, now known as the NSCA Championship Tour, Powered by Winchester. Winchester's title sponsorship of the tour represents an addition to its longstanding commitment to the shooting sports. “We continue to align our legendary brand among the millions of shooting sports enthusiasts,” said Brett Flaugher, president of Winchester Ammunition. “The popularity of shooting sporting clays has risen and Winchester is excited to have its famous AA shotshell as the featured brand of ammunition on the NSCA … [Read more...]
Final Shots: Larry Denison
Larry Denison of Northbrook Sports Club (IL) passed away on March 6. Northbrook manager Brett Seibert calls Larry Denison "one of the most active volunteers in Northbrook Sports Club history." Larry was a two-term NSC president and served terms as vice president and director. He also served NSC enthusiastically as Major Events chairman, Building and Grounds chairman, and Sporting Clays Committee member. "Larry was personally responsible for many of the physical and social improvements to NSC, and his assistance will be sorely missed," said Seibert. While he was an active sporting clays … [Read more...]
Final Shots: James “Jim” Swanzy III
James (Jim) Swanzy III of Clute, Texas, long-time president of Capital City Skeet & Trap, passed away on February 21. Jim and his wife Marian were married for over 40 years and lived in Austin. After retirement, Jim enjoyed shooting and riding and traveling on his BMW motorcycles. He played an integral part in making Austin's Capital City Clays a welcoming and fun location for shooting skeet, trap, and sporting clays. Following the death of Marian in 2016, Jim married Margaret Kana in 2017 and moved to Clute. In September 2018, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Jim fought the … [Read more...]
NSC To Host Texas State Sporting Clays
The National Shooting Complex will host the 2019 Texas State Sporting Clays Championship on April 24-28, 2019. Registration is now open. The event will feature a 200-target main event, 100-target FITASC, 100-target Super Sporting, plus small-gauge, small-gauge FITASC, Preliminary, Adios Cup, and other side events. Go to the event page. … [Read more...]
2018 End-of-Year Review Information
NSCA's 2018 end-of-year review was run Tuesday, January 22, 2019. The criteria used for the 2018 end-of-year review is as follows: All shooters who started and ended the year in the same class and shot a minimum of 500 or more registered targets are eligible for review. All shooters who shot 1,000 or more registered targets in their ENDING class for the year are eligible for review. If a shooter has accumulated FEWER THAN the following required minimum number of punches in their ending class for the year (the aggregate over all gauges) and if their calculated CCFR (Current Class … [Read more...]
2019 Caribbean Classic – February 6-11, 2019
As the second of the “Big 4” Florida February sporting clays tournaments, the 2019 Caribbean Classic in Vero Beach, FL is shaping up to be the biggest and best ever. Pre-registration to date has exceeded all previous years, and most events are full or almost full. But don’t despair -- if you plan to come but haven’t yet signed up, the club is working a waiting list where necessary. Call Emma at the club, 772-978-0935, or go to www.winscoreonline.com to register ASAP. Please note that due to the anticipated large crowd, all on-site RV parking and vendor spaces MUST be reserved in advance by … [Read more...]
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